Best Cholera Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 186: Self-help in the Time of Cholera 1:24:52

2h ago1:24:52

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Greg vs naval radar. ALSO: Chris's ketamine update! Every economist is a corrupt clown. PLUS: The new Advice King, and a song of the week from Bruce Springsteen!! P.S. The comedy show already happened (Monday 4/21). Bruce Springsteen - "Blind Spot": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55xRLL3oSIE Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Channel Nonf…

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Episode 133 - Cholera in 20th Century China with Xiaoping Fang 56:10

25d ago56:10

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Xiaoping Fang (Monash University) comes on the podcast to discuss his recent book about cholera’s role in mid-20th century China. Fang begins by discussing cholera broadly before moving to focus on its role in China, primarily through examining it as a public health event. Although the mortality of the cholera epidemic was not very high, it was mor…

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Cold Brew Conversations VI: Author/Filmmaker Alex R. Johnson 1:17:48

2d ago1:17:48

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A conversation with one of my closest friends - writer, director, and now AUTHOR of the new book "Brooklyn Motto," Alex Johnson. Here are some links where you can purchase the book, watch his acclaimed feature film "Two Step" - as well as a beautiful short film ("Thanksgiving") Alex directed starring...ME. Plus, videos Alex directed for songs of mi…

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Episode 185: Ketamine Meet-and-Greet 1:31:13

9d ago1:31:13

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Is the music industry truly "elevating" anyone if they're not paying them? ALSO: Ketamine update: everyone in the building has seen Chris freak out! PLUS: Blue Origin's celebrity passengers probably forget to look out the window, and a song of the week by Chris Crofton, Albert Hickman and Taylor Jones. Steve Martin - the stock martket bit (from "Co…

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Episode 184: Abundance?! How About We Start With...THE BARE MINIMUM 1:14:33

11d ago1:14:33

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Chris and Greg discuss the wrestling weight class of #CBGML. ALSO: An honest appraisal of a world (less than) half-empty. PLUS: A song of the week from Junior Kimbrough!! Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.comBy Chris Crofton

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Episode 134 - Marian Devotion and Plague in Late Medieval Italy with Bianca Lopez 1:07:12

11d ago1:07:12

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Bianca Lopez (Southern Methodist University) joins the Infectious Historians to discuss her recent book on plague, piety and power in late medieval Italy. Lopez begins with a survey of the impact of the Black Death and subsequent second pandemic outbreaks on Italy and moves on to talk about the specific area she studies - Santa Maria di Loreto. She…

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Episode 183: Out-of-hand Amounts of Animosity Toward Political Consultants 1:24:14

25d ago1:24:14

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"The show now weighs as much as a small man - 183 lbs" -Greg ALSO: "I would not want to have sex with Marco Rubio" -Chris PLUS: "Balancing the budget" is code for violence againt the most vulnerable. A beautiful, upbeat song of the week from Frightened Rabbit!!! Frightened Rabbit - "I Feel Better": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooDZKpzb0T4 Cold B…

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Episode 182: Curtis Yarvin and the Myth of the Benevolent Monarch 1:19:56

1M ago1:19:56

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Is Curtis Yarvin smart?? Of course not lol. ALSO: The deadly, juvenile dreams of the right wing. PLUS: Bill Burr rises to the occasion! A song of the week from Wintersleep! Wintersleep - "Amerika": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yik5P7Gcf2c Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com…

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Episode 181: The Mailman is F*cked Now That Every Building Looks the Same 1:38:13

2M ago1:38:13

1:38:13

The President's caddy is inspecting beef. ALSO: Some guy who thinks he's Captain Ahab is building the shiniest building in Tennesee. PLUS: The Crofton Brush Company, and a song of the week from Talk Talk!!! Talk Talk - "Life's What You Make It": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G42rmPvbbU Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Channel Nonficti…

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Episode 132 - Plague in the Ottoman Empire with Einar Wigen 59:56

2M ago59:56

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Einar Wigen (University of Oslo) joins the Infectious Historians to talk about the Ottoman experience of plague. The conversation begins with a reflection on the beginning and end of epidemics, as well as the purpose of such discussions - as people bestow importance upon epidemics. It then transitions to plague in the Ottoman Empire - covering its …

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Episode 180: Let Them Eat Both-Sides Journalism 1:12:10

2M ago1:12:10

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Chris explains why he's not a professional audio engineer.Greg explains what happened in the Zelenskyy meeting. ALSO: Greg explains both-sides journalism. PLUS: A song of the week from Bill Fay!!!! And...LOVE! Thanks for listening. Bill Fay - "Be Not So Fearful": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJfca3ImjKc Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofto…

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Episode 179: The Spotify Approach™ to Ending Wars 1:14:17

2M ago1:14:17

1:14:17

Venture capital has replaced culture. Its aesthetic is an urgent care waiting room. Fine art is a fake neon sign that says "Living Your Best Life." ALSO: Chris reads his new column! PLUS: Song of the week from John Conlee! John Conlee - "Rose Colored Glasses": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhka__ZtQA Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton C…

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Episode 178: Spineless Democrats and Self-Driving Hotels 1:15:40

2M ago1:15:40

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The nightmare's here! So what are we gonna do about it? Chris and Greg are sending out a call to the #CBGML street team. ALSO: Bill Burr has his head on straight. PLUS: A topical new song from Loudon Wainwright III. Loudon Wainwright III - "President's Day 2025": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QTERG7yUvc Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofto…

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Episode 131 - Pandemic Ends with Erica Charters 1:05:59

2M ago1:05:59

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Erica Charters (University of Oxford) comes on the podcast to discuss how pandemics end. Erica begins by pointing out that we tend to pay far less attention to the end of pandemics, reflecting on the ending of Covid in public discourse. Erica then discusses a large project she ran which brought together over 40 international scholars on the end of …

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Good Morning Got Me Like 2/10/25 17:11

2M ago17:11

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Jonathan Richman - "It's You": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7kk4K8Zmk Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Episode 177: The Banality of Blinken 1:01:19

2M ago1:01:19

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We're back!!! Summary: A journalist is dragged out of a Blinken press conference - and his "colleagues" don't lift a finger to help him. Song of the Week - Here We Go Crazy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9WNAhNrmEM Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Try to stay strong, and we will too! Love, Chris and Greg…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 2/3/25 15:11

3M ago15:11

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The Bee Gees - "Country Lanes": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-26DNb27QQ Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton THE LAST SUNSET -for Sam Armstrong I missed it I missed the last sunset I even knew it was gonna be the last one - it was on the news and everything but I was worrying and running around like always and I lost track of time but…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 1/31/25 12:49

3M ago12:49

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Eric Bachmann - "Belong to You": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbgOPVdCN84 Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton “SHOCK AND AWE” HITS AMERICA and we get the PG-13 version but with the same aim: frighten everyone maim the poorest and while we’re tending to the wounded steal all the moneyBy Chris Crofton

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Episode 130 - Reading and Caregiving during Covid with Robert Zaretsky 1:12:20

3M ago1:12:20

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Robert Zaretsky (University of Houston) joins the Infectious Historians to reflect on his experiences during Covid as he read “plague literature” and volunteered as an aide at a nursing home. The interview begins with Robert reflecting on his thinking during Covid and how he moved from reading history to literature. The conversation continues by mo…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 1/17/25 14:29

3M ago14:29

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Tom T. Hall - "I Couldn't Live in Southern California"::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3HvfSy0f7M Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 1/15/25 11:14

3M ago11:14

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Elliot Smith - "L.A.": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLn44KhFrc Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 1/13/25 13:17

3M ago13:17

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Pozo Seco Singers - "Time": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YYQEdcMDAg Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 1/8/25 16:28

4M ago16:28

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Warren Zevon - "The French Inhaler": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqzZQdzx-xI Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like RIP Richard Foreman 18:55

4M ago18:55

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Silver Apples - "You and I": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzBlQAqILK0 Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Richard Foreman Interview (2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lne3qGLXlQBy Chris Crofton

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Episode 129 - Modern Flu with Michael Bresalier 1:11:11

4M ago1:11:11

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Michael Bresalier (Swansea University) discusses his work on the modern flu with Merle and Lee. Michael begins with talking about influenza in general and how the virus is constantly changing. The conversation then moves to focus on the annual flu shot - including its composition and how it is manufactured. Michael answers questions about a few oth…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 1/3/25 8:20

4M ago8:20

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VST & Company - "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wxELWC90Ps Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton POEM TOPICS PLEASE!!!!By Chris Crofton

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Polio Part 2: Managing Misinformation 35:40

4M ago35:40

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Send us a text In this episode, we tackle the dangers of celebrity-driven vaccine misinformation, focusing on figures like Alicia Silverstone, who may still be Clueless. We also explore the continued influence of Andrew Wakefield, whose discredited study sparked the anti-vaccine movement, and the legal efforts of RFK Jr.'s lawyer to challenge vacci…

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Good Morning Got Me Like HAPPY 2025!!! 8:33

4M ago8:33

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ABBA - "Happy New Year": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uo0JAUWijM Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!By Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/30/24 11:06

4M ago11:06

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Dan Fogelberg - "Same Old Lang Syne": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QsvZ8P1QNk Good morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton JIMMY CARTER I grew up in a Republican home so I was told he was a "disgrace" and a "weakling" I was 10 years old and had food on my table and a backyard to play in so I believed it. Now I know that anybody a Republican t…

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Good Morning Got Me Like Christmas 2024 3:47

4M ago3:47

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The Wedding Present - "Step Into Christmas": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0xcHISktAA Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!By Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/23/24 8:34

4M ago8:34

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Billy Squier - "Christmas is a Time to Say I Love You" (MTV video,1981): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcn9uBDUOcU Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton LEFTOVER AMBROSIA SALAD -for Alicia Scott ohhh leftover ambrosia salad. you don’t say! how much is left? or wait, don’t answer that. let me guess! is it…ALL OF IT?!!! the whole 55 gallon…

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Episode 128 - Medieval Recipes with Claire Burridge 1:05:24

4M ago1:05:24

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Claire Burridge (University of Oslo) comes on the podcast to discuss her work on “medical minitexts” such as recipe added to medieval manuscripts otherwise unrelated to medicine. The conversation begins with a broad framing of the period of and the genre of medical manuscripts before zooming into some of the recipes that address a variety of health…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/20/2024 10:54

4M ago10:54

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The Tragically Hip - "Fireworks": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9wW9ENBPlQ Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton “The Importance of Getting a Physical When You’re Like 35” -for Tim DeClerck yeah, get a physical at age 35 but treat the doctor as an adversary don’t admit how much you drink don’t admit how much you smoke say stuff like “Ho…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/18/24 9:30

4M ago9:30

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The Tragically Hip - "Ahead By a Century": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fbGFO1EaAE Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton CAFFEINE-FREE (poetry window 2020) a car with no engine a boat with no sail a poet without access to the crazy wordsBy Chris Crofton

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Polio Part 1: Paralysis Analysis 1:11:49

4M ago1:11:49

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Send us a text In this episode, we explore the concerning potential for the return of polio, a disease that once terrified the world before vaccines brought it to the brink of eradication. What's behind the recent reports of poliovirus in wastewater and isolated cases? And how do vaccine gaps, global health inequities, and misinformation play a rol…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/16/24 6:37

4M ago6:37

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Carly Simon - "Coming Around Again": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDP8OoTlrIk Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton GARGOYLE PRACTICE -for Mariah Jensen look at us crouched on the ramparts of our own lives making faces, shouting profanities strutting self-consciously on our filthy little ledges reducing mysterious miracles to investment…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/13/24 8:08

4M ago8:08

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Barry Manilow: "Mandy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvGpvQbkccE Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton CONSENSUS REALITY -for Ian Pope still-living stragglers from past generations insisting that their reality’s not dead the last few living corporatists grasping at all the things they treasured: racism, the Cold War, The Eagles but the …

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Episode 176: Adult Jungle Gyms and Cursed Chicken Fingers 54:43

5M ago54:43

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RFK Jr. is a Kardashian. ALSO: Adult jungle gyms, and late-capitalism's horrible aesthetic. PLUS: Chris hates chicken fingers, a new Can Do Cold Brew ad - and a song of the week from Tom Waits!!! Tom Waits - "Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MegTgHW6sg Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Channel Nonfiction:…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/11/24 7:40

5M ago7:40

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Leo Sayer - "More Than I Can Say": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HhYHLq7V2M Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton A FAINTLY FAMILIAR SONG -for Sam Armstrong I can’t let anything remain faintly familiar I have to track it down no help! don’t tell me! I’m pretty sure this dogged pursuit of musical memories negatively affects my annual inc…

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Hendra Virus: We can't stop here. This is bat country 1:17:11

5M ago1:17:11

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Send us a text Australia's got a reputation for dangerous creatures, but Hendra takes it to a whole new level. This week, we dive into the bat-sh*t crazy world of the Hendra virus—an outbreak that started in horses and quickly spread to humans in a way that’s both horrifying and weird. We’ll unpack how a bunch of flying friends with a taste for fru…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/9/24 7:46

5M ago7:46

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Glen Campbell - "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in LA)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw_virLYhHs Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton EXPOSURE I spent 20 years chasing exposure it was so upsetting that I had to drink myself silly now I concentrate on the work no money in either but dignity in one…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/6/24 8:56

5M ago8:56

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Graham Nash - "I Used to Be a King": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5A1P6zlmRs Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton HAZELNUTS THAT SHINE LIKE JEWELS I can picture them on the table in the servants' quarters in the medieval dusk dazzlingBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/4/24 7:15

5M ago7:15

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Father John Misty - "Mahashmashana": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_JHlxfFDA Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton END OF THIS GODFORSAKEN YEAR I talked to a tree frog about this year and he said he enjoyed it immenselyBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 12/2/24 7:38

5M ago7:38

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Crooked Fingers - "Call to Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8HlCaahO8M Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Episode 175: COLD BREW CONVERSATIONS with special guest - Comedian Blake Wexler!!! 1:03:46

5M ago1:03:46

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*COLD BREW CONVERSATIONS*: Chris Talks with a Special Guest - Comedian Blake Wexler!! Blake's Comedy Special - "Daddy Long Legs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEnGRBHbyw4 Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Can Do Cold Brew: CanDoColdBrew.comBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 11/29/24 10:16

5M ago10:16

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Teenage Fanclub - "Planets": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1COS11T8X8 Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 11/27/24 10:13

5M ago10:13

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Ride - "Vapour Trail": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NrGCLSlMj0 Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton DARK AT 4:30 -for Benjamin Hayes here we are shivering on the surface of the earth already shattered by indignities like burst water pipes and Instagram and then some fool turns the lights out? here we are, though lighting candles and w…

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The Real RFK Jr.: Department of Health and Human Services 1:05:52

5M ago1:05:52

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Send us a text In this episode, we venture boldly into the unsettling future of American healthcare as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. steps into the most controversial cabinet role of the new administration: Secretary of Health and Human Services. With a track record of questioning vaccine safety and promoting alternative health narratives, RFK Jr.'s appoin…

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Good Morning Got Me Like 11/25/24 7:06

5M ago7:06

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Bread - "Lost Without Your Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nhcwtS9xUM Good Morning Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonBy Chris Crofton

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Good Morning Got Me Like 11/22/24 10:21

5M ago10:21

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Bob Dylan - "Where Are You Tonight": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pVRt3FU6As Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton BISCUIT KING -for Matt Gifford he’s got chicken fingers for fingers and wears a steaming ten pound biscuit on his head he sneezes gravy he has an angry little dachshund made entirely of butter, but somehow alive with a bacon leash so… …

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