# Ep 181 - Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

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Published: 2026-07-27T22:37:15+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3466

## Resource

Chris Ballew is BACK for his fifth Power Chord Hour appearance to talk about his 11th solo album Newborn Human, the making of the Presidents 1996 sophomore album II, if it's harder to open or close and album and lots more

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