Time to break from tradition and abandon the usual deep dive into a single album to cover a random smattering of side projects, collaborations, songs for theater and movie productions and other musical orphans. With the spin of a wheel we'll explore classics like "Don't Fence Me In", "Lazy" and "Pay Attention!"

Tracklist:

• High on a rocky ledge (w. Rufus Wainwright)
• Si Fulano (w. Perez and Carol C)
• Don't fence me in
• Santa Cruz de la Sierra (w. Nico Landa)
• Speaking in tongues (w. Arcade Fire)
• Lazy (w. Xpress 2)
• Happy suicide (w. Vijaya Anand)
• A woman's secret (Ambient mix)
• How does the brainwave (w. Baby Elephant)
• Rio (w. Vinicus Cantuaria)
• Pay attention!
• I don't remember
• Just the motion
• For you
• Father
• Statue of Liberty (w. Marissa Monte)
• Fall with me (w. Paul van Dyk)
• Jingo do Disco (w. Tom Ze)
• Get confused (by Fischerspooner)
• Fat man's comin
• Live cover: Rockin' in the free world 

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By 1994 it was more important that ever that David Byrne could prove there was an audience for his unique style of art rock. After a number of high-concept albums, he returned with a more accessible yet eclectic series of tunes that not only build on the grooves on earlier projects but reach a new depth of introspection and emotional reflection.

Tracks:

• A long time ago
• Angels
• Crash
• A self-made man
• Back in the box
• Sad song
• Nothing at all
• My love is you
• Lilies of the valley
• You & Eye
• Strange ritual
• Buck naked
• Live cover: Gypsy woman

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David Byrne's follow up to Rei Momo, the 1992 LP "Uh-oh" co-incided with the official end of Talking Heads. A new producer helped bring a clean, commercial sound to David's oddball instrumentation and left of center lyrics. While the songs were still like children to him, the overall album needed to walk the line of appealing to his previous Talking Heads audience while also showing that he wasn't taking himself too seriously and didn't mind whether you liked it or not.

Tracks:

• Now I'm your mom
• Girls on my mind
• Something ain't right
• She's mad
• Hanging upside down
• A walk in the dark
• Twistin' in the wind
• The Cowboy Mambo (Hey lookit me now)
• Monkey Man
• A million miles away
• Tiny Town
• Somebody
• Live cover: Who were you thinking of (w. Richard Thompson)

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We've finally reached the first pure David Byrne solo album, no theatre soundtrack or main collaborators, David was free to do whatever he wanted and this was it. I hope this gives everyone an insight into not just the album, but a glimpse at David's genuine passion for this music, which critics at the time labelled as passion-less and uninspired. My goal, as always, is to prove that it's anything but!

Tracklist:

• Independence Day
• Make Believe Mambo
• The call of the wild
• Dirty Old Town
• The Rose Tattoo
• Loco de Amor
• The Dream Police
• Don't want to be part of your world
• Marching through the wilderness
• Good and Evil
• Lie to me
• Office Cowboy
• Women vs Men
• Carnival Eyes
• I know sometimes a man is wrong
• Live Cover: Todo Cambia

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A series of featurettes outlining David's soundtracks and collaborations throughout the Talking Heads-era. I touch on everything from the beloved The Catherine Wheel, through the esteemed Knee Plays and The Last Emperor, to the surprisingly personal The Forest.

The Catherine Wheel

• His wife refused
• Cloud Chamber
• My big hands (Fall through the cracks)
• Big Business
• What a day that was
• Big blue plymouth (Eyes wide open)

The Knee Plays

• Tree (Today is an important occassion)
• The sound of business
• Things to do (I've tried)
• In the future

The Last Emperor

• The Last Emperor (Main Theme)
• Picking a bride

The Forest

• Ur
• Dura Europus
• Ava

Live cover: The Future

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Why watch it alone? Previously released to supporters of the podcast, to mark the theatrical release of the remastered edition of Stop Making Sense, enjoy this bonus episode featuring Rodney's watch-along commentary for the film.

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Come on a journey through David Byrne and Brian Eno’s collaborative side-project “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, a ground-breaking album that has only grown in standing over the decades that Eno called the “laboratory” for Remain in Light.

Tracklist:

• America is Waiting
• Mea Culpa
• Regiment
• Help me somebody
• The Jezebel Spirit
• Very very hungry / Quran
• Moonlight in Glory
• The Carrier
• A secret life
• Come with us
• Mountain of needles
• Bonus tracks: Pitch to voltage
• Two against three
• Vocal outtakes
• New Feet
• Defiant
• Number 8 mix
• Solo guitar with tin foil
• Covers: Fever / Sympathy for the Devil

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This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein.

Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead.

Songs from this episode:

• Who (w. St Vincent)
• Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thievery Corporation)
• Loco de Amor (w. Celia Cruz)
• Everybody's coming to my house
• Like humans do
• Lazy
• Miss America
• Strange Overtones (w. Brian Eno)
• Don't fence me in
• Let's dance (live w. Miley Cyrus)
• Heroes (live w. Choir! Choir! Choir!)
• Fame (live w. Kimbra and The Roots)

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