Music Musings & Other Drivel
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "Episode 183: Vast Improvement" (30 October 2026, 38 minutes), "Episode 182: Road Trip" (23 October 2026, 40 minutes), and "Episode 181: Ski-U-Meh" (9 October 2026, 43 minutes).
The Ascertainers publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 182 episodes.
Booking probability for The Ascertainers is 51%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Ascertainers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Ascertainers's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Ascertainers is a music podcast with 182 episodes published.
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Episode #183
Send us Fan Mail Thanks for coming back! We resolved most of our audio issues brought about by taking the show on the road to Mark's place. No excuses now. Blame Jim's hair The human disposal Abe's 60th Andy's got the...
Episode #182
Send us Fan Mail Since Mark is recovering from his knee replacement, we took the show on the road (to his house). The audio is seriously iffy--thanks for your understanding. We know what caused it and it will be fixed...
Episode #181
Send us Fan Mail We don't talk about the Gophers the whole time, Jim just liked that title so much... This is a sports-heavy episode, though. It moves along rather nicely for us. Medical Minute 'Merica Mark reviews...
Episode #180
Send us Fan Mail We are joined by Jim's wife, Kris who had quite a week. Between her exotic train trip to Milwaukee (jealous?) and her class reunion, we're just glad she found time to hang out with us. Mark's Japanese...
Episode #179
Send us Fan Mail We are joined by our mystery guest one more time. It's the second recording of the night and our guy Maverick is loosened up and ready to rip! Even so, this is a surprisingly insightful hang--but fun as...
Episode #177
Send us Fan Mail Always good to have the Mystery Guest stop by for a round of golf, some tasty eats and some quality conversation. Don't forget to check out the links at the bottom with Songs of the Week. Call me...
Episode #176
Send us Fan Mail We lost a legend in Dolly Parton. We try to honor her contributions to society--the Ascertainer's way. Artificial Stupidity Newt's--Undefeated Nachos Lunar Eclipse Colin Bales Benefit Fund Bela Karolyi...
Episode #175
Send us Fan Mail Covered a lot of ground on this topic-free episode. Hard to give it a title (as the title would indicate). Couple of laughs to be had. Enjoy. Paul McCartney Miles Mark with the books again Mad Magazine...
Episode #174
Send us Fan Mail If you here to learn about the Colin Bales Benefit Fund, it starts at around 27:30 minutes in. While we'd love you to listen to the whole thing, we get it--it's not for everybody...
Episode #173
Send us Fan Mail We have a return appearance from one of our favorite guests, Lance from the Think Drink Disney podcast. Jim's wife is also in the mix for a festive chat. TDD on hiatus? Lance History 101 Shoutout...
Episode #172
Send us Fan Mail An episode with a topic--what a concept. We get interrupted by a neighborhood house fire too. Go to Newt's! Fox Force Five Shoutout our guy Kent (who also eats at Newt's) The Hawk Songs of the Week You...
Episode #171
Send us Fan Mail Decided to tape two in one night and save the topic one for the second episode. This is the first. Hope you like crap (note that I used lowercase c for crap. If it was pretty bad, I would have spelled...
Episode #170
Send us Fan Mail Is it hot enough for ya? We take a break from the heat and smoke of MN to hunker down in the dojio for your entertainment. The Swa episode recap Happy Birthday Renee! X-Golf in a pinch Ace and Gary get...
Episode #169
Send us Fan Mail Jim's guy Swa joins us on this one. Opinions abound. Buckle up. Avid listener House shows An album a day Listening process Beatles controversy Metallica--One Bohemian Rhapsody / Wayne's World Life...
Episode #168
Send us Fan Mail Hope everyone had an awesome 4th of July! Today we learn how much more cool Mark is than Jim (as if we didn't already know). Decorated Combat Veteran USO Newt's--Say hi to Cory. Or else. Still the best...
Episode #167
Send us Fan Mail Fresh from seeing the Guess Who and Don Felder at the new Amphitheater in town, this one is primarily a music podcast--finally. Pretty good rant toweard the end. Grandpa Jim Mystic Lake Amphitheater $20...
Episode #166
Send us Fan Mail We recorded with Jim's guy Swa last weekend. My man can talk, thus requiring some extra editing time. Therefore, we grabbed this one from the shelf recorded just a few weeks ago. Enjoy Beer or Bourbon...
Episode #165
Send us Fan Mail We had to go into the pantry to pull this episode off the shelf. From April. Cheez-It rehab Safety off Serious Rush conversation (Mark even says something nice) Song of the Week Ordinary World--Duran...
Episode #164
Send us Fan Mail No real topic on this one, but we cover a lot of ground. pretty easy listen. Enjoy. Long Pants Theory Kevin Nealon Agree to agree Kevin Harlan and Trent Tucker Brady vs Romo NYC Horse nap The...
Episode #163
Send us Fan Mail We revisit an unending topic with cover tunes this week. Fair amount of hazing to go along with some laughs. Song Sung Blue Cock-eyed Side effects Golf recap Mark's new Motorbike Pressure cooker Pun of...
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