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 237: Elon Musk is The Wizard of Oz (derogatory)
Our collective humilaition - at the hands of carnies. ALSO: Sentient clock radios screaming "Where's the Beef?" PLUS: Vintage coffee commercials and a song of the week from Annie Williams!!!
Annie Williams - "If I Could": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd5yH8tjj-c&list=RDdd5yH8tjj-c&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 236: Drink Every Time a New York Times Podcaster Plays "Devil's Advocate"
Homoerotic, classic-rock microphone-sharing. ALSO: Block Island, Peter Thiel's antichrist lectures, Naomi Klein and New York Times podcasters playing "devil's advocate" PLUS: A song of the week from Bon Jovi!
Bon Jovi - "Runaway": https://youtu.be/s86K-p089R8?si=BToVB2X9A5qHHBMp
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 235: Chris Crofton's *Belfry*
The Nashville Symphony was funded by one lady. ALSO: The violent mediocrity of Russ Vought. Clawbacks, pocket recissions and other "white-collar" crimes. PLUS: Chris Crofton's Belfry and a song of the week from Annie Lennox!!
Annie Lennox - "Why": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG7I4oniOyA&list=RDHG7I4oniOyA&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 234: The Ballad of D. Scott Rogo
Have you heard about the frog in the boiling water? JUST KIDDING. We know you have. ALSO: Bragging that AI could end the world...in an attempt to woo investors?? PLUS: D. Scott Rogo, Reader's Digest and a song of the week from Labi Siffre!!!!
Labi Siffre - "Bless The Telephone": https://youtu.be/DKQMXOaGnAA?si=dv2UNtpsiNa9xPkV
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 233: HyperNormalisation
Adam Curtis warns against inadvertently dressing up like a missile. Chris says "illustrative" over and over. ALSO: Ezra Klein hanging out with Peter Thiel. PLUS: The new Advice King, Greg being called a "centrist" and a song of the week from Chris Crofton and The Alcohol Stuntband!!!
Adam Curtis documentary - "HyperNormalisation": https://youtu.be/Gr7T07WfIhM?si=utF2K-Ho9JGZwqcP
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 232: "Everyone Left Their Morals at the Curb"
Episode 232, sanctioned by Bob Geigel. ALSO: The earth is an X-rated reality TV show. The "Big Bang" was a bubble in a fishbowl. PLUS: The Loading Dock Report, and a song of the week from Dolly Parton!!!
Dolly Parton - "Two Doors Down": https://youtu.be/D6qA7S_s7nY?si=bB7k_gHmOq-qfqSE
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Cold Brew Conversations XI: Kristen Toomey
Cold Brew Conversations X!: The hilarious and charming comedian Kristen Toomey returns to the show!!! We talk about topics ranging from genetic genealogy to how to negotiate modern showbiz.
Song Kristen recommends - "Whan I Get My Hands On You": https://youtu.be/BDUDx15KdkI?si=p_qCwQVb9LV0IfVO
Kristen Toomey's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristentoomey?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsi=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Link to Kristen's Comedy Special - "Shriller": https://youtu.be/tZ8SXmcsW9E?si=Xttr3GMdvZjVkG6F
Episode 231: Caught in the Closed Fist of the Bean
Sen. Bill Cassidy cries as he announces his support for Todd Blanche. ALSO: "This is Coffee" (1961). PLUS: The Loading Dock Report - cloning people in poodle skirts - and a song of the week from John Cale!!
John Cale - "Dead or Alive": https://youtu.be/dPcPIMRwsis?si=FGpKivu0_b3tXiLr
"This Is Coffee" (1961): https://youtu.be/DxWdjdJW3TI?si=JWWHsDQlSfu9GJ8m
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Episode 230: Overheard in the Tanker Line at The Straight of Hormuz
Deep thoughts about loading docks! ALSO: The abysmal state of masculinity. PLUS: The new Advice King, Mary Oliver and a song of the week from Harry Chapin!!!
Harry Chapin - "Sniper": https://youtu.be/JTXJu6qHtd8?si=YsXV-DxLFKEoSz6E
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com
Meet...Dave Cloud: https://youtu.be/LEDUHBcDY4Y?si=pnNg61skJiize573
Episode 229: The Odyssey, Starring Dave Grohl
Did Gallagher do show business right?? ALSO: Axl Rose's cornrows. PLUS: Lemony Snicket and a song of the week from Verbena!!
Verbena - "Monkey, I'm Your Man": https://youtu.be/coh_y8k66-Y?si=T29-00q6GTf93351
Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton
Channel Nonfiction: ChanneNonfiction.com
Greg's Guns 'n' Roses documentary - "You Know Where You Are?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOdk1CNZQM
Cold Brew Conversations X: Rich Wexler
A conversation with cultural historian/archivist/podcaster Rich Wexler!! Rich is the creator of the Vintage Annals Archive website, IG page and podcast. We talk about our slightly-alienated, all-analog childhoods - and how we were saved by a fascination with music and art. Links to Rich's sites, as well as some links related to the topics we covered, below.
Vintage Annals Archive website: http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/
Vintage Annals Archive IG: https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchiveandpodcast?igsh=MTh5bnF4ZGxob25mbg==
"Heavy Metal Parking Lot" teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRCVm-1r2...
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.
"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: 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: 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: 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": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdcSGxXJ8vM&list=RDGdcSGxXJ8vM&start_radio=1
Cold Brew Patreon: 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." 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: 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/ChrisCrofton
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): https://www.nashvillefuneralandcremation.com/obituaries/charles-crofton
Velvet Underground - "European Son": 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: [email protected]
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!
"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
