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Highlights from Live from Here, the public radio variety show hosted by mandolinist Chris Thile. Each week, download Chris’s brand-new Song of the Week and Tom Papa’s report from Out in America. Unfortunately we can’t offer the entire show as a podcast due to music downloading rights, but you can stream any full episode from our website, livefromhere.org, or listen live on the radio Saturdays from 6-8 pm ET. Find us on social media @livefromhereapm. Produced by American Public Media. Support the show at livefromhere.org/give
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Tom Papa reads an excerpt on grandparents from his book Your Dad Stole My Rake during our December 7, 2019 show. (originally from our December 7, 2019 episode)
Find more about Tom’s Netflix special and his new book, You’re Doing Great!, at tompapa.com.
Please support Live from Here with Chris Thile to help us stay strong during these tough times: livefromhere.org/give
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Listen to our May 23 rebroadcast with Pixies, Black Pumas, Crooked Still, Freestyle Love Supreme, Aoife O’Donovan, and Tom Papa
This week: our Out In America correspondent Tom Papa heads to San Diego, where he visits an oceanfront bar, ponders ways to live a stress-free life, and chats with a business traveler from Queens named Gladys. (originally from our December 7, 2019 show)
Find more about Tom’s Netflix special and his new book, You’re Doing Great!, at tompapa.com.
Please support Live from Here with Chris Thile to help us stay strong during these tough times: livefromhere.org/give
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Listen to our May 23 rebroadcast with Pixies, Black Pumas, Crooked Still, Freestyle Love Supreme, Aoife O’Donovan, and Tom Papa
Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for May 23, 2020: “How’s the Weather Where You Are?” (originally from our December 7, 2019 show) The band: Chris Thile, Aoife O’Donovan, Mike Elizondo, Chris Eldridge, Marcus Gilmore, Brittany Haas, Brett Williams.
Please support Live from Here with Chris Thile to help us stay strong during these tough times: livefromhere.org/give
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Listen to our May 23 rebroadcast with Pixies, Black Pumas, Crooked Still, Freestyle Love Supreme, Aoife O’Donovan, and Tom Papa
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Lyrics:
1.
Morse: A nibble!
Lincoln: A bite!
A reason to be thankful—
M: —for another sleepless night
But how best to set the hook?
L: How best to reel him in?
M: Hmm...what to send?
L: Hmm...what to send?
M + L: Not my name
L: He’ll know it
M: Rendering this another unclean slate
L: Another couple hours answering for these Divided States
M: And being the amplifier of this rift between Americans
Won’t help me make a friend
L: What to send?
M + L: Hmm...what to send?
L: What are the chances of this meeting? I won’t let it get away
M: Who else will dance me through the dead of night unto the break of day?
L: If I believed in God I’d ask him
M: Father, tell me
M + L: what to say
To make a friend out of this stranger on the wire
L: How’s the weather where you are?
2.
M: It’s hot as stock in Western Union
The air’s as thick as the brow of a grim patent judge
L: Is that your field of law?
M: Nice try. How’s the weather where YOU are?
L: Hot as the barrel of a freshly fired cannon
Air as thick as the skull of McDowell at Bull Run
And the smoke rising up to the sky
Over sons that were loved as much as mine was
M: I’m sorry for your loss.
L: I’m grateful for your ear
I hope I haven’t scared you off
M: Fellow stranger au contraire
Any night you feel like hopping
On this wire I’ll be here
Waiting to ask you how’s the weather where you are
L + M: How’s the weather where you are?
M: Cold as the sweat I woke up in an hour ago
L: Cold as each toe in each boot marching south through the snow
M: Exactly further yet from their hearths and our peace
Were I Abe I would bid each brave toe retreat*
L: What of the war for freedom lost?
M: I don’t believe it’s ours
I hope that doesn’t scare you off
L: Fellow stranger au contraire
Any night you feel like hopping
On this wire I’ll be here
Waiting to ask you how’s the weather where you are
‘Cause you can learn a lot about someone from asking how they feel about the weather where they are
Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for May 9, 2020: “You’re Just Doing Your Job.” The band: Chris Thile, Anaïs Mitchell, Jon Cowherd, Eric Doob, Alex Hargreaves, Armand Hirsch, Chris Morrissey. (Originally from our November 23, 2019 episode.)
Please support Live from Here with Chris Thile to help us stay strong during these tough times: livefromhere.org/give
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Listen to our May 9 rebroadcast with Paul Simon, Vagabon, Anaïs Mitchell, Ryan Hamilton, Ron Funches & Holly Laurent
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Lyrics:
Here’s a song
For the good folks who
We pay to look for bombs
In each other’s boots
Sure this line is long
Longer than my fuse
But you’re just doing your job
And what a job you’re doing
For the put-upon
Bearers of bad news
Now and forever caught here
Between us and our due
As platinums golds and silvers
Singing the Delta blues
“I can’t believe it’s not in your
Power to move me
To the seat I want
And just forgot to choose
I know you’re doing your job
But what a job to do”
And for the mom
Running stoically through
Each kid-unfriendly gauntlet
Doing the work of two
‘Til the boarding process
Drops her off next to
A childless man of business
Whose cares are few
Enough to voice his problems with
Her toddler on fumes
I heard her tell him off like
“Who the hell are you
To assess this job
That you could never do
Just put your headphones on”
Then away we flew
Then away we flew
Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton joined Chris Thile on our May 2 show to introduce their new podcast, Julie’s Library; share some movie recommendations; and chat about what makes them hopeful for the future. Listen to this extended version of the interview and find Julie’s Library wherever you get your podcasts!
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Listen to our May 2 show with Sylvan Esso, Watkins Family Hour, Gaby Moreno, Josh Gondelman & more
Download "It's a Long Way Across the Wire," Chris Thile's Song of the Week from our November 16, 2019 broadcast. The band: Chris Thile, Aoife O'Donovan, Mike Elizondo, Eric Doob, Alex Hargreaves, Armand Hirsch, Gabriel Kahane.
Please support Live from Here with Chris Thile to help us stay strong during these tough times livefromhere.org/give
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Lyrics:
Boy you’re gonna tire
Yourself right out pretending
That you can write a happy ending
To this story by yourself
‘Cause it’s a long way
Across the wire
Ain’t no shame in falling
Just in being ashamed of calling
For a friend to come and help
Yeah it’s a long way
Across the wire
And it’s been a bad day
Boys you’re gonna tire
Yourselves right out pretending
That you can write a happy ending
To this story by yourselves
‘Cause it’s a long way
Across the wire
Ain’t no shame in falling
Just in being ashamed of calling
For a friend to come and help
Yeah it’s a long way
Across the wire
And it’s been a bad day
But I bet it’ll get a little better
Bet it’ll get a little better
Boy let a buddy in I bet it’ll get a little better
Whoop
Let it get better
Let everybody in
‘Cause buddy with everybody in I bet it’ll get a little better
We ain’t gonna tire
Ourselves out pretending
That we can write a happy ending
To this story by ourselves
‘Cause it’s a long way
Across the wire
Ain’t no shame in falling
Just in being ashamed of calling
For a friend to come and help
Yeah it’s a long way
Across the wire
And it’s been a bad day
But I bet it’ll get a little better
Bet it’ll get a little better
Boy let a buddy in I bet it’ll get a little better
But I bet it’ll get a little better
Bet it’ll get a little better
Boy let a buddy in I bet it’ll get a little better
Whoop
Let it get better
Let everybody in
‘Cause buddy with everybody in I bet it’ll get a little better
Tom Papa reads an excerpt from his book ‘Your Dad Stole My Rake’ on the importance of strangers in our lives and points out a few new groups of strangers (originally from our November 2, 2019 show). Find more about Tom’s Netflix special and his new book, You’re Doing Great!, at tompapa.com.
Tom Papa heads to Portland, Oregon during Halloween week, tries to determine who’s wearing a costume and who’s just “Portland,” and sets off on a quest with a local wizard (originally from our November 2, 2019 show). Find more about Tom’s Netflix special and his new book, You’re Doing Great!, at tompapa.com.
Comedian Tom Papa checks in from Out In ... his home with thoughts on how his daily routine has changed while he stays socially distanced due to Covid-19. Find more from Tom at tompapa.com.
Listen to our brand-new #livefromhome episode now, with remotely recorded music from Chris Thile and our amazing band of Live from Heroes (Madison Cunningham, music director Mike Elizondo, Chris Eldridge, Jeremy Kittel, Trevor Lawrence Jr., and Brett Williams), along with #livefromhome Challenge performances from Rachael Price with Taylor Ashton, Theo Katzman, Louis Cato, Megan Burtt, Kayce Guthmiller, Laurens Joënsen, and Kaitlyn Kelly Faraghan. Plus: Mike Marshall joins Chris for a Bach birthday salute, Claire Coffee helps us celebrate Stephen Sondheim's birthday, and Bodine Boling encourages you to stay creative with an essay from Elizabeth Gilbert.
Head to our YouTube channel for a few behind-the-scenes videos of the recording process.
Tom Papa reads an essay on what life is like with children from his book Your Dad Stole My Rake (originally from October 12, 2019). Find info about Tom’s books, his Netflix special, and his new YouTube baking show at tompapa.com.
Tom Papa visits Milwaukee for Oktoberfest, samples some spicy breakfast chili, chats with a waitress named Denise, and serves as a wingman in a bratwurst eating contest (originally from October 12, 2019). Find info about Tom’s books, his Netflix special, and his new YouTube baking show at tompapa.com.
Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for March 28, 2020, “CQ” (originally from October 12, 2019). The band: Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz, Mike Elizondo, Kush Abadey, Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas, Brett Williams.
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Lyrics:
[BALLADEERS]
He believes (belies (belabors))
Himself into the wee hours of the morning
‘Til even he finds it boring
So he leaves it to long (and then look) for
Someone else with some midnight oil that wants burning
And seeing as he’s made up so much of this story
(We will too)
Behold dear listener some 50 years early
(The first CQ):
[MORSE]
Mark what goes on under the sun
Bonds are broken feuds are begun
Behind veils of pride that no pastor’s son
Can peek through
Peek through
But these treacherous partners with their envy and lies
Have drifted off and left me to my
Own beloved darkness where I
Seek you
Seek you
CQ
[BALLADEERS]
And who should hear our hero
But a sleepless God of Wire in Waiting
Who jumps up from the cot where he ought to be sleeping
Having implored (empowered (imperiled))
The free world into the wee hours of the morning
And because that world keeps adding more to his story
(So will we)
Behold the rail-splitter of Illinois
(At the straight key:)
[LINCOLN]
Mark what goes on under the sun
Bonds are broken wars are begun
Behind veils of pride that no farmer’s son
Can peek through
Peek through
But these treacherous generals asking “how, sir, and why?”
Have drifted off and left me to my
Own beloved darkness where I
Seek you
Seek you
Seek you
[MORSE AND LINCOLN]
Mark what goes on under the sun
The dream is over the nightmare’s begun
Behind veils of pride no daughter or son
Can peek through
Peek through
Let these embattled children with children and wives
Drift off to sleep and leave me to my
Own beloved darkness where I
Seek you
Seek you
Seek you
CQ
CQ
CQ...
Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for March 21, 2020, “Vail Monograph, Version 2” (originally from October 19, 2019).
The band: Chris Thile, Aoife O’Donovan, Mike Elizondo, Jeff Babko, Matt Chamberlain, Chris Eldridge, Alex Hargreaves, Noam Pikelny.
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Lyrics:
“Canst thou send lightnings
So that they may go
And say unto thee here we are?”
A rhetorical question
From our Father In Heaven
To Job in his suffering
Here below
To Job in his suffering—
As we sent the first lightnings
All those years ago
I quoted that question by heart
Then delivered the answer
Full of magnets and wire
On behalf of a dreamer
Here below
On behalf of a dreamer—
“Sounds like you did this”
I did but—
It was the least that I could do
—than I would do to serve his genius
To serve his—
`“Sounds like it’s time to set the record straight
Nothing’s wrong with calling a good man great, but a bad man...”
No, he’s not a bad man
Though it’s true before we met
The God of Wire was struggling to connect
What he had with what he dreamt
Then I applied a method to the madness
And the thing began to click
We were like a couple little kids
‘Cause it was clear this was it
I’d take him by the hand and lead him to whatever future he had seen
And pan whatever gold was in his stream
Of consciousness that flowed between his heart and anything like love for the doer of his dreams
“Sounds like he used you”
He did but—
Oh how I burned to be of use
—to be of use and not be slave to
A mind as—
As cold and dry and barren as this one is
At least when in comparison to one like his
“You have a great mind”
No, his is the great mind
And it will never be at rest
Will ever trade this moment for the next
And what it has for what it’s dreamt
So even if the present is exactly what he wanted it to be
He’ll miss his un-manifested destiny
And find a better man than me
To take him by the hand and lead him to whatever future he’s been seeing
And pan whatever gold’s still in his stream
Of consciousness that flows between his heart and anything like love for me
I send him a lightning
Every now and then
Saying unto him “here we are
I don’t expect you to answer
But I miss you dear dreamer
And what we did together
Here below
O what we did together here”
Our Out In America correspondent Tom Papa spends a rare day off at home in Los Angeles stretching out his morning rituals as far as they’ll go, pondering the dawn of a new decade, and rejecting diet advice from his friends and family. (originally from our January 25, 2020 episode)
Find Tom’s tour dates and more information about his forthcoming Netflix special You’re Doing Great! at tompapa.com.
Tom Papa reads an essay from his book Your Dad Stole My Rake on the beginnings of relationships, and why it’s important to eat meals with someone as you get to know them. Find more information about the book and Tom’s tour dates at tompapa.com. (originally from our September 28, 2019 episode)
Our Out In America correspondent Tom Papa puts on his blue suede shoes and heads to Las Vegas, where he gets a ride from a soon-to-be fan of the Las Vegas Raiders, extols the virtues of the city’s buffets, and chats with an old married couple who aren’t married at a $10 blackjack table. (originally from our September 28, 2019 episode)
Find Tom’s tour dates at tompapa.com.
Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week from our February 29, 2020 show, “The Sully” (originally from September 14, 2019). The band: Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz, Mike Elizondo, Eric Doob, Armand Hirsch, Gabriel Kahane, Jeremy Kittel.
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Lyrics:
This is the Sully—
—As fine a ship as you
can sail from Le Havre France to New
York of a mild October
in the year of our lord
1832
Blessed be the quiet mind—
—such as wielded by a Sully
passenger named Samuel F.B
Morse the nearly famous artist
coming up for air post
years of work and study
Quiet be the weary mind
That hovers o’er the water—
—grateful to be homeward borne by true and perfect boredom
Hallowed be its name
‘Cause—
—weary be the troubled mind
That hovers o’er the water
With its lonely sons and daughter
On the shore ahead
And on the shore behind
So much unfinished business
But there ain’t a cure for distance
Save a long long time
Tick tick ticking several decks
below in steerage next to less-
considered travelers nothing
but their fevers running
wild from bed to bed
To bed
Quiet be their weary minds
Between the old and new world
No more to seek approval
From the loved ones wedded to the shore behind
Calling “y’all are gonna miss us,
Unless you find the cure for distance”
—and in that instant
There it is
A ceaseless current
A boundless grid
A prayer a potion
With form and function
To deliver us
To each other
From each other
Racing be the blessed mind
To a future long imagined
Bright with glory, fame and fortune
It had left for dead
On the shore behind
Jedidiah are you listening
Your son has found a cure for distance
And blessed be his quiet mind
That hears the roaring of an instant
God hath wrought the cure for distance
And that cure is mine
Download Chris Thile's Song of the Week for February 22, 2020, "Escape from the Tuileries." The band: Chris Thile, Mike Elizondo, Jon Cowherd, Armand Hirsch, Jeremy Kittel, Nate Smith.
Tom Papa explains why you should never let anyone tell you that you don’t work hard enough and offers a few more life lessons, in an excerpt from his forthcoming book, You’re Doing Great! Find Tom’s tour dates and more about his new Netflix special at tompapa.com.
Our Out. In. America. correspondent Tom Papa stays warm in Cleveland by eating his way across the city — sampling the corned-beef-hash-centric menu at Slyman’s, accompanying a group of police officers to a pierogi restaurant, and celebrating a friend’s birthday with dim sum. Find Tom’s tour dates at tompapa.com.
heartwarming and enjoyable. thank you