Cold Brew Got Me Like
Chris Crofton and his brother Greg have you over for a cup(s) of nitro, and a wide-ranging discussion of whatever is on their minds. Topics typically include injustice, poetry and payphones. New episode every Monday!
Episode 228: Free Solo V - Drinking 6 Beers in 15 Minutes
July 4, 2026. Art, truth and commerce. ALSO: Clara Bow's wikipedia. PLUS: The latest Advice King column and a song of the week by Robert Earl Keen.
Robert Earl Keen - "4th of July": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf_VxBiXzIo&list=RDtf_VxBiXzIo&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 227: A Band Called "Head Hands & Feet"
Corrupt IPOs! ALSO: Chris is still sad! And he's mad at Mary Louise Kelly. PLUS: A band called "Head, Hands & Feet," and a song of the week from Bob Dylan.
Bob Dylan - "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Caroll": https://youtu.be/Ko35GDXP6W4?si=ntLAdNcX3coOnxre
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 226: I Have Some Bad News, and I Have Some Bad News
This epsode speaks for itself. Love will prevail. A snippet of a coffee-themed Cream song during the break, and a very beautiful song of the week by Jason Molina.Â
"Wonderous Love" - Jason Molina: https://youtu.be/xoVfncmCTAA?si=Gm2yLCyloCnzT-Lx
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 225: Robot Tongues Licking Laundry Detergent
The Loading Dock Report: Bamazoom Edition. ALSO: "These assholes will travel." -Greg PLUS: Drone policing comes to Nashville. A song of the week from Don McLean!!!
Don McLean - "Castles in the Air": https://youtu.be/TI9NjQK_xm8?si=VGQd8R_p2EX7Ot2E
Cold Brew Patreon:Â Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 224: Cold Brew Neanderthals!
The loading dock report - featuring the world's cheapest wall. ALSO: The real reason we are deporting people, and Chris reads the new Advice King. PLUS: Cold Brew Neanderthals, and a song of the week from Dire Straits!!!
Dire Straits - "Skateaway": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcwl-Q7pAtY
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 223: Fans of the Financial Industry Should Skip This Episode
Scott Galloway is rich, so Chris isn't interested in his "insights." ALSO: Greta Van Fleet crosses the cold brew line. PLUS: The YouTube beverage review guy who never heard of mangoes, the TN civil rights disgrace and a song of the week from Justin and The Cosmics!!
Justin and the Cosmics - "Workin'": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDDSyk3PcBs&list=RDiDDSyk3PcBs&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 222: Let Them Eat Waymos
Good morning! Waymos are making mass surveillance fun! ALSO: Dissecting the finaces of brick and mortar sex shops. PLUS: Harry Styles accidentally dates Timothee Chalamet, and a song of the week from Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband!
Cold Brew Patreon:Â Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 221: Aldous Harding Making Weird Noises at the Business Meeting
Sending outlaw country demos to 4AD. Rich people's "paragraph" tattoos. ALSO: Ryan Gosling at the sound bath. Dax Shepard at the sound bath. Etc. PLUS: A terrible documentary about AI. A song of the week from Aldous Harding!!!
Aldous Harding - "Venus in the Zinnia": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1DiJEEpulE&list=RDg1DiJEEpulE&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon:Â Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Guy mocking AI: https://youtube.com/@huskirl?si=AVGZrKzB8OrqIpzz
Episode 220: "The Cold Brewest Story Ever Told"
Chris says he's deep in the world of tampons and maxi pads. ALSO: You're not supposeed to be able to sell watches to the whole universe. PLUS: The Berezniki Potassium Combine, vintage coffee commercials and a song of the week!!!
Concert for George - "Isn't It a Pity":Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdcSGxXJ8vM&list=RDGdcSGxXJ8vM&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon:Â Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 219: This is a Punk Rock Podcast
Chris explains punk rock. Chris calls Nicole Kidman "part of the problem." ALSO: Fugazi's crowd work, and Jonathan Richman's easygoing enlightenment. PLUS: The new Advice King!! A song of the week from "Sluice"!!
Sluice - "Zillow": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koUY3pNDo0A&list=RDkoUY3pNDo0A&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 218: Putting Things on Shelves in the Metaverse
Rich gargoyles on the red carpet. Polymarket VS your grandma. ALSO: The latest MAGA depravity. PLUS: The retro joys of Providence RI, and song of the week from Deer Tick!!!!
Deer Tick - "Christ Jesus": https://youtu.be/bc2mKVF5nRI?si=rNfJ88dnUqkE9cWb
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 217: The Toad's Eyes Shone With Unusual Brilliancy
Cable channel 217! ALSO: Drunk men contacting the clergy about mysterious frogs. PLUS: Evil parking companies doing community "outrerach," and a song of the week from Eric Bachmann!!!
Eric Bachmann - "From All Ways": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh4_WVSOIs8&list=RDnh4_WVSOIs8&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 216: Huffington Post Disease
Greg (aka Blackjack) always bets on "216."Â ALSO: Rick Rubin's nepo-baby intern army. PLUS: The new Advice King, and a song of the week from Nicole Atkins!
Nicole Atkins - "A Night of Serious Drinking": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHPzsX85X3c
Cold Brew Patreon:Â Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Cold Brew Conversations IX: Chris Locke
I finally got comedian and actor Chris Locke on the show!!! I'm a big fan. We talk about comedy, capitalism and The Jesus Lizard!!! There is a link to his new special below - GO WATCH IT
Chris Locke - "Tiki Madness": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXBHo63Iz0c&t=29s
Episode 215: Alysa Liu is God
Dave Matthews Band is the only band Jon Hamm knows about. ALSO: The faux-intellectualism of tax dodgers. PLUS: John Denver's colossal vocal cords. PLUS PLUS: Identify the audio played during the break, and win a prize!!!!
Song of the week - Chris Crofton "John Denver" - downloadable mp3 on Patreon!
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 214: Blackjack
A 214 pounder! Chris tries to talk about tech stuff. ALSO: Wozniak: good guy? PLUS: Greg reveals his nom de pleur?!?!?
Song of the week - The Alcohol Stuntband "Arenacross" - downloadable mp3 on Patreon!
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 213: Let Them Eat Opinion Polls
When laws are replaced by opinion polls. ALSO: The horific legacyr of Larry Summers. PLUS :A great Genesis song from 1978!!
Genesis - "Follow You, fFollow Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmCmNa-NSE
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonÂ
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 212: Bruce Springsteen Can't Save Us
Nashville's intentionally underfunded storm response leads to chaos and death. ALSO: A new documentary about Leni Riefenstahl broaches big, timely subjects. PLUS: A song of the week from Chris Crofton and The Alcohol Stuntband!!!
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 211: 50 Common Bird Sounds
We're back, and in (sorta) one piece!!!!! First, we talk about the bad news! Then, Chris reads his Advice King column! Thanks for your patience. #CBGML
Crooked Fingers - "Cold Waves": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq2OkqbE2xE&list=RDZq2OkqbE2xE&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Cold Brew Conversations VIII: Kristen Toomey
Kristen Toomey is back!!! We have another DEEP (and fun) conversation about comedy and life. Go see Kristen live any chance you get!
Kristen Toomey IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristentoomey/
Episode 210: Why Are You Covering Me in Hot Foam If You Don't Expect Me to Moan?
WWII vets giving sensual haircuts. ALSO: Chris had no natural part?! PLUS: The new Advice King, and a song of the week by The Velvet Underground!!!
Our beloved father, Charles R. Crofton (1941-2025):Â https://www.nashvillefuneralandcremation.com/obituaries/charles-crofton
Velvet Underground - "European Son":Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZeMMDEZfo
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 209: Bring the (mouth) Noise!
Economists getting their minds blown by the basics. ALSO: Airbnb your bathtub. PLUS: Chris is hosting The Devil At Your Heels screening November 19th at The Belcourt Theatre!!!!
Public Enemy - "Bring the Noise": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZF4G79OLkk&list=RDmZF4G79OLkk&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 208: Every Golfer Voted for Trump
How customer servivce robots lead to golf violence. ALSO: Porn star John Holmes reminiscing about doing things he never actually did. PLUS: Chris Crofton's Punch-Ups, and a song of the week from Leslie Stevens!!!!
Leslie Stevens - "Taken": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xv7clJtOyA
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Video of golfers being punched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDhVpN3wDug
Episode 207: Bill Burr, Bob Dylan and The City of Chicago
It's time for The New York Times to deploy larger fonts. ALSO: Bill Burr's lame excuses. PLUS: Bob Dylan should never have gone to Malibu, and...a song of the week by Bob Dylan!!!
Bob Dylan: "Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrxzJL8z0W8
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 206: X-rated Yelp, Featuring "Short Man G and Dino"
Sexy Yelp! Finding, erm, community at Cinema 1 in Rossville, GA. ALSO: Vision boards with skyscrapers on them. PLUS: A song of the week from Archers of Loaf!!!!
Archers of Loaf - "Raleigh Days": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3G1O8Tqj0&list=RDtV3G1O8Tqj0&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 205: Free Solo IV - The Great Toaster Scam
Chris goes it alone! We shattered communities in order to sell more toasters! A song of the week from The Wedding Present. Support the Patreon. PLUS: A new business venture.
Chris Crofton's Punch-Ups: Bestofbread@gmail.com
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
The Wedding Present - "Crawl": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXciizFGdes&list=RDpXciizFGdes&start_radio=1
Episode 204: How Did Brad Pitt Master Hollywood?
Movies about race cars, and a generation of edgelords. ALSO: A new bell! It sounds like a sound bath bell. PLUS: The real consequences to constantly demonizing other people, and a glorious song of the week from Jessica Breanne!!!!
Jessica Breanne - "Over the Bayou": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8bjTpGzstY
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 203: Imagine If We Were on a Yacht, but It Felt Just Like Our Regular House!
Chris recaps his LA trip!!! ALSO: Monkey-people cannot have access to screens. PLUS: Imagine if we were on a yacht, but it felt just like our regular house - and a song of the week from Jake Holmes!!!
Jake Holmes - "So Close": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJgjmYpAGy4
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 202: The Dignity - and Self-Loathing - of the American Working Class
We discuss two new documentaries that beautifully highlight the dignity - and self-loathing - of the American working class. "Baxter Bi-Rite" (link to another doc by the same director below) and "Clovers." ALSO: Chris talks about communal living, and not trusting Gavin Newsom. PLUS: RIP Brent Hinds!Â
"Carthage House of Beauty" (short documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z9_D-xEBaY
Mastodon - "Blood and Thunder": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Su1YXQYek&list=RDv-Su1YXQYek&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 201: Rocky Mountain High (Ketamine), by John Dunbar
Chris quits his job! ALSO: These monopolists have got us over a virtual barrel. PLUS: A beautiful song of the week from Richard Thompson!!!
Richard Thompson - "Beeswing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HApy-Xoix-g&list=RDHApy-Xoix-g&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 200: Free Solo III - I'm Your Man
Just Chris! Featuring the unreleased title track from his new album!!
"I Don't Believe" video - Directed by Alex R. Johnson. Shot at Coney Island:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49nR19ZKKsU&list=RD49nR19ZKKsU&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 199: Paying for Dinner with Peacock Feathers
Donegan's high-performance caveman clubs! ALSO: How rich people could learn gratitude from Indonesian monkeys trading smartphones for mangos. PLUS: Talking about gender roles to avoid talking about fascism, and a song of the week from John Grant!!!!!
John Grant - "Queen of Denmark": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_oNylzsY7I
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 198: The Grunge Report
The Grunge Report! Chris paid a therapist to talk about Alice in Chains. ALSO: Aging parents. PLUS: A song of the week from Raekwon and Nas!!!
Raekwon - "The Omerta": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg2nS_qB6xc
Video for Chris' song "Side Effects": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5F0I8d2OOU
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 197: Americans Think Major Brands Are Their Friends
Evangelical Christians lying, passionately. Greg Abbott mansplains Football to Flood Victims. ALSO: Greg thinks we should "consult with the French," and try to tow away the Statue of Liberty - both great ideas. PLUS: A great Advice King column, and a song from Bob Vylan!!!
Bob Vylan - "Reign": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh1UXPrf_84&list=RDLh1UXPrf_84&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 196: Pretty Take Machine™
AUDIO ISSUES and...these motherf*ckers want to kill everybody. ALSO: F*ck Russ Douthat's unpronouncable name. PLUS: An old, relevant, Advice King, and as song of the week from Oasis!!!!
Oasis - "My Big Mouth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nQLTE0blQg
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Some weirdo reads Chris's column: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy2GDskH2FA
Episode 195: If You Have a Train Set, You Have Low T
Theocratic tax-cutting. Russell Vought, abused child. ALSO: Peter Thiel should try calling people stagnant at the Elk's Lodge. PLUS: Chris impersonates modern music! Modern scumbags ordering scoops of ice cream from DoorDash. A song of the week from Ronnie Milsap!
Ronnie Milsap - "Stranger in My House": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYrXp8aQHsE
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 194: Jedi Brown
Chris spirals, and Greg does his best to save him. ALSO: How to turn a defunct smoothie company into an opportunity to make a big speech. PLUS: Renaming Buster Brown, and a song of the week from Marc Jordan!!!
Marc Jordan - "Marina Del Rey": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkaxBpvRkRk
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 193: Sexual Pursuits - The Vape Flavor
Chris and Greg revisit the all-vape economy. ALSO: Philosophers competing to be in the worst mood ever. PLUS: The differences between women and men?! A song of the week from Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys!!!
The Beach Boys - "I Know There's an Answer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TfUo2Pg0Sg
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 192: Free Solo II
A short one, with great air conditioning. Chris reads the latest Advice King, and a soothing song of the week from Dan Fogelberg!
Dan Fogelberg - "There's a Place in the World For a Gambler": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2fp24RsVjs
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Episode 191: Free Solo
Chris scales the sheer face of COLD BREW - alone! All the usual complaints, PLUS Chris's new single "Vitamin D" - out Friday everyehere - in its entirety EXCLUSIVELY for #CBGMLÂ listeners.Â
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Chris Crofton Bandcamp: ChrisCrofton.bandcamp.com
