My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/14/13

EPISODE #76: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 6

The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]

Question from Miriam:
If you pee in the sea, does it attract sharks?
Post-answer song:
Morphine — “Sharks”

Question from Matt:
For the past several days, my Facebook page has alerted me the “Jack Silbert recently added 40 friends. Do you know any of them?” Today, it told me that “Jack Silbert recently added 39 friends.” Did one of them not take? Or did you add ANOTHER 39 friends? Inquiring minds want to know!
Post-answer song:
The Wedding Present — “You Should Always Keep in Touch With Your Friends”

Question from Christy:
What is the opposite of posthumous?
Post-answer song:
The dB’s — “Before We Were Born”

Question from Theron:
Why squirrel hate me?
Post-answer song:
Squirrel Bait — “Kid Dynamite”

Question from Joan:
I don’t understand this. Sometimes, when i go into a shopping establishment to purchase an item and I am waiting in a line to pay–when it is my turn, I hear, “May I help the following GUEST?’ If I was really a guest, then I would have been invited into the establishment and I wouldn’t have to pay for my item. That is how you treat a guest. Now this happens at all types of stores from Duane Reade to Dean & Deluca. It can be a food store, drug store, clothing store, hardware store, etc. I’m not sure of the exact question, but you get the idea.
Post-answer song:
Leonard Cohen — “The Guests”

Question from David:
Is the merci for me or is it just my inflated ego thinking that this is personally directed to me?
Post-answer song:
Jonathan Richman — “Give Paris One More Chance”

Question from Carli:
Jack, I know you’re a big fan of musical theater. Who are your picks for this year’s Tony Awards?
Post-answer song:
Eddie Foy Jr. and Reta Shaw — “I’ll Never Be Jealous Again” (from The Pajama Game)

Question from Patrick:
The ‘Tastes Great’ vs ‘Less Filling’ debate persisted for what seemed like years with no definitive answer to this age old question. So who won the debate in the end?
Post-answer song:
Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys — “Bubbles in My Beer”

Question from Audrey:
How can I, as a devoted Mets fan, maintain an upbeat and positive attitude for my team as I watch them score no runs and lose game after game?
Post-answer song:
Yo La Tengo — “Meet the Mets”

Question from Dave:
What was Chris Kelly’s cause of death?
Post-answer song:
The Clean — “Are You Really on Drugs”

Question from Caren:
Do you think you’ll ever move to the suburbs?
Post-answer song:
Pet Shop Boys — “Suburbia”

Question from Allan:
Why do wet shoes dry faster with newspaper in them than without newspaper in them?
Post-answer song:
Tsunami — “Newspaper”

Question from Anastasia:
How did the internet cat craze start?
Post-answer song:
Margy Pepper — “Little Cat”

Question from Rich:
What is the greatest song ever written? Here Ian McCulloch makes the case for his own.
Post-answer song:
Echo & the Bunnymen — “The Killing Moon”

Question from Brian:
I like to imagine that my succulents and cacti enjoy the music I play at home. If you had to venture a guess, which song would my plants like most?
Post-answer song:
The Friends of Dean Martinez — “All the Pretty Horses”

broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 5/14/13, 10:00-11:50 a.m. eastern time