Music and interview with Princeton plasma physics doctoral student Brian Kraus. We talked about what is a plasma, the difference between fusion and fission, why fusion energy is so much cleaner than fission (what’s done in nuclear reactors), but also so much harder. We talked about the fusion reactor being built in France – ITER – as well as other things you can do with plasmas, like propelling satellites and space ships!
New Yorker article on the fusion reactor, ITER. (In the show I mention an Atlantic article, however I was unable to find it. This one also looks good!)
| Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| The Modern Lovers | Astral Plane | The Modern Lovers | Sanctuary Records Group |
| Jawbreaker Reunion | Laughing Alone Eating A Salad | Lutheran sisterhood gun club | Miscreant Records |
| Screaming Females | Angelo’s Song | Baby Teeth | Don Giovanni |
| Young Fathers | Nest | White Men are black men too | Big Dada |
| QUARTERBACKS | Not in Luv | Quarterbacks | Team Love Records |
| Shopping | For your money | Consumer Complaints | Fat Cat Records |
| Talking with Brian Kraus | |||
| Ava Luna | PRPL | Electric Balloon | Western Vinyl |
| Charanjit Singh | Raga Bhairav | Synthesizing – Ten ragas to a disco beat | Saregama |
| Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell | Ain’t No Mountain high enough | United | Motown Records |
| Tinariwen | Arawan | Amassakoul | WEDGE S.A.R.L. |
| Man Man | Pink Wonton | On Oni Pond | Anti, Inc |
| Talking with Brian Kraus | |||
| Hop Along | Sister Cities | Painted Shut | Saddle Creek |
| Jeff Buckley | The Sky is a landfill | Sketches from My sweetheart the drunk | NA |
| Sarah Jarosz | Shankill Butchers | Song up in her head | sugar hill |
| Talking with Brian Kraus | |||
| Royksopp | Vision One | Junior | Parlaphone |
These Vibes Are Too Cosmic 