What happens when you're barely an adult and you're given the keys to the castle? You have everyone eating out of the palm of your hand with every move you make. If you sneeze, the people want to know. Sounds pretty stressful. Now add a daily routine of substances just to feel a semblance of normalcy. That's what today's episode is about, more specifically the artists who left their mark, checked out, and ended up inadvertently joining the group of others like them that happened to make the same choices. We're diving into The 27 Club. Titans of their genres that showed us all that fame and fortune might not be all it's cracked up to be. Live fast, die young, leave a pretty corpse.

Also, if you're having issues with substance abuse or thoughts of ending your own existence. Please reach out to any of the organizations below. It can get better.

USA

Call or Text 988

Chat on 988lifeline.org

International

The International Association of Suicide Prevention

IASP.info

This is a good episode, few technical difficulties with the audio, but lots of stuff you probably didn't know. Enjoy! - C.

Here at Cash Exchange we're not superstitious but we are ... a little stitious. Do I think something bad is going to happen because I spilled salt? Probably not, but I still always follow it by tossing a little over my left shoulder. Maybe it's protection from the devil or maybe I want to ward off the real evil, snails.

Today we're talking superstitions and spoiler alert: a surprising amount of origin stories are just normal human behavior that summons evil spirits. We're basically walking Ouija boards.

Edit for you wonderful nerds who read podcast descriptions and those eager to break out the "well actually"- seventeen in roman numerals is XVII. Rearranged it spells VIXI which is bad luck. If you rearrange roman numerals is that dyslexia or discalculia?

Enjoy!-S

Time changes us all. Tastes shift, restlessness sets in, and doing the same thing forever stops working. Some artists evolve smoothly—or at least survive the criticism long enough to settle into a new sound, like Taylor Swift. Others aren’t given that grace. The Zac Brown Band seems to be at that crossroads now. The question is whether they’ll be allowed to grow—or if this marks the end. So sit back, take a look at ZBB’s journey, and give me a chance to remind you why I love them. Enjoy! - C.

P.S. Merry Christmas!