EPISODE #112: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 8
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Question from Joe D’Agnese:
What is the quickest way to impress people upon entering a party where you know no one? I have tried a) popping it, and b) hitting it. It doesn’t work.
Post-answer song:
The Keene Brothers — “Death of the Party”
Question from Anastasia Crisis:
Would you possibly have an answer to a very philosophical and existential question posed to us by a young Beyoncé: “Can you pay my bills?”
Post-answer song:
The Everly Brothers — “Man With Money”
Question from X. Ray Burns:
What is that thing on my neck?
Post-answer song:
Grizzly Bear — “On a Neck, On a Spit”
Question from Cecilia:
Just finally catching up on Breaking Bad. Totally addicted. Now that we’ve seen Episode 8 of Season 5, how do we see Part II of Season 5? Help! In need of a fix!
Post-answer song:
Tom Petty — “Yer So Bad”
Question from Seth Jarrett:
Am I more or less likely to commit a federal crime if I binge-watch Orange Is the New Black?
Post-answer song:
R.E.M. — “Orange Crush”
Question from Brian Kantor:
Was Vice President Joe Biden wearing detectable traces of cologne? If so, how did he smell?
Post-answer song:
The Minus 5 — “That Smell”
Question from Audrey:
Why is it so easy for me to fall asleep on the couch between 10 p.m. and midnight, but once I get into bed for the night, I’m wide awake for at least a half hour before I can get back to sleep???
Post-answer song:
X — “When Our Love Passed Out on the Couch”
Question from Karen:
What’s the best diner in New Jersey?
Post-answer song:
DNA featuring Suzanne Vega — “Tom’s Diner”
Question from Michele:
How can I make dusting fun?
Post-answer song:
The Go-Betweens — “Dusty in Here”
Question from Shawn:
My question is quite simple: Will there be anything—ANYTHING—left for Seth Meyers to do?
Post-answer song:
Dramarama — “Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)”
Question from Dirk:
There’s like a huge statue in New York Harbor with, like, horns on its head, he’s holding a torch up with his right hand, and holding a magazine or something. Some day, I’ll take a closer look, but what is that statue about?
Post-answer song:
XTC — “Statue of Liberty”
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 1/21/14, 10:00-11:30 a.m. eastern time
Jack Silbert, curator