# 5. 26 Thousand Riffs

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Podcast: [The Buddy System with Chris & Matty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buddy-system-with-chris-matty-7656868)
Published: 2026-02-13T23:55:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/MDUYH2755730993.mp3?updated=1770069518
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Duration seconds: 3442

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Things get weird fast. High-tech bird feeders and Russian Blue cats, to our worst road rage moments and the creativity of medieval torture, why we need be be drinking pig milk, and 26,000 riffs more. Later, we dive down some important questions: Why is pig cheese $300 a kilo? Why aren't we drinking their milk? Also top of mind is the the Edmund Fitzgerald—specifically, why the anniversary memes have taken over our feeds and why we OG Fitzgerald fans. Finally, we ask the ultimate moral question: If the plane crashes, are you helping others, or are you fleeing the scene to avoid the jackals? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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