Episodes
Did Leonard Bernstein Wear Secondhand Clothes?
Aug. 25, 2021
Today is National Secondhand Wardrobe Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-secondhand-wardrobe-day/ Born on this day in 1918, Leonard Bernstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein From the blog at Rich Grimshaw…
How Can A Person Have Nothing To Say?
Aug. 24, 2021
Today is National Waffle Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-waffle-day/ Today's word is protagonist https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protagonist Today's birthday is Mason Williams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
Retirement and Death
Aug. 23, 2021
Today is Cheap Flight Day, Health Unit Coordinators Day, National Sponge Cake Day, National Cuban Sandwich Day, and National Heroes Day (celebrated in the Philippines) https://nationaltoday.com/august-23-holidays/ Today's wo…
Half A Year
Aug. 22, 2021
Today is Be an Angel day, National Take Your Cat to the Vet day, and World Plant Milk Day https://nationaltoday.com/august-22-holidays/ Today's word is extemporaneous https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extemporaneous…
Laughter, Smiles, and Epistemology
Aug. 21, 2021
Today is National Senior Citizens Day www.nationaltoday.com/national-senior-citizens-day/ Today's word is Epistemology https://www.britannica.com/topic/epistemology Today's birthday is Sergey Brin https://www.onthisday.com/p…
Special Birthday on National Radio Day
Aug. 20, 2021
Today is National Radio Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-radio-day/ Today's word is Forfend https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forfend Born this day in 1948, rock singer Robert Plant, in west Bromwich, England…
Be Not Boring
Aug. 19, 2021
Today is World Photo Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-photo-day/ Today's word is Defenestration https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defenestration Today's birthday is Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. https://www.on…
Eat a Fajita; Advance Your Enculturation
Aug. 18, 2021
Today isNational Fajita Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-fajita-day/ Today's word is enculturation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enculturated Born on this day in 1774, Meriwether Lewis https://www.onthisda…
Save Planet Earth; Buy at Thrift Shops
Aug. 17, 2021
Today is National Thrift Shop Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-thrift-shop-day/ Today's word is Retronym https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retronym Today's birthday is Francis Gary Powers https://www.onthisday…
Did You Hear The One About . . .
Aug. 16, 2021
Today is National Tell A Joke Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-tell-joke-day/ Today's word is Panspermia https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/panspermia On this day in 1977, Elvis left the building. https://www.ont…
Oscar Peterson Didn’t Play at Woodstock
Aug. 16, 2021
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened on this day in 1969 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock Today's word is remonstrance https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remonstrance Happy birthday is Oscar Peterson, born …
Doc Holliday Goes Bowling
Aug. 15, 2021
Happy National Bowling Day. www.nationaltoday.com Today's birthday is John Henry Holliday, a.k.a. Doc Holliday. https://www.onthisday.com/people/doc-holliday Today's word is Axinomancy https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction…
Was Annie Oakley a Lefty?
Aug. 14, 2021
International Lefthanders day https://nationaltoday.com/international-lefthanders-day/ Today’s word is Contraremonstrance https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contraremonstrance Today’s birthday is Annie Oakley https:/…
A Thursday
Aug. 13, 2021
Today is also National Vinyl Record Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-vinyl-record-day/
Dying to Know What to Do With Powers of Invisibility
Aug. 8, 2021
Today is Dying to Know Day https://nationaltoday.com/dying-know-day/ The Groundswell Project https://www.thegroundswellproject.com/ Our word today is consanguineous https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consanguineous H…
The Grand Mustard Maker
Aug. 7, 2021
Today is National Mustard Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-mustard-day/ Ansley Mall, Atlanta, Georgia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansley_Mall Our word today is mordacious https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mo…
Play the Piano
Aug. 6, 2021
Today is International Beer Day https://nationaltoday.com/international-beer-day/
Podcaster Auteur: Richard
Aug. 5, 2021
Today's birthday is Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong https://www.onthisday.com/people/neil-armstrong Died on this day, Marilyn Monroe, Age 36. https://www.onthisday.com/people/marilyn-monroe Today’s word is auteur https://…
Early Euphoric Memories
Aug. 4, 2021
Today is World Cookie Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-chocolate-chip-cookie-day/ Happy birthday to Louis Armstrong, Barack Obama, and the United States Coast Guard https://www.onthisday.com/people/louis-armstrong htt…
Grab Some Nuts. Grab Some Nuts (echolalia in action)
Aug. 3, 2021
Our word today is echolalia. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echolalia Happy birthday, John T. Scopes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T._Scopes
Initialism or Acronym?
Aug. 2, 2021
Our word today is Initialism https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initialism