My Internet Radio Playlist, 2/5/13

EPISODE #62: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 5

The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
The Smiths — “Ask”

Question from Gary:
What’s the best time to listen to my download of the Aquarium?
Post-answer song:
The Strangeloves — “Night Time”

Question from Chap:
What make is that abandoned red car near the ice cream shop off of Al-Kindi Street in Baghdad? Not the white compact car with the hundreds of shrapnel holes, the red car that looks impossible to restore next to the kid’s school. It looks a bit like a Russian attempt to copy a Triumph TR4, but can’t tell from all the rust. Also, while I’m thinking about it, what should I do with my life?
Post-answer song:
Prince — “Little Red Corvette”

Question from Tracey:
OK, here’s one up your alley. My 16-year-old stepdaughter is a C student who is an excellent guitar player and percussionist. She wants to pursue a career as a musician when she graduates high school in two years. What course of action would you recommend for a kid like that?
Post-answer song:
Art Brut — “Formed a Band”

Question from Audrey:
When someone leaves a message on your cell phone voicemail, but it’s obviously a wrong number, are you obligated to call back a stranger and tell them they’ve left a message for the wrong person?
Post-answer song:
The Cure — “Wrong Number”

Question from Kate:
How do you achieve cold fission?
Post-answer song:
John Lurie — “Fishing With John”

Question from Broke-N-Hearted:
How can I politely tell a friend who is clueless that asking me for freebies is insulting and uncool. I know she just doesn’t understand that that is what she is asking when she asks for favors, so how do I tell her without losing her friendship?
Post-answer song:
The Flamin’ Groovies — “The First One’s Free”

Question from Shawn:
Homeopathy???
Post-answer song:
Fugazi — “Give Me the Cure”

Question from Clara:
I have $58 left in my checking account. What should I blow it on?
Post-answer song:
The Del-Lords — “How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?”

Question from Suzanne:
I’ve been working with a young lady just out of college as her mentor in journalism. She told me at lunch last week that she believes the Sandy Hook elementary shootings are a hoax perpetrated by the Obama Administration to enact gun control. I have really enjoyed working with this young woman. How do I steer her back to reality so we can continue on our project without me thinking she is a total idiot?
Post-answer song:
The Rolling Stones — “Stupid Girl”

Question from Matt:
Apples or oranges? Which is better?
Post-answer song:
Sam Montgomery, King of Spades — “Where the Sweet Old Oranges Grow”

Question from Deb:
Why is it that the last 2 packages of aluminum foil that I bought bounced out of the cardboard container and rolled across the floor?
Post-answer song:
Super Furry Animals — “Aluminium Illuminati”

R. Stevie Moore — “Answers”

broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 2/5/13, 10:00-11:30 a.m. eastern time