TLDR - #20 – Silence

Update: Vulfpeck received an email from Spotify asking the band to remove "Sleepify" from Spotify. See our update here.

A band called Vulfpeck has asked fans to stream an entire album of silence on Spotify while they sleep, so the band can use the royalties to tour without charging for their shows. So far, the scheme has worked. We talk to Vulfpeck's Jack Stratton about hustling as a musician on the internet.

Song Exploder - Jeff Beal – House of Cards (Main Title Theme)

Composer Jeff Beal deconstructs the main title theme music to the Netflix original series House of Cards. The show has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Original Main Title Theme and Outstanding Music Composition. The show was adapted from a British series of the same name by writer Beau Willimon, and director and executive producer David Fincher. Jeff talks about his collaborative process with Fincher, and how they found the mood and musical palette for the show and its theme, and how it changed from season one to season two. A word of warning: if you haven’t watched the first season, there are spoilers about how that season ends.

Start the Week - AL Kennedy and David Sedaris on matters of the heart

Tom Sutcliffe talks to AL Kennedy about her latest collection of short stories of love and hurt. The poet Lavinia Greenlaw retells the tragic love story of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. The philosopher Simon Blackburn unpicks the idea of self-love from the myth of Narcissus to today's tv hair adverts: 'because you're worth it', while the humorist David Sedaris uses his own life and loves as the focus of his writing. Producer: Katy Hickman.

The Goods from the Woods - Episode #29 – “Jobbers” with Andy Peters

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys and their guest, comedian extraordinaire Andy Peters, explore the gloriously depressing world of the men who were born to lose: jobbers! This is a full-on wrestling episode but, not to worry, it'll be hilarious for wrestling fans and detractors alike. Also, we take a peek into the Disgraceland Picayune and discover Daytona's dark, seedy underbelly. This one is not to be missed! Follow Andy on Twitter @Andy_Peters.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod