The Grocery Store That Won The Cold War

Softcore History

Improv, Comedy, History

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Boris Yeltsin was the first democratically elected leader of the Russian Federation, and also quite possibly the drunkest. Learn of his escapades across the world and how a Houston grocery store led to the fall of the Soviet Union. SUBSCRIBE to our Patreon for exclusive audio, video, and written content. Go today and claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off with Interactive Monitoring. Go to SIMPLISAFE.com/softcore. Get Honey for FREE at Join Honey.com/SOFTCORE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored by PayPal Honey, the easy way to save when shopping on your iPhone or computer.
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0:18.0	Welcome to softcore History.
0:25.0	Hello and welcome back to Softcore History.
0:28.0	My name is Jake Goldman and I am joined as always by my two best friends and co-hosts.
0:35.0	Ralph Hox and Dan Rochester.
0:36.0	How you do today, boys?
0:37.8	I'm doing fantastic.
0:39.2	I'm feeling great.
0:40.4	Yeah, feeling real good.
0:42.0	Feeling real good this Sunday. It is good. It's good. What did you all get into this? We lost a lot of money this weekend
0:47.3	Same I'll be paying I'll be paying I'll be paying our book. I have not paid in or out yet. I've been riding all sorts of roller coasters with
0:56.2	You've been with them for like two years? What's up? You've been with them for two years? You haven't paid them? Oh, I've paid them twice. Okay. You've never been paid. I've never been paid out. I have I always have like two really good weeks and then I just bleed. It is the longest relationship in my life. I've been with Aaron for like eight years. Oh yeah that's nice man
1:17.1	it's been that long huh? Yeah that's like you guys should be like the best man in your
1:21.2	wedding. Never met him.
1:23.0	You don't want to, I feel like.
1:25.0	No. No.
1:26.0	Well, I don't want to meet the guy above him.
1:28.0	Right. No.
1:29.0	I asked a Coke dealer that once that I knew at UT. I was like I was pretty
1:34.8	fucked up and you know we've done a lot of Coke and I was like hey man is this
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