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Snuggling With the Enemy

Karin Nilsson & Scott Ritcher

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Karin, a Swede who lived in England for 8 years, and Scott, a Kentuckian living in Sweden, are easily irritated and eager to dissect the reasons. The program originates from Stockholm and is possibly the first and only podcast with a laugh track.
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You too can master these simple mental exercises for sustainable success, happiness, and control in today's fast-paced life. Motivate yourself to eat better, workout, feel good, live happily and do everything you've wanted to do in life by changing the way you think. Based in neuroscience, and designed to be easy to implement into today's modern lifestyle. Hosted by Josh Ritcher, author of "Ship For Brains", former television producer and startup founder turned Mental Empowerment Coach. Supp ...
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This is The Masterful Life Podcast. The mission of this podcast is to create freedom in the world by connecting people to their power. We provide an authentic foundation of personal development fundamentals that empowers people to find freedom. Join your host and Self-Mastery Coach Sal Mariano as he speaks and interviews incredible men and women from around the world on what is possible when living a life of Freedom, Power and Love.
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Episode 116 As a very lucky adult, I have toured the US and Europe many times, singing and playing guitar for people. But in my younger years – when I was the handsome young man you see in this photo – the music I made was keyboard based. When I was a senior in high school, I was in a synthesizer band called Pink Aftershock. We released a cassette …
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Episode 115 After a long summer’s day on the countryside, two special friends lie in the grass at look at the stars. As their slow, sleepy conversation winds along, some important questions are discussed. Special guest voice: Sararose Willey Music used with permission: “This Is Where He Went” by David Celeste Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ H…
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Episode 114 In the middle of the supermarket, the protagonist of today’s 44-second audio drama comes to a painful realization. As omniscient observers, we know he shouldn’t be so hard on himself. Despite what the product’s name might suggest, Bisquick can be used for much more than quickly making biscuits. Pancakes, quiches, and pizza crusts can al…
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Episode 113 From the producers of the groundbreaking documentary “The Greatest Events of World War II in Colour” comes an all new documentary experience: “The Greatest Speeches of the 20th Century in Stereo.” Experience the century’s greatest orators as you’ve never heard them before. Music: “American Frontiers” by Aaron Kelly Associate producer: B…
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Episode 112 The charming and affable Chattahoochee River Strangler stops by with a personal message for listeners of Here’s the Tower. He doesn’t care for the nickname the media has invented for him, nor is he a fan of the way he was portrayed as evil and mysterious on an earlier episode of this program. He’s so likable and easygoing, the least we …
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Episode 111 Today we’ll take a look back at some pivotal moments in American history as they unfolded on YouTube… and we’ll enjoy some of the lowest hanging fruit in the world of impersonations. If you take anything away from this episode, I hope it is this catchphrase: What you want to do is just go ahead and jump out of the dirigible. Associate p…
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SPECIAL Today, in a 40-minute special, we’ll hear all 13 episodes from the fifth season of Here’s the Tower. These episodes debuted weekly from January to May 2021. Every second Wednesday this summer, we’ll hear a complete season in its entirety. In five special shows, we’ll take a whirlwind trip through 104 episodes totaling 3 1/2 hours of action-…
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SPECIAL Today, in a one-hour special, we’ll hear all 13 episodes from the fourth season of Here’s the Tower. These episodes debuted weekly from September 2020 to January 2021. Every second Wednesday this summer, we’ll hear a complete season in its entirety. In five special shows, we’ll take a whirlwind trip through 104 episodes totaling 3 1/2 hours…
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SPECIAL Today, in a 51-minute special, we’ll hear all 13 episodes from the third season of Here’s the Tower. These episodes debuted weekly from May to August 2020. This was the season when a few episodes broke through the one-minute mark and made way for the special audio play Smart Home Merle Haggard, Part One. Every second Wednesday this summer, …
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SPECIAL Today, we’ll hear all 13 one-minute episodes from the second season of Here’s the Tower. These episodes debuted weekly from September to November 2019. Every second Wednesday this summer, we’ll hear a complete season in its entirety. In five special shows, we’ll take a whirlwind trip through 104 episodes totaling 3 1/2 hours of action-packe…
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SPECIAL Today we’ll hear all 52 one-minute episodes from the first season of Here’s the Tower. These episodes debuted weekly from May 2018 to May 2019. Every other Wednesday this summer, we’ll hear a complete season in its entirety. In five special shows, we’ll take a whirlwind trip through 104 episodes totaling 3 1/2 hours of action-packed enterta…
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Episode 110 Here’s the Tower investigates a coordinated effort by food packagers to make the lids on jars increasingly tighter. This worldwide strategy has resulted in trapping delicious salsa forever inside unopenable jars, as well as a growing stockpile known as the Fort Knox of Pickles. That’s what it’s coming down to, folks. That’s what it’s co…
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Episode 109 The weather is getting warmer and if you’re like a lot of folks, you’re thinking about buying a new bike. Thankfully, your bro Todd is here to answer all your questions on his Legitimate Bicycles Review Channel. Associate producer: Betsy McClimans Music used with permission: “Dainty Day” by View Points “Buckle Up and Break Free” by Harp…
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Episode 108 Just my luck, I found the real text after I already recorded my dramatic reading… Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any …
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Episode 107 I had a dream last night about how it was tropical and breezy on the island. Dammit! If I could only focus and put it into words. Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your support. Get extra content and personalized rewards, while helping me make better episodes with more actors and musicians. Sig…
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Episode 106 It is a snowy winter night at the Tower’s mountaintop manor as Lord Chutney responds to a desperate rasp upon the door. A weary guest is brought in from the cold for a private audience with the Tower. But on the way down the twisting hallway and through the library, the visitor is advised to be careful. The Tower is a most curious fello…
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Episode 105 Standup comedian Chekhov Foxworthy made his debut in episode 63 back in 2019. Now he is back with more bits from his classic routine. If your photos look like a Barbie doll and you have that fuzzy face filter… you might be a Russian spammer. If the background of your photos looks like the furniture in a funeral home… you might be a Russ…
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Episode 104 It’s hard to believe, but it was 24 action-packed episodes ago that we started playing Fantasy Cabinet. As you may recall, for about six weeks leading up to the presidential election in 2020, Here’s the Tower listeners were invited to submit brackets containing the names of people they thought would be in the next president’s cabinet. E…
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Episode 103 Bertrand Benoit looks back on his long life as a Cajun grifter. He spent years walking town to town along the swampy roads of Louisiana. He passed his days doing card tricks, hustling people out a few bucks, running afoul of the law, and breaking a few hearts across the bayou. Now he feels at home just about anywhere. Here’s the Tower p…
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Episode 102 It’s time to warm up those rusty pipes again and sing along to your favorite television theme songs. If you can believe it, our first Theme Song Sing Along was just 70 short episodes ago. Don’t sweat it if you can’t perfectly hit all the notes like I can. I’m a semi-professional singer who has sold literally dozens of records. Just open…
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Episode 101 It all started innocent enough. We were just kids, knocking around, having fun. But then the money started rolling in. Alternate titles: We’re Too Far Into This To Back Out Now The Phone Stays In the Box Keep Those Breadsticks Coming Music in this episode: “Palermo” by Trabant. Used with permission. Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸…
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Episode 100 Enjoy the warm, crackling sound of vintage vinyl, and know when to take a sweater. Guest voices: Mark Brickey from Adventures in Design as the record collector Wichita’s own Emmy-winning reporter Annette Lawless as meteorologist Jenn Webber Yes, that’s right. An actual Emmy winner participated in this. Happy 100th episode, everybody. As…
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Episode 99 Previously on The Price Is Right: Sometimes I wish my favorite television shows had crossover episodes. Music in this episode: “Foliage” by Bladverk Band “Let This Be a Lesson” by Eludent “Destiny Rising” by Formant X “On the Franches Mountains” by Jura Orchestra Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only wit…
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Episode 98 It’s December 1941. The scene is the main room of the Café Americain in Casablanca, Morocco. It’s late at night as Ilsa finds Rick drowning his sorrows at the bar. She walks in and pulls up a stool. Starring: Sararose Willey as Ilsa Humphrey Bogart as Rick Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your …
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Episode 97 Everybody knows the formula for making a hit record: sing about life hacks for household chores. I have a simple rule I like to live by It comes in handy in lots of situations And it’s called… Put it on the bottom After you wash the dishes And you’re putting them away Put the clean ones on the bottom of the stack If you put the clean one…
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Episode 96 During the long winters in Sweden, cozy weekend parties in friends’ apartments are a big help in making cold darkness more bearable. I have missed those parties this year, since getting together like that hasn’t been possible* during the pandemic. Stockholm’s apartments are fairly compact and the refrigerators are also small, so there’s …
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Episode 95 Small town radio host Lester Hopkins is happy to share his knowledge and advice on any topic his listeners might need help with. If you have any questions for Lester or his listeners, just jot them down on a postcard and send them to Lester’s Mail Bag, Karin Larssons väg 16B, Lgh 1401, 128 63 Sköndal Sweden, and he’ll try to get to them …
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Episode 94 Join us for a very special dispatch direct from the Moscow Bureau. Our reporter sits down for an exclusive interview with the president of Russia. Guest voice: Pat McClimans Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your support. Get extra content and personalized rewards, while helping me make better e…
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Episode 93 Today we ponder the vastness of the universe and the many unanswered questions it holds. There could be life on any one of the planets in our solar system, or perhaps on similar planets around a distant star. Music: “Stark Goes Dark” by The Whole Other Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your supp…
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Episode 92 Controversy surrounds Tom Selleck and Blue Bloods, according to Randy who is calling in to share some research he has been doing online. Apparently, the Tom Selleck who appears in Blue Bloods every Friday night on CBS is not the real Tom Selleck. Although Randy’s wife agrees, our host Gary seems a bit skeptical about the existence of a p…
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Episode 91 Things are beeping everywhere. I mean, seriously, what is that beeping sound and where is it coming from? We’re counting down the greatest, hottest beeps in the nation. Associate producer: Betsy McClimans Music in this episode: “Move It Or Lose It” by Silent Partner “Take Your Time” by Dan Lebowitz “Love Now” by Eveningland “The Rap” by …
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Episode 90 At Davidson’s Sausages, we put our heart and soul into what we do. Though you may have heard about a few unfortunate accidents on our assembly line, in which some of our employees gave their all… they put their entire bodies in. But every cloud has a silver lining and that’s how we discovered our proprietary blend that tastes like no oth…
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Episode 89 The excitement is palpable tonight at the Dirty Ol’ Opry as luminaries from the world of dirty country music are on hand for the 44th Annual Academy of Dirty Country Music Awards. A hush falls over the crowd as dirty country legends Farty Stuart and Travis Fucking Tritt take the stage to announce the nominees for the night’s biggest priz…
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Episode 88 Long-time listener Randy is on the line. He’s fired up and having a hard time keeping it clean while discussing the price and quality of Adobe’s software applications. Co-written with Pat McClimans Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your support. Get extra content and personalized rewards, while …
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Episode 87 In March of 2020, I began using a sleep monitor app to track and analyze my sleep patterns. Each morning when I wake up, I can see data about my previous night’s sleep and how it was affected by any number of factors including what time I got into bed, how many steps I walked the previous day, the weather, the lunar phases, and more. I c…
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Episode 86 Today’s episode will transport you to a busy airport where you can sit back and imagine yourself suffering the punishment of air travel way back in precedented times. Guest voice: Tanya O’Sullivan as the ticket agent Associate producer: Betsy McClimans Music in this episode: “Argentina Tango Bandonian” by Doug Maxwell “Accordion” by Andr…
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Episode 85 For today’s episode, I’d like to invite you to connect your best headphones or speakers and turn them up. I have explored a few different musical experiments with you on Here’s the Tower. Whether it has been a piano piece that requires three hands to play, an unusual set of beats that somehow fit together nicely, an acoustic guitar adapt…
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Episode 84 Your hands are everything and you need dexterity to live your best life, but arthritis pain can get in the way. Whether you’re a concert pianist or a senior who lives alone – or an exciting new character we’re welcoming to Tower Nation this week – Moticillin gives you back the flexibility you had years ago. Guest voices: Narrator: Dawn M…
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Episode 83 Coming up in the next hour, Gary’s guest is Dr. Ron Dean Silent who will answer your tough questions about how to prepare your pets for when you eventually leave the house again. But first, Randy is calling in with some straight talk about the coronavirus. Associate producer: Betsy McClimans ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your …
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Episode 82 One of my favorite bookmarked websites is a very uncomplicated page called howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com. This site simply displays a number, usually between 3 and 6, that tells you how many people are in space at the moment and it provides links to the Wikipedia pages of those people. As I record this, right now there are three pe…
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Episode 81 Today we’re talking with some wide-eyed children from the 1950s who have a lot of questions about life in the future. They want to know if there will be flying cars and home computers in the year 2000. Let’s find out. Guest voices: I would love to credit the kids who appear in this episode because their performances are fantastic, but fo…
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Episode 80 (Looking for the scoreboard? It’s right here.) This is a special audience-participation episode of Here’s the Tower. It’s a game that you and all listeners can play and it’s called Fantasy Cabinet. If you’ve ever filled in a March Madness basketball bracket or bet on a horse race, you kind of know how to play the game already. What would…
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Episode 79 Far out, man! It’s the finale of Here’s the Tower’s third season. Let’s celebrate this beautiful life we’re living. Our wonderful world just grows more glorious with each day we share together. But please be advised: The management accepts no responsibility if your head explodes while attempting to process this celebratory song’s ever-es…
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Episode 78 Gather ’round the smart speaker for an old timey radio play. Frank has just purchased a new digital smart home system that has the voice of country music legend Merle Haggard. Merle can set the thermostat, start the coffee maker, update Frank’s calendar, and assist with other tasks around the house. But soon after the device is plugged i…
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Episode 77 Here’s the Tower’s team of investigative journalists continues digging into an unsolved case from four decades ago. Residents in the quiet town of Haniston, Kentucky, were left reeling after three masked criminals pulled off a daring robbery at Pleasant Valley Savings Bank. Suspicions and theories still surround the case 40 years later. …
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Episode 76 What in the world is Tower doing in Debbie’s apartment? Seems like they’re both up to their wacky antics again! Guest voice: Sararose Willey as Debbie Catchphrases in this episode: “That was my nickname in high school.” “You don’t like having fun or…” “All this!” “I would love to laugh, but your humor is so juvenile.” “Don’t bother” cour…
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Episode 75 If you’ve mastered the previous lesson, it’s time to move on to the next level. Today we’ll be learning more useful Swedish phrases to help you prepare for your trip. Are your bags packed? — Är du helt jävla puckad? That’s delightful! — Kors i taket! You have been very helpful — Du har inte alla hästar hemma. You are doing a really great…
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Episode 74 We’ve been hearing rumors for weeks and now it’s finally here. Sony announced their new Walkman models with a lot of new features and a sleek design for playing your tapes on the go. But it’s the absence of a headphone jack that may cause the biggest commotion. Most people expected Sony to introduce wireless headphones, but industry expe…
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Episode 73 Today’s scene is a concert hall. We are with two friends who are anticipating what the orchestra might have prepared for them. Guest voices: Pat McClimans and Jasmine Weatherby. ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your support. Get extra content and personalized rewards, while helping me make better episodes with more actors and mus…
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Episode 72 About the size of a US half dollar – and painstakingly minted in solid, brilliant, uncirculated Cooper nickel – the Coin Commemorative Coin is a beautiful souvenir reminder of when people used coins. Guest voices by Mark Brickey of Adventures in Design, Carla Jacob, and Armond Pastore. ➸ Here’s the Tower is possible only with your suppor…
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