Grant's back at the helm this week, counting down the top 10 and taking some time to focus on the dearly departed.

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Burke's brother Grant returns this week, offering to help out as Burke is thrown back into school / work life and I'm sure many more responsibilities and exciting ventures. He is kind of a big deal, you know.

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A quick 26-minute countdown podcast episode is here! Burke dives into our songs, share some #FreshCuts history, and feel grateful to have these songs to turn around a rough start to the week. ☮️

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Which rock band just started their own complaint hotline? And what complaint did Burke leave? Wellington Davis and Steve Strait join your host Burke Wasson to count down our top 10 songs from Vol. 116 and spout their takes on a few #StrayCuts at the end of the episode. Plus, Steve has a few thoughts on people who nominate the same artists over and over. Stay tuned.

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In the shortest episode yet of the podcast, Burke and Jennifer break down our top 10 songs of the week, and Jen introduces new criteria to judge each song.

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Travis Boots and a special guest join your host Burke Wasson to count down our top 10 songs from #FreshCuts Vol. 114. Stick around for the last segment, when Travis entertains a reward for the group. He also offers some advice to #FreshCuts listeners. Plus, find out which country and which two of our members boast three songs in our top 10, which artist hated the album that featured one of this week's songs, which artist has Disney villain energy, and a special salute to Benjamin Linus from the classic TV show "Lost". If you enjoy this podcast and want to show your love for that work, you can donate any amount you like, big or small, at the following apps:

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Bob Szurgot makes his podcast debut, joining Steve Strait, Nathan Ferrell, and me to reveal our songs of the week and the first of The Astonishing Tales of Bob.

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Your host Burke Wasson counts down our top 25 songs from #FreshCuts Vol. 112 in solo fashion and efficient results! Enjoy!

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Sue Walnut, Wellington Davis, Nathan Ferrell, Steve Strait, Travis Boots, and Grant Wasson join your host Burke Wasson to count down the group's top 26 songs so far of 2026.

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The playlist of our top 50 songs of the year so far will attach to this episode by Monday, July 6.

Your host Burke Wasson looks ahead to our Songs of the Midyear poll coming this week and counts down our top 25 songs from #FreshCuts Vol. 111.

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