I took a different route today. I don't want to talk about it.

• Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)
• Poem: In This World, Izumi Shikibu
• Music: Higher (Escalators), Bakermat;Nic Hanson, Big Top Amsterdam (2023)

A traffic jam is basically bulk carpooling.

• Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)
• Poem: Evil, Langston Hughes
• Music: Symmetry, Little Boots, Elektra (NEK) (2008)

The last thing I remember is a sign that read, 'Hot Fresh Donuts.'

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: The Mower, Philip Larkin
• Music: Star Scat, Caravan Palace, Wagram Music (2008)

Sometimes it's okay to not talk.

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: Late Summer, Carrie Fountain
• Music: Hook, Blues Traveler, A&M (1994)

I don't care what speed you go, as long as you're not in my way.

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: November 18, Ted Kooser
• Music: Worthy, Mavis Staples, Anti/Epitaph (2024)

This interchange does a great impression of a parking garage.

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: I Was Dressed by the Wind, Leonard Cohen
• Music: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996)

Driving three blocks with the turn signal on is the same as not using it.

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: Prayer, Ellen Bass
• Music: Tired Of Love, Penelope Road, Warner Records (2024)

These donuts aren't going to eat themselves, and frankly I'm tired of carrying them.

• Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007)
• Poem: Lost, David Wagoner
• Music: Like Sugar, Chaka Khan, Universal-Island Records Ltd. (2019)

You don't need to signal. We can all see where this is going.

• Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007)
• Poem: local man ruins everything, Adrienne Novy
• Music: Canned Heat, Jamiroquai, Sony Music CG (1999)

The merge lane is about momentum, not courtesy.

• Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007)
• Poem: Artemis II, Leslie J. Anderson
• Music: California Soul, Marlena Shaw, GRP (1969)