Studies suggest the “night owl gene” plays a crucial role in the survival of animals that live in groups. These species fare better when some members watch over the others at night, a trait that has persisted from the ice and stone ages through these days of neon and sodium light. The “sentinel hypothesis” is a love poem to the long-haul truckers and security guards, the swing shift nurses and factory workers, the insomniac writers and music-makers.
We are descendants of the honorable night watchman, and Midnight Radio is a short burst of late-night reverberations, recommendations, and a 5-track mix delivered ’round midnight on the 1st and 15th of each month.
