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The Persistent Rumor

by Chocolate Yoddah

A podcast about society, relationships, gender, politics and culture. All the stuff you're not supposed to talk about at dinner parties is what we talk about.

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  1. Sonnet XL By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet 40 by William Shakespeare. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@Chocolate.Yoddah Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Chocolate.Yoddah Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Original theme…

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  2. Sonnet XXXIX By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet 39 by William Shakespeare Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate.yoddah Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Chocolate.Yoddah Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Original theme…

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  3. Hamlet Act II - Scene II

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a passage from Hamlet Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate.yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor…

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  4. Sonnet XXXVIII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet Sonnet XXXVII. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate.yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor…

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  5. Sonnet XXXVII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXXVII Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate.yoddah More at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0vbZEWPxCkPDV8wGJJi9Tb?si=6fb4777b363b43e9 Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook...

  6. Sonnet XXXVI By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXXVI. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate.yoddah More at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0vbZEWPxCkPDV8wGJJi9Tb?si=6fb4777b363b43e9 Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook...

  7. Progressive Covenant With The People

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a speech from 1912. More at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0vbZEWPxCkPDV8wGJJi9Tb?si=6fb4777b363b43e9 Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  8. Sonnet XXXV By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXXV by William Shakespeare. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  9. Pale Blue Dot

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a beautiful piece from Carl Sagan. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  10. The Great Dictator

    Chocolate Yoddah reads an amazing speech by Charlie Chaplin. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  11. Richard III - Act I

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a classic soliloquy from William Shakespeare. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  12. 14 Characteristics Of Fascism

    Chocolate Yoddah reads an important piece from 2003 Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor...

  13. Ready For Love

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a beautiful song by india.arie. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  14. Love Walks In

    Chocolate Yoddah reads his favorite Van Halen song. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor...

  15. Sonnet XXXIV By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXXIV by William Shakespeare. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  16. Kurt Vonnegut's 1988 Letter To The Future

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a timeless piece from Kurt Vonnegut. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  17. Dust In The Wind

    Chocolate Yoddah shares his thoughts on money and happiness. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  18. The Old Astronomer To His Pupil

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a Sarah Williams classic from 1868. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  19. Invisible Ink

    Chocolate Yoddah gets into the idea of the end date. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram…

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  20. Sonnet XXXIII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXXIII. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  21. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Gordon Lightfoot's classic song. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  22. Real Easter

    Chocolate Yoddah reads from the Bible, and it's pretty awful. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  23. Librivox - Slave Narratives Redux

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a section of the public domain work which is based on interviews with former slaves of the 1800s. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook...

  24. Angry Since The '60s

    Chocolate Yoddah discusses the MAGA Hat origin story. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram…

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  25. Sonnet XXXII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXXII. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  26. Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Jabberwocky. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  27. Is As Does

    Chocolate Yoddah discovers an important aspect of MAGA Hats in America. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  28. Sonnet XXXI By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah Reads Sonnet XXXI. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  29. Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Robert Frost Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  30. Gather Ye Rose-buds

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a familiar poem. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  31. What TikTok Means To Me

    Chocolate Yoddah talks about the surprising impact TikTok has had on his life. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  32. Sonnet XXX By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXIX. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  33. Convicted Felon

    Chocolate Yoddah shares his experience of dealing with MAGA Hats who don't know the law, which is to say almost every MAGA Hat. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook...

  34. Sonnet XXIX By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXIX. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  35. Strange Days 2024

    Chocolate Yoddah shares some personal details about 2024. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  36. Sonnet XXVIII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXVIII. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  37. First Thanksgiving

    Chocolate Yoddah describes the real first Thanksgiving. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  38. Sonnet XXVII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXVII. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  39. National Unfriend Day

    Chocolate Yoddah celebrates cutting people out of your life. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  40. Your Vote Is You

    Chocolate Yoddah explains why some people are being cut off. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  41. Sonnet XXVI By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXVI. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  42. Sonnet XXV By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXV. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  43. Worst Bible Passages

    Chocolate Yoddah reads an article highlighting just how horrible the Bible can be. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  44. Sonnet XXIV By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXIV. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  45. The Unborn

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a piece that exposes some hypocrisy. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  46. Sonnet XXIII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXIII. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  47. Sonnet XXII By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXII. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  48. The Trail's End

    Chocolate Yoddah reads a story written by Bonnie Parker. Yes, that Bonnie. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

  49. Sonnet XXI By William Shakespeare

    Chocolate Yoddah reads Sonnet XXI. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThePersistentRumor Twitter...

  50. Mark Zandi On The Economy

    Chocolate Yoddah reads an article from a conservative economist who's willing to tell the truth. Follow Me On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@chocolate_yoddah Get Uncensored Content On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePersistentRumor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePersistentRumor Instagram...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast about society, relationships, gender, politics and culture. All the stuff you're not supposed to talk about at dinner parties is what we talk about.

HOSTED BY

Chocolate Yoddah

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