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#FreshCuts Vol. 68 was one of the weirdest, cage-rattling collections we've had yet. We ponder heady subjects like relationships, spite and optimism through the lens of Charles Bukowski and God, trauma through the words of a Marine veteran who took his own life, and living your own life. We also discuss if Trump was the basis for Biff in the Back To The Future movies, songs tricking us halfway through, a "cheatin'" song, and a possibly alternate universe where Black Sabbath stole the "Iron Man" riff from a Thai funk rock artist. Claire Knight makes her podcast debut, and I'm also joined by Steve Strait, Wellington Davis, Nathan Ferrell, and Travis Boots. Plus, your host Burke Wasson describes seeing a couple legends in the last week - Willie Nelson and Del McCoury.

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#FRESHCUTS VOL. 68 songs of the week:

1. ​Haim - Down To Be Wrong (2025) (Jennifer Wasson & Eric Prykowski)
2. ​Modest Mouse - Bukowski (2004) (Claire Estelle Knight)
3. ​Drugdealer & Weyes Blood - Real Thing (2025) (Bryan Mosby)
4. ​Tom Waits - Hell Broke Luce (2011) (Travis Boots)
5. ​Fishbone - Everybody Is a Star (2000) (Wellington Davis)
6. ​Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass (1968) (Steve Strait)
7. ​Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee (1970) (Jeremy Cook)
8. ​The Woodbox Gang - Devil’s Got Dibs on Me (2001) (Jeremy Cook)
9. ​Sitting On Saturn - Chest Hair (2019) (Jason Robey)
10. ​Madvillain - Meat Grinder (2004) (Franky Fairway)
11. ​yuné pinku - Heartbeat (2023) (Zach Anthony)
12. ​The Lemonheads - In The Margin (2025) (Jennifer Jenny Jen)
13. ​David Bowie - Little Wonder (1997) (Burke Wasson)
14. ​Exile - Heart and Soul (1981) (Bryan Mosby)
15. ​Black Pumas - Sugar Man (2021) (Zach Anthony)
16. ​Wyatt Flores - Please Don’t Go (2022) (Garrett Gaskins)
17. ​Black Sabbath - The Writ (1975) (Burke Wasson)
18. ​Dusty Rose Gang - Sticker (2025) (Grant Wasson)
19. ​Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Big-Eyed Beans from Venus (1972) (Burke Wasson)
20. ​The Del McCoury Band - If You Talk In Your Sleep (2023) (Nathan Ferrell)

STRAY CUT:

1. ​Sroeng Santi - Kuen Kuen Leung Leung (1970) (Steve Strait)

Listen to The Midlife Critics’ #FreshCuts Vol. 68 playlist here on the following apps:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/49iYYtoP8zjqJipZFga3nq?si=aKjABHWlS82pgLFl-fYptQ&pi=N6gV4ytsR2u6I

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/freshcuts-vol-68/pl.u-zPyL3R3C4vV7q

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/2cdb94a115c44aebbdb9b6da8cd85ddesune?ref=dm_sh_CgFrCyMtF0iD7pHNtSpR5Q4Uc

YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhGwwDGyNc-82Am_5thpQuPF0A-nL9TlM&si=f-v1IPFwYO2h8dyp