CROpod: The Other Rangers Podcast

We've joked about it before but it does appear Rangers are deadset on introducing a whole new generation to what the mid-90s felt like. Thankfully, Shane, David and Todd have all already lived it and know how to prepare. Plus, comedians who aren't funny; David thinks he is funny; nutjobs take a loss in Kansas; and more!

Read a special thank you note to our listeners and supporters from Shane.

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Rangers returned to North America in 1976 for the first time in more than two decades, embarking on a five-stop tour beginning in the Pacific Northwest. As the USA geared up for its bicentennial and Gerald Ford was on the campaign trail in Portland, Oregon, Rangers rode into town (literally on the day) to take on the Timbers on 23 May.

In the third episode of the Rangers From Sea to Shining Sea series, Shane Nicholson is joined by longtime friend of the CROpod Gary Havlin and brand new friend Don Cox to talk about the third matchday of the 1976 tour. How did Bruce Rioch's little brother almost not survive?; Was it really Jock Wallace that played peacemaker?; and Does Providence Park still have a feral cat colony? All that and more in this special episode!

Find more information with Shane's expanded Episode Notes: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ofvoid/episode-notes-rangers-from-sea-shining-sea-portland-timbers-1976

Special thanks again to Don Cox, Michael Orr, and Mike Donovan for their help with this episode.

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Support our friends at Anam Cara Fasgadh, a charity for bereaved parents and families: https://www.anamcarafasgadh.org/

Support Joey's Journey at https://specialnamedfunds.cclg.org.uk/joeys-journey/ or text CCLG 5 JOEY to 70300 to donate £5

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Episode 1: Chicago Sparta 1930

Episode 2: Fall River Marksmen

Shane's back with a special Monday edition of the show and with a very special guest, Michael McGuire of Rangers Twitter dot com. Michael is a co-founder of Anam Cara Fasgadh, a charity working to ease the pain of bereaved parents. We talk about the origins of his group, what they've been up to, how you can help, and of course, we answer your questions.

To find more info or contribute, visit anamcarafasgadh.org

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If you like the CROpod and want to support the show, you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/cropod/support

Shane and David are back in the fourth episode of their Watergate at 50 series for a look at the Greatest Show on Earth: the 1973 Senate Watergate Committee Hearings.

Meet the Simple Country Lawyer chosen to head the Senate's inquiry into the Nixon White House, an incredible jurist and orator (and a staunch segregationist) whose daily hearings ended up in the homes of nearly 85% of Americans during the spring and summer of 1973. Plus, John Dean goes on the attack after accepting he was to be the scapegoat; Republicans plot against him with the help of Nixon's team; but a Bob Haldeman aide reveals what Dean had by then believed for months: that he was being secretly taped in the White House.

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Episode 1: A Man of Perceived Grievance

Episode 2: Lawyers, Guns and Money

Episode 3: A Third-Rate Burglary

Shane and his ex-pat buddy Colin are back for more CROpod Explains America, and they're tackling a $1.7 trillion (yep, trillion) part of the economy: the student loan system.

Some quick Rangers deadline day chat before how paying for university even begins to work in the US. Colin can relate for a while, then Shane breaks his head with the tale of how we got to this spot in the first place. But some good news at the end—kind of. When you've buried an entire generation in insurmountable debt, how much good news can there be?

For actual information on how to pay for university in America visit NACACnet.org.

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Become a monthly contributor or hit the "Support" button to make a one-off and help the CROpod. Either way, you automatically enter our monthly drawing for some swag from our friends at The Famous.

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