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EPISODE · Oct 5, 2025 · 11 MIN

Fields, Fir Trees, and First Paychecks

from The Long Cut · host Ben Grande

Ben kicks off The Long Cut with a story about his very first job at a local farm and Christmas tree nursery. From childhood memories running through the fields to hauling soil bags bigger than him, he shares the lessons, laughs, and pine-scented chaos that shaped his work ethic—and why he still goes back every year to help sell trees. Because the straight path is overrated.

Ben kicks off The Long Cut with a story about his very first job at a local farm and Christmas tree nursery. From childhood memories running through the fields to hauling soil bags bigger than him, he shares the lessons, laughs, and pine-scented chaos that shaped his work ethic—and why he still goes back every year to help sell trees. Because the straight path is overrated.

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