The Spreading Happiness Podcast
by John Cronin & Mark Cronin | Launchpad 516 Studios
John (the son) and Mark (the father) Cronin, the duo behind the social enterprise John’s Crazy Socks, share stories from their lives and the lives of others to show you what’s possible, make you smile and most of all, to spread happiness.
Episodes
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Season 2 Finale (and Special Olympics and Mets updates, of course)
We have made it all the way to April with Episode 27 plus special episodes, so this season has run for 30 episodes. You know things are looking up because baseball is back. The Mets just won three games in a row from the Blue Jays, and the season promises to be fun. Special Olympics Update John…
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Warehouse Store, More Love Life, and Inclusive Entrepreneurs
John and Mark are back for another episode and here's what’s on their minds today: more developments in John’s love life, a World Down Syndrome Day celebration, our 3/21 Inclusive Entrepreneur Award, opening a warehouse store, hiring people with differing abilities, Mark’s trip to Nashville, and...
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The Strength of Kindness, Nashville, and Fake London Trips
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are back and they are spreading happiness as always with jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: John’s love life, a World Down Syndrome Day celebration, update on the dinner parties and Mark’s Song of the Day, Mark’s…
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Bocce, Wold Down Syndrome Day, and Kevin James
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are spreading happiness again, offering jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Today's show: John’s love life, a new Special Olympic sport for John: Bocce, a World Down Syndrome Day celebration, dinner parties and Mark’s Song of the Day, hanging with Kevin...
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Winter Games, World Down Syndrome Day, and John's Love Life
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are back! Here's what’s on their minds tonight: Special Olympics Winter Games, John’s love life, World Down Syndrome Day is coming, supporting people with differing abilities in today’s cultural and political climate, and whatever else might pop into John’s...
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Housing, Traveling, and Lunch in Indiana
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks offer jokes, stories and their usual banter in another great episode. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: where is John going to live in the future and what are housing issues for people with differing abilities, looking for local food when traveling,...
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Becoming an Author, Fantasy Football, and Trash Talk
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are continuing to spread happiness. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: John working on his book, “Down Syndrome Never Holds Me Back,” and how that has led to starting a new publishing company, Paumonok Harbor House. Getting ready for a trip to Ripon…
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Valentine's Day, John's Love Life, and How I Met Your Mother
John and Mark, two romantics, are here with a special Valentine edition of their podcast. They discuss the ins and outs of John’s love life as he tries to figure out the dating world. John gets Mark to share the story of how he and his mother met. They share some Valentine’s trivia (what country...
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Misadventures, Elected Officials, and Sock Seasons
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are spreading happiness on another new episode sharing jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: travel as they recount some of their adventures and misadventures on the road, meeting with elected officials to advocate for...
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Advocacy, Sub-Minimum Wage, and Funcles
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are spreading happiness, offering jokes, stories and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: advocating for the rights of people with differing abilities, SSI asset levels, sub-minimum wage, John being a Funcle (fun uncle) and, of course,...
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The Presidential Campaign, Unity, and Gratitude
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks offer jokes, stories, and their usual banter. What’s on their minds tonight: the presidential campaign, promoting unity, gratitude for our colleagues, advocating for inclusion, and, of course, socks. Business of the Week: https://www.venturesatl.com/ Good…
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Candy, Walt Whitman, and Special Olympics
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks have jokes, stories, and their usual banter today, as always! What’s on their minds tonight? Putting candy in every package, the family tour of Literary Huntington and making socks to honor the Special Olympics, and, of course, socks. Business of the Week:...
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The Mets, Getting in Shape, and Uncles
John and Mark share jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: baseball and the New York Mets, getting in shape, John’s going to be an Uncle (and Dad, a grandfather), Mark putting his foot in his mouth at work, more podcast interviews, and, of course, socks....
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The New Year's Spectacular!
John and Mark recorded a special episode to wish you a Happy New Year. You can hear their banter, the funny stories they tell, the jokes they share and the love between a father and son that will make you feel so good. They look back on 2024 and share stories from some of their favorite moments,...
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Christmas Memories, Christmas Rituals, and Christmas Jokes
🎄 Welcome to our Christmas Episode! John kicks off this festive special with a cheerful intro and some Christmas caroling to set the holiday mood. We're spreading extra joy this week as we dive into all things Christmas—no regular segments, but John has jokes, plenty of laughs, stories, and...
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ADA, Barbie, and Mark's Song of the Day
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are bringing happiness, again! They have jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Barbie with Down Syndrome, greening New York, Mark’s song of the day, more podcast interviews…
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Business & Pleasure, Guys Weekend, and Football
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are bringing happiness with jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds tonight: travel for fun and for business, guys’ weekend, tours of our warehouse, football is coming, their usual busy weeks, and socks. Business of the Week…
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Baseball, CPAP Machines, and Dating
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are bringing the happiness with plenty of jokes, stories, and their usual banter. What’s on their minds today: baseball and keeping score at baseball games, buying chargers for our devices, CPAP machines, dating for John, and their week of tours, podcast...
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The Thanksgiving Show
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are here with a special Thanksgiving episode. They’re spreading happiness and John says there are two keys to happiness: Do for others and gratitude. The boys will share what makes them grateful which means plenty of stories about their colleagues, customers,...
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Fireworks, Business & Pleasure, and Representation
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are bringing happiness with jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds today: fireworks, mixing business trips and vacations, writing a joke book, Down syndrome representation on organization, and socks. Good News: A new study found...
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Voting, Graduation, and Medical Studies
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks are bringing the happiness, again! They have jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what’s on their minds today: graduation, medical studies, anniversaries, voting, and, not surprisingly, socks. Good News: A program in England teaching people with...
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Juneteenth, Sub-Minimum Wage, and Summer
Summer is starting and the boys are feeling good. They have some serious ideas on their mind: talk about Juneteenth, subminimum wage, and SSI. There’s fun too like new socks and plans for new socks, birthdays and celebrations. Plus, they have jokes and more stories. Good News: The MO’Rainbow...
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Brothers, Marathons, and Baskets of Hope
The boys are already enjoying summer. John talks about soccer and summer fun. They talk about the local Pride Parade and making pride socks. They talk about their saying With Us, Not for Us and what that means to them. They share what it is like now that John’s brother Jamie is working with them...
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Pride, Soccer, and Local Involvement
The boys are ready for summer. John talks about soccer and summer fun. They talk about the local Pride Parade and making pride socks. They are members of the Chamber of Commerce and talk about why it is good to get involved locally. They’ll tell some jokes and spread happiness. Wait till you hear...
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Funcles, Jam, and Special Olympics Socks
The boys are energized on this podcast. Of course, they talk socks. But they also talk about Mom’s birthday, Special Olympics, giving interviews, working with John’s brother, John becoming an uncle and so much more. We got socks, we got podcasts, we got the Special Olympics, we’ve got lots of fun...
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Oklahoma, Lobbyists, and Dog Jokes
The boys are on the road this week, but nothing will stop them from recording their podcast. They recorded it in a hotel room in Oklahoma. And what fun they had: talking about John’s list of state’s his visited (41 states so far!), John recites his “Ode to Bacon,” they share plans for the annual...
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Socks, Podcasts, and Human Dignity - The Season 2 Premiere
We got socks, we got podcasts, we got the Special Olympics, we’ve got lots of fun and, did we say we have socks? The boys have lots to share. They re-introduce themselves and then turn serious talking about human dignity and people with differing abilities. They share a feel-good story of the…
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Stakeholder Capitalism, Advocacy and Dancing in DC
Another week, another adventure. Today's episode focuses on John and Mark's trip to Washington, DC to meet with Congress. There were so many exciting happenings and so much good work that John did that we can't begin to get into it in the show notes. Take a listen to Mark and the Chief Happiness...
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Road Trips, Elected Officials and Getting in Shape
It's another week and another episode from the happiness spreaders that you know and love! John and Mark are back with episode 3 of season 2 and they have some good chats while they are road trippin' around the USA, specifically to Washington DC. They guys talk about all kinds of things that came...
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Casino Stories, Grandbaby Fever and North Shore Animal League
Mark calls John a cranky old man and we lose control from there on the newest episode of The Spreading Happiness Podcast! The boys are back with some great stories ranging from their talks at Special Education PTAs (SEPTA) all the way through Mark and his wife (John's mom) wanting grandkids. It…
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The Season 2 Premiere!
We're back for Season 2 of The Spreading Happiness Podcast with John Cronin and Mark Cronin, the father-son duo and masterminds behind John's Crazy Socks! The format is changing a little because you spoke and we listened. We won't waste time talking about the changes on the show notes...listen…
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Syracuse Baby! Vegas Baby! Podcast Baby!
What a week its' been! It started off with the boys being interviewed on News12 about John's Crazy Socks and then? It was on to the New York State Special Olympic Games in Syracuse, NY! Tune in to find out how it went. After Syracuse, it was on to...VEGAS BABY for the ASD Trade Show. John talks...
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1800Flowers.com, Special Olympics Snowshoe and Mark’s Friend Gathering
Welcome back, folks! John and Mark started the week off with a visit to College Hunks Hauling Junk. On Tuesday, the boys spent most of the day with the McCann brothers at 1800Flowers.com talking about all kinds of things including Smile Farms (listen to the episode to find out more and to hear…
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Night To Shine Prom, John’s Birthday and the Super Bowl
Well the boys had another busy week kicking it off with a Chamber of Commerce breakfast followed by a visit to the North Shore Animal League, a trip to South Carolina for the Night to Shine Prom and SO much more. Plus, you all know it's John's birthday MONTH but this past week John celebrated his...
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Too Cold to Go Outside, Book Launches and 80 for Brady
Baby it's COLD outside...or at least it was for a few days. The boys eventually warmed up and went out for another busy week. John and Mark attended the book launch for Steve Distante’s Pitchology. Plus they had a chances to catch a few movies, including 80 for Brady! In the big news of the week,...
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Lea Michele, Funny Girl and The Fablemans
There's no easy way to say this...we're ONLY focusing on John's mission to meet Lea Michele, star of Broadway's Funny Girl, this week. Okay, okay, that's not our ONLY focus, but you won't want to miss how this turned out! Plus the old standbys like John's love life, good news, bad jokes and more....
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No Snow, The End of Football and The Viscardi Award
The sock boys are running headfirst into the New Year, spreading happiness and LOVING it. John's not a fan of the lack of snow in New York (what do you expect from a Special Olympics Snow Shoe athlete??). Mark waxes poetic on the state of professional football in New York where John briefly…
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A Year of Happiness in Review
Happy 2023 to all of our friends and followers out there in podcast land! It's our first live show of the new year and the boys decided to do a year in review. Please join us as we go on a journey reviewing every month of 2022. John and Mark talk about everything from their 120+ podcast…
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Happiness Playback - Joey Tribbiani is Not a Role Model, Birthdays and Perfect Dates
It's another Happiness Playback episode and this week we're going back to March of 2022 with content from episode 6 of our show. Let's set the scene: It’s John’s birthday! Actually it’s his birth-month as the never-ending birthday celebration continues. Mark reluctantly volunteers to be the sole...
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Happiness Playback - Dr. Cupid, Big Sexy and J-Money - The 3 Faces of John
It's our first ever Happiness Playback, where we bring you one of our favorite past episodes that we think will bring a smile to your face and continue our mission of spreading happiness. This one is a throwback to episode 5 from March 2022. John is shot out of a canon in this episode and the...
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A Christmas Miracle, Michael Jordan and Gross Egg Nogg
Ho, ho, ho...it's the post-Christmas show! We hope everyone had an incredible holiday, no matter what you celebrate. Please join us for another episode where the boys talk about their Christmas break. John got the BEST Christmas gifts so make sure to listen to found out what presents he received...
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Christmas, Santa’s Workshop and Gigi’s Playhouse
It's the holiday episode of The Spreading Happiness Podcast with our two Sock-Giving Santas, John and Mark! The boys discuss all things holiday including Christmas spirit, the comparison of John's Crazy Socks to Santa's Workshop and Holiday Haircuts. They even compare some of their employees to...
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The 6th Anniversary of Spreading Happiness (at John’s Crazy Socks!)
Let's not make this one complicated. The boys talk about everything from scavenger hunts to polar plunges, but the BIG news is that December 9th marked the 6th anniversary of John's Crazy Socks! John and Mark talk about how two knuckleheads from Huntington, New York, (just the two of us, as Mark...
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Accountants, Emerging Leaders and 12 Days of Giving
It's the holiday season and the boys are taking care of spreading happiness (and socks) to all the boys and girls of the world while Santa takes care of the toys. John and Mark had a fun appearance on the PIX11 Morning Show, served as judges at the Emerging Leaders Business Competition, had an...
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Thanksgiving, Bi-Partisan Happiness and Gratitude Week
It's a post Thanksgiving Spreading Happiness Podcast complete with stuffing, turkey, 3 kinds of cranberry, gravy, green beans and so much more! The boys celebrated Thanksgiving with the family and had a lovely time. Plus, they talk about Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Gratitude Week (make sure to...
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Country Music, Cheerleaders and Hot Chicken
Buyer Beware: John may break out into song after a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and inspiration from Taylor Swift! Just kidding (sort of). The boys were out and about with a visit to Nashville and got into all sorts of trouble. Plus a visit to Annapolis, San Antonio and so much in...
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Tours, Keratoconus and North Shore Animal League
We interrupt this podcast to remind you to NEVER interrupt one of John's tours at John's Crazy Socks! Now that we've got that out of the way (you have to listen to get the full story), the boys have had another big week! Tours at the office with F.R.E.E. Visits with some parents and their…
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Ambassadors, Marathons and Office Tours
Do you want to hear the story about the wrath of John when Mark interrupted one of his famous John’s Crazy Socks office tours? Tune in and listen to this week’s episode of The Spreading Happiness Podcast! The boys jump into another week of business from strategic planning meetings at JCS to NDSS...
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Trade Shows, Tropical Smoothies and Book Fairies
Welcome back to The Spreading Happiness Podcast where your happiness is the only thing that matters more than the Jets winning! John and Mark had yet another packed week and it's not going to stop anytime soon. Let's see, so far this week they've attended trade show, a dance party, they spoke to...
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Busy Guys, Newsy Guys and Single Guy
The guys have been SUPER busy these last few months and this past week was no different. A talk at the Islip Career Center at the Tech School, a talk with Lumen employees for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, keynote speakers at a job fair, a talk at Microsoft and so much more! John...
About this show
John (the son) and Mark (the father) Cronin, the duo behind the social enterprise John’s Crazy Socks, share stories from their lives and the lives of others to show you what’s possible, make you smile and most of all, to spread happiness.
Hosted by
John Cronin & Mark Cronin | Launchpad 516 Studios