Drep and Stone
Grab a drink and hang out with us! Drep and Stone is a weekly podcast that starts with a drink review and continues with a discussion on topics ranging from pop culture to philosophy, music to science, and movies to art criticism. New episodes release on Wednesdays!
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Starward Nova and Mindless Mobile Games
05/08/2024
Starward Nova and Mindless Mobile Games
On this episode we sample single malt whisky while discussing the seafood delicacies of the American south, 12 tables and a bar, southern grits with a slice of American cheese, nuances of pronunciation, Australia, steaming barrels, 50s space age bottle design, jammy AF, huge color on a young whisky, Nick sings Britney Spears, why there's no advanced math in Alabama, being a sucker for a good phone game, the science of hacking the human brain to play these games, quick hits of dopamine, harvesting digital chickens, and the morning scroll. RationAle Promo Code: Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #241
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Ardbeg Heavy Vapours and the Second Screen
05/01/2024
Ardbeg Heavy Vapours and the Second Screen
On this episode we sample while discussing smooth jazz, SNL, Timothee Chalamet, Beavis and Butthead with Ryan Gosling, a $20 box, the most FULL BLOWN Ardbeg EVER, wet dank versus dry dank, angrier or sadder, scanning the instatoks and the twitterfaces, the second screen, watching TV while on the phone, the difficult part about being creative, the clash between artist and patron, keeping people engaged, and not minding the visual muzak. RationAle Promo Code: Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #240
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A Tasting with Funkytown Brewery
04/24/2024
A Tasting with Funkytown Brewery
On this episode we sample four beers (Hip Hops R and Brew, HHRB2, Cuffin' Season, and Black is Beautiful) while discussing episodes where we’re joined by amazing friends of the show, technology works against us, Nick in tears, Moons over My Hammy, The Fugees, the Chicago beer scene, mellow and even keel, making beer for everyone to enjoy, getting more black voices in beer, Brewing the American Dream, doing “the thing” right, the brewery movement- collaborative effort, and beer for a cause. RationAle Promo Code: Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #239
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Little Book Chapter 7 and Joker Folie a Deux
04/17/2024
Little Book Chapter 7 and Joker Folie a Deux
On this episode we sample and rate while discussing the weather again, dreich, ailments, In Retrospect, nerdy stuff, getting kicked out of the liquor store, Windex, osing your way for a few chapters, Drepception, We FINALLY talk about Joker after 4 years, the best version of the Joker, and a quick commentary on the trailer for Folie a Deux. RationAle Promo Code: Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #238
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NA Beer we Actually LOVE- RationAle Brewing
04/10/2024
NA Beer we Actually LOVE- RationAle Brewing
On this episode we're joined by Jamie, the founder of , to sample some amazing NA beer as we discuss recording from California, the GABF, shaking hands, crushing beers, kissing babies, toting a cooler of beer around the GABF, how RationAle came to be, throwing down at the backyard bbq, SXSW, being excluded from a party, making beer with new technology, the , the , the , nailing the mouthfeel, and being Drep and Stone approved. USE PROMO CODE Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #237
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Chattanooga Whiskey 11th Anniversary Founder's Blend and Avatar: The Last Airbender
04/03/2024
Chattanooga Whiskey 11th Anniversary Founder's Blend and Avatar: The Last Airbender
On this episode we sample and review while discussing forgotten bottles on the shelf, doing some of the most interesting things in bourbon right now, it’s pronounced O-Ak, nice little nose tinglies, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Last Airbender, two words you don’t hear in the same sentence: Nickelodeon and Masterpiece, what makes it narratively rich, planning the entire series out from the get go, why Nick hasn't watched it yet, philosophical and a deep dive into emotion, challenging children’s entertainment of our childhood, secret tunnels, and pairing stuff with whiskey. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #236
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Aberlour A’bunadh Alba and Our Obsession With Stuff
03/27/2024
Aberlour A’bunadh Alba and Our Obsession With Stuff
On this episode we taste and review while discussing Drep and Stone nerds, doing the thing and doing it well, gifted bottles, chonky bits, the butter course, going to the ballet, Scotch with a bourbon slap on the way out the door, wet towel whips, the accumulation of stuff, doodads and nicknacks, clutter, where’s all this stuff coming from, being a minimalist at heart, you never know when you’ll need the mac and cheese colored crayons, and he who dies with the most toys wins. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #235
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Drep and Stone Podcast Trailer
03/26/2024
Drep and Stone Podcast Trailer
Grab a drink and hang out with us! Drep and Stone is a weekly podcast that starts with a drink review and continues with a discussion on topics ranging from pop culture to philosophy, music to science, and movies to art criticism. New episodes release on Wednesdays wherever you get your podcasts.
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St. Patrick's Day 2024 Irish Whiskey Tasting
03/20/2024
St. Patrick's Day 2024 Irish Whiskey Tasting
On this episode we taste, review, and rank six readily available Irish whiskies (, , , , , and all while discussing Irish Slang, Irish puns, St. Patrick’s Day, dyeing the Chicago river green, the Irish Swedish Chef, Irish whiskey conglomerates, breaking a few glencairns, peat poof, Irish Arnold, Cillian Murphy, and reasons you need to do your own tastings. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #234
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Brew Dog's NA Beer Pack
03/13/2024
Brew Dog's NA Beer Pack
On this episode we taste and review 4 of . We try the Hazy AF, the Nanny State, the Elvis AF, and the Punk AF while discussing Kyle doing great impressions, not wanting to lie to listeners, trust us we’re listening, we love beer- beer might not love us back, the Brewdog hotel, if NA beer a staple, what makes something a NA beer, vegetal, hazy vibes, after gym beers, veggie nuggets, dulcimer beatboxing, the plural of asparugus, deli rollups, and future NA guests. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #233
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A Girl Scout Cookie and Whiskey Pairing
03/06/2024
A Girl Scout Cookie and Whiskey Pairing
On this episode we pair six different Girl Scout Cookies with six different whiskies while discussing sipping mayonnaise through a crazy straw, the pickle guy, a dubious jar of pickles, getting super nerdy, whiskey pairings, the whiskey capitals of the world, Buffalo Trace and the Adventureful, nibble, sip, full bite, the subtle nuances of the bonus fry, Bunnahabhain Toiteach Ah Dha and Thin Mints, Old Grandad 114 and Do-Si-Dos, 2011 Islay Barely and Somoas, Jameson and Trefoils, cookie pronunciation, crumbs in a glencairn, JDSBBP Rye and the Tag-A-Longs, philosophies of food pairings, and ending on the high note Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #232
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The Orlando Whiskey Festival - Behind The Scenes
02/28/2024
The Orlando Whiskey Festival - Behind The Scenes
On this episode we catch up with Mark and Sean, co-founders of the . We sip on a couple of great whiskies while discussing first and best whiskey experiences, bottles we just can’t get ahold of yet, networking and whiskey tasting, Whiskey N Bizz, from Bible studies to whiskey events, logistics of a whiskey festival, crazy stuff that happens at a whiskey fest, a 2024 OWF breakdown, the future of the OWF, The Lovely Project, Infamous Whiskey, hiding bottles in a store, barrel picks, and our lifetime passes!!! Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #231
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Knappogue Castle 12 Year and What's the Deal With Irish Whiskey in America?
02/21/2024
Knappogue Castle 12 Year and What's the Deal With Irish Whiskey in America?
On this episode we sample and review while discussing BIG HELLOS to new friends and welcome back old friends, Seth McFarland, Errol Garner, VERY serious questions, another pregnant pause, Kyle’s Gaelic skills are impeccable, Drep and Stone sponsored by DuoLingo, being part of a large Irish family, distilattes and barrels, a good amount of irish whiskey but not enough good Irish whiskey, The Dead Rabbit, more conversations around Irish Whiskey, and the Irish Whiskey revolution is on the horizon. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #230
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Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky and Blue Eye Samurai
02/14/2024
Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky and Blue Eye Samurai
On this SPOILER FREE episode we sample and review while discussing grabbing a glass and have a pour with us, Twisters, executing our ideas with no thought, Coffee and Coffey, whiskey nerd stuff, Nick’s next tattoo sponsored by Glencairn, Drep and Stone commercial in Japan, Blue Eye Samurai, Brian Kesenger, a Jet Li Hero kind of aesthetic, hiding your phone from the families on the airplane, not family friendly anime, Japan wanting to shut itself off from the rest of the world, revenge narrative, the animated medium has rich storytelling, accuracy and representation is very important and an argument for dubbing and subbing. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #229
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What's an Infinity Bottle?
02/07/2024
What's an Infinity Bottle?
On this episode sample and review our personal Infinity Bottles while discussing making it happen digitally, the back porch studio, Kyle’s personal infinity gauntlet, working to create your own blend, chemists proving us wrong, curating your own bottle, OG Redemption Wheated Bottle, turkey corks, smoky and not smoky, how do you keep track of it all?, Big peat, when does smokey scotch season end?, nerdy decisions, and The Drep and Stone 2024 Blending Challenge. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #228
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Glenfarclas 12 Year and Our 2024 Whiskey Journey Philosophies
01/31/2024
Glenfarclas 12 Year and Our 2024 Whiskey Journey Philosophies
On this episode sample and review while discussing the Roman Empire for Dummies, condensation, crispy oatmeal and fruitcakes, perfect example of a highland scotch, saving the sips, buying fewer bottles this year, guiding new people through the beginning stages of whiskey, Kyle’s 4 bottle philosophy, wives would love this method, whiskey influencer friends, enjoying the journey, I live here and this is what I want to drink, philosophy separate from the pod, and we promise we’re not whiskey snobs. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #227
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West Cork Bourbon Cask and Artificial Intelligence
01/24/2024
West Cork Bourbon Cask and Artificial Intelligence
On this episode sample and review the while discussing social media overlap, a sharp dressed man, instagram showing us corgis, banana runt and expo marker, waving whiskey over a bourbon cask, the prevalence of ai, AI generated news stories, newstainment, what scares us about AI as a whole, typing in a prompt to create art, keeping us sane and grounded, how easy it is to approximate human thought, and if companies should disclosing when something is AI generated. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #226
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Talisker 8 Year 2021 Special Release and Michael Crichton Predicts the Internet
01/17/2024
Talisker 8 Year 2021 Special Release and Michael Crichton Predicts the Internet
On this episode sample and review the while discussing being happy that you’re happy, The Californians, our new HEFTY sponsorship, John Cena joins us in the recording studio, a whisky that turns you into the king of pop, bottles that are meant to be shared, Wayne Knight, Michael Crichton’s perspective on the internet, what the internet doesn’t allow, rumination and has it’s absence ruined anything, shouting out into the void, the Flintstone's Christmas tree, and figuring out time travel real quick Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DSP15 to get 15% off your tickets to the We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #225
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Lagavulin 12 Year 2022 Special Edition and Not Being Refreshed After Travel
01/10/2024
Lagavulin 12 Year 2022 Special Edition and Not Being Refreshed After Travel
On this episode sample and review while discussing waking up at dark, goals not resolutions, finding more joy within the day to day, no news is good news, drinking whiskey to boost our math skills, aggressive palates, the fat content of this whisky, heavy and lite travel, hundred yards of counter space, recharged and refreshed from vacation, bit of a vacation high and why we were meant to live on a cruise ship. Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DSP15 to get 15% off your tickets to the We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #224
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A Visit to Allagash Brewing Company and a Maine Trip
01/03/2024
A Visit to Allagash Brewing Company and a Maine Trip
On this episode we head on up to Vacationland (Maine) and visit to sample Haunted House, Ghoulschip, Foliage Report, and the Grand Season while discussing feeling like a time traveler, being in a hut outstide of a brewery, not knowing where we’re going on when we’d be back again, the Atlanta Airport, the week in between Christmas and New Year, been to Maine before?, insane prices in the summer, no sun and grey, maritime versus beaches, that sour dank, is lobster in Maine a “must do”?, when in… do, you can have a lobster roll anywhere, but you can’t have a lobster roll in Maine anywhere, beerland, and stickers and tattoos. Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DSP15 to get 15% off your tickets to the We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #223
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Signatory Bunnahabhain Staoisha and 2023 Year in Review
12/27/2023
Signatory Bunnahabhain Staoisha and 2023 Year in Review
On this episode we sample Signatory's Bunnahabhain Staoisha Heavily Peated bottling while discussing Nick's new Bunnahabhain back tattoo, how Signatory makes their whiskey, storing whiskey in a cool place, why Kyle hurts Nick’s feelings, briny peat, 2023 in drinks, our favorites and not so favorites, dramatic pauses, 2023 in episodes, new doors, two friends having a conversation, and our goals for 2024. Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DSP15 to get 15% off your tickets to the We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #222 Episode Rundown: Taking Care of Business- 0:01 The Intro- 1:25 The Drink- 3:19 The Topic: 2023 Year Breakdown- 17:19 The Wrap Up-51:00 The Bloopy Doops- 53:23
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Bunnahabhain Abhainn Araig and Christmas Cookies
12/20/2023
Bunnahabhain Abhainn Araig and Christmas Cookies
On this episode we sample while discussing Happy Christmas, scotch season, Sean Connery, octave casks, feeding that social media monster, eating toast in a lumber yard with grape jelly, Alfred Molina hovering over casks, doubling or tripling your cookie consumption, the love hate relationship with cookies, Gaining 40 lbs in 6 months, the quintessential holiday cookie, the cookies that look fantastic but taste awful, mall sugar cookies, cookies doesn’t go with the holiday season, covered in Oreo dust, leaving cookies for Santa, difficulties of the gingerbread house, and bringing Santa a whole WaffleHouse breakfast. Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DSP15 to get 15% off your tickets to the We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #221
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A Midwinter Night's Dram and The Grinch
12/13/2023
A Midwinter Night's Dram and The Grinch
On this episode we sample Act 10 Scene 2, while discussing the Orlando Whiskey Festival Feb 3rd 2024 (promo code below), raising two separate glasses, Christmas travel, William S Shakespeare, the holiday season, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, picking apart the film because we love it, big back pockets, Scrooge, Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, Chuck Jones, Jim Carey losing his mind, we’ve all been The Grinch, What The Grinch represents, Black Friday shopping, a making sure you save the neck for us! Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DSP15 to get 15% off your tickets to the Use the promo code DrepandStone15 to Get 15% off your order from We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #220
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Oban 10 Year Special Release and Breakfast
12/06/2023
Oban 10 Year Special Release and Breakfast
On this episode we sample the while discussing the Orlando Whiskey Festival Feb 3rd 2024 (promo code below), Kyle’s love of fender benders, special release bottles, purple galatic bunnies, the canister novel, the quintessential breakfast, the “go-to” breakfast, the egg king, being a runny guy, we need the meat, the full English/Irish, favorite cereals as a kid, big heads and paintball mode, Pop tarts or Toaster Strudel, breakfast and a show, The Johnston principle, and Kyle’s raw cookie dough experiences. Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DSP15 to get 15% off your tickets to the Use the promo code DrepandStone15 to Get 15% off your order from We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #219
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Port Askaig 8 Year and 110 Proof and Beckham
11/29/2023
Port Askaig 8 Year and 110 Proof and Beckham
On this episode we sample the and the while discussing buying clothes, Nick’s monochromatic nature, these pants are your problem now, Texas trip, UK centric things, A Flaviar reminder: DrepandStone15, Beckham documentary on Netflix, bending it like…, British Bake Off, eye foot coordination, never being good enough, English footbal rules, the most hated man in England, flambéed marshmallows, and DB’s whisk(e)y of choice. Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DrepandStone15 to Get 15% off your order from We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #218
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Wild Turkey Throwdown and Thanksgiving Would Your Rather
11/22/2023
Wild Turkey Throwdown and Thanksgiving Would Your Rather
On this episode we sample a slew of (, , , and ) while discussing starting the episode with bloopers, gobblin time, rugged unsettledness, wild turkeys in suits, the difference between stuffing and dressing, don’t forget the neck, crispy bits, hanging out in the bathtub, stepping on micro machines, the magic at 116.8, Elf ad nauseam, A Grinch on the horizon, and the sheer tonnage of broccoli casserole that would be sufficient for Kyle. Support Us On Patreon: Use the promo code DrepandStone15 to Get 15% off your order from We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #217
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Ardbeg BizzareBQ and Scorsese versus T Swift
11/15/2023
Ardbeg BizzareBQ and Scorsese versus T Swift
On this episode we sample while discussing sitting in silence for 45 minutes, gearing up for turkey day, BBQ drippings slathered all over a barrel, the official date for smokey scotches, 30lbs of cast iron, peat with a vengeance, whisk(e)y for all, Nick’s newish tattoo, Barbenheimer, popular culture pairings, a film with an capital F, Taylor Swift Eras Doc, 20 million versus 200 million, pop icons versus auteurs, and the battle of high versus low art. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #216
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Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel and the Trouble with Marvel
11/08/2023
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel and the Trouble with Marvel
On this episode we sample while discussing slappy theme songs, the third ber month, golden tongues, rare and therefore more expensive, whiffs of wood, clickbaity titles, Marvel State of the Union, a collective confirmation on what’s going on at Marvel, Kyle’s still watched it all….Nick….not so much, where this ship is headed, 8 hours might be better than 80, spinning plates and massive whiteboards, how to fix all of this, we have to reevaluate what we think is success in relation to these movies, and Nick’s having his tattoo removed. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #215
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Jack Daniels SBBP Rye and Does Productivity Lead to Burnout?
11/01/2023
Jack Daniels SBBP Rye and Does Productivity Lead to Burnout?
On this episode we sample while discussing why the intro sounded like salted caramel, that fall feeling in Florida, sweating during Halloween, fall rituals, rye whiskey season, tickling Kyle’s tastebuds, smelling salts, the fun of higher proof whiskey, toilet watching, experiences with acts of creation, burnout is easy, the need to constantly create, one little spark, hustle or die, create or die, feeding the algorithm, college influencer programs, feedback loops, screaming into the void, and how to avoid the burnout. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #214
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W.D. O'Connell Carry Out Killarney 20th Anniversary Exclusive and Ahsoka
10/25/2023
W.D. O'Connell Carry Out Killarney 20th Anniversary Exclusive and Ahsoka
On this episode we sample an exclusive single malt Irish whiskey from while discussing, the collaboration with , a celebration of the 20th anniversary of , sports seasons, the Rugby World Cup, barrels upon barrels, birthday pours, dumping your bag out in an airport, why W.D. O’Connell is interesting, Irish whiskey is sacred…. but not too sacred, pushing up our collective glasses, our thoughts on Ahsoka, Nick's lies, the inability to escape the pass, kind of mopey, Yogi Luke Skywalker, aint no Tatooine, zombie stormtroopers, force witches, Hayden Christensen, and space whales. Support Us On Patreon: We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #213
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