The Cabinet of Doom (Entry 171.JE0814)

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🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In which Bob Crawford, author of America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick and bass player for The Avett Brothers, waxes on William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and an unfortunately named Peacemaker. Certificate #34343.

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0:00.0	Hello, we are transmitting to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.
0:10.0	Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.
0:19.0	These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would
0:24.8	otherwise be lost.
0:27.1	Whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology
0:31.9	to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.
0:36.9	This is our time capsule. This is the omnibus. You have accessed entry 171.
1:09.0	.J.0814.
1:12.8	Certificate number 343-43-3.
1:16.7	The Cabinet of Doom.
1:19.6	In 5.4.
1:21.2	Appreciateing Star Drive in 5.
1:24.0	Hi, Bob.
1:25.4	Hey, John.
1:26.0	How are you?
1:26.6	Good.
1:27.0	Welcome to the show. It's a pleasure to be here. How are you? Good. Welcome to the show.
1:28.2	It's a pleasure to be here.
1:29.8	We appreciate you coming on for listeners who are wondering how it is that Bob Crawford,
1:37.5	bass player of the Avid Brothers, is reporting to us from a hotel room with a moon on the wall.
1:45.0	We should just say that you and I had a book event for your,
1:49.6	your new book about John Quincy Adams,
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