The Tragically Hip Top Forty Countdown: Special Update — The One Where jD Fucks Up (and Owns It)

🎧 What happens when your host gets electroconvulsive therapy, lights a joint, and suddenly realizes he’s recorded two episodes of the same song? You get a bonus episode—and a raw, unfiltered apology.

This week, jD hits pause on the usual countdown to come clean about a scheduling snafu that resulted in two episodes for song #13. In true TTHTop40 fashion, he turns a mess into a moment—with a behind-the-scenes confessional, a little hard truth, and a lot of heart.

🎙️ Episode Summary

In this special audio missive, jD explains how a mix of mental health treatment, a love of cannabis, and memory loss led to a full-on podwreck: two different guests, two different recordings, both labeled Episode 13. So rather than let one hit the cutting room floor, he’s giving you both. Double drop, baby.

He also reflects on the highs and lows of managing a major year-long podcast project while living with mental illness, shares where we’re at in the countdown, and reassures listeners that the train is still on the tracks—just maybe with a few weed cookies in the conductor’s pouch.

🧠 Why It Matters

This isn’t just an “oops.” It’s a look into what it really takes to make a podcast like this happen—especially when you’re fighting your own brain just to keep going. It’s vulnerable, funny, and a little chaotic (like most good Hip shows), and it proves that even when things go sideways, the countdown rolls on.

If you've ever felt overwhelmed, spaced out, or just straight-up forgot what day it is, this one’s for you.

💌 Thanks & What’s Next

Thanks to everyone for their patience and kindness. If you’re Brad from Buffalo... seriously, get in touch, dude. We don’t even have your email. And if you're Andrew from Florida—not Tampa, maybe Orlando—thank you for your grace and understanding.

Next Monday, we return to the regularly scheduled programming with song #12. You won’t want to miss it.

🔥 Bonus Drop Details

You’ll get two episodes tomorrow:

• 🎧 Episode 28a: Andrew from Florida
• 🎧 Episode 28b: Brad from Buffalo (???)

Why? Because jD fucked up. So there’s that.

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jD owns his memory lapse and drops two episodes for song #13. A raw, funny, heartfelt update from The Tragically Hip Top Forty Countdown.

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