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January 17, 2026
January 17, 2026

•Episode length: 27m

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Chuck E. Diner

Episode length: 27m

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    Percival (View Comment):

    Well, when you put it like that, sure.

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    Quintus Sertorius@BillGollier·38w

    I just want to say how much I enjoy this podcast; it always helps me through my Saturday chores on the property I manage!! Your dives into 70’s-80’s Americana is always so much fun!!! Thanks so much!!!!

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    Steven J Davanzo@StevenJDavanzo·38w

    We had a similar tradition. Wife and I took the kids (2, then 3) to the local CeC or similar, now long gone, local variant, CaesarLand. Wife and I would let the kids run with tokens, rack up skee-ball high scores, and chat. Wife would always end the event getting a picture of her with the kids at the "sketch artist" machine. I saved most of them, only to find the thermal paper faded rather quickly. Should have taken photos of them, as I only have the fragile, human memories of them now.

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    DaveSchmidt@DaveSchmidt·28w

    Are we going to get another episode soon?

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