For the past couple months, we've been slowly reading and reviewing Joseph Dobrian's third novel, Hard-Wired. We released the third episode earlier this week on patreon, so I thought now might be a good time to let the free listeners check out the first part of this series. If you like it, you can find a whole lot more stuff at https://patreon.com/rockhardcaucus

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UNLOCKED - Doughbrain Book Club: Hard-Wired #1 (6/18/2025) [8/29/2025]

Justin and Toni discuss Sally's contorted body. 

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TEASER - Speed Freak Read/Speak #40: Telepathy Maybe? (audio - 9/3/2025)

On this week's episode, we discuss: a local connection to Palestine, those damn Flock cameras, ICE shutting down a Cedar Rapids street, and Joni Ernst. 

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213 - Action Is Needed (8/31/2025)

Evan, Justin, and Lorelei discuss the "Spit It Out" music video.

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TEASER - bae knot me slippin #9: Music Videos with Lorelei (audio - 9/10/2025)

I went to a Rob Sand town hall. Joni Ernst is dropping out for real. Ashley Hinson is going to replace her. And Rod Blum is maybe going to replace Ashley. So who will replace him? Wait, who was he again?

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214 - Big Boy Support Team (9/7/2025)

LDOT Live @ The Ideal Theater August 32rd 2025 - After Market After Dark Vol. III

LDOT Live @ After Market After Dark Vol. III

Fairfield, Iowa was mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book, so we called up our pal Dom to give us a little context. We tried our best, but... questions remain.

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215 - Taste of Utopia with Dom Rabalais (9/14/2025)

Justin and Toni read a Sonic fanfic from 1995.

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TEASER - Speed Freak Read/Speak #40½: Sally Once Again Spoke to the Computer (9/17/2025)

SHARLO Live @ The Ideal Theater August 32rd 2025 - After Market After Dark Vol. III

SHARLO Live @ After Market After Dark Vol. III

The sheriff tried to get the county and the city to make a big jail together, and then he stopped trying. I talked to Iowa City Councilor Laura Bergus about it for a little while. 

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216 - Reading Too Much Into Things with Laura Bergus (9/21/2025)

Highly curated DJ MixTape podcast focused on Midwest electronic music artists, based in Iowa.

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