![]() So aerosol is sort of a blanket term to refer to particulate matter that’s suspended in the atmosphere. HOST JACOB PINTER: Have you ever wondered exactly what was in that smoke? It turns out smoke is made up of gases and these teeny tiny particles called aerosols. HOST JACOB PINTER: Have you ever sat by a crackling campfire and leaned back to watch the gray, sooty smoke rise up into the night sky? Then, maybe the wind shifted a bit and it headed toward you, making you cough and scoot your chair away… So find your favorite episode at /curiousuniverse or wherever you listen to podcasts. HOST JACOB PINTER: Whether you’re a total space nerd or a first time space explorer, I’m telling you, there is a Curious Universe episode for you. We have over 50 episodes exploring all sorts of fun topics, from human spaceflight to astrophysics, and more. HOST PADI BOYD: We’re very happy to have you here. HOST JACOB PINTER: We’re hard at work making new episodes, but we just wanted to stop for a minute and say thank you. If you’re new to the show, and excited to learn more about the universe around us, welcome. HOST PADI BOYD: Thank you for listening to NASA’s Curious Universe. Through new satellite missions, NASA atmospheric scientists like Kirk Knobelspiesse and public health experts like Susan Anenberg are working together to untangle aerosol mysteries. Globally, they play an even bigger role, changing how much sunlight gets through to Earth’s surface and heating or cooling our entire planet. And, in the end, it makes you glad you were listening.What do air pollution, thunderstorm clouds and climate change have in common? Aerosols! These tiny particles, generated by everything from desert dust storms to car exhaust, play a huge role in our atmosphere, affecting our health when we breathe them in and even changing the weather. It makes you think, and sometimes think twice. Rest assured, there’s nothing easy in the music of Chris Thile. It twists the theme into a very personal manifesto on the isolated nature of life today. And the title track is a great sendoff as the final cut of the recording. It’s a grand, beautiful pop song with an instrumental break that sends shivers down the spine. “Thank you, New York” demonstrates why a musician like Mehldau would want to team up with Thile. It’s an operetta in 4 minutes and 11 seconds. “I Made This For You,” the opening cut, highlights Thile’s strengths as a songwriter, lyricist, instrumentalist and artistic visionary. Instead of just releasing those performances, Thile went into the studio and recorded 10 of the 19 songs he had composed for the segment. The tunes were written for a segment called “Song of the Week” that aired during each Prairie Home broadcast. The music here brims with complex art and lush production. Thile has taken the mandolin and bluegrass tradition in directions before unseen. Thile has released a new solo album, Thanks For Listening, and it’s a gem of beautiful vocal harmonies, incredible musicianship and sophisticated, cutting lyrics. It was one of the more surprising and enjoyable pairings this reviewer has heard in a long time. And lucky jazz fans might have caught Thile’s recording and tour dates with pianist Brad Mehldau. Others might know him from his work with the progressive bluegrass trio The Punch Brothers or new-grass artists Nickel Creek. Public radio listeners know mandolinist Chris Thile as the current host of A Prairie Home Companion. Chris Thile Thanks For Listening (Nonesuch)īy Frank Alkyer | Published December 2017
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