Bob Boilen will retire from NPR on Oct. 2, and he decided to spend one of his final episodes hosting* All Songs Considered* with NPR Music's resident Viking, Lars Gotrich, for a mix of pop punk, meticulously cut-up banjo drone, worlds-collapsing free jazz and fingerstyle guitar. **Featured Songs And Artists: 1. MxPx: "What I Tell Myself" from Find a Way Home 2. Slant: "Criminal" from Demo 2023 3. Daniel Bachman: "Summer's fingers sweetly linger (Everywhere on every side)" from When the Roses Come Again 4. Matana Roberts: "shake my bones" from *Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... *5. Svitlana Nianio: "Episode III" from *Transilvania Smile, 1994 *6. Liam Grant: "Androscogging River Ragg" from AmoskeagLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)