Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country.

We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing.

Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.

It's the splendid table from APM, American Public Media.

Thank you. from APM, American Public Media. I'm Lynne Rochette O'Castor Casper.

Today we talk to an inventive musician in Austria who may be throwing a monkey wrench into

winemaking.

Now, if the scientists that he's been working with have gotten things straight,

winemakers may be signing up orchestras and singers by the hundreds.

And those companies that rework wines to duplicate high-scoring vintages,

well, they just might have to find another line of work. So stay with us for more of this,

a stock exchange for beer, the Brisket Chronicles, and your calls this hour on this pointed

table. This is the Splendid table from APM American Public Media,

the show for people who love to eat.

I'm Lynne Rosetta Casper.

Washington, D.C., like other cities, has its share of craft beer pubs and local breweries.

But reporter Rebecca Shear found a place that has made the economy part of its draw.

It's Friday night at the big board, and the beer and burger joint is hopping.

As customers chatter, watch sports on TV, and sip from glasses. What are you drinking? I'm drinking the Ranger IPA. Of beer on tap. You're drinking a beer. What are you drinking? Kilkenny. But here's the thing. In the time since these people bought their beers, the prices. And how much did you pay for that Ranger IPA? It was $5.50 at the time, and now it's gone up to $6.50. Have changed. How much did you pay for that, Kilcanny? This was actually $5.75 a little while ago. The prices fluctuated a great deal. Actually, the market has reset itself, so it's back to $7.0. So all this talk of price fluctuations, markets resetting, we're at a bar, right? I mean, what exactly is going on here?

The algorithm changes dependent on how many people are here, what day of the week it is, what type of beers are being ordered. But the simple essence of it is, the more type of beer that somebody orders, the lower the price goes. Eric Flannery is a D.C. resident, Navy veteran, and co-owner of the Big Board. The big board is closed on Tuesday, so that's when I swing by to meet Eric and another co-owner, his brother, Mark.

May I'm Mark.

Hi, Rebecca.

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