This is the first episode to include a guest, namely, my nine year old daughter, who is the world’s biggest David Byrne fan.

Music in this episode:

Talking Heads - “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” (1983)

Talking Heads - “Houses In Motion” (1980)

David Byrne - “Everybody Laughs” (2025)

David Byrne - “Everybody’s Coming to My House” (2020)

David Byrne - “Burning Down the House” (2020)

David Byrne - “Slippery People” (2020)

David Byrne - “My Apartment Is My Friend” (2025)

David Byrne - “I Know Sometimes a Man is Wrong/Don’t Worry About the Government” (2020)

David Byrne - “Psycho Killer” (1997)

Talking Heads - “Once in a Lifetime” (1980)

Here’s the costume from the poster for the Who Is The Sky tour that reminded my kids of Björk.

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Episode 24 - Essential Conversation by Joy. D. Jones, April 2021