In a lighthearted episode, Loren tells the stories of Clark Stanley, Lawrence John Ripple, and Carolyn Pecillo to his friends Sam and Dacey. All three didn't have enough information to put into one long-form episode, but, together, they made one great, hilarious episode; Scattershot.
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Behind The Bastards;
Episodes One and Two of “The Food and Drug Administration”
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