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ORIGINALLY AIRED: DECEMBER 21, 2022
…but thanks to Spotify deciding to hit the ol’ self-destruct button on our entire podcast account (because, apparently, indie shows = expendable), we’re bringing ALL our past episodes back—2+ a day—until every last one is resurrected.
So if you missed this absolute holiday banger the first time, now’s your chance to unwrap it again. 🎁🎙️
(And hey, Spotify… maybe next time, send a fruit basket first before you wipe out years of work? 🤡)

Back in Series 4, Episode 41, Tai (@ArtByTai) & Adrienne invited Strange Famous Records’ own captain, Sage Francis, to cozy up for a special holiday-themed chaos-fest. And because we don’t do anything halfway, here’s what this episode packed under the tree:

✏️ Tai sketched Sage as a wild hybrid: Grinch + Jack Skellington + Curious George + Cocomelon = one nightmare-before-Christmas masterpiece.
💿 They celebrated the 20th anniversary repressing of Sage’s Personal Journals—which sold out in 15 MINUTES(seriously, blink and you missed it).
🎞️ Sage dropped the classic story about his grandma taking him to see Gremlins at 8 years old.
🎤 Deep dives into 2 Live Crew, 90s rap lyrics, and how the music landscape’s shifted in today’s era.
🎅 Sage’s Top 3 Favorite Holiday Rap Songs & Holiday Movies—which somehow derailed into talk about Lucinda Dickey, Ninja 3, and MacGruber.
🎄 The age-old debate: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Spoiler: Sage’s take may spark fights at your next family gathering.
🧔‍♂️ Question From Dibbs Segment—Sage delivers a message about a bag of his beard clippings Dibbs has apparently been hoarding since Scribble Jam days (you can't make this stuff up).
🎙️ Plus... MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sage teased The Hard Lurk Podcast, new Strange Famous projects, and whispers… a Strange Famous FESTIVAL in Denver, 2023? Yes, please.

🔥 Oh, and Tai made it all into a drinking game with prize giveaways—because what’s Christmas without a little reckless merriment?

✨ DID YOU KNOW?

Sage Francis' Personal Journals has been widely hailed as one of the most influential underground hip-hop albums of the 2000s, blending raw vulnerability with razor-sharp lyricism.
And yes, Sage’s grandma truly took him to see Gremlins.
Parenting, 80s-style. 💀

🎯 REMINDER:
Series 4 was when we had the format & flow locked in tight, fresh new Mr. Dibbs-produced theme music bangin’, and the energy soaring—though we weren’t the post-Series 7 beasts you see today. Still, this episode is pure holiday gold.

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