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For all you Viking's fans, this is also known as the Scott Studwell episode.  Not because we talk about him or anything--but he did wear #55.  I bet he also knows Joey Browner.
In this episode, we finish up on 1976 by talking some music, TV shows and other useless banter.  

• Well, my broker is EF Hutton
• Newt's--yum--you should go there
• Saving best stuff for Mark (phrasing)
• There's no Joe Rogan Burger either!
• The McDonald's mafia
• Radio Game
• Mark's bizarre headphones accident
• 1976
• Sitcoms (bumper crop of them)
• Queen/Bohemian Rhapsody was a redneck's worst nightmare
• Boston, Neil Diamond, Hall and the other guy, Wings, Glen Campbell, Peter Frampton, Beatles (yes in 1976), Bay City Rollers, The Miracles, CW McCall, Kiss
• Jr High school dance challenges

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We're still trying to get our groove back (as if we ever had one).  Jim's wife, Kris makes her Ascertainers debut.

• What would you say you do here?
• Gramma's Boy
• Introducing Mrs Jim
• Mancini's shoutout
• Girl drinks
• Fancy Ray sighting
• Newt's:  Featuring the All-New Ascertainers Burger
• Errors & omissions
• Radio Game
• 1976 songs, pop culture, etc
• Hair calendar
• Your vintage currency leader
• Silver Streak
• Happy Days
• The poster/cell phone analogy the world needs to hear
• SCTV
• The long MN goodbye

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The sophomore slump hit your boys hard.  We enter year two of this adventure by failing on our first two attempts at getting anything worth sharing with you, our loyal listeners--both of you.  What we ended up with should be an indicator of how very bad the first two were...

• Listener shout outs
• Prospective guests
• Newt's and how Mark pissed off our ONLY sponsor
• The Ascertainer Burger--ask for it by name
• MN transplants, Ken and Renee
• Fabrication
• Radio Game
• MTV nostalgia
• Dangerous childhood activities
• Remo Drive shoutout
• Happy Anniversary!

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That couple is Mark and Jim.  During the recording with the Think Drink Disney fellas, Jim dissed Mark even more than normal.  Thanks to Mark being a podcasting pro and great editor, you probably didn't even know about it, but in this episode, you'll hear how we worked things out.  Extra Kleenex for this one.....

• Another new friend at Newt's
• Jim and Cory are both Rockets!
• The Ascertainer Burger?
• The faux pas
• Dickslaughter
• Think Drink Disney Redux
• Instagram comments gone wrong
• That clapper thing in the movies
• One year anniversary
• Jim's celebrity laugh
• Radio Game
• Mark's fun facts about curling!
• MN nice is overrated

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One episode was not enough for legends Matt G and Lance from the Think Drink Disney podcast.  This time around is a bit less frenetic (look it up Ascertainers followers....  The TDD people probably knew that one already).  If you could use a laugh, give this one a listen.

• Reintroducing Think Drink Disney (TDD)
• What's with all the Kleenex?
• Micro Obliterator
• Callouses
• Never pass up a chance to Chuck spin
• Our endless pursuit of Mr Joey Browner
• The Pink Floyd/Rush theory blown up
• DinnerSupperMotherMomAntAunt
• Matt's joke kills
• Radio Game
• Newt's promo: TDD-style
• Ace and Gary hit the town
• X-Golf shoutout
• Bricksworth Brewing Burnsville shoutout
• A TDD primer
• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• The opposite of David Lee Roth
• GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!

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Big week--Matt G and Lance from the Think Drink Disney podcast pay us a visit.  Jim has known Lance for going on 20 years and The Ascertainers have looked up to T.D.D. for a while.  With four guys in the Dojio (Dojo/Studio--copyright pending), there's a little bit of cross talk and a whole lot of laughs.  What The Ascertainers lack in technical proficiency, raw talent and preparation, we make up for in fun (says me).

• Introductions
• What we like about Think Drink Disney 
• New Newt's Recruits
• Interruptions--it's what we do
• Laugh break
• The origin story
• The Federer of the F-bomb
• The Think Drink Disney format--brilliant
• Luke Skylimper
• Cock Knee
• The List
• Radio Game
• First concerts
• Baby Shark vs Nyan Cat
• Stagefright outro
• Let's play two!

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We spent a little more time at Newt's before recording this one--you decide for yourself if it shows....

• Thick glasses?
• Choose positivity, damn it!
• Have to or get to?
• Cheat day
• Ice Fishing story (a/k/a Aurora BOREalis
• Newt's is delicious
• Where the heck is Sara???
• John Cameron Swayze
• Mark's new neighbor
• Fake meat during Lent
• Bob Marley
• Entertainers
• Uff Da

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We were so ready to get started that we skipped the intro.  As Ascertainers episodes go, this one is pretty close to the original recipe--50% of people won't like it.  The other half will hate it.  Enjoy!

• Big Shots
• Newts Shoutout--Welcome to MN Ken and Renee!
• Is it hot out there or is it just us?
• The two Parris's
• Think twice about lending Mark your Jaguar
• Mental spotter
• It's all in good fun, Mr Browner.  Also. we'd love to have you as a guest
• Neal Peart's sandwich
• Concrete Blonde reference
• Radio Game
• Heavy Metal Parking Lot
• Kenny Rogers is legit
• Live Albums / Concerts
• Album Art
• No overweight people at Woodstock
• Shout out Pat K and Charlie

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After teasing 1973 as a topic last episode, we decided to actually tackle it this week and stuck with the plan.  1973--come for the easy listening, stay for the easier listening.  This one was challenging to spice up.

• Knee Job
• Newt's you say?
• Symbiosis
• Who bites gum?
• Paging our German listener
• 1973--The rise of Heavy Music?  Kind of.
• Mark's guy Eric/Tommy Bolin
• Mick Jagger helped record WHICH Carly Simon hit?
• Mark transitioned in 1973
• Shout out sister Karen
• Mark's shitty portable radio

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Well, we finally did it--we went the whole episode without talking about our topic-- which does get mentioned in the episode, but since we didn't cover it at all, we don't want to further mislead by using it in the episode title.  One way to look at this is that it's like a choose your own adventure.  Another way is to question the (lack of) motivation by these hosts.  COME ON GUYS (man, that seems like it could use a comma or something)

• Digital World
• Phlegmrod Johnson
• 1973 music was a tad mellow
• Jeremy and Mandy from Newt's
• Nacho aspirations
• Is Dream Theater the 4th Horseman of the Prog-opalypse?
• Chuck spin regret
• Radio Game
• Errors & Omissions
• Stay Positive
• Red beer and advice
• Fred Smoot
• Aaaaand, we're out of time--goodnight!

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