What does it mean to be a curator of songs? The one friend who recommends new records, specifically with your tastes in mind. Hanif speaks with Hrishikesh Hirway, the creator and host of Song Exploder and a fellow music enthusiast. In this episode, Hanif and Hrishikesh discuss the communal and emotive nature of music sharing. They reflect on the experience of often being the only person of color at punk shows and what it means to, now, be in a position to evaluate music, while moving beyond the role of “tastemaker.” Plus, they collaborate on a playlist of musical underdogs who give you the most bang for your buck. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode, visit http://bit.ly/oos-hrishikesh

/Music In This Week's Playlist/

I’d Like to Walk Around in Your Mind, Vashti Bunyan

Sour Times, Portishead

Machine Gun, Slowdive

For Want Of, Rites of Spring

Too Much Information, The Police

The Sun, Alice Coltrane

Sound and the Fury, Fanny

Super Duper Love Parts 1&2, Sugar Billy