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Gramps Just Makes Shit Up!

This podcast mostly, sometimes, occasionally features the music that Gramps enjoys, most of which is in the Americana and Folk genre. You know, music that tells stories. Gramps may even share music and poems he's written after being smacked by the muse.

Gramps also shares music and poems and prose that his friends have created, if they give him permission. (If he remembers to ask for permission.) He also interviews interesting friends he's met along his long, circuitous journey through life. His musings include stories and trivia about history and science, all of which may or may not be true. Listen in as he rifles through his shoebox of memories. Memories can last digitally forever, even if the accuracy of the source is a bit questionable. Of course, in this Gramps' case, he most likely forgot what he had for breakfast.

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Gramps Just Makes Shit Up!

May 23, 2021

Being 'Late For The Train' Is Great!

In this first episode (and maybe the last) you'll meet Laura Benson and Dave Pascoe. They are the two founding members of Late For The Train , an indie-folk string group rooted in American folk and bluegrass music. Based in …

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Sept. 11, 2021

Hanging With Hank - Episode 1 of 2

On this, the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, I talk with long time friend and former firefighter colleague, Dr. Henry T. Christen. But for those of us that have known him for a half-century, we just call him Hank. Hank shares …

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Dec. 7, 2021

Christmas 2021-Gramps Should Get Coal Again

Just in time for Christmas, singer-songwriter Aireene Espiritu is our featured guest. She shares her origin story and the motivation that drives to her help heal our world through music. She was born in the Philippines and mo...

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