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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with musician Rob Baker. Rob is best known as the founder and guitarist of the band The Tragically Hip. He’s also a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. During the show he discussed the longevity of the band, the new deluxe boxset for the album Up to Here, and the new documentary series The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal. Get your copies today!During the rest of the show we received a call from the assumed-dead Twitter Lori, Ton explained his love of Claymation, and Dustin told a story about inviting Hulk Hogan and Yngwie Malmsteen over for Thanksgiving. It came crashing down and it hurt inside!

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The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with actor Clarke Peters. Clarke is best known for his role as "Detective Lester Freamon" on the TV show The Wire. He also appeared in TV shows like Oz and Treme and films like John Wick and Marley & Me. His latest film Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. is out now!

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During this episode of The Five Count we bought lunchroom tables from Dustin's old elementary school, received a call from Madam Nikki who gave Ton a tarot card reading about his hair, and Barbie helped us burn some of the calories from all the food we've eaten lately. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with actress Amy Fields. Amy is best known for her role as "Jodi Schote" in the film Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers. She's also appeared in films like A Killing Affair and Leader of the Band. We were also joined by Jeff Hayes, author of the book "Sleepaway Camp: Making the Movie and Reigniting the Campfire." Get your copy now at 1984 Publishing!

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with WWE Superstar Montez Ford. Montez is best known as one-half of the tag team The Street Profits. He's also a former WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion, WWE Raw Tag Team Champion and NXT Tag Team Champion. During the show he discussed how his military background prepared him to be a professional wrestler, being able to travel with his wife Bianca Belair, and how he hopes The Street Profits can get back on track in the coming year. See Montez Ford on Dec. 6 when WWE SmackDown comes to Target Center in Minneapolis!During the rest of the show we discussed the pros and cons of Santa Claus grabbing you by the junk, Ton described what his mother’s bedroom was like when he was a child, and we coughed and wheezed all over everything. Even our deathbeds can’t keep us off the air!

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During this episode we celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the True Punks Do Electro, spoke with author Daniel Bukszpan about the book Rush at 50 and author Martin Popoff about the book Judas Priest: Album by Album, and discussed the differences between AI and rapper T.I. Turns out, they can both help you with whatever you like!

The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with musician Dave Wanless. Dave is best known as the founder and singer of the band Sven Gali. Formed in 1987, Sven Gali is best known for hits like Under the Influence and Love Don't Live Here Anymore. They were also nominated for two Juno Awards in 1993. The latest Sven Gali album Bombs and Battlescars is available now!

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with bassist Tony Levin. Tony is best known as a member of King Crimson. He's also played with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, John Lennon and countless others. During the show he discussed his latest album Bringing it Down to the Bass, his memories of working on Alice Cooper's Welcome to My Nightmare album, and his new band with Steve Vai, BEAT. See BEAT on Nov. 4 at the State Theatre in Minneapolis!During the rest of the show we discussed Ozzy Osbourne going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, argued over whether or not a punch in the nose counts as a trick when going door to door for Halloween, and shared tips with our older listeners about good posture. Public radio is a young man's game!

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The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with musician Steve Hill. Steve is known as one of Canada's most-prolific guitarists. He's also a Juno Award winner. His new album Hanging on a String is available now!

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This was a special Halloween episode of The Five Count! During the show we played our favorite Halloween tunes, tried to scare up some cash for the KMSU Pledge Drive, and talked a lot about pudding. Happy Halloween!