"A Hip-Hop Head who likes to garden and enjoy sippers of brown liquor. Recreating the magic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk while learning the finer points of raised bed gardening. Interviews include emerging hip-hop artists, gardening topics from homestead gardens to commercial ag interests, and distillers of fine brown spirits."
Beats, Beds & Browns
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53 episodes
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"A Hip-Hop Head who likes to garden and enjoy sippers of brown liquor. Recreating the magic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk while learning the finer points of raised bed gardening. Interviews include emerging hip-hop artists, gardening topics from homestead gardens to commercial ag interests, and distillers of fine brown spirits."
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June 24, 2026
Beats, Beds & Browns Live With Defcee
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