Best Rod Murphy Podcasts (2025)

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Repurp Episode 18 Getting Expelled from College, The Mob & Gambling 7:05

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Send us a text Repurp Episode 18 Getting Expelled from College, The Mob & Gambling. This one spells out how my entrepreneurial actions involving the Boston Mafia and gambling caused my college expulsion. It also shows how knowing the right politician can get you out of trouble. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 132 Irish Songs & Mrs. Murphy's Chowder & The Rest of the Story. 7:16

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Send us a text “Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder” became a popular song notably through Bing Crosby’s 1945 version which was a hit and tied the song to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.The song appeared in movies and was recorded by many artists. Its lyrics were sometimes edited to tone down supposed ethnic slurs like “mick.” By the wa…

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Episode 123 The IRS & Murphy's Comedy Club 7:36

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Send us a text Episode 123 The IRS & Murphy's Comedy Club. Jokes about my favorite relative, Paddy Murphy and the IRS. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 122 Irish Songs & "Only Our Rivers Run Free" & The Rest of the Story 7:44

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Send us a text Episode 122 Irish Songs & "Only Our Rivers Run Free" & The Rest of the Story. This song is an anthem of Irish nationalism and justice for Catholics. It laments the British Domination before the nation got its independence. Mickey MacConnell, the author compares the Irish rivers running free without borders and the Brit imposed North …

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Episode 124 Irish Songs & "Song for Ireland" & The Rest of the Story 14:25

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Send us a text Episode 124 Irish Songs & "Song for Ireland" & The Rest of the Story. "Song for Ireland" is a classic. It tells the story of an Irishman who leaves his home and travels the world but he can not escape the memories of his beloved Ireland. A description of the beautiful west of Ireland is included. Support the show…

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Grading Every 2025 MCU Project (with Rod) 1:34:51

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It's our final main feed episode of 2025! So we're joined by at-this-point-unofficial-third-member Rob Morrow to give letter grades for everything that was released this year! We also do, briefly, touch on the leaked Doomsday trailer (but not the Spidey one because we recorded this on Monday).Follow Rod: @rodimusprimeJOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/m…

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Repurp Episode 5B 12 Year Old Delinquents & Fenway Park Scamming 3:08

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Send us a text Repurp Episode 5B 12 Year Old Delinquents & Fenway Park Scamming. One of my many moneymaking gigs, involved Fenway Park and the Red Sox. The father of Basil Iliopoulos, one of my pals, owned a diner on Brookline Avenue, just down from Fenway Park. Basil worked part time at the diner. He told us about a car-parking scheme, that we cou…

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Repurp Episode 49 My 1957 Quincy Market Wildcat Strike 7:23

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Send us a text Repurp Episode 49 My 1957 Quincy Market Wildcat Strike. When I was 17 and working as a driver salesman for a Quincy Market meat packer, I was surpised by a wildcat strike by the sausage makers. I had begun to load my truck with my previously ordered 10 pound boxes of frankfurters. After I had loaded my truck, breaking through the pic…

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Episode 130 Irish Songs & "The Galway Shawl" & The Rest of the Story 9:19

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Send us a text Episode 130 Irish Songs & "The Galway Shawl" & The Rest of the Story. The story of the Galway Shawl begins in Ancient Babylon, with the creation of the curved teardrop/pine cone fabric design, often referred to as "buta” There is also a kind of mystery and a poetry surrounding these late 19th Century shawls. Galway Shawl stories are …

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Road to Doomsday - Young Avengers (with Hunter Radesi) 59:39

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Our ROAD TO DOOMSDAY series marches on, with AC and Jake being joined by friend of the show Hunter Radesi to discuss the future of the Young Avengers (or is it the Champions?)! Who would be in this group? What would they do? Did Marvel miss their window? Plus, they discuss the newest rumor of the shenanigans Sony is up to.Follow Hunter: @hradesi14J…

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Episode 125B Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston & Spiritual but not Religious 18:08

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Send us a text Episode 125B Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston & Spiritual but not Religious Two episodes 125A and 125B with a comparison of Boston's religious situation, Catholic, nonCatholic and unchurched in the 1940s and 50s with the same religious and unchurched population in 2025. Big disparity. Support the show…

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Episode 125A Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston & Spiritual but not Religious 13:33

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Send us a text Episode 125A Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston & Spiritual but not Religious. Two episodes 125A and 125B with a comparison of Boston's religious situation, Catholic, nonCatholic and unchurched in the 1940s and 50s with the same religious and unchurched population in 2025. Big disparity. Support the show…

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Repurp Episode 83 The Haymarket & Learning How to Negotiate 13:37

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Send us a text Repurp Episode 83 The Haymarket & Learning How to Negotiate. Tagging along with Dad in the 1940s to the open air Haymarket and the Quincy Market. Loud, colorful, exciting, chaotic, fresh vegatables and meat butchers in an outside and downtown marketplace where every purchase was a negotiation. Loved it! Support the show…

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Discussing the State of the MCU with Charles Murphy 1:59:54

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Charles Murphy of Murphy's Multiverse joins AC and Jake for a wide-ranging conversation on where the MCU stands at the end of 2025. They look back on the 2025 slate of MCU projects, look forward to 2026, and discuss some of the missteps made in the last five years.Follow Charles: @_CharlesMurphyJOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypodFollow th…

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Episode 118 “Irish Songs & O'Donnell Abu & The Rest of the Story” 7:39

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Send us a text Episode 118 “Irish Songs & O'Donnell Abu & The Rest of the Story.” The title refers to the Gaelic war cry of “Abú,” which means in Irish “To victory,” and it is the rallying cry for the O’Donnell clan. In 1798 they were called to assemble on the banks of the River Erne in Donegal. The Bonnaught was a type of soldier and a Gallowglass…

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Episode 120A Irish Songs & "Grace" & The Rest of the Story 9:57

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Send us a text Episode 120A Irish Songs & "Grace" & The Rest of the Story. "Grace"is a beautiful and poetic love song. The words in the chorus: are tragic, haunting, poetic, universal and timeless– “Oh Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger They'll take me out at dawn and I will die With all my love I place this wedding ring upo…

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Episode 119 Murphy's Comedy Club 7:42

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Send us a text Episode 119 Murphy's Comedy Club. Irish Cousin Seamus Murphy stories; " Hero Pig", "Smart Blond" and others. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Talking with THE KID MERO about Zohran, Fatherhood, and the New York Knicks 59:16

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We've got another special, non-MCU related episode for you all. The great THE KID MERO returns to the pod to talk with AC and Jake about the NYC mayoral election, his upcoming book on fatherhood, and a little basketball.Follow Mero: ⁨@thekidmeroLISTEN TO THE BONUS MERO EPISODE ON OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypodFollow the show: @mcuniversit…

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Episode 115 Irish Songs & "Willie McBride" & The Rest of the Story. 7:24

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Send us a text Episode 115 Irish Songs & "Willie McBride" & The Rest of the Story. “Willie McBride”is both a historical and an anti-war song. At the French gravesite of a young Irishman, Willie McBride, killed in World War 1 the narrator reflects on that horrible war. It was one of the worst meat grinder type wars. Hand-to-hand combat, trench warfa…

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Episode 104 Irish Songs & Four Green Fields & The Rest of the Story 6:23

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Send us a text Episode 104 Irish Songs & Four Green Fields & The Rest of the Story. The song is about Ireland, presented as “the fine old woman”and its four provinces; Lienster, Munster, Ulster and Connaught presented as “the four green fields”. Ulster is presented as “taken” or occupied by the British who are presented as “the “strangers”. Makem s…

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Episode 120 "Raglan Road" 7:12

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Send us a text Episode 120 "Raglan Road". This a song made from a Poem by Patrick Kavanagh. The poem was inspired by a real-life Dublin relationship between Patrick Kavanagh and 22-year-old medical student, Hilda Moriarty in the 1940s. She did not reciprocate his romantic feelings. Despite seeing the danger in the relationship, he is captivated, on…

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Episode 117 “Irish Songs & Will You Go, Lassie Go & The Rest of the Story 6:29

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Send us a text Episode 117 “Irish Songs & Will You Go, Lassie Go & The Rest of the Story.” “Will You Go, Lassie, Go?"is a Scottish/Irish folk song. The lyrics and melody are a variant of the song "The Braes of Balquhither" by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill and Scottish composer Robert Archibald Smith. It was adapted by Belfast, Ireland musician Fra…

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Talking X-Men, the state of the MCU & more with David Dennis Jr. 58:23

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David Dennis Jr., author, writer for Andscape, and co-host of the Viewer Discretion podcast joins AC and Jake to talk about his love of the X-Men, their history on film, his history with the MCU, and what he's watching on TV these days.Follow David: @DavidDTSSJOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypodFollow the show: @mcuniversitypodFollow AC: @…

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Ghosts of MCU Plot Threads - Vol. 2 (with Hunter Radesi) 1:12:21

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The MCU throws a lot of plots and teases out there, and it doesn't always get back to them! Following up on an episode from 2023, AC and Jake are joined by Hunter Radesi to discuss some of the dangling plot threads the MCU hasn't resolved, whether they SHOULD be resolved, and how they might resolve them.Follow Hunter: @hradesi14JOIN OUR PATREON: pa…

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Episode 112 Doo Wop & Murphy's Take on 1950s Music 9:15

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Send us a text Episode 112 Doo Wop & Murphy's Take on 1950s Music. 1950s Popular music fad for pubescent kids in Boston and America. The Platters, Little Richard, The Coasters, Fats Domino, etc. Record Hops. Jitterbugging and close dancing too. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 113 “Irish Songs & Carrickfergus & The Rest of the Story” 8:19

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Send us a text Episode 113 “Irish Songs & Carrickfergus & The Rest of the Story.” Carrickfergus is one of the most haunting and beautiful Irish songs. This episode explains the song and unconfuses the puzzles in it. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 99 Tattoos & Murphy's Rant Number 5 5:41

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Send us a text Episode 99 Tattoos & Murphy's Rant Number 5. What is it about tattoos? Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 105 How to be a Social Entrepreneur 6:58

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Send us a text Episode 105 How to be a Social Entrepreneur. This is an excerpt from my book about starting non-profit organization for needy people. Similar but not equal to starting a money-making venture. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Spud Notes. Repurposing Evergreen Episodes 1:16

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Send us a text Spud Notes. Repurposing Evergreen Episodes Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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MCU Hot Takes - Volume II (with Roderick A. Smith & Teej) 1:32:09

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We're doing another round of hot takes on the MCU! AC and Jake are joined by Teej and a special guest, Roderick A. Smith, to give their own MCU hot takes and then read and evaluate ones sent in by listeners. Things get interesting!Follow Roderick: @rodimusprimeFollow Teej: @less_humbleteejJOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypodFollow the show…

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Episode 109 “Irish Songs & Slievenamon & The Rest of the Story.” 9:11

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Send us a text Episode 109 “Irish Songs & Slievenamon & The Rest of the Story. “My Irish Songs Series continues with the song, "The Valley Near Slievenamon". It describes the song's author Charles Kickham and his passion for Irish Indepence and for the Maid of Slievenamon. I then sing the song in a voice made for photography. Support the show…

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Episode 108 Irish Songs & "Kevin Barry" & the Rest of the Story” 7:56

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Send us a text Episode 108 Irish Songs & "Kevin Barry & the Rest of the Story.”My Irish Songs Series begins with the song, "Kevin Barry". It describes the 18 year Irish patriot who was hanged in 1920 in Dublin, soon giving rise to Irish Independence. I then sing the song in a voice meant for photography. Support the show…

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Episode 107 Doing Godly Good Works, the Book Never Written 11:23

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Send us a text Episode 107 Doing Godly Good Works, the Book Never Written. Searching for a writer to do this book. The subject being my idea of using retired Roman Catholics to do good works and helping solve big problems here in the USA. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 111 Why is the Year 1939 Important? 5:58

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Send us a text Episode 111 Why is the Year 1939 Important?, Who was born in 1939? What were the cost of living prices in 1939? What were the big movies in 1939? Who won the NFL championship in 1939? Who was born in 1939? And more. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Peacemaker - Season 2 Finale + NYCC Announcements (with Rod & Teej) 1:26:38

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We've come to the end of Peacemaker season 2, and we've got lots to discuss. AC and Jake are joined by the Peacemaker panel of Rod and Teej to talk the somewhat controversial final episode of season 2 (and whether or not it was underwhelming). Then, they go over the Marvel announcements at New York Comic Con!Follow Rod: @rodimusprimeFollow Teej: @l…

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Episode 106 Geriatric Groupies for Rod Murphy 3:45

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Send us a text Episode 106 Geriatric Groupies for Rod Murphy. This is another tongue-in- cheek report from my fantasy world. All about my antiquated groupies - "Geriactic Cuties for Rod Murphy". Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Murphy's Short & Pithys #1 2:38

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Send us a text Murphy's Short & Pithys #1. The first of what I think will some short contributtions, hopefully with piss and vinegar. This one is what my treasure is! Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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October 2025 New Out-Tro Coffee 1:14

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Send us a text October 2025 New Out-Tro Coffee Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 57B My Journey from Nebbish to Entrepreneur 10:59

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Send us a text Episode 57B My Journey from Nebbish to Entrepreneur. I tell my business life story from lumper at a steel pipe distributor throutgh many ever better sales jobs to final and sucessful entrepreneur. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 57A My Journey from Nebbish to Entrepreneur 10:59

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Send us a text Episode 57A My Journey from Nebbish to Entrepreneur. I tell my business life story from lumper at a steel pipe distributor throutgh many ever better sales jobs to final and sucessful entrepreneur. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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PEACEMAKER - S02E07 (with Rod & Teej) 1:11:34

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Episode 97 Dangerous Jobs in My Youth 8:23

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Send us a text Episode 97 Dangerous Jobs in My Youth. Here I talk about pre-OSHA, really dangerous jobs that were common in my youth. Construction, Tall building girder work, etc. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 101 Boston Yankee WASPS Petered Out 7:31

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Send us a text Episode 101 Boston Yankee WASPS Petered Out. Much detail about the powerful Yankee establishment in my youth who, like other ethnic groups have lost their power today. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Peacemaker - S02E06 (with Rod & Teej) 1:12:37

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The reveal has happened! AC and Jake are joined by their regular Peacemaker panel of Rod Morrow and Teej to talk the pivotal episode six of season 2, where all the clues dropped throughout the season pay off!Follow Rod: @rodimusprimeFollow Teej: @less_humbleteejJOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypodFollow the show: @mcuniversitypodFollow AC:…

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Episode 49 The Roman Catholic Canonization of St. Roddy 3:27

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Send us a text Episode 49 The Roman Catholic Canonization of St. Roddy. Tongue in check story of my sister, Maureen's efforts to get the Pope to make her "well behaved" little brother into St. Roddy. Fat Chance Department! Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 100 Southbridge MA Cable TV Promotion of My Podcast Series 22:24

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Send us a text Episode 100 Southbridge MA Cable TV Promotion of My Podcast Series, "Growing Up, Poor in Irish Boston". September 22, 2025 Cable TV show of Rod Murphy explaining podcasts and podcasting to Southbridge Senior Center folks. The piece de resistance was Episode 12 "Weinstein's Fence" video. Support the show…

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Peacemaker S02E05 (with Rod & Teej) 1:05:38

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With recent events surrounding Disney, we've decided we'll be covering the DCU on the main feed for the next few weeks, so you can expect our Peacemaker reviews to no longer be behind the wall. AC is unavailable, so Jake is joined by friends Rod & Teej to discuss the fifth episode of season two of Peacemaker (and some other tangents)!Follow Rod: @r…

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Episode 93 Murphy's Comedy Club, Politics & Paddy Murphy 5:21

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Send us a text Episode 93 Murphy's Comedy Club, Politics & Paddy Murphy. A few political jokes including Trump, Governor Healy and Paddy Murphy. Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 82 Unwashed is My New Regimen 4:21

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Send us a text Episode 82 Unwashed is My New Regimen. Growing up poor and thoroughly unwashed. New research says smelling bad is good for us so I have a new regimen; going completely hobo! Support the showBy Rod Murphy

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Episode 89B Murphy Asks: Covid, Can We Ever Trust Our Scientific Establishment Again? 5:48

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Send us a text Episode 89B Murphy Asks: Covid, Can We Ever Trust Our Scientific Establishment Again. A scathing criticism of the Scientific Establishment and all levels of American governments for the wholesale slaughter and terror of the Covid Mandates. Support the showBy Rod Murphy