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rel=\"bookmark\">Excuse Us \u2013 Acceptance Speech for the 2025 Podcast Awards (In Memory of Todd Cochrane)<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-excerpt\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hc8j_I7zexM On August 11, 2025, we got an email we never expected: &quot;Congratulations on Making the 2025 Podcast Awards Slate.&quot; Excuse Us had been nominated in two categories&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta delimiter-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><span class=\"author vcard\">By  <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/author\/adminus\/\">The Author<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-us-acceptance-speech-for-the-2025-podcast-awards-in-memory-of-todd-cochrane\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-20T18:51:10+00:00\">October 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=687%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=768%2C1145&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=230%2C343&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=350%2C522&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=480%2C715&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-cats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/hopetown\/\" title=\"Hopetown\" 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June 15, 1987. Forty Years Since the Crown. I Was Invited to the Mountain. The Invitation Is in My Handwriting. 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You have never heard this reel. In a room with no number at the top of the Mors Delectamenti&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta delimiter-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><span class=\"author vcard\">By  <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/author\/adminus\/\">The Author<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-4-the-cover-side-a\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-24T19:17:20+00:00\">September 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-01T14:47:49+00:00\" >October 1, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b5b2b separators-no syd-sticky-section-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-athemes-posts-list\" 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June 15, 1987. 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I Still Don&#8217;t Know Why.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-excerpt\">From the Joiceville Gazette Opinion \u00b7 Guest Column \u00b7 Price: 25\u00a2 or&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta delimiter-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><span class=\"author vcard\">By  <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/author\/adminus\/\">The Author<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/i-was-asked-to-leave-free-comic-book-day-i-still-dont-know-why\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-17T08:58:28+00:00\" >October 17, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"athemes-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-item-thumb position-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=550%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-cats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville\/\" title=\"Joiceville\" class=\"post-cat\">Joiceville<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/spin-me-round-round-baby-round-round-no-more\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SPIN ME &#8216;ROUND round, baby,&nbsp; round round NO MORE:<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-excerpt\">THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &quot;All the News That&#039;s Fit to Print (and Some&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta delimiter-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><span class=\"author vcard\">By  <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/author\/adminus\/\">The Author<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/spin-me-round-round-baby-round-round-no-more\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-14T13:08:08+00:00\">June 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-08T15:22:20+00:00\" >July 8, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"athemes-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-item-thumb position-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-joiceville-gazette-vol-87-no-42\/\" title=\"THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &#8211; Vol. 87, No. 42\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=550%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium-thumb size-medium-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=550%2C400&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=550%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=550%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-cats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville\/\" title=\"Joiceville\" class=\"post-cat\">Joiceville<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-joiceville-gazette-vol-87-no-42\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &#8211; Vol. 87, No. 42<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-excerpt\">THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &quot;All the News That&#039;s Fit to Print (and Some&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta delimiter-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><span class=\"author vcard\">By  <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/author\/adminus\/\">The Author<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-joiceville-gazette-vol-87-no-42\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T16:28:26+00:00\">June 12, 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