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Hi, it's Audrey, back with more of our best of Radiotopia 2024.

Next up, Song Exploder.

2024 marked 10 years of Radiotopia, oh my gosh, and 10 years of Song Exploder.

And we heard some of the best episodes and guests I think the show has ever had.

We got the iconic Shania Twain episode, War, Sam Smith, The Flaming Lips, La Tigra, freaking Sabrina Carpenter.

But my favorite episode of the year, hands down, was Crosby Still's Nash and Young.

In this special episode about the song Our House, Rishi talks with Graham Nash about the making of it and the relationship that led to the song.

It's so, so lovely, and Graham Nash is just such a great storyteller.

You'll hear a little more of Rishi in this episode, too, which we always love.

So here you go. Here's Graham Nash of Crosby Still's Nash and Young, breaking down our house.

Enjoy.

Could you tell me about the day that you wrote the song? Do you remember it? I do indeed. I had taken my girlfriend, Johnny Mitchell, to breakfast at a delicatessen

on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles. It was at the end of winter, a completely awful day,

rainy and foggy and very, very cold.

After breakfast, Joni and I were walking to where her car was parked,

and we passed an antique store.

Joni saw a vase that she wanted to buy.

It was in the back, about 10 inches high,

some hand painted flowers around the edge, and Johnny bought it.

We collected the vase and drove to our house in Laurel Canyon.

And as I went through the front door, I said to John, I said, hey, Joan, why don't I light

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