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Me: And that's what we do at Certified Crucial!

Them: So, you're like farm to table but for merch?

Me: No, that's not... we... um...

Them: ...

Me: ...Okay, yeah, that's pretty much it.

#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #digitalcreators #merch #shopindie

An annual viewing of Rocky Horror Picture Show is required by law during October.
#rockyhorrorpictureshow

No better way to start October than to watch the workprint of Night of the Living Dead!
#notld #nightofthelivingdead #nightofanubis

International Podcast Day "Ummm" Shirt Happy International Podcast Day 2025! This special edition tee is a collaboration between Certified Crucial and EarBuds Podcast Collective as a celebration of the little words that make us human. From...

#InternationalPodcastDay 2025.

We joined up with Arielle Nissenblatt (EarBuds Podcast Collective.)

You submitted the audio, & a shirt was born!

From English “um” & “uh” to Hindi “are vo” (अरे वो), filler words aren’t just pauses - they're the moments that make us human.

Your “um.” Now wearable.

ACAB does not include Rahul Kohli in Midnight Mass. He's a real one.
#rahulkohli #midnightmasss #mikeflanagan

Watching the new Gianmarco Soresi comedy special, and I have one issue.

How can this spindly-ass man dancing around the stage and oozing theater kid energy in a BOB FOSSE SHIRT be straight!?

It feels like stolen valor, frankly. Good special, though. Really funny!

YouTube video by Victor Jones We Go to Russia (Official Video)

This is the new hotness! Like an electro Wesley Willis mixed with Talking heads and Cake

@certifiedcrucial.bsky.social has been busy! Just a few of the collectibles we recently released. Check out our shops (link in bio), and support local creators!

#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #supporthandmade #supportsmall

Diane is a creep.

#orangefemalecat #catnameddiane #orangecat

YouTube video by The Elephant Graveyard How Comedy Was Destroyed by an Anti-Reality Doomsday Cult

I finally watched this after multiple suggestions, and it's worth a watch. It hits on how detrimental the manosphere has been to our culture and where it comes from.

I wanna be in the room "when it happens."

Watching Hamilton while fascists dismantle our government just hits different.

The Podcast Salon Volume 1. - Limited Edition LP - Certified Crucial This vinyl record is a living archive, a testament to the stories we're creating and the impact we're having. Storytelling is a window into our shared humanity, and it's our responsibility to ensure f...

Orders for "Podcast Salon: Volume One" from The Qube end August 31st!

We’re proud to help launch the first vinyl in podcasting to center around Black & Brown voices. This is exactly why we started Certified Crucial: to uplift storytellers, preserve their work, & make this industry more equitable.

Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.

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The Underworld movies are just Twilight for dudes.

I just realized my friends could very accurately determine every time I poop or go to bed based on when they receive TikToks from me.

Diane and Verbal window hangs.

#catsofbluesky #cats #dianeandverbal #catnameddiane #sistersorevilgirlfriends

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Lately, running a company has me feeling like an actual adult. Then I find Nerf darts on the floor in the bathroom and realize I (thankfully) have a way to go.

If I ever start a spooky sunglasses company, it will be called VISIGOTH

A conversation from our wedding last year.

"What's with all the men in kilts? Are they in a club or something?"

"No, they're just nerds."

Your AC is working overtime this week. Give it a fresh air filter as a little treat!

(It'll also help your AC better keep up with the high temps and slightly lower energy costs)
#heatdome #heatwave #summerheat

What movies or shows would you love to see turned into musicals?

My choice: The Shining
#moviemusicals

This is not the cyberpunk dystopia that I imagined. It's far more stupid.

#dystopianhellscape

I still don't understand how "Life of Chuck" fits into the larger Chuck the TV series mythos.

America has no king.

So excited to finally launch this podcast merch subscription box!

Bad Fascist, No Authoritarianism for You! Movies that discuss the dangers of authoritarianism. This list isn't meant to highlight films about authoritarian governments, and more so films that warn against normalizing or enabling the authorita...

These are films that discuss the dangers of authoritarianism. This list isn't meant to highlight films about authoritarian governments, and more so films that warn against normalizing or enabling the authoritarian mindset.

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My pitch for world peace:

Same as the ending of Chasing Amy where Ben Affleck suggests "we all have to have sex" but it's Pedro Pascal saying that to Earth's population.
#pedropascal #worldpeace

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that a little sit wouldn't turn into a big sit"

- ADHD proverb

#adhd

I don't eat potato chips very often, but that might be changing after trying these! Easily one of my top 3 potato chips EVER!
#potatochips #layspotatochips #laysthaistyleredcurrychips