L+R Presents: The Truth

Love and Radio - Love and Radio | Daylight Media

A podcast episode exploring obsession, connection, and the emotional weight of rare music collections through a fictional narrative about two strangers bonded by their shared love for a reclusive artist's lost album.

Key takeaways

• Music can create deep personal connections

Transcript preview

Hey there it's Nick. While Love and Radio is in our off season I'm featuring other podcasts that I've enjoyed and I think you might too. So Love and Radio is not the only show from the earliest generation of podcasts to recently come back after a long hiatus. A lot of you who are listening to me during the Radiotopia Days will probably remember a wonderful fictional show I shared that network with called The Truth. and if this is your first time hearing about him, then you're in for a treat. I guess technically the truth falls under the genre of radio drama, although to me the term cinematic audio feels more appropriate. But in any case, Jonathan is a pioneer in the podcast world and we're very lucky to have him back in action with brand new episodes. One of my favorite of these is a recent one called The Compleadest, written by Hunter Nelson. And if you're I have a link to the rest of the truth in the show notes or you can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening. The truth. I'm trying to get closer to the speakers too. Yeah. I'm kind of wish everyone would just shut up so we could listen. Seriously. like the kind of people listen to Garrett Solomon Records right no one can deny this one though no no no I Toys Eventually. He's still got that compass and I know man, true north. It's also honestly weird to hear him sing about Reagan and stuff. Like I kind of just wish he'd keep the news out of it. Don't need it. Sorry I could talk forever about Garrett. I'm Nick, by the way. Oh, are you Nick May I love? No, Needham. Nick Needham. Oh. Hi, Howard. Gerets. Have you heard Autumn from an angle? No man no I never yeah have you I own it what? Come on yeah you have a copy of Autumn from an angle isn't that like impossible to find you got I hear it it's his best I heard he basically disowns it doesn't he disown it no I don't know why he does because it's so good it's raw it's way better it's the opposite of the new one man that's the only one I've Aubrey Ryan played it on 97-9, middle of the night, been kicking myself ever since for not tuning in earlier. Oh, man. Do you want to hear it? Do you want to hear it? Maybe like now? Yeah. We can go to my place. Did you hear with somebody? I'm not, actually. I live a few blocks away. Just walked over. I truly barely know any of these people. I don't know anyone. Let's go to my house for the record. I've got great speakers. I'm You have to hear it man. I'll take you home after Wow All right. Yeah Yeah sure let me just um Oh fuck it. Yeah, let's just go Yeah, yes Okay, this is the best decision of your life by the way right Out of Roman angle is the raw feed true North Come on I always imagine it sounding like King and alabaster combined with brief shine of kindness Which would be my dream Garrett Solomon record. Oh yeah, oh there's my car far corner somebody actually knew this stuff. This is so great. Just you, me, and Garin Salomon. That sounded, is it closed? Oh yeah, it's fine. There's a trick to that door though. I'll have to let you out when we get there. All right. Guess I'm trapped in here with you. Yeah, I hope I'll use social climbers and drunk fakers enjoy the rest of your party. Because you, Nick, are about to have a singular experience that you're going to forget. Yeah, man. Yeah. Can't wait. Before the internet put decades of media at our fingertips. Being a fan of something could feel like a quest. You'd spend years searching for that one missing piece, a back issue, a lost episode. You'd follow leads and chase rumors and if you ever got the chance to finally hear it. You'd spend years searching for that one missing piece, a back issue, a lost episode. You'd follow leads and chase rumors and if you ever got the chance or see it, you would take it. Even if it sent you really far out of your way or cost you a lot of money, even if it meant trusting someone, you didn't really know. This is the truth, I'm Jonathan Mitchell, and this story is about how far you'd go to complete the collection. And if you want to hear more stories like this, please support our show by subscribing to our ad-free feed. Go to the Truth Podcast, that's supporting cast. There's also a link in the show notes And now back to you the completest Oh those magazines by your feet they just go in the back of their bothering you just toss them Oh Okay yeah on the mountain I'm sorry about that Oh Wow are these all? Don't worry I'm not like a big hunter guy or whatever I was gonna say yeah thing I want to do cutouts that one yeah the outdoorsman I don't know that is pages of pages of people posing with that thing I mean can you imagine having a subscription to that it happens be like for some people play boy you know yeah yeah I got this tape deck but I cannot listen to records on tape it never sounds right to me no sweat we can just I got a history electric cassette or somewhere from the library so fine I listen to it sometimes marriage contract and colonial America