The Ascertainers

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Mark's oldest son Chantz and lifelong friend/neighbor Paris join us for a free-flowing conversation that covers a lot of ground.  Something for everyone.

• Escape plan
• Guest intro
• Mark's early driveway
• The smelter story
• Newt's initiation
• Young man, old soul
• Early musician stories
• Guest songs of the day
  • Yeah by Usher
  • Let it Happen by Tame Impala
• King Gizzard
• Errors and Omissions
• Peter Graves
• With a name like "Jerk Dry Rub" it HAS to be goood
• Maariah Carey/ Eminem feud
• Language evolution
• R Kelly / Chick Berry--how to get chicks
• Ascertainers Song of the Day
  • Wild by Spoon
  • Here Comes That Rainbow Again--by Kris Kristofferson 
• Wesley Snipes
• Christian Bale
• Sacha Baron Cohen
• Freddie Mercury's Kid???

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Usher - Yeah! (Lyrics) ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris

Tame Impala - Let It Happen (Official Video)

Spoon - "Wild" (Official Music Video)

Kris Kristofferson - Here comes that rainbow again (1982) - YouTube

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Trying out a shorter episode to see if anyone can tell.  We cover a lot of ground with a few laughs.

• Bring back the Radio Game?
• Pseudonyms
• Newt's--Mark's Cheers
• Errors & Omissions
• Quarterbacks
• Jim's Song of the Week
• Pan O Prog Plaza Stage preview
• Come meet Mark and Jim
• Mark's Song of the Week
• Mark's Motorcycle trip
• Wall Drug
• RIP Bobby Sherman and Nick Rouse
• Wall Drug

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#PanOProg

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This was a tough one to give a title to, as we covered a lot of ground and nothing too specifically.  Some decent laughs though!

• Gong Show / Match Game babes
• Tom Jones--Lady Killer
• Bourbon Jim
• The Beyond Burger Smash experiment update
• Newt's--You can also get a salad
• Songs of the week
  •  Mark--Tryin' by Eagles
  • Jim--Gator Country by Molly Hatchet
• Dwight Yoakam / Tom Petty Confidence
• Lyle Lovett too
• Dolly Parton 
• Rock band or not?
• Give your worries a rest now and then

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#Burgery
#Eponymous
#DontBoreUsGetToTheChorus

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Tom Jones - Treat Her Right (This is Tom Jones TV Show, 1969)

The Wrecking Crew (2008) - Meet Carol Kaye, Legendary Bassist

Eagles Tryin' RANDY MEISNER - 3/10/1973 (Live)

Molly Hatchet - Gator Country - 11/10/1978 - Capitol Theatre

Dwight Yoakam - "Little Sister" [Live from Austin, TX]

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl (Live) 1978

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Welcome back.  Pretty laid-back episode for you this time.

• The gout
• Thanks Reader's Digest
• Carlos Mencia
• BeeGees
• Errors & Omissions
• Charlie's 100 yard dash fantasy
• Ewwww Rick Springfield
• Spoiler Alert:  To Live and Die in LA
• RIP Jim Marshall
• RIP Brian Wilson
• Beach Boys
• PeeWee, Phil and Norm
• Newt's--be part of history!

#NewtsAppleAvalley

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The Making of "Jessie's Girl"

I honestly wanted to put a Ralphie May clip here, but all of them were just a bit too offensive for a good-natured podcast like ours...  Go ahead and google him at your own risk.

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Buckle up.  This one goes off road.  A few laughs to be had. Enjoy.

• Enhanced intro
• Myriad--take 9
• Shaking or nodding?
• Help from ChatGPT
• Our fake song
• You can't see AI live
• Mark loves kids
• Shoutout Mancini's
• Newt's--Your Experimental Burger Leader
• Errors & Omissions
• Pee Wee As Himself Doc
• The Groundlings

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#Smash

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Pee-wee as Himself | Official Trailer | HBO

Our fake song  https://www.riffusion.com/song/d49aea93-d882-4b7d-81c2-64737b2f09a6

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Your boys got things sorted out and are back to our old selves.  

• Shout out Nilsson and Donovan
• Things came to a head
• Lilt
• Spelling Bee
• An attempt at a professional intro
• Jim's doppelganger from Modern Family
• Theme music appreciation
• Quagmire
• Steve Miller, The Baby's and Billy Idol
• RIP Rick Derringer
• Wierd Al
• Yep--Meatloaf
• Tom Petty--Runnin' Down a Dream Doc
• Used Grilled Cheese
• Songs that boosted bands
• Body Hair
• Shout out Think Drink Disney podcast
• Thank you

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#TheBestShipOfAllIsFriendship
#ThinkDrinkDisney

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Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_XiMab-FPo

Walk This Way   https://youtu.be/4B_UYYPb-Gk?si=b7w6_aZBgcgM1uEc

Wipeout:  https://youtu.be/r-kAnNgqN9o?si=MxNys4a7fA-oECv5

Link Wray The Rumble:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFCpUZVyXgg

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Of course, we mean RUNNING races, which is what we end spending an unusal amount of time discussing.  We do talk about drummers too.

• Beyond middle age
• Break in routine
• Attitude Adjustment
• Golf
• Newt's--What's your favorite burger???
• Memorial Day Toast
• Thanks for your service, Mark
• Steve Tyler vs Kenny the Jet revisted
• ChatGPT decides the winner
• Pompatus
• High Diving With the Stars
• Parental Advisory
• Fooled Around & Fell in Love
• We might have a Meatloaf problem
• The Drummer part
• Foo Fighters
• D.A.R.E.
• HBD Mark

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#JensonCreative

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Like our theme music?  Here's some full-band Feegee:  Othernthat and  Neck Bolts

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We were recently reminded that we are a technically a music podcast, so we set out to talk about our favorite 4 piece rock bands from the 60's, 70's and 80's.  In the words of Burt Reynolds (as played by the late, great Norm McDonald): Bon Apetit.

• How are we talking about Meatloaf again??
• Powered by Newt's, Apple Valley
• Errors & Omissions
• Steve Lukather
• Kenny Smith vs Steven Tyler:  Who wins in a race?
• Wolves Fever--Catch It!
• RIP Joe Don Baker
• A boy named Titan
• Which one is Kool?
• Retro chicken review
• Four Piece Classic Rock Bands
  • Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, Queen, Van Halen, Foghat, REM
• Thanks for listening--go to our Facebook page and Like and Follow if you please

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#Icebergs

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It Might Get Loud | Official Trailer (2009) - YouTube

RIP Joe Don Baker  Walking Tall (1973) Official Trailer

A little light on this sort of content this week, so please take the Ron Swanson Challenge.  See how far you get without laughing:  Ron but he gets progressively more Ron | Parks and Recreation

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• Mad Men era slogans
• Sellouts
• Shoutout sister Karen
• Mark's epic guy move
• Choose your regret
• Why Jim was bad in school
• Osmosis
• New Burger at Newt's is worth your attention
• Touche' Cory
• Your Zebra (the band) leader
• Amyl & the Sniffers concert review
• Another Alice Cooper story
• Check out Sheer Mag (see below)
• Shoutout Troy G
• The HR Dept at the Vatican

#Newt's
#BassSlut

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Chevrolet Trucks "Like A Rock" Commercial

1988 Michelob "After Midnight" & "Nighttime Is the Right Time" TV ads - YouTube

Snatch (2000) Official Trailer 1 - Brad Pitt Movie

Jim Gaffigan: “I’m Too Lazy” - Full Special    Go to 18:24 mark for the Pope as a kid bit.

Amyl and The Sniffers - Jerkin' (Party In The Paddock 2025) - YouTube

Sheer Mag - Free at Noon (Full Performance)

Michael Winslow - Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin Original HD (Senkveld med Thomas og Harald)

The Prisoner - Trailer

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Tonight, we're joined by Jim's wife, Kris.  She brings her cheery personality and fact-checking skills.

• Spring has sprung
• New friend at Newt's
• Attitude Adjustment
• It's still just myriad
• Dr Hirt and Dr Payne
• Hernia check
• Errors & Omissions
• Belichick's chick
• The Blob
• Chubby Checker
• Oscar Rules
• Fluffer
• TV Talk
• Peter Wolf
• Paul Revere and the Raiders
• Bar conversation etiquette

#Newt's

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Excellent David Spade bit:  Hernia - YouTube

Paul Revere and the Raiders: Powder Blue Mercedes Queen