The Morning Commute
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by Better Together
An empty donut box is only a sin if you don't throw it away. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: i take my glasses off, Lucille Clifton Music: CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (from DreamWorks Animation's "TROLLS"), Justin Timberlake, Villa 40/RCA Records (2016)
You should never reply-all after Labor Day. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: Tin Bucket, Jenny George Music: Mr. Brightside, The Killers, Island Records (2004)
No one knows what the stapler is for, but no one is brave enough to throw it away. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: Vertigo, Anne Stevenson Music: Let's Stay Together, Al Green, Fat Possum (1972)
Whosoever pulleth this expired take-out from the fridge is likewise ruler of Break Room. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: But I Do Not Need Kindness, Gregory Corso Music: Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder, Motown (1973)
Green lights would make great used car salesmen. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: Poem, Bill Knott Music: Float On, Modest Mouse, Epic (2004)
In this office, we eat the whole donut or we don't eat any donuts! Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: Bird on the School Path, Dawn Watson Music: New Beastly, Vulfpeck, Vulf Records (2025)
If you haven't turned on your blinker before you slow down, don't even bother. Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: A Man Said to the Universe, Stephen Crane Music: Morning Train (Nine to Five), Sheena Easton, RT Industries (1995)
This entire car is a biz-speak-free zone. Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: Hope, Dave Morrison Music: Mirrors, Caravan Palace, Le Plan Recordings (2024)
Dance like no one's watching, work like no one's in the office. Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: My Crow, Raymond Carver Music: A Little Respect, Erasure, Rhino/Warner Records (1988)
The only agenda item for any Friday meeting had better be 'donuts'. Intro: A Little Less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix, Elvis Presley;JXL, RCA/Legacy (2022) Poem: Fresh, Naomi Shihab Nye Music: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)