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Minutes to Memories

#280

Yesterday at 2:00 PM

Episode: 280

I'm getting rid of the commercials.
My nose runs when I'm full.
I went and saw John Mellencamp in 1988.

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John Mellencamp - Oakland, Coliseum 1988 - https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/john-mellencamp/1988/oakland-alameda-county-coliseum-arena-oakland-ca-43f8f763.html

Kenny Aronoff - https://kennyaronoff.com

Lisa Germano - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Germano

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Don't Google your heroes.

#279

08/08/2026

Episode: 279

I talk about journaling.
I Googled one of my heroes. It didn't go well.

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Lip snarl.

#278

07/25/2026

Episode: 278

I'm being marketed to.
Harvey's teeth.
I like musems.

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Widow's Bay

#277

06/27/2026

Episode: 277

I'm between holes on my belt.
I'm the only person in this room who can do this job.
I watched Widow's Bay.

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Operation Mincemeat

#276

06/06/2026

Episode: 276

I got older.
I got some cheesecake.
I got to go to New York.

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FutureMe - https://www.futureme.org

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Schmigadoon! - https://schmigadoonbroadway.com

Operation Mincemeat - https://operationbroadway.com

Stranger Things The First Shadow - https://broadway.strangerthingsonstage.com

25th A...

I know I've talked about this before.

#275

05/23/2026

Episode: 275

I have a housecoat.
I went to Dr. Demento's retirement party.
I went to my old college comic book store.
I put a podcast on hold.
I wonder what to do with my YouTube Channel.

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She threw me under the bus.

#274

05/09/2026

Episode: 274

Stories from college and the eye doctor.

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Thanks, Sid.

#273

04/25/2026

Episode: 273

This episode is all about Sid Krofft

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Don't count yourself out.

#272

02/14/2026

Episode: 272

I learned a lesson and I'm telling you a story about it.

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Executives from Apple are listening.

#271

01/31/2026

Episode: 271

I went to San Francisco.
I am putting away a little money.
I have a gripe with APple workouts.
I went to Valley Comic Con.
I talk about my mom's grocery lists.

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Wheezy News - https://youtu.be/JBoD0fPuOHk?si=h9fXdgZ00iPDUjfe

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2025 in review.

#270

01/17/2026

Episode: 270

I've picked one photo from each month in 2025 to take a walk down memory lane of the year that was.

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Under the Puppet – https://underthepuppet.com
Bob Baker Marionette Theater – https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com
Hollywood Heritage Museum – https://www.hollywoodheritage.org
Los Angeles Breakfast Club – https://www.labreakfastclub.com
Dr. Demento – https://www.drdemento.com
The Beths – https://thebeths.com
Nina Conti – https://www.ninaconti.c...

I'm no good at parties.

#269

01/03/2026

Episode: 269

One more episode before the end of the year.
Harvey's humiliation.
I'm no good at parties.
Retirement.

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Harvey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/smallandscruffy
That Year In Review Episode - https://grantcast.libsyn.com/208-2022-in-review-the-grantcast

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Another walking episode.

#268

12/13/2025

Episode: 268

I started collecting.
I stopped collecting in the middle of collecting.
I sold my collections.
I sent the wrong one.

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I know. I did the math wrong.

#267

11/22/2025

Episode: 267

Halloweeen came and went.
I have a bear inside of me.
I did the math wrong.
Take your dog to set day.

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Lessons learned from My Favorite Murder Live.

#266

11/08/2025

Episode: 266

I found an accountability buddy.
I've made some changes.
I went and saw My Favorite Murder Live.

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An experiment and some rules.

#265

10/18/2025

Episode: 265

I try out and experiment and explain why.
All the work happened in one week.
I talk about some rules.

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Talking on my morning walk - https://www.nathanlowell.com/tommw/ - Sorry for getting your name wrong
The Beths - https://www.thebeths.com

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Tap trip.

#264

09/27/2025

Episode: 264

I went and saw Spinal Tap II.
I won a contest.
I remember Todd Cochrane.

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Klamath Armory Wresting Podcast - https://klamatharmory.com
PXL2000 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PXL2000
Todd Cochrane - https://podnews.net/article/todd-cochrane-obituary

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These are fun things.

#263

09/13/2025

Episode: 263

I killed a lizard.
I was played on Dr. Demento.
These are fun things.

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My last request.

#262

08/30/2025

Episode: 262

I need the details.
I made my last request.
I saw a lady with a box.

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Suspension of Services

#261

08/16/2025

Episode: 261

ChatGPT is miserable now.
The Post Office Closed.

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I Want Presents - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srXBZctyzq4
Gelsons - https://www.gelsons.com

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The Best Puppet Week Ever?

#260

08/02/2025

Episode: 260

I think I just had the best puppet week ever.

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Puppet Up - https://www.puppetup.com
Kirk Douglas Theater - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Douglas_Theatre

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The Dentist and the Doctor.

#259

07/19/2025

Episode: 259

I remember Saturday nights as a kid.
I talk about my Dentist's music selection.
I talk about Dr. Demento's Retirement.

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Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tatoOZ2-uw

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My best friend.

#258

07/05/2025

Episode: 258

I have habits. YouTube's new A.I. feature. Sunlight. My best friend.

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everyday app - https://everyday.app

Toiley on the Georgia Mountain Coaster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wytJHZDWXuY

Sunlight - https://youtu.be/r6TKU2QlctU?si=UKaVbqegCV_t7XgU

Nina Conti Interview - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/04/utp-15/

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257 - The kids outside of the Cook Out.

#257

06/21/2025

Episode: 257

I called 911.
The kids outside the Cook Out.
Windows in unexpected places.

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Epic Babyland

#256

06/07/2025

Episode: 256

I talk Mirth & Mischief, my trip to Orlando, Babyland General Hospital, snake-infested trails, and cow-bird interactions. No joke.

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• Mirth & Mischief – http://mirthandmischief.live

• Helen, Georgia – https://www.helenga.org

• Babyland General Hospital – https://cabbagepatchkids.com/pages/babyland-general-hospital-tour

• The Verge of the Fringe podcast by Lance Anderson – https://www.vergeofthefringe.com

• Epic Universe – https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/theme-parks/epic-universe

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In the stump.

#255

05/17/2025

Episode: 255

Recording live in a hotel room in the mountains of North Georgia.

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• Mirth & Mischief

• Everyday habit tracker app (possible match)

• Neko Case

• Oak Ridge Boys

• The Beths

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I don't know how to type.

#254

04/26/2025

Episode: 254

I'm old.
I can't type.

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Hodge Podge - I can't actually find anything on Hodge Podge.
Print Shop - https://theprintshop.club
Oregon Trail - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(1985_video_game)

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I stayed up late.

#253

04/12/2025

Episode: 253

I stayed up late.
I get nervous about new albums.
I borrowed a puppet from the make-up teacher.

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Buster Poindexter is freedom.

#252

03/29/2025

Episode: 252

I can't login to TikTok.
I went and saw Phil Hendrie.
Buster Poindexter = freedom.

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The whistling mailman.

#251

03/15/2025

Episode: 251

I stopped drinking soda. Again.
Toiley had a show.
The mailman used to whistle.

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I thought I found my place.

#250

03/01/2025

Episode: 250

I apologize.
I went for an eye exam.
I got new headshots.
I thought I found my place.

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The trouble with Trixie.

#249

02/15/2025

Episode: 249

I talk about Saturday Morning Media.
I talk about Attraction Checklist.
I talk about the demise of the Country Bear Collector Show.

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Saturday Morning Media
Attraction Checklist
Country Bear Collector Show

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The concept of a future you.

#248

02/01/2025

Episode: 248

I talk about the wildfires.
I talk about an audition.
I talk about my new YouTube Channel.
I talk about a new project idea.
And I talk about the concept of a future you.

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Someone is tapping on my eardrum.

#247

01/18/2025

Episode: 247

Traditions.
Ben Franks.
I wound up in Urgent Care on Christmas Eve

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Be in the show, rather than watching it.

#246

01/04/2025

Episode: 246

The short film ai worked on premiered. I'm starting a YouTube Channel. A story of embarrassment from my past.

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Thomas Mouse on Christmas Eve

#245

12/21/2024

Episode: 245

This episode I read a story that I wrote 10 years ago. Transcript Below.

Music: Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen (YouTube Library)
Art by ChatGPT.

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Thomas Mouse on Christmas Eve
By Grant Baciocco

Thomas Mouse brushed the last bits of c...

I like pecan pie.

#244

12/14/2024

Episode: 244

I like pecan pie.
I went to Sharky's.
I got a hat from my barber.
I bought a Santa Claus hat for a puppet.
I talk about using AI in creative situations.

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It Might Be Robots Podcast - https://rss.com/podcasts/itmightberobots/

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Let's talk about the election.

#243

11/30/2024

Episode: 243

I talk about the election.

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Late night radio.

#242

11/16/2024

Episode: 242

I wrapped up Late Night with Chucky.
I got an award.
Dr. Floyd is turning 20 and I am doing nothing to celebrate it.
I've been listening to the radio late at night.
I woked on a short film and embarrassed myself in front of soome college kids.

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Late Night with Chucky
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
Fernwood Tonight
Radio Garden
Land...

He didn't know we were racing.

#241

11/02/2024

Episode: 241

I got a text from my cousin.
I competed in a foot race.

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Halloween Horror Nights

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