Freedy Johnston

Aquarium Playlist, 1/20/26

By Jack Silbert on January 20, 2026

EPISODE #677: ROBOTS II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Stereolab — “Robot Riot” Freedy Johnston — “Madeline’s Eye” The Buggles — “I Love You (Miss Robot)” Magnetic Fields — “The Little Robot Girl” Heather Cook — “Robot Prom” Dentist — “Robot” Dennis Young — “Radical Robots” Flaming Lips — “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 7/1/25

By Jack Silbert on July 1, 2025

EPISODE #648: LISTENER AUDREY RETIRES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Makeout Point — “Audrey”Freedy Johnston — “There Goes a Brooklyn Girl” Jimmy Cliff — “Oh Jamaica” King Missile — “As I Walked Through Queens” The Move — “Fire Brigade”“Meet the Mets” The Baseball Project — “From Nails to Thumbtacks” Belle & Sebastian — “Piazza, New […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 6/10/25

By Jack Silbert on June 10, 2025

EPISODE #645: LITTLE Elliott Smith — “Little One” [ALTERNATE THEME]Ezra Cohen — “Little Things”Nina Simone — “I Want a Little Sugar in my Bowl” The Replacements — “My Little Problem” Heavenly — “So Little Deserve” Gary U.S. Bonds — “This Little Girl”Matthew Sweet — “Give a Little” Laura Cantrell — “Little Bit of You” Rolling […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 5/20/25

By Jack Silbert on May 20, 2025

EPISODE #642: MOVING The Smithereens — “House We Used To Live In” [ALTERNATE THEME]Nick Lowe — “House for Sale”Springhouse — “Moving Van” Wimp Factor 14 — “Change of Address Kit” Basic Bitches — “We All Moved to the City, Now We Can’t Afford to Live” Butthole Surfers — “Moving to Florida”Charley Patton — “Going to […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 2/25/25

By Jack Silbert on February 25, 2025

EPISODE #630: LIGHTThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (The Barbusters) — “Light of Day” Sam Phillips — “Reflecting Light” Freedy Johnston — “Trick of the Light” Smut — “How the Light Felt”Bruce Springsteen — “Blinded by the Light” Jennifer O’Connor — “The Color and the Light” Robert Forster — “Let Your […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 9/26/23

By Jack Silbert on September 26, 2023

EPISODE #557: UNDERWATER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Philip Glass — “The Chase” [from the Undertow soundtrack]Elk City — “Undertow”Drgn King — “Undertow” Alvvays — “In Undertow” The Feelies — “The Undertow” Fond Farewells — “Underwater”Saturday Looks Good to Me — “Underwater Heartbeat” Radar Bros. — “Underwater Culprits”They Might Be Giants — “Underwater Woman” Soft […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 6/27/23

By Jack Silbert on June 27, 2023

EPISODE #544: MISSING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Broadcast — “Oh How I Miss You” Laura Cantrell — “I’m Gonna Miss This Town”Kitty Wells — “We Missed You”Marvin Pontiac — ”You’re Going To Miss Me” 13th Floor Elevators — “You’re Gonna Miss Me” Ben Vaughn — “Miss Me When I’m Gone”Kevin Hairs — “Confidence, I […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 10/4/22

By Jack Silbert on October 4, 2022

EPISODE #506: DARLING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Brenton Wood — “Darlin’”Freedy Johnston feat. Aimee Mann — “Darlin’”Paul Kelly & the Messengers — “Darling It Hurts”Martha Reeves & the Vandellas — “Darling, I Hum Our Song” The Beatles — “Oh! Darling”The Lovin’ Spoonful — “Darling Be Home Soon”Math and Physics Club — “Darling, Please Come […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 12/7/21

By Jack Silbert on December 7, 2021

EPISODE #464: 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO IX) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Hank Williams — “Happy Rovin’ Cowboy” [Health and Happiness Show theme]soundbite — Jack on WNYC’s Morning Edition, 12/19/12 Gary Stewart — “Ten Years of This” Mac McCaughan — “I Hear a Radio”Hearty Har — “Radio Man ’56”All Ashore! — “Radio Sunshine”Freedy Johnston — […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 11/2/21

By Jack Silbert on November 2, 2021

EPISODE #459: DIWALI FESTIVAL OF LIGHTSZohrabai Ambalawali and Naushad — “Aai Diwali Aai Diwali” [ALTERNATE THEME]Richard & Linda Thompson — “I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight”Papercuts — “Staring at the Bright Lights” Jimmy Reed — “Bright Lights, Big City”Wild Carnation — “The Lights Are On”Bruce Springsteen — “Party Lights”Palomar — “Park Lights”Matthew Sweet […]

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