Things We Don’t Say

The members of They Might Be Giants have started keeping a list of meaningless phrases that prevent real communication. "It is what it is" — what does that mean, anyway?

And the band revisits their classic explainer song, “Why Does the Sun Shine?” The original lyrics came from the encyclopedia, but facts change. In the new answer song, “Why Does the Sun Really Shine?,” they bring their astrophysics up to date.

(Originally aired: July 17, 2009)