{"id":831,"date":"2026-10-20T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/?p=831"},"modified":"2026-10-20T18:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:51:11","slug":"excuse-us-acceptance-speech-for-the-2025-podcast-awards-in-memory-of-todd-cochrane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-us-acceptance-speech-for-the-2025-podcast-awards-in-memory-of-todd-cochrane\/","title":{"rendered":"Excuse Us \u2013 Acceptance Speech for the 2025 Podcast Awards (In Memory of Todd Cochrane)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Excuse Us \u2013 Acceptance Speech for the 2025 Podcast Awards (In Memory of Todd Cochrane)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hc8j_I7zexM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 11, 2025, we got an email we never expected: &#8220;Congratulations on Making the 2025 Podcast Awards Slate.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excuse Us had been nominated in two categories at the People&#8217;s Choice Podcast Awards: People&#8217;s Choice and Fiction. 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