For you, my tribute to our last semester at NR92

I have a passion for making playlists (who doesn’t?). This week I was tasked with being Social Media Content Manager, a role with various responsibilities of varying challenge levels. But when asked to provide a weekly playlist – did you know our DJ’s drop a playlist every week? – I couldn’t help but scroll through my archives and choose songs that represented how I feel now, in November 2025, only four weeks left until being thrown from this comfy radio nest and into the real world.

Presenting: November92! A playlist by Nicky Houseman.

A little bit about the songs chosen:

Same As It Ever Was / AM/FM : These are songs that speak towards a chilled, peaceful Radio mood. I love the sounds of dial-switching as a piece of production in a song. “Same as it ever was” – generations of broadcasters have been raised in the exact spot we are. How does that feel?

Ball Pit : It feels melancholic. Excuse me – this time of year, for all semesters, is a challenge of balance, endurance, proactivity/foresight and planning. “It’s a challenge, but it’s all so fun!” is what I’ve been telling people for the last year and a half. “Oh, I wish I was back in bed…“

Sixteen Tons : Keep going. Keep working. The successes outweigh the struggles. It’s all worth it, I promise. We all work together.

Dragula : This was the most fun song to share with my favourite onair cohost Dalyce – it’s a country ballad version of Rob Zombie’s Dragula! Holidays at NR92 are some of the most fun you’ll have at the station, because we all have a unified theme to work with. This year we were promoting the Yikes! Film Festival, so it was a free-for-all on spooky shenanigans and scary sound effects (at least for me). When November rolled around I shared this on our show together: the perfect mashup of her country style and my haunted leanings.

Not Quite Almost Christmas Time : It’s not December yet, IT’S NOT DECEMBER YET. And yet, I still included Pennies From Heaven (famously used in Elf) because we still need a little holiday joy to keep us going.

Devil’s Train : Now THIS is Something Worth Sharing. I just wanted you to hear this one. “And not to annoy you but see I really have to ask, what’s a young dude like you is doin’ out by tracks?“

Video Games : This Lana Del Ray cover by Trixie Mattel echoes November sentiment, to my ears. At the end of the day I just need to go home to him and play a video game. “Heaven is a place on Earth with you…“

Night and Day (Live) : Featured in Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, representing one of the best Autumn-to-Winter experiences. Enjoy the pianic stylings of Art Tatum (I think I made that word up).

Radio Selections from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: This soundtrack is so cool – a flowing mashup of 70’s radio, curated by Quentin Tarantino for his 2019 film. This was why I wanted to pursue radio. I sincerely hope you like it as much as I do.

ENDING SONGS : I won’t spoil it, but this is my thank-you, and goodbye. One of my favourite (not safe for Radio!!!) songs, a tribute to triumph from NakeyJakey, and a kiss from Louis Prima. May your November treat you kindly as we enter December.

Find more of my playlists here, and follow me on instagram. Cover image created by me, skeleton by Matthew Schwartz on Unsplash.

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