Cold Brew Got Me Like

A conversation with cultural historian/archivist/podcaster Rich Wexler!! Rich is the creator of the Vintage Annals Archive website, IG page and podcast. We talk about our slightly-alienated, all-analog childhoods - and how we were saved by a fascination with music and art. Links to Rich's sites, as well as some links related to the topics we covered, below.Vintage Annals Archive website: http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/Vintage Annals Archive IG: https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchiveandpodcast?igsh=MTh5bnF4ZGxob25mbg=="Heavy Metal Parking Lot" teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRCVm-1r2k"Beaver Trilogy IV" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrPDJTw4srk"Lost Soul - The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyG2nC0HK7c&t=2s

July 4, 2026. Art, truth and commerce. ALSO: Clara Bow's wikipedia. PLUS: The latest Advice King column and a song of the week by Robert Earl Keen.Robert Earl Keen - "4th of July": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf_VxBiXzIo&list=RDtf_VxBiXzIo&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Corrupt IPOs! ALSO: Chris is still sad! And he's mad at Mary Louise Kelly. PLUS: A band called "Head, Hands & Feet," and a song of the week from Bob Dylan.Bob Dylan - "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Caroll": https://youtu.be/Ko35GDXP6W4?si=ntLAdNcX3coOnxreCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

This epsode speaks for itself. Love will prevail. A snippet of a coffee-themed Cream song during the break, and a very beautiful song of the week by Jason Molina. "Wonderous Love" - Jason Molina: https://youtu.be/xoVfncmCTAA?si=Gm2yLCyloCnzT-LxCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

The Loading Dock Report: Bamazoom Edition. ALSO: "These assholes will travel." -Greg PLUS: Drone policing comes to Nashville. A song of the week from Don McLean!!!Don McLean - "Castles in the Air": https://youtu.be/TI9NjQK_xm8?si=VGQd8R_p2EX7Ot2ECold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

The loading dock report - featuring the world's cheapest wall. ALSO: The real reason we are deporting people, and Chris reads the new Advice King. PLUS: Cold Brew Neanderthals, and a song of the week from Dire Straits!!!Dire Straits - "Skateaway": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcwl-Q7pAtYCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Scott Galloway is rich, so Chris isn't interested in his "insights." ALSO: Greta Van Fleet crosses the cold brew line. PLUS: The YouTube beverage review guy who never heard of mangoes, the TN civil rights disgrace and a song of the week from Justin and The Cosmics!!Justin and the Cosmics - "Workin'": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDDSyk3PcBs&list=RDiDDSyk3PcBs&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Good morning! Waymos are making mass surveillance fun! ALSO: Dissecting the finaces of brick and mortar sex shops. PLUS: Harry Styles accidentally dates Timothee Chalamet, and a song of the week from Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband!Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Sending outlaw country demos to 4AD. Rich people's "paragraph" tattoos. ALSO: Ryan Gosling at the sound bath. Dax Shepard at the sound bath. Etc. PLUS: A terrible documentary about AI. A song of the week from Aldous Harding!!!Aldous Harding - "Venus in the Zinnia": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1DiJEEpulE&list=RDg1DiJEEpulE&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.comGuy mocking AI: https://youtube.com/@huskirl?si=AVGZrKzB8OrqIpzz

Chris says he's deep in the world of tampons and maxi pads. ALSO: You're not supposeed to be able to sell watches to the whole universe. PLUS: The Berezniki Potassium Combine, vintage coffee commercials and a song of the week!!!Concert for George - "Isn't It a Pity": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdcSGxXJ8vM&list=RDGdcSGxXJ8vM&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Chris explains punk rock. Chris calls Nicole Kidman "part of the problem." ALSO: Fugazi's crowd work, and Jonathan Richman's easygoing enlightenment. PLUS: The new Advice King!! A song of the week from "Sluice"!!Sluice - "Zillow": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koUY3pNDo0A&list=RDkoUY3pNDo0A&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Rich gargoyles on the red carpet. Polymarket VS your grandma. ALSO: The latest MAGA depravity. PLUS: The retro joys of Providence RI, and song of the week from Deer Tick!!!!Deer Tick - "Christ Jesus": https://youtu.be/bc2mKVF5nRI?si=rNfJ88dnUqkE9cWbCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Cable channel 217! ALSO: Drunk men contacting the clergy about mysterious frogs. PLUS: Evil parking companies doing community "outrerach," and a song of the week from Eric Bachmann!!!Eric Bachmann - "From All Ways": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh4_WVSOIs8&list=RDnh4_WVSOIs8&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Greg (aka Blackjack) always bets on "216."  ALSO: Rick Rubin's nepo-baby intern army. PLUS: The new Advice King, and a song of the week from Nicole Atkins!Nicole Atkins - "A Night of Serious Drinking": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHPzsX85X3cCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

I finally got comedian and actor Chris Locke on the show!!! I'm a big fan. We talk about comedy, capitalism and The Jesus Lizard!!! There is a link to his new special below - GO WATCH ITChris Locke - "Tiki Madness": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXBHo63Iz0c&t=29s

Dave Matthews Band is the only band Jon Hamm knows about. ALSO: The faux-intellectualism of tax dodgers. PLUS: John Denver's colossal vocal cords. PLUS PLUS: Identify the audio played during the break, and win a prize!!!!Song of the week - Chris Crofton "John Denver" - downloadable mp3 on Patreon!Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

A 214 pounder! Chris tries to talk about tech stuff. ALSO: Wozniak: good guy? PLUS: Greg reveals his nom de pleur?!?!?Song of the week - The Alcohol Stuntband "Arenacross" - downloadable mp3 on Patreon!Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

When laws are replaced by opinion polls. ALSO: The horific legacyr of Larry Summers. PLUS :A great Genesis song from 1978!!Genesis - "Follow You, fFollow Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmCmNa-NSECold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton Channel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Nashville's intentionally underfunded storm response leads to chaos and death. ALSO: A new documentary about Leni Riefenstahl broaches big, timely subjects. PLUS: A song of the week from Chris Crofton and The Alcohol Stuntband!!!Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

We're back, and in (sorta) one piece!!!!! First, we talk about the bad news! Then, Chris reads his Advice King column! Thanks for your patience. #CBGMLCrooked Fingers - "Cold Waves": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq2OkqbE2xE&list=RDZq2OkqbE2xE&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Kristen Toomey is back!!! We have another DEEP (and fun) conversation about comedy and life. Go see Kristen live any chance you get!Kristen Toomey IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristentoomey/

WWII vets giving sensual haircuts. ALSO: Chris had no natural part?! PLUS: The new Advice King, and a song of the week by The Velvet Underground!!!Our beloved father, Charles R. Crofton (1941-2025): https://www.nashvillefuneralandcremation.com/obituaries/charles-croftonVelvet Underground - "European Son": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZeMMDEZfoCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Economists getting their minds blown by the basics. ALSO: Airbnb your bathtub. PLUS: Chris is hosting The Devil At Your Heels screening November 19th at The Belcourt Theatre!!!!Public Enemy - "Bring the Noise": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZF4G79OLkk&list=RDmZF4G79OLkk&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

How customer servivce robots lead to golf violence. ALSO: Porn star John Holmes reminiscing about doing things he never actually did. PLUS: Chris Crofton's Punch-Ups, and a song of the week from Leslie Stevens!!!!Leslie Stevens - "Taken": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xv7clJtOyACold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.comVideo of golfers being punched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDhVpN3wDug

It's time for The New York Times to deploy larger fonts. ALSO: Bill Burr's lame excuses. PLUS: Bob Dylan should never have gone to Malibu, and...a song of the week by Bob Dylan!!!Bob Dylan: "Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrxzJL8z0W8Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Sexy Yelp! Finding, erm, community at Cinema 1 in Rossville, GA. ALSO: Vision boards with skyscrapers on them. PLUS: A song of the week from Archers of Loaf!!!!Archers of Loaf - "Raleigh Days": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3G1O8Tqj0&list=RDtV3G1O8Tqj0&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Chris goes it alone! We shattered communities in order to sell more toasters! A song of the week from The Wedding Present. Support the Patreon. PLUS: A new business venture.Chris Crofton's Punch-Ups: [email protected] Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonThe Wedding Present - "Crawl": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXciizFGdes&list=RDpXciizFGdes&start_radio=1

Movies about race cars, and a generation of edgelords. ALSO: A new bell! It sounds like a sound bath bell. PLUS: The real consequences to constantly demonizing other people, and a glorious song of the week from Jessica Breanne!!!!Jessica Breanne - "Over the Bayou": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8bjTpGzstYCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Chris recaps his LA trip!!! ALSO: Monkey-people cannot have access to screens. PLUS: Imagine if we were on a yacht, but it felt just like our regular house - and a song of the week from Jake Holmes!!!Jake Holmes - "So Close": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJgjmYpAGy4Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

We discuss two new documentaries that beautifully highlight the dignity - and self-loathing - of the American working class. "Baxter Bi-Rite" (link to another doc by the same director below) and "Clovers." ALSO: Chris talks about communal living, and not trusting Gavin Newsom. PLUS: RIP Brent Hinds! "Carthage House of Beauty" (short documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z9_D-xEBaYMastodon - "Blood and Thunder": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Su1YXQYek&list=RDv-Su1YXQYek&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Chris quits his job! ALSO: These monopolists have got us over a virtual barrel. PLUS: A beautiful song of the week from Richard Thompson!!!Richard Thompson - "Beeswing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HApy-Xoix-g&list=RDHApy-Xoix-g&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Just Chris! Featuring the unreleased title track from his new album!!"I Don't Believe" video - Directed by Alex R. Johnson. Shot at Coney Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49nR19ZKKsU&list=RD49nR19ZKKsU&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Donegan's high-performance caveman clubs! ALSO: How rich people could learn gratitude from Indonesian monkeys trading smartphones for mangos. PLUS: Talking about gender roles to avoid talking about fascism, and a song of the week from John Grant!!!!!John Grant - "Queen of Denmark": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_oNylzsY7ICold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

The Grunge Report! Chris paid a therapist to talk about Alice in Chains. ALSO: Aging parents. PLUS: A song of the week from Raekwon and Nas!!!Raekwon - "The Omerta": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg2nS_qB6xcVideo for Chris' song "Side Effects": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5F0I8d2OOUCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Evangelical Christians lying, passionately. Greg Abbott mansplains Football to Flood Victims. ALSO: Greg thinks we should "consult with the French," and try to tow away the Statue of Liberty - both great ideas. PLUS: A great Advice King column, and a song from Bob Vylan!!!Bob Vylan - "Reign": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh1UXPrf_84&list=RDLh1UXPrf_84&start_radio=1Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

AUDIO ISSUES and...these motherf*ckers want to kill everybody. ALSO: F*ck Russ Douthat's unpronouncable name. PLUS: An old, relevant, Advice King, and as song of the week from Oasis!!!!Oasis - "My Big Mouth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nQLTE0blQgCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.comSome weirdo reads Chris's column: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy2GDskH2FA

Theocratic tax-cutting. Russell Vought, abused child. ALSO: Peter Thiel should try calling people stagnant at the Elk's Lodge. PLUS: Chris impersonates modern music! Modern scumbags ordering scoops of ice cream from DoorDash. A song of the week from Ronnie Milsap!Ronnie Milsap - "Stranger in My House": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYrXp8aQHsECold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Chris spirals, and Greg does his best to save him. ALSO: How to turn a defunct smoothie company into an opportunity to make a big speech. PLUS: Renaming Buster Brown, and a song of the week from Marc Jordan!!!Marc Jordan - "Marina Del Rey": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkaxBpvRkRkCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Chris and Greg revisit the all-vape economy. ALSO: Philosophers competing to be in the worst mood ever. PLUS: The differences between women and men?! A song of the week from Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys!!!The Beach Boys - "I Know There's an Answer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TfUo2Pg0SgCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

A short one, with great air conditioning. Chris reads the latest Advice King, and a soothing song of the week from Dan Fogelberg!Dan Fogelberg - "There's a Place in the World For a Gambler": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2fp24RsVjsCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCrofton

Chris scales the sheer face of COLD BREW - alone! All the usual complaints, PLUS Chris's new single "Vitamin D" - out Friday everyehere - in its entirety EXCLUSIVELY for #CBGML  listeners. Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChris Crofton Bandcamp: ChrisCrofton.bandcamp.com

I had a great conversation with my old friend Rick Wood about all kinds of stuff. Here's the link to his Bandcamp: "Lone Jogger" - https://lonejogger.bandcamp.com/Here's some of his stand-up, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NUe7Dv2Gwk

Vice Magazine, and the sexification of the "news." ALSO: There will never be another Democratic President. PLUS: A pretty, peaceful song of the week from Nick Lowe!!!Nick Lowe - "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQQPFM2c34Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

An Airbnb inside a beer vat. F*ck Jelly Roll. ALSO: Walton Goggins, avatar. Giving America a wedgie. PLUS: Murder drones, Monty Python and a song of the week from The Damned!!!The Damned - "Neat Neat Neat": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKDtkCzSCwCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

WE NEED A COLD BREW SPONSOR! A sailboat named "188." Bringing your A-game to the blog roll! ALSO: The truth is defintely not what people are interested in. PLUS: The dangerous hypocrisy of evangelical Christians, and a song of the week from John Cale!!!!John Cale - "NIGHT CRAWLING": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50X3_OpXZWgCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

"The Shock Doctrine" arrives in America. Now Americans have some idea of how Chileans felt in the 1970s. ALSO: Chris is still mad at Ezra Klein. PLUS: Zoloft VS one's sex drive. A song of the week from Sophia Corinne.Sophia Corinne - "Nursing the Wound": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pWjFwW1kcQCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Greg vs naval radar. ALSO: Chris's ketamine update! Every economist is a corrupt clown. PLUS: The new Advice King, and a song of the week from Bruce Springsteen!! P.S. The comedy show already happened (Monday 4/21).Bruce Springsteen - "Blind Spot": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55xRLL3oSIECold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

A conversation with one of my closest friends - writer, director, and now AUTHOR of the new book "Brooklyn Motto," Alex Johnson. Here are some links where you can purchase the book, watch his acclaimed feature film "Two Step" - as well as a beautiful short film ("Thanksgiving") Alex directed starring...ME. Plus, videos Alex directed for songs of mine - one going all the way back to the year 2000. Enjoy!"Brooklyn Motto": https://www.brooklynmotto.com/"Two Step": https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/two-step"Thanksgiving": https://vimeo.com/19414970?fbclid=IwY2xjawJyqr5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHh-whlzNSokoVM_WR8GF2dzYvwKNCL9QNaB3IKg0UiUK2w3bc86Dq5_FPBS2_aem_TPHRXGXFio2CQQhMGeRgrQChris Crofton - "UFO Hunters": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryK4mqugQuUChris Crofton - "Love Letter": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRd_vUrHkzcChris Crofton - "Gold Paint" (2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHcRdn0JtcY

Is the music industry truly "elevating" anyone if they're not paying them? ALSO: Ketamine update: everyone in the building has seen Chris freak out! PLUS: Blue Origin's celebrity passengers probably forget to look out the window, and a song of the week by Chris Crofton, Albert Hickman and Taylor Jones.Steve Martin - the stock martket bit (from "Comedy is Not Pretty," not "The Steve Martin Brothers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxajcsfO2iU&list=PL2MtElzTEi6mbuer96lm1sSzHKEWuqRxt&index=5Cold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Chris and Greg discuss the wrestling weight class of #CBGML. ALSO: An honest appraisal of a world (less than) half-empty. PLUS: A song of the week from Junior Kimbrough!!Cold Brew Patreon:Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com