01:27 - Justin kicks off the podcast giving a shout-out to Rusty, announces that Kraken season has ended, and talks about standing next to the Stanley Cup. He talks about re-organizing his recording room, Jeff talks about unleashing his new t-shirt design in Discord, and the ease it was this time to design the shirt on Teesprings.

14:21 - Brogan joins the crew, Derek gives an update on Putt Stuff, and they talk about how many people there will be on each team. Justin announces that GCP is not responsible for any injuries during the event, jumps into Jeff’s Capades, and Jeff talks about running into the local neighborhood pit bull. He shares going down to Pendleton and different past adventures over Tiger Hill.

30:00 - The crew confronts Justin about giving up swearing, Brogan talks about his new campervan purchase, and how he managed to justify buying it. He talks about the size of the van, what it has in it, and the different sport van rentals available. They discuss Crypticon plans and Justin shares the article on the 150 best things to do in the USA.

41:45 - Justin talks about places in Tacoma where you can see orcas, reflects on getting a major sunburn while at an outdoor Korn concert, and discovering the shower beer during the same time. He talks about rafting in Olympia, cool local summer places not included in the article, and they talk about their excitement for the upcoming weekend.

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00:00 – Jeff kicks off the episode by talking about the most recent documentary he and his wife watched, they announce GCP offering Sunday Sermons, and Justin talks about his recent Souper Bowl party and who they had there. Justin gives an honorable mention to the soup Scott took to the event, Derek shares the soup he and his wife brought, and Justin talks about the type of soup Rusty and Autumn took. Jeff talks about what one of the soups was his favorite, Justin talks about his computer dying, and gives props to his friend that helped him fix it.

17:57 – They discuss if there is potential for the humanoid in Scott Topics article to be real, what people would do if they found them, and Scott talks about the uncontacted tribes in South Africa. Justin talks about what’s cool about The Climate Pledge Arena, the great food, and the incredible Just Walk Out store there. He shares an interesting piece of science behind Curling, makes plans for Erik to teach them how to play the official sport of Washington, pickleball, and runs through things recently posted on the shout-out channel (links in show notes :D ).

35:30 – Derek gives his review of the banana desert at the Texas de Brazil restaurant in Tacoma, Jeff shares his take on the movie Old by M. Night Shyamalan, and the three things he got out of it. He does a deep dive into what the movie is about, the ethics behind the movie, and ponders on if people younger than 50 got the same mortality vibe from the film as he did.

55:11 – Justin talks about who they will be interviewing next Sunday at The Union Club, the presidential bathtub there, and they ponder the possibility of TubTalk for the show. He talks about President Taft’s love for baths, shares how many presidents came to Tacoma in the past, and Jeff talks about seeing a president when working for a startup company in Pasco, Washington. Scott talks about his experience seeing a presidential candidate in Nevada and Justin wraps up this Sunday's Sermon giving listeners info on where they can find GCP online.

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01:36 – Jeff announces this episode's word of the day, Justin shares love for Fire Chicken giving GCP shout-outs during the fights, and talks about Ken's Hell Bound Slant 6 #4 Kickstarter. They speak about their friend Billy joining the podcast in the upcoming weeks, if they are incense guys, and Justin reflects on the Harley Hippie Hut by PLU. He talks about Seattle Mariners making it into this year's playoff, the fact that it's been 21 years since they've been, and what was going on 21 years ago. They talk about what they were all doing during that time, Scott talks about taking correspondence courses back in the day, and how 2000 was a significant technology shift.

20:08 – Justin talks about the shift from dial-up internet to DSL, Brogan living with him back in the day, and Jeff talks about the different things available to watch on an airplane. Justin talks about his recent purchase during his visit to Art On The Ave, how GCP is moving to dropping episodes on Wednesday instead of Monday, and Scott talks about his recent trip to Nevada. He talks about how nice it is to take a drink from one bar to another in Nevada, the weather there, and the setup of Nevada weed dispensaries.

38:32 – Justin talks about the flux of weed shops in the PNW, Scott talks about how people in Nevada can grow marijuana if they live 20 miles from a dispensary, and the people from Nevada that he ran into that listen to the podcast. Justin talks about Scott hitting up The Valley that morning before recording, Scott encourages people to try the restaurant out even though its location isn't in the best part of town, and he and Jeff talk about the fences going up around tents in Tacoma. Justin talks about the increase in drag racing around Tacoma, Scott talks about his appreciation for living in the PNW, and Justin talks about the great bands that play at The Valley.

59:14 - Justin talks about going to the recent Seattle Hockey Game where they announced the mascot, what he enjoyed eating there, and the different types of food at the event. He talks about seeing the mascot, they each give their feels on the mascot choice, and they each suggest what they think alternative mascots could be. Justin talks about going to Mac Sabbath the same night, learning about the band through Clownvis, and how he felt about going to his first show post-Covid.

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00:19 – The show kicks off chatting about a North Korean defector in tribute to No Nut November, Justin gives props to Rusty for his recent engagement, and explains to the group the drinking rules of the game. He explains what a Dark N Stormy cocktail is, Rusty talks about the difficulty of buying an engagement ring, and Justin shares his love of Discord. Rusty gives his review of the room they’re recording in, Byron talks about starting up his own business, and what the housing marked is like in the area.

30:14 – Scott talks about his want to do a real estate podcast, Bryon discusses the price of housing levelling off in the area, and they talk about the different websites GCP has purchased for podcast business opportunities. Justin shares his anger at the visiting hockey team scoring a goal, they each give their review of the Kraken drink, and Justin talks about the first drink he tried. Justin talks about what Black (Brass) Opals are, Rusty shares his love of Long Island drinks, and Justin talks about GCP plans to have Jason Alexander back on the show.

62:32 – Justin talks about a special drink for Scott, encourages GCP listeners to reach out to Bryon for all their real estate questions, and Justin declares the official Kraken bar drinks. Rusty talks about his daughter discovering his comedy on YouTube, Derek talks about the awkward sex conversations he had with his mom, and Rusty talks about the ease of raising his daughter. Justin talks about going crazy when hitting 18, how Tacoma was back in the ’90s, and Derek talks about the horror stories he heard about Tacoma while growing up in Kent.

88:46 – Scott talks about how he’s feeling, they express the sadness of not enjoying a drink to celebrate the team scoring, and Rusty discusses how hard it is for him to watch reality shows. Derek shares his love of watching ghost shows, Scott announces plans to have a ghost hunter on, and Justin shares plans to have Rusty vs. episodes. They take a shot for the Kraken score, Justin considers jumping into Is It Tacoma, and Scott shares his love of Smart Lights. They wrap up the show with Derek sharing where people can find his past podcast episodes online and where listeners can find Rusty’s business online.

Special Guests: Derek G and Rusty.

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