This week on the Cocktail Nation, we slip into something velvet-lined for a Les Baxter lounge special—featuring part of a fascinating chat with James Spencer, the man behind a deep dive book on the godfather of exotica himself.

We've got brand-new music  from Jim Bacchi and the Tikiyaki Orchestra,  Plus, our usual cocktail of curated cool: a bizarre tale from the Stuff Segment that’ll have you rethinking Cold War strategy, highlights from Lounge Life Magazine, a jazzy calendar of what’s on around the globe, and a Deep Thought that might just make your Roomba blush.

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Messer Chups – Agent Tremolo

New Morty Show – Ladies Man

Les Baxter-Quiet Village

Jeri Southern – Let's Fly Away

Herb Ellis – Soft Winds

Paul Anka – It's My Life

Ultra Beaver Lounge Band – Bossa Nova Lounge

Voodoo 5 – Highway 99

The Tikiyaki Orchestra – The Pineapple-Upside-Down

Tiki Delights – San Francisco Samba

Ixtahuele – Curitiba Train