Best Steve Clifton Podcasts (2025)

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Radar 7: URBAN POLITICS OF TRUTH AND WEALTH (+ AI data centres, +extreme heat and more) 1:12:36

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Katie Pruszynski and Professor Rowland Atkinson to explore how political and wealth elites are reshaping cities from New York to London and beyond. We dive into Zohran Mamdani's journey to becoming the Democratic Party's nominee for Mayor of New York City (25:10) and the pros and cons of increasing tax on the sup…

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116 Slick Shoes - Rusty 2:23:54

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Jay and Clifton return to Clifton's favorite punk band, Slick Shoes, for their debut album, Rusty!By Clifton Stuckey

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Feature 6: CYBORG RIGHTS & THE CITY? A conversation on tech & urbanism with Simon Marvin & Allan McCay 47:21

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In this month's special feature, Tom and Beth are joined by Simon Marvin and Allan McCay to discuss how advances in neurotechnology - specifically Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) - are changing the way we think about urban infrastructures and human-technology relations in the city. We discuss: How can we understand the complex and continuously cha…

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Radar 6: HOUSING SAFETY, TRANS RIGHTS & THE CITY (+ Bunkers, AI protest & more) 59:51

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In this month’s episode, we are joined by Jenny Preece to dive into the issue of building safety in the context of the recent anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire (22:33). Next, we consider trans rights in the context of Pride month and the impact of the UK’s recent Supreme Court ruling (38:40). Also on our radar: Bunkers and new forms of subterr…

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115 Buck - Buck 2:33:05

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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL272A23B9EAABAC03 https://www.facebook.com/buckdetroit/ https://downthelinezine.com/cue/buck_enterprises https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/buck-ska-is-the-limit/ https://www.christianmusicarchive.com/album/buck https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Enemy-Out-Time/dp/B000OYCGYA https://www.youtub…

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Feature 5: POWERING THE NORTH - A conversation with Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram 1:07:28

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In this first stand-alone feature, Tom and Beth introduce an uncut conversation with Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram - the Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region in the North of England, recorded at Sheffield's Festival of Debate. The conversation was chaired by Beth at the Octagon Theatre, and focussed on Andy and Steve's 10-po…

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114 Steve Taylor - Squint 2:38:34

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https://www.instagram.com/excompod/ https://open.spotify.com/show/5WYfTqA2EK48nfcdC1PL8S?si=507d06949fe24d29By Clifton Stuckey

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Radar 5: POWER & THE POPE (+ Gaza urbicide, gambling cities & more) 54:20

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In this month’s Radar, we dive into the issue of community power - the energy kind! - with Dr Jayne Carrick (22:28), before discussing how a new pope (or an AI confession box!) will alter relations between religion, faith and the city with Dr Krzysztof Nawratek (35:26). On our urban radar (02:41) we also consider: The UK government’s Immigration Wh…

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113 Disciple - My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy 1:35:35

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We did it! After a long, slow descent into Christian music-induced madness, we've finally found where the sea floor drops off into oblivion thanks to an album so aggressively dull, so devoid of anything resembling intrigue or artistic value, that it’s left us staring into the yawning void of our own psychosis. Congratulations to Christian music’s c…

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112 Black Cherry Soda - Grin 1:28:18

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https://youtu.be/kbQKs3dV-yE?si=uITkyNhR6IzR1bS_ https://cmnexus.org/profiles/Black_Cherry_Soda https://downthelinezine.com/cue/black_cherry_soda https://www.discogs.com/release/2285596-Black-Cherry-Soda-Grin https://boottohead.com/bth101.html https://palmbeachbookery.com/products/black-cherry-soda-grin https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.co…

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fuck Spotify 1:32

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If you listen to our podcast on Spotify, it might be time to change thatBy Clifton Stuckey

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111 Puller - Sugarless 2:00:41

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https://tenkillermusic.com/pages/meet-the-band https://open.spotify.com/artist/234Gp7UTsuxdJxNsusLSE8?si=QiEoXHPoSZqwM_q-R6Na4A https://youtu.be/nvIWChfB66U?si=14dxXQ6wtGMNLjms https://youtu.be/-uQ89CgBLhU?si=lnuOYxLIbaR-uHip https://tenkillermusic.com/pages/meet-the-band https://web.archive.org/web/20010811220029/http://www.pullerrock.com/history.…

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Episode 4: BATS, BUILDINGS & BIG IDEAS (+ local action on water, + the urban impacts of tariff wars, and more...) 1:12:26

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In this month's bumper episode we are joined by Malcolm Tait, Kiera Chapman and Hugh Ellis for a feature (45:13) on the UK government's planning reforms, how we can save nature and whether we need more utopian thinking to engage citizens in planning for sustainable communities. With Liz Sharp and Antonio Navas, Tom and Beth also dive into the local…

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110 Hokus Pick - Brothers From Different Mothers 1:21:35

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https://web.archive.org/web/19980206194618/http://www.hokuspick.com/bio.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_z-9zlmuhE&ab_channel=RagamuffinArchive https://www.bezartshub.com/events-calendar/2024/9/27/hokus-pick?fbclid=IwY2xjawJWZllleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaOsUJORDm7EhfFvCTFrZp4T2FEQs1t7D86wEPgH-sDn2PutEQG25TXeEA_aem_VPMIVEQI47cx2S5okeC8Cw https://www.f…

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109 Freeto Boat - Hindsight 20/20 1:41:38

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https://ehrmanblog.org/did-christians-invent-charity/ https://freetoboat.bandcamp.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20001012122144/http://www.freetoboat.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Nw8cPqEoE https://www.discogs.com/artist/3445734-Freeto-Boat https://unleaded.tripod.com/freeto.html https://www.indievisionmusic.com/news/freeto-boat-are-back…

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Episode 3: CITIES & AUTHORITARIANISM (+ addressing urban air pollution, + cities and the UK asylum crisis, and more) 56:36

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This month’s special feature focuses on the rise of authoritarianism in cities (34:48). What are the strategies and tactics that authoritarian regimes might use to control their capital cities? Beth and Tom are joined by David Jackman to discuss the insights provided in his edited book with Tom, as well as a discussion of urban political dynamics i…

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108 Blenderhead - Prime Candidate for Burnout 2:44:21

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https://punklottopod.simplecast.com/ https://billypower.com/By Clifton Stuckey

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107 Fanmail - The Latest Craze 1:54:46

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https://www.discogs.com/release/445594-Fanmail-The-Latest-Craze https://www.amazon.com/Latest-Craze-Fanmail/dp/B00000J802 Scott Silleta: Following his departure from Plankeye in July 1998, Silletta formed the Christian pop-punk band Fanmail that year. In 1999, Fanmail released an extended play, Here Comes Fanmail EP, and their debut studio album, T…

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Episode 2: MANCHESTER'S DEVELOPMENT MODEL (+ German elections, + UK local government reform, and more) 40:26

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In this month's feature (21:09), Tom & Beth turn their attention to Manchester’s model of property-led development. As the UK government pins hopes on enabling greater private sector investment to boost economic growth, can the 'Manchester model' deliver the expected outcomes? They are joined by Adam Leaver and Richard Goulding to discuss their new…

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106 Aunt Bettys - Aunt Bettys 1:49:17

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Jay and Clifton celebrate the successful funding of the rerelease of Aunt Bettys self titled debut on Lost in Ohio!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lostinohio/reissuing-the-aunt-bettys-debuthttps://multi-biome.com/music/tag/Aunt+Bettyshttp://www.basement.crucifyd.com/pages/records/html/discog-ART/Aunt%20Bettys.htmlhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/…

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Episode 1: CITIES & CLIMATE CHANGE (+ human rights for mountains, + foreign aid cuts and more) 53:43

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On this month's Urban Radar, Beth & Tom zoom in on: Why recognising the rights of a New Zealand mountain is an urban issue Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and its impacts on the city of Goma How cutting US international development funding will impact cities Whether ‘more-than-schools’ can offer community level responses to the cri…

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Urban Radar: Trailer 3:15

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In this trailer, we set out the background to Urban Radar, the format of the show and the main questions that we will explore. Urban Radar is a podcast series which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life. It is brought to you by Sheffield Urbanism, a community of urban researchers in the Faculty of …

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105 Big Tent Revival 1:33:48

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Aunt Betty's Kickstarter https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/05/06/big-tent-rocker-moves-into-a-big-church-role/ https://www.klove.com/music/artists/big-tent-revival https://www.huffpost.com/entry/from-big-tent-revival-to_b_862065 https://web.archive.org/web/19991128083040/http://www.bigtent.net/biography.htm https://www.instagram.com/wigbone/p/Co2…

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104 Pep Squad - No Doy! 1:56:27

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Jay and Clifton got a Jesus candle and they don't know why. But you know! It's Pep Squad's debut NO DOY!By Clifton Stuckey

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103 Kosmos Express - Now 1:50:02

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https://labelmintjellyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rob-goraieb-antenna https://youtu.be/MjyRKOJuf-c?si=QXTRnO_CA3UXfpLc https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/09/21/cia-cia/By Clifton Stuckey

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102 2024 2:01:22

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Jay and Clifton take a look back at 2024. The good, the bad, and the beautiful.By Clifton Stuckey

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Best of 2024, a compilation 1:04:41

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Jay and Clifton's best songs we covered in 2024By Clifton Stuckey

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101 the broken christmas 1:15:09

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Records_(record_label) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8-G6oGEWH8&list=PLPcTOx34g9XQ8LgRhpJRrkki_I7FBKoyG&index=2 https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/level-heads-flirting-with-the-world/ https://www.discogs.com/artist/2649989-Level-Heads https://youtu.be/iUX6or66UtQ?si=ajWWsSit_KZGRWLS htt…

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100 Daniel Otto (Bot) Jack Petersen BTRM 2:16:24

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https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-audiofeed-music-festival https://danielottojackpetersen.substack.com/ https://blastertherocketman.threadless.com/ https://www.facebook.com/p/Blaster-The-Rocket-Man-100063205721467/ https://www.instagram.com/blaster_the_rocket_man (I lost the notes for links, I'll put them back together and get them posted!)…

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099 Office Negative - Dead to the World 1:46:48

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https://www.officernegative.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_Negative https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy93dp4zk3o https://www.youtube.com/@Mikedragon83 https://mikedragon.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/officernegative.official/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=1e4ae17b-e0d8-413e-aca5-b65b1901104f…

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098 Three Crosses - Jefferson Street 1:28:16

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Jay and Clifton bring an explosive look at an album nobody remembers, Jefferson Street by probably-divorced-dad-rockers Three Crosses! Telemarketers https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/scam-goddess/episodes/telemarketers-w-sam-lipman-stern https://www.facebook.com/groups/90srecovery/posts/2662959050510276/ https://time.com/6306418/telemarketers-hbo-true-…

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097 Carman - Satan, Bite the Dust 1:15:34

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Jay and Clifton are joined by Donavon (Jesus Stole Our Movies) to finally torture ourselves with Carman's cult classic, "Satan, Bite the Dust"By Clifton Stuckey

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096 Pspazz - Missile Toe 1:22:56

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Jay and Clifton wish profit problems amendments the their foreign committees Missile Toe by Hawaii's own, Pspazz! http://www.last.fm/music/Atlas+Takes+Aim https://www.instagram.com/kylemaligro/ https://www.instagram.com/masonianbund/ https://masonbundschuh.blogspot.com/ https://www.instagram.com/robin.a.ryder/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CzsK1fzLaR…

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095 Plankeye - Commonwealth 1:39:07

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankeye https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Commonwealth.asp https://www.amazon.com/Commonwealth-Plankeye/dp/B000001AUE http://classic.toothandnail.com/releases/304/Commonwealth/ https://thenicsperiment.blogspot.com/2017/01/plankeye-commonwealth.html https://www.angelfire.com/ok2/pigboyroom/lyrics/pelyrics.htm…

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094 Danielson Famile - Tell Another Joke at the Ol' Choppin' Block 1:50:16

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Jay and Clifton ain't do deviled eggs! But Danielson Famile's "Tell Another Joke at the Ol' Choppin' Block" is one in a million!By Clifton Stuckey

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093 MxPx - Life In General 2:00:05

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Chrissy (The Excommunication Station Podcast) tells Jay and Clifton about shoplifting MxPx's Life In General from a Christian bookstore. And also talk about the album, of course. https://www.facebook.com/excompod/By Clifton Stuckey

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092 Left Out - Pride Kills 1:30:25

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https://leftoutofficial.bandcamp.com/album/pride-kills https://www.discogs.com/release/17082432-Left-Out-Pride-Kills https://www.amazon.com/Pride-Kills-Left-Out/dp/B0002RPNLC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Out https://www.indievisionmusic.com/news/the-blamed-side-project-left-out-releases-original-recordings-in-digital-format/ https://en.wikipe…

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091 Ray Boltz - I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb 1:02:48

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We are back with this short VIDEO episode watching the persecution porn video for "I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb" by Ray Boltz. The video version is available for anyone on Patreon. This is just the audio version for your podcast app. https://youtu.be/zslyvZeU-IE?si=GP1Q5wJIpXC8kttoBy Clifton Stuckey

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090 Driver Eight - Watermelon 1:28:35

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Jay and Clifton get strange on a drive to get this thing to go while waiting for Godot. We're doing Driver Eight's only album, Watermelon! Finally!!! https://youtu.be/aZCuOYF9IX8?si=U4yiJG9AbBuVzlo0 https://youtu.be/4sIzgINw9iA?si=z2OPRwiL0odciKhQBy Clifton Stuckey

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089 Switchfoot - The Legend of Chin 1:14:08

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Jay and Clifton explore the origins of Switchfoot: Not just another wrong way to say footswitch. Legend of Chin, to be specific. The first album. Sources: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Switchfoot https://charliepeacock.substack.com/p/music-and-meaning-podcast-debuts?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&publication_id=232840&post_id=1394625…

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088 Starflyer 59 - Le Vainqueur EP 1:21:29

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https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/lyrics/new/title.asp?title_id=619 https://iactaaleaest.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/invictissimus.jpg https://iactaaleaest.wordpress.com/tag/sailing-and-fighting-instructions/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Toulon_(1793) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Toulon_(1744) https://mapandmaps.co…

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087 The Insyderz - Fight of My Life 1:36:01

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_of_My_Life https://www.amazon.com/Fight-My-Life-Insyderz/dp/B01G473IWE https://www.discogs.com/release/1063630-The-Insyderz-Fight-Of-My-Life https://www.resoundmusic.com/products/fight-of-my-life https://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/16s05.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_(The_Insyderz_EP) https://fr…

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086 L.S. Underground - The Grape Prophet 2:00:24

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Jay and Clifton follow Mike Knott's tragic tale of The Grape Prophet as told by his project LS Underground. https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-dyz5d-1e40bd00 https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-adjc6-1e5cb927 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRNZP1BmmxY https://lsunderground.bandcamp.com/music https://lostinohio.com/the-grape-prophet-liner-…

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085 Value Pac - Jalapeno 2:10:23

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFsQscVs0zs https://www.angelfire.com/fl2/christrock/valuepac.html https://www.last.fm/music/Value+Pac/+wiki https://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/value-pac https://hmmagazine.com/bands-deserving-biopic/ https://indievisionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/incognito https://www.orangecountypoolsandspas.com/team/ryan-sh…

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084 My Little Dog China - The Velvis Carnival 1:34:22

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Jay and Clifton rock out to the grungy post-punk Velvis Carnival by My Little Dog China.By Clifton Stuckey

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083 Geoff Moore & The Distance - Evolution 1:30:14

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Do Jay and Clifton make it through their first Geoff Moore & The Distance episode without losing their minds. We report, you decide!By Clifton Stuckey

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082 The Prayer Chain - Mercury 2:27:12

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Jay and Clifton are joined by a special guest Jeremy from The Rumors are True to celebrate The Prayer Chain's swan song, Mercury.By Clifton Stuckey

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081 Havalina Rail Co - Havalina Rail Co 1:41:06

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Jay and Clifton sit around the camp fire and dream of a quirkier time soundtracked by Havalina Rail Co.'s debut album!By Clifton Stuckey

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080 Poor Old Lu - Straight Six 2:12:40

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Jay and Clifton get it in gear for thinking Christians chrindie music, Poor Old Lu's 'Straight Six EP' https://www.discogs.com/master/571420-Poor-Old-Lu-Straight-Six https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Old_Lu https://medium.com/chrindie-95/poor-old-lu-s-straight-six-ep-bef7d2c038ee https://www.christianhumanist.org/2017/02/a-primer-on-christian-alte…

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079 Ghoti Hook - Sumo Surprise Pt 2 1:27:22

1+ y ago1:27:22

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Jay and Clifton dive into the really obnoxious half of Ghoti Hook's debut release, Sumo Surprise!By Clifton Stuckey