In this episode, we dive into Jeff’s latest obsession with a type of namazake called “domuroku”—a rich, unfiltered sake that’s as funky as it is fascinating. We also unpack the tale of how he got boondoggled into buying a cheap Chinese knockoff of the Shure SM7dB, proving once again that if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

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Musical outro: "Sake, Tears, Men and Women" by Eigo Kawashima. 

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