Playlist: O'Dark 30 episode 01
Compiled By: KUT

O'Dark 30 is an exploration of the world of independent radio production. A brand new program on KUT 90.5 Austin that debuts Sunday December 6th at midnight. Every week we plan to present 3 hours of a little bit of everything from the world of independent radio production We’ve got one rule… if it’s good, we’re gonna try to bring it to Austin.
Episode 1 of O'Dark 30 includes
The Penguin Goes a Courtin'...The Most German Day Ever...The Ring and I...Dog's Dreams...My Lobotomy...How To Be a Man (sort of)...Haunted Cabin...Physics for Poets...Women's First Sex Experiences
The Penguin Goes A Courtin'
From Jonathan Goldstein | 00:03:55
Two of literature's great umbrella travelers-- The Penguin and Mary Poppins-- have dinner together in Merry Old England.
The Most German Day Ever
From Brendan Greeley | 00:13:07
Six hours in Krautsand, a German town of 200 souls that sponsors the World Championships of Lawnmower Racing and wishes to secede from the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Ring and I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania
From WNYC | 00:58:55
"The Ring and I" is a story about the love affair between hundreds of thousands of people and one, colossal, controversial and awe-inspiring piece of work, Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung.
Dog's Dreams
From Jay Allison | Part of the Animals and Other Stories series | 00:07:41
The long relationship between man and dog
My Lobotomy
From Sound Portraits | 00:28:33
One man's quest to uncover the hidden story behind the lobotomy he received as a 12-year-old child.
How to Be a Man...(sort of)
From Ryan Scammell | 00:10:00
Father & sons, the woods, and our feeble attempts at trying to figure out what it means to be a man.
Physics for Poets
From Lu Olkowski | 00:07:16
People often depict scientists as coldly rational. Physicist Michael Salamon takes issue with that. He explains how Walt Whitman misunderstood the beauty of the universe. And how Maxwell's Equations gave him his first "cerebral orgasm"
Women's First Sex Experiences
From Mahi Palanisami | 00:28:33
Women talk about their 1st sexual encounter
