All Episodes
Job Description with Rick Koster — 110 episodes
Bee rescuer Patrick Gaudin
Dictionary researcher Joshua Pendragon
Classical pianist Artem Belogurov
Mapping the ocean floor with Bob Wallace
Neurosurgeon Patrick Doherty
Styx guitarist James Young
Fluid dynamics with mechanical engineer Jaime Duquette
Tropical fruit expert Myles Karp
Introducing Job Description with Rick Koster
Leave Work Now! Episode 101: Thoughts while ironing a suit for a funeral
Leave Work Now! Episode 100: Pocket Vinyl celebrate their album release (one year late)
Leave Work Now! Episode 99: How hard is it to hit a 95 mph fastball?
Leave Work Now! Episode 98: James R. Benn on his new novel ”Road of Bones”
Leave Work Now! Episode 97: Remembering Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
Leave Work Now! Episode 96: Blue Öyster Cult’s Joe Bouchard
Leave Work Now! Episode 95: Conversation about food with a Rhode Islander living and working in New Orleans
Leave Work Now! Episode 94: Unexpected discoveries on Make Music Day
Leave Work Now! Episode 93: John ‘Papa’ Gros show at Hygienic spins Koster back into the past
Leave Work Now! Episode 92: Four chicken sandwiches to cure you of your fast food cravings
Leave Work Now! Episode 91: Local musician would not have made a record if he hadn’t met Rick Koster
Leave Work Now! Episode 90: Michael Barker of Sony Pictures Classics on ’The Father’ and this year’s other Oscars nominees
Leave Work Now! Episode 89: Did a computer really write a new Nirvana song?
Leave Work Now! Episode 88: In search of the best crispy chicken sandwich
Leave Work Now! Episode 87: Scott Sherratt, the man behind audio books by the Beastie Boys, Questlove and Rachel Maddow
Leave Work Now! Episode 86: Don Cash: Making the most out of what life throws his way
Leave Work Now! Episode 85: Memories of The Garde with Steve and Jeanne Sigel
Leave Work Now! Episode 84: Rich Martin on his years of art and music in New London
Leave Work Now! Episode 83: Sue Menhart - Making Her Own Headlines
Leave Work Now! Episode 82: Ed Toth’s ”pinch me moments” as drummer for The Doobie Brothers
Leave Work Now! Episode 81: Why you never want Cowboy Mouth to be your opening band
Leave Work Now! Episode 80: Crack the Sky’s John Palumbo: ‘We’re just a rock ‘n’ roll band.’
Leave Work Now! Episode 79: For composer Kenneth Fuchs, ”contemporary classical” is not a contradiction
Leave Work Now! Episode 78: A Brief History of Sea Chanteys - From Whale Ships to TikTok
Leave Work Now! Episode 77: Roger Joseph Manning Jr. on The Lickerish Quartet’s new EP
Leave Work Now! Episode 76: Tim Smith on The Lickerish Quartet’s new EP
Leave Work Now! Episode 75: Remembering Eddie Van Halen with guitarist Andy Timmons
Leave Work Now! Episode 74: Bestselling author Ann Hood on the literature of grief
Leave Work Now! Episode 73: Marc Zimmer on The State of Science
Leave Work Now! Episode 72: For The Rivergods, playing music is better than doing laundry
Leave Work Now! Episode 71: How do new words get into the dictionary?
Leave Work Now! Episode 70: Lewis Shiner and the great rock novel
Leave Work Now! Episode 69: Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - an ambassador for melody in pop music
Leave Work Now! Episode 68: One-album wonders
Leave Work Now! Episode 67: Dad sold a mobile home to Elvis, and other memories of The King
Leave Work Now! Episode 66: New London Drone Orchestra collaborates in isolation
Leave Work Now! Episode 65: Hanging with Molly Hatchet, The Fixx, and Quiet Riot
Leave Work Now! Episode 64: The Rolling Stones released a new single. Did anyone notice?
Leave Work Now! Episode 63: A new live album from The Reducers, recorded on a boom box hanging from a tree in 1980
Leave Work Now! Episode 62: What do you do when a pandemic keeps you off the stage? Perform in your living room.
Leave Work Now! Episode 61: That song is not from the 80s
Leave Work Now! Episode 60: When favorite albums make you sad, instead of happy
Leave Work Now! Episode 59: Remembering Ellis Marsalis and Adam Schlesinger
Leave Work Now! Episode 58: If I have to sing ”Happy Birthday” one more time while washing my hands...
Leave Work Now! Episode 57: My day with Roger Kahn
Leave Work Now! Episode 56: The Day’s new book club, Hygienic Art and Halloween candy
Leave Work Now! Episode 55: Can towns really postpone Halloween?
Leave Work Now! Episode 54: Going to see someone else’s favorite band
Leave Work Now! Episode 53: Exploring the music of Justin Hayward and the Moody Blues
Leave Work Now! Episode 52: Do movie soundtracks still resonate?
Leave Work Now! Episode 51:Twenty-five minutes on sound checks
Leave Work Now! Episode 50: Is pop music getting stupider?
Leave Work Now! Episode 49: Rustic Overtones and road trip radio
Leave Work Now! Episode 48: Song Spinner Extra with Jon Young of Straight to VHS
Leave Work Now! Episode 47: Will we ever visit the places on our bucket lists?
Leave Work Now! Episode 46: Hamilton was never president?
Leave Work Now! Episode 45: Is it OK to laugh at Louis C.K. anymore?
Leave Work Now! Episode 44: Texas Roadhouse, Texas BBQ, and musical encores
Leave Work Now! Episode 43: Why did so many people leave the Kendrick Lamar concert before it was over?
Leave Work Now! Episode 42: Homemade earplugs at the Slayer concert
Leave Work Now! Episode 41: Watching the Royal Wedding
Leave Work Now! Episode 40: Fleetwood Mac, The Moody Blues, and Childish Gambino
Leave Work Now! Episode 39: Do childhood favorite movies still hold up to adult scrutiny?
Leave Work Now! Episode 38: Rick on the Grammys: Where were the musicians?
Leave Work Now! Episode 37: Reflecting on 2017
Leave Work Now! Episode 36: A year on the road with Pocket Vinyl
Leave Work Now! Episode 35: What do you do when you see your favorite musician shopping at Target?
Leave Work Now! Episode 34: What to do when you’re alone on Thanksgiving
Leave Work Now! Episode 33: Rick hassles Blue Öyster Cult’s Joe Bouchard at an Imagine Dragons concert
Leave Work Now! Episode 32: Waiting outside Fats Domino’s house with a 12-pack of beer
Leave Work Now! Episode 31: Eminem’s anti-Trump freestyle: Is it OK when musicians get political?
Leave Work Now! Episode 30: Do Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers belong in the top five greatest American rock bands?
Leave Work Now! Episode 29: Who is responsible for taking care of public art?
Leave Work Now! Episode 28: Paying our respects to Groton’s Bayou Smokehouse
Leave Work Now! Episode 27: Concept albums: masterpieces or cheap gimmicks?
Leave Work Now! Episode 26: White guys with guitars covering rap songs, and Kylie and Kendall Jenner’s rock tee shirts
Leave Work Now! Episode 25: How does a four-year-old start singing Simon and Garfunkel?
Leave Work Now! Episode 24: Ed Sheeran on Game of Thrones: Did we need another rock star TV cameo?
Leave Work Now! Episode 23: How our wives affect our musical tastes
Leave Work Now! Episode 22: Going the distance on the Appalachian Trail or to see your favorite band
Leave Work Now! Episode 21: Slow dance songs for middle school, proms and weddings
Leave Work Now! Episode 20: Replacement lead singers and playing bass with arthritis
Leave Work Now! Episode 19: How many festivals is too many? And what makes Hot Rod’s wings so good?
Leave Work Now! Episode 18: Songs we hate by bands we like
Leave Work Now! Episode 17: When is it OK to sing along at a concert?
Leave Work Now! Episode 16: The death of Chris Cornell
Leave Work Now! Episode 15: Mind-numbing pop music at the gas pump
Leave Work Now! Episode 14: Witnessing the electrocution of Gary Thain
Leave Work Now! Episode 13: The passing of Barkley Hendricks, and grown men wearing concert t-shirts
Leave Work Now! Episode 12: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs, The Musical Box Genesis tribute, and the Knickerbocker All-Stars
Leave Work Now! Episode 11: New London Youth Talent Show, Bon Jovi, and Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Leave Work Now! Episode 10: Joshua Tree nostalgia, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin’s final tour
Leave Work Now! Episode 9: So you think you want to be a concert reviewer
Leave Work Now! Episode 8: Eating at Guy Fieri’s and listening to bro-country
Leave Work Now! Episode 7: 20 years of The Rivergods
Leave Work Now! Episode 6: Rick and Kristy go to The Oscars
Leave Work Now! Episode 5: The Grammys and King Crimson at opposite ends of the musical spectrum
Leave Work Now! Episode 4: Thor Jensen, Matt Charette and Super Bowl halftime shows
Leave Work Now! Episode 3: Body painting, funky Zappa covers, and dying rock stars
Leave Work Now! Episode 2: Revisiting favorite teen albums
Leave Work Now! Episode 1: Hygienic weekend 2017 and the Facebook top ten album phenomenon