WEBVTT - Bonus! Marie Kondo-ing The RV

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, am Matt, and I'm Brad. This is park Landia.

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<v Speaker 1>We packed up our loft in Chicago, moved into an

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<v Speaker 1>r V with a dog, Finn, and now we're tralving

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<v Speaker 1>the country full time, visiting America's national parks. Thanks for listening. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>we're reading through some questions we've been getting from followers

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<v Speaker 1>on Facebook or Instagram. How they asked us in the

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<v Speaker 1>park Landia Rangers Facebook group, Um, how did you decide

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<v Speaker 1>what to bring when you downsized your home to the

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<v Speaker 1>r V. I think most of this was just a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of space and what made sense and what was

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<v Speaker 1>a priority. Like we couldn't bring anything big. We couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>bring any unnecessary things like our or big photo frames

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<v Speaker 1>or anything like that, just because there's nowhere to hang

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<v Speaker 1>at or store. It couldn't bring our tiki mugs or

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<v Speaker 1>anything breakable too, like twokmus for example, a lot of glassware.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a lot of that, and we had a

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of because we just didn't want to risk

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<v Speaker 1>like bumping around in the road and shattering at all

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<v Speaker 1>or anything like that. And throughout time we've actually you know,

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<v Speaker 1>reorganized our space um to have like more shallow um

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<v Speaker 1>holders and so that way we could put our bottles

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<v Speaker 1>in them. And then we have these like bottle socks.

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<v Speaker 1>So like for our our liquor, um, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>we cover it with different like they're called liquor socks, um.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, then we've done some organized reorganization. We've even

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<v Speaker 1>actually gotten rid of all of our glassware and replaced

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<v Speaker 1>it with plastic coffee mugs, plastic glasses, rocks, glasses, um,

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<v Speaker 1>all different types of that. Because when you're driving down

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<v Speaker 1>the road, you actually get a lot of the rocking

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<v Speaker 1>back and forth, and so you get a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>this like ting to ding ting, ting to dinging absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>and that gets really old, really quick. And so we've

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<v Speaker 1>definitely had to um rethink that. And you know, every

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<v Speaker 1>time we go to the farm, I feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>drop off different items that are no longer important um

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<v Speaker 1>while we're on the road, or even if they are,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we don't have the space for them. So

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<v Speaker 1>we definitely have to it's a continuous downsizing um. And

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<v Speaker 1>when we are going to make purchases, we have to

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<v Speaker 1>really think about what we want, what we need at

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<v Speaker 1>this reason and season of life. Yeah, so it's like

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<v Speaker 1>downsizing and also re prioritizing because some items we started

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<v Speaker 1>with on the on the RV and we've since put

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<v Speaker 1>in storage and replaced with other things that are we've

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<v Speaker 1>come to find out are more important. Um. And that

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<v Speaker 1>happens a lot. That happens, especially with clothes, at least

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<v Speaker 1>for me. UM, when we first have denied to go

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<v Speaker 1>through all my clothes, and then anything I had happened

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<v Speaker 1>more in like a year or something I would put

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<v Speaker 1>either putting storage or donated or get rid of it, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>find solutions because we just simply don't have the closet

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<v Speaker 1>space that we used to. And we also had to

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<v Speaker 1>take your DVD collection and downsize of that, downsize, get

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<v Speaker 1>a big binder. And because I don't have the face

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<v Speaker 1>to just stack up a bunch of DVD cases like

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<v Speaker 1>I had previously, so I have to remove those cases

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<v Speaker 1>and then just like just use the desk and put

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<v Speaker 1>them all on one concise binder that can easily just

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<v Speaker 1>fit underneath the DVD player. Yeah, and that really helps.

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<v Speaker 1>So finding those different like storage and organization spaces for

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<v Speaker 1>the RV is what really makes the difference, uh, within

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<v Speaker 1>this lifestyle and choosing it from Cynthia and the park

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<v Speaker 1>Landia Rangers Facebook group. We have another question. Yes, and

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<v Speaker 1>full disclosure, this is my aunt Cindy, the one who

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<v Speaker 1>gave me knuckle sandwiches growing up. Um, flush my head

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<v Speaker 1>down toilets to give me swirlies. Um, you know all

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<v Speaker 1>the kinds of things. I mean, shoot, I used to

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<v Speaker 1>shoot up her launder room with BBS and then blame

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<v Speaker 1>it on my cousins because that's that's how close we are.

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<v Speaker 1>But she had a lot of questions and we definitely

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about some of them today because they're

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<v Speaker 1>all very great ones and it's all about that RV lifestyle. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and they have a preface in them. So as she goes, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>remember when you read these questions, I have a limited

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge of national parks upside down smiley phase, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know a lot of people do, and that's why

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<v Speaker 1>we're here to talk about this and these are absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>amazing questions. So I'm gonna start with this one. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>do you park the r V on the national park

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<v Speaker 1>premise during your entire stay? Yeah? Well it depends yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes we do, sometimes we don't. Depends what national

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<v Speaker 1>park has an r V park or r V accessibility.

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<v Speaker 1>And then if they if they do if they have

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<v Speaker 1>reservations available. So like for example, at Everglades, we made

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<v Speaker 1>we booked an r V spot like several months in

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<v Speaker 1>advance and we stayed there the entire four days were

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<v Speaker 1>at the Everglades. So and then the other hand, in

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<v Speaker 1>yellow Stone, O. We went to try to find them,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was like the week before fourth of July,

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<v Speaker 1>depending on our part, my part, but that one we

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<v Speaker 1>actually went into and we couldn't find anything, and so

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<v Speaker 1>we actually went over to West Yellowstone and we called

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<v Speaker 1>ahead and they had a space for the time that

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to be there. So that was the other

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<v Speaker 1>side of that. UM. So you know, we can stay

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<v Speaker 1>on them. Sometimes they're overbooked, and then ones like Petrified

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<v Speaker 1>Forests don't have an r V park at all. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're It all differs from park to park. And

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<v Speaker 1>we've done like every combination of this. UM. So the

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<v Speaker 1>next question was do they have hook up for water, electricity,

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<v Speaker 1>et cetera for r vs? Yes, so mainly, um most

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<v Speaker 1>r V parks have water and electricity. UM. I would

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<v Speaker 1>say of the time, those two are always happening. But

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<v Speaker 1>the dump tank, I would say, of the time, has

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<v Speaker 1>the dump um, dumb blinds as well, so that that's

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<v Speaker 1>considered a full hook up is when you have water,

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<v Speaker 1>electricity and the place where you can hook up to

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<v Speaker 1>the ground from your r V so you can just

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<v Speaker 1>continuously dump your black and gratings, which we've talked about

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<v Speaker 1>in the past episodes. Yes. Yeah, and she also asked

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<v Speaker 1>us as different by parks, So yes, exactly, it does absolutely. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are amazing questions. And then this is probably the

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<v Speaker 1>most important question on all is do you have to

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<v Speaker 1>make reservations or can you just arrive? Yeah, So if

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<v Speaker 1>places do accept reservations, especially if national parks accept them,

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<v Speaker 1>then I would absolutely recommend that as soon as you can. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>they not all of them do. Some campgrounds in r

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<v Speaker 1>V parks either don't accept them really at all, or

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<v Speaker 1>they only offer some for reservations then keep the rest

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<v Speaker 1>for kind of like walk in or day of, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a good kind of option for last minute travel.

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<v Speaker 1>But we all always try to make reservations whenever possible,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's several months in advance or a week in advance. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's always just it provides a piece of mind and

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<v Speaker 1>get to know where you're going to be when you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be there and knowing that you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>a space there as opposed to being like out of

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<v Speaker 1>luck and kind of scrambling. Yeah, and sometimes you there.

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<v Speaker 1>They have it on their website where you can do

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<v Speaker 1>a reservation. Sometimes you have to fill out a reservation

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<v Speaker 1>form on the website. Sometimes you have to call them

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<v Speaker 1>to make reservations. So the reservation system is not like

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<v Speaker 1>a hotel reservation system where everyone absolutely has online booking. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of these differ from park to park to park,

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<v Speaker 1>and even from um City and states. We've had hookups

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<v Speaker 1>as low full hookups as low as fifteen dollars a

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<v Speaker 1>night and as high as a hundred and fifteen dollars

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<v Speaker 1>at night. UM. And that one was in Jackson Hole,

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<v Speaker 1>which makes sense because it's such a beautiful area and

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<v Speaker 1>that RV park was spectacular. But UM, those are the

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<v Speaker 1>different things that you have to think of out with

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<v Speaker 1>the budgeting process of URV living. Is your fuel and

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<v Speaker 1>your hookups are going to be your biggest two expenses

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<v Speaker 1>minus if you took out a loan for your r V,

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<v Speaker 1>which is actually probably cheaper in most cases. UM. So

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<v Speaker 1>the budgeting aspect of that is something that I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about in a future episode of Parklandia. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much for asking these amazing questions. We really

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy this interaction that we get to do with you,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're super excited to continue to engage with you

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<v Speaker 1>on our Facebook group Parklandia Rangers, or our Instagram at

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<v Speaker 1>park Landia Pod. Yeah. So reach out to us any

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<v Speaker 1>time with questions, comments, conversations, and we're more than happy

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<v Speaker 1>to chat with you and answer your amazing questions. So

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for listening. You've been listening to the Parklandia Podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>a show about national parks by Heart Radio, created by

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Kerouac, Brad Krouac, and Chris were Hassiotas, produced and

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<v Speaker 1>edited by Mike John's executive produced by Christopher Hasiotas. Special

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