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Today we’re proud to offer listeners of Cubscast our first “premium episode,” which is available as a digital download in the Cubscast Store as well as on the right side of this post. Just so there is absolutely no confusion…Cubscast’s regular episodes each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will always be available for free. This is an extra bonus episode, the first one we’ve ever produced of its kind, and it’s something we think listeners will thoroughly enjoy.

What makes an episode of Cubscast worth 99 cents? We aren’t entirely sure*, but we took this seriously and saw an opportunity to raise the level of production involved by including a variety of clips from the past 3 years, as well as many exclusive outtakes. To hear an audio sample, click here.

This bonus episode could be the first in a series of premium episodes — to be honest we have absolutely no idea how many listeners are going to download this episode, but either way we can’t wait to keep bringing you 3 brand new episodes every week for the rest of the season (and offseason) as the best Cubs team we’ve seen in our lifetimes continues to roll along.

In March 2005 (or even March of this year) we wouldn’t have thought trying something like this would be possible, but thanks to so many of you that have e-mailed us in the last month asking how you can support the show, we figured we’d give it a try. A major portion of any proceeds from this and any future bonus episodes will help us cover our production costs.

Thanks very much for your continued support of Cubscast, and Go Cubs!

– Lou, Sheps, and Sneetch

*For the record, Sheps thinks his Vin Scully impersonation at the end of the episode is definitely worth 99 cents

As mentioned in today’s 400th episode of Cubscast, we can’t thank our listeners enough for supporting the show, e-mailing in, and being awesome in general these last 3-plus years since Cubscast launched. I know it’s been said before, but when we started I’m not sure we ever imagined anyone more than our mothers and a few friends tuning in. That myth was busted the minute that Joe Mantegna responded to a letter we sent him in less than a day. And things continued to take off from there…

We got a very nice e-mail from Dan, a Cubscast listener, yesterday. Here’s an excerpt:

I did hear the call for favorite Cubscast memories, I think I would probably not be alone in recounting the first time I heard “G-E-O-V-A-N-Y” uttered by Sneetch.

But I would offer simply a comment: I recently shopped around for other casts related to the Cubs to see what else was out there, and I found the itunes store littered with casts that had come and gone, and in sampling them, it’s fairly easy to see why they did not stand the test of time. None of them offer what you guys do with amazing consistency; that is, all the news and updates I need to know about, a great combination of Cubs knowledge, worthwhile opinions, advice for Cubs fans, good nature, and humor. You’ve blended it all together so well and make it seem effortless, even though I’m sure the show is a lot of work. All I can say is thanks and keep up the great work and go Cubs!

- Dan

Thanks Dan…are you on the payroll? That email simultaneously astounds and encourages us. Thank you. If anyone else has a favorite Cubscast moment or some thoughts, please send those in to hosts@cubscast.com or you can call them in to our voicemail line at 312-239-0179. We’ll be compiling those and including many of them in a special bonus 400th episode celebration show that will feature more clips from the past as well as some never before heard outtakes.

new series of special episodes

The upcoming celebration episode will be the first in a series of bonus episodes that are available for purchase for 99 cents. It’s a great way to support Cubscast. A long time ago we made a promise to our listeners that Cubscast would always be free to download, and that isn’t about to change. Cubscast will remain free 3 times a week during the regular season. We’re just looking for a way to do a little something extra for listeners and also make a few bucks to cover our costs.

After this initial 400th celebration episode we plan to put out a new episode as part of this series periodically — probably every 2-3 weeks. Stay tuned for more information on this, and thanks again for helping make any and all of this possible.

Go Cubs!