The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Episodes: 145
Nathan Couch
Feb 24, 2020
I know nothing about amps and have no business listening to this and yet I enjoy it immensely. Listening to Skip call people idiots and sighing is what keeps me listening.
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Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Often hilarious and always insightful, it's like no other guitar podcast out there.
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Ep. 141: "I've Got an Alamo That I Want to Forget"
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 140: "Tiny Bits of Tingle"
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 139: "I'm Going Negative"
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 138: "Check for Ticks"
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 137: "Walk Around the Yard"
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 136: "Release the Curd"
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Ep. 135: "Liquor, Candy, Model Airplane Magazines..."
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 134: "A Little Debbie Swiss Roll"
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May 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 133: "A Spicy Tomato Sauce"
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May 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 132: "Start Dark"
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 131: "Sandy Soil"
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 130: "America's Hat"
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 129: "Summer of the Comet"
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 128: "The Smells Were Overwhelming"
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 127: "The Rogue Hoe"
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 126: "They Do Eventually Die"
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 125: "Put Your Hands on the Hood"
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 124: "Night Train"
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 123: "Salt to Taste"
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 122: "A Low Ceiling Situation"
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 121: "Plaid Bell Bottoms"
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 120: "One Call"
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 119: "Painting Some Dots"
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 118: "Pirate Ale" (Special Guest: Ben Harper)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 117: "Tommy, Time for Dinner"
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 116: "Or Something"
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 115: "The Group W Bench"
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May 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 114: "Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers"
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May 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 113: "Too Much of Something Somewhere"
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 112: "Adjust for Minimum Smoke"
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 111: "A Tree, the Roof of a Trailer and a Deluxe Reverb"
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 110: "Need a Ride?"
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 109: "The First Podcast Puddle"
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 108: "Put a Pot Under It"
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 107: "Nip It In the Bud"
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 106: "That's When You Know You're Doomed"
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 105: "You Started a Chainsaw" (Special guest: jdflyback)
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 104: "I Bought a Headache"
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 103: "If You Want Something, You Have to Do Something"
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 102: "I Relapsed"
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 101: "One Piece at a Time"
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 100
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 99: "EQ and You"
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 98: "Reserve Champion"
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 97: "Do I Want the Red or the Gold?"
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 96 "The Problem Is the Problem"
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 95: "What's the Implication?"
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 94: Tex Amps
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May 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 93: "Permissive Parents"
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May 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 92: "I'll Be There Briefly"
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 91: "I'm Still Frying Garlic"
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 90: "Seeing Foxes In the Daytime"
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 89: "Champions Adjust"
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 88: "Wake Up"
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 87: "Waxy... and Leaking"
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 86: "You Run Hot"
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 85: "Remington Starfire"
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 84: "What's Past the Weeds?"
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 83: "No, But I Will"
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 82: "The Velvet Touch"
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 81: "Eat Ice Cream"
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 80: "Dairy Goats in a Minivan"
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 79: "New Departure"
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 78: "Business Conducted on the Internet"
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 77: "Helen Reddy"
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 76: "Eliminate the Impossible"
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 75: "We're Staying Positive"
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 74: "Another Finger on Your Hand"
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 73: "Also, Not My Suit Size"
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 72: "You Look Older"
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 71: "I Analyze My Spectrum"
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 70: "Everything Matters and Nothing Matters"
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May 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 69: "Candy Cigarettes"
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May 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 68: "All Will Be Revealed"
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Bonus: Mini Wall of Sound Builder Anthony Coscia
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 67: "Space Food Sticks"
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 66: "The Doves and the Turkeys"
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 65: "Aim High"
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 64: "Little Tiny Kites"
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 63: "Chapter Four: Handles"
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 62: "Just Call Me Ike"
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 61: "Less Than Zero"
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 60: "10 and Up"
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 59: "Paper Airplanes and Some Soup"
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 58: "Beards and Flattops"
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 57: "Turn That Baby Down to Zero"
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 56: "I Want People to Dream"
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 55: "Surfeit of Stuff"
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 54: "A Great Big Tent"
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 53: "Kids Love It"
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 52: "Dogs Riding Bicycles"
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 51: "Generator Edition"
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 50: "Another Hobby, Another Hobby, Another Hobby"
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 49: "You Could Have Just Left It in the Trash"
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 48: "Looking Out the Window"
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 47: "You Played for Money"
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Ep. 46: "Man-Made Interference"
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 45: "I Sheared a Lot of Sheep"
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 44: "Heavy Rotation at the Prison Library"
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 43: "We Need a Lifeline"
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 42: "The Other Half of the Class"
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Jun 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 41: "He's a Family Man"
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 40: "The Boogie Dumpster"
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May 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 39: "I Assumed He Was a Bass Player"
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May 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 38: "Thousand Dollars or Get a Job"
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May 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 37: "Bury It in the Yard for a Year"
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May 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 36: "They Only Gave Me One Night"
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May 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 35: "He Just Crashed Into the Ground"
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 34: "I'm Not Waking the Baby Up"
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 33: "I Can Deal With Nuts"
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 32: "Let's Make Cookies"
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 31: "And You Thought We Had Problems"
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 30: "That's What We're Having"
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 29: "Filter Capacitors and You"
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Satellite Amplifiers
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 28: "It's the Cranberries"
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 27: "A Big Grizzly Bear with a Duck Head On It"
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 26: "The Benny Goodman Stare"
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Larry Cragg
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 25: "Defensible Space"
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 24: "Half-Finished Malt Liquor"
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 23: "He's a Hugger"
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 22: "A Crouton in Every Bite"
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 21: "Bases Loaded, Full Count"
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 20: "It's a Big Tent"
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 19: "I Have Lifestyle Tips"
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Ep. 18: "Walk the Dog Backwards"
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Ep. 17: "One Good Solder Joint"
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 16: "Glue on the Windshield"
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Ep. 15: "Yuba Peach"
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Ep. 14: "I'll Do the Jokes"
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 13: "Throw a Love Light Party!"
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Ep. 12: "Painting the Fence"
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May 31, 2019 |
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Ep. 11: "Waiting For the Tater Tots"
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May 16, 2019 |
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Ep. 10: "Would It Get You Out of the Army Early?"
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Ep. 9 - "Up on Its Feet"
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Ep. 8 - "Alcohol and what?"
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 7: "In French or English"
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Ep. 6: "A Rustic Kegger Out in the Woods"
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 5: "You're a Maintenance Man"
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 4: "Smoked Paprika"
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 3: "Make Me Some Bread"
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 2: "Don't buy that thing"
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 1: "People Did Stuff"
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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Introduction
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Nov 12, 2018 |