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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest fires. He shares some of his experiences and talks about how you get a job like that in the first place. Plus, yikes, Meanie the Clown and Shocko stop by. The Hi There's return and more! Read the full description.
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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest fires. He shares some of his experiences and talks about the physical requirements, the danger and how one gets a job like that in the first place. Plus there's some news—it seems the paper has made a major mistake in layout, our sound quiz and, yikes, Meanie the Clown and Shocko stop by. The Hi There's return and more!
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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest fires. He shares some of his experiences and talks about the physical requirements, the danger and how one gets a job like that in the first place. Plus there's some news—it seems the paper has made a major mistake in layout, our sound quiz and, yikes, Meanie the Clown and Shocko stop by. The Hi There's return and more!
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mikie Show Theme Music | Michael Carroll | 2009 | 01:00 | ||
| The Mikie Show Sound Quiz Theme | Michael Carroll | 2009 | 00:30 | ||
| The Mikie Show News Theme | Michael Carroll | 2009 | 01:00 | ||
| Kooky | Michael Carroll | 2010 | 01:01 | ||
| Meanie The Clown Theme | Michael Carroll | 2009 | 00:15 | ||
| Meanie The Clown Theme | Michael Carroll | 2009 | 00:15 | ||
| Canzone | Michael Carroll | Six Songs for Piano . | Cody Loop | 2010 | 01:00 |
| Universal Major | Michael Carroll | 2010 | 01:00 | ||
| Make Me Dance | Michael Carroll | 2009 | 02:00 | ||
| 80’s Chase Slow | Michael Carroll | 2010 | 01:00 | ||
| Plain Song | Michael Carroll | 2010 | 01:00 | ||
| Dark Guitars | Michael Carroll | 2010 | 01:30 | ||
| Zee Part 2 | Michael Carroll | Almost UpTo The Sky. | Streakrecords | 2004 | 03:00 |
| Werewolf | Michael Carroll | 2010 | 04:22 | ||
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| Bicycle Ride | Michael Carroll | 2010 | 01:00 | ||
| The Mikie Show Theme Music | Michael Carroll | 2009 | 01:00 |
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