Send us a text Del anguishes over his bout with a simple aerator [air raider?]. on't try this at home. Del asks the eternal question: Which billionaire would you let launch you into space? We interview Vintage Vixen Judith, the person who suggested we give a name to our female listeners. We've known Judith since we were in single digits, age-wise. She's had an interesting life, which she shares with us in this first part of a two-part interview. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find ...
Jul 30, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Send us a text NOTE: This episode contains what some might consider explicit content. Dave poses the eternal question: If you could fly or be invisible, which would you choose? The Bucks discuss the recent government report on UFOs and ponder the possibilities. Dave believes aliens walk among us and gives the obvious examples to back his claim. Del remains noncommittal, raising the possibility that he is one of them. Dave reviews Probable Impossibilities-Musings on Beginnings and Endings by Alan...
Jul 23, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Send us a text Del describes the functionality of his Water Pic. Not for the squeamish. Dave goes on a rant about Reddit, which apparently won't post your comments until you have posted ten comments. Does that make sense? Can you say Catch-22? Dave instructs Del in the process of creating a crypto-account to buy and sell NFTs. Del is excited about selling his Stovetop Art NFT but is befuddled by the process so decides to give his work away for FREE. Send an email request to [email protected]...
Jul 15, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Send us a text Dave goes off on a tangent about junk/spam email. having received 44 one day with multiple offers for prizes won, packages to be picked up, weight loss pills and more. While the sender is different for every email, he is told to respond to [email protected] for all of them. If you're getting these, tell Dave how to block them or what prizes you picked up. Highly recommended that you do not email that person. Del talks about Tom Slick and cartoons he watched in college. Had he ...
Jul 07, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Send us a text Dave interviews cycling buddy Dr. Vito, a professor at well-known eastern university and now a part-time trolley driver. Dr. Vito shares the experiences and observations he's garnered along the way. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?...
Jun 30, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Send us a text Dave tells a couple stories about losing things. Where do all the remotes hide anyway? Could it be in his wife's bra drawer? His wife explains multifunctional entities. Del convinces himself his foot knows Morse code. Or is he hearing things? Del finds himself unable to judge a book by its cover or something like that. Dave talks about American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, a story about a mother and son fleeing a drug cartel in Mexico. Del attempts to revolutionize book clubs. How do ...
Jun 24, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Send us a text Del recalls a Far Side cartoon about an old buck romping through the forest. Pay attention, this could be you. Del has a Big Idea on merging everyone's blocked spam call lists into one file we all could share. Is this a blocked call blockchain? Dave files for patent protection. Dave discusses a two-part story in The New Yorker in 2009 about and American and two Russians traveling across Siberia in 2001 in a Renault diesel step van. Miraculously they make it. Lots of interesting in...
Jun 17, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Send us a text The final tally is in and there is a clear winner in the Name the Female Listener contest. Only female votes counted so emails from names like Tractorboy88 and Gorillabreath were discarded. Del agonizes over generic products and where they are made. Further, he finds bottled water has a sell-by date. Water? Really? Del performs a science experiment on B-12 and discovers he's been ingesting dirt. Dave gives Del an acronym quiz. Del almost aces it, getting stumped on NFT. This trigg...
Jun 09, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Send us a text Del's Big Idea of the week is to inform listeners about a little-known arm of the government known as Crisis Response and Planning. If that knowledge doesn't make you sleep better at night, try listening to the Bucks. We discuss the many lives of Peter Mark Roget, of thesaurus fame. Also, Dave tries to figure out how to pronounce his name while Del works on pronouncing thesaurus. Read the Smithsonian article on Roget here. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old ...
Jun 02, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Send us a text Dave reads the short story, THE QUIET by Carys Davies. Davies was born in Wales and now lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. The story takes place in Australia, where Thomas and Susan Boyce, young newlyweds from Liverpool, have come to live. Their nearest neighbor is Henry Fowler, a small, creepy middle-aged man who lives six miles away. We joke [or not] about our podcast putting listeners to sleep. Stay awake for this one until the very end. It is that good. Give us your thoughts: BUCKS...
May 25, 2021•21 min
Send us a text Del discloses a social experiment he ran to see if people would make eye contact with him. Dave discusses some Master Class videos he watched, what he learned, and what he didn't expect. Del discusses an article on Monarch butterflies and wishes he could burn as much fat as they do. CBS copies the Bucks by running a story on Cameo. They must have listened to our Feb. 18 episode. We were there first. Del teaches Dave what "boogie in your hooter" means. Dave officially goes on recor...
May 19, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Send us a text Dave got this story from Dr. Jack Wang, from whom he took a writing course in 2020 via Zoom. It was an excellent class and Jack was a great teacher. Jack teaches writing at Ithaca College. You can learn more about Jack here. The story, Mud, was written by Geoffrey Forsyth, more about him here . It is only 990 words but very thought-provoking, dealing with loss and grief. A man, about to leave for work on a very important day at work for him, finds his dead grandmother, father, and...
May 11, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Send us a text Dave shares a special recipe for Bagna Cauda from his cousin Nancy. This stuff is great but you have to quarantine for 12 hours until the garlic stops oozing from your pores. 3 cans anchovies, chopped 1 large bunch of fresh parsley, chopped 2-3 cloves garlic, minced [go for 3] Olive oil, enough to mix so not dry Put on crackers, pasta, anything you want to taste better. Nancy got the recipe from her grandfather who brought it from Italy. Dave reads the police blotter in the tabloi...
May 05, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Send us a text XALATAN? ZETIA? XYZAL? Where do the drug makers come up with these names for the medications they sell? Do they feel X and Z have been ignored too long in the English language and are trying to make up for it in their brand names? Shouldn’t the names have a connection to the condition they are treating? Well, the Bucks think so. Dave and Del discuss this bizarre naming scheme and offer some sensible alternatives. Del does pretty well on the drug quiz. First it was the Lantern Fly,...
Apr 28, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Send us a text Del has some big ideas on the questions you may get asked during your annual physical. Can you hop on one foot in the dark while carrying a full cup of coffee? Really, Del? Dave discusses the rules of cycling, referencing an actual website where you can find and study the rules. The Velominati, keepers of the cogs list them all here. There will be a test. We get a special letter from Valentin in Moscow, who talks about his 2019 motor trip across the USA. He and his wife drove 9,00...
Apr 21, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Send us a text In this special episode, Dave interviews his grandsons as they gathered in Florida to celebrate spring break, double shots for all the adults, and just have fun together after not seeing each other for a long time. Be aware the audio quality has lots of pops, scratches, and sound level changes as the boys tell us of their adventures. Seven-year-old Gabe prefers to be called Officer Steve or Commander Nash, sometimes he's both at the same time. Four-year-old Grayson goes by Command...
Apr 15, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Send us a text Del is still stuck in South Carolina and still unable to find a new studio. He vows to come back and do face-to-face episodes again, not exactly a plus for Dave's eyes. The Bucks inadvertently invent a cure for insomnia as more and more listeners report we put them to sleep. While this was not our initial goal, we are happy to provide this public service. We must be saving the good stuff for the end. Speaking of sleep deprivation, Dave laments building his annual sleep debt watchi...
Apr 08, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Send us a text Dave relives two party crashing episodes in London. At one, he saw Gloria Gaynor live at a BMW party and saw the second act of Les Misérables live onstage at the Palace Theatre. Fortunam bonam est. The Bucks recommend video offerings. These include Wisting , a Norwegian detective series on Acorn, Lupin , a French whodunit offering on Acorn, Midnight Diner , a Japanese series on Netflix, and the documentary on the late, great Clarence Clemons of Springsteen and E-Street Band fame. ...
Apr 01, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Send us a text Dave wonders why the rat crossed the road. did it think it was a chicken? Del has the BIG IDEA. Well, maybe more than one. Ever get put on hold indefinitely by an autobot ? Del has the solution. Is there an app for that? Del volunteers for the first manned flight to Mars. What else has he got to do for the next seven months? It's not as easy as you think, folks. But at least he can sleep and not bother Dave at 6 AM every day. Dave relates a trip to Santa Cruz, Bolivia where, once ...
Mar 25, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Send us a text This special episode is our first interview with anyone and for the inaugural interview, we're talking to old friend Gene, who has been bandied about in previous episodes. Gene was the guy who blew up his car far from home in the days before cell phones. Gene is the guy who roped Dave into the hardest and lowest paid work week of his life a few episodes ago. Gene shares his remembrances of teachers past, working at the Twin Coaches Supper Club with Dave, and some of his experience...
Mar 17, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Send us a text Del Zooms in from Columbia, SC and thinks he may have found our new studio. Dave thinks he's full of it. Del shares his secret recipe for the weirdest peanut butter sandwich ever. Dave counters with a recipe he lifted from a restaurant and served successfully for many years. Rocky's Rib Pit in Scott Haven, PA gets a free plug [don't tell the state inspectors]. Dave recalls the worst drink he's ever tasted. A listener from afar [LFA] recounts a memorable 6th grade teacher. Another ...
Mar 11, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Send us a text Description Del is still out there searching for a studio that is within our zero-based budget. Muscle Shoals is out. Maybe we can come to your town. Dave shares some experiences selling on Craigslist, do's and don't's. How do you know if it is a real person? Del proposes what he feels could be an earth-shattering approach to haggling and Dave is puzzled, as always. Dave chastises himself for not paying attention to Del's old segment on ants and learns it is no good to stand on a ...
Mar 04, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Send us a text WARNING: Many links to great music below. Del is Zooming in again, this time from a windy, remote mountaintop in Polk City, or so he says, where he meets Old Buck Kirg, a longtime friend and classmate. He's been looking for a new location for our studio now that the Disney deal has gone sour. Dave reviews foreign listenership stats and finds Germany has strengthened their second place slot, followed by a growing Russia base in Chelyabinsk, at the foot of the Urals. Dave's even bee...
Feb 25, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Send us a text Dave is pleasantly surprised by a letter from Old Buck Wayne, a former colleague with whom he shared many similar work experiences in Russia and Bolivia. This reminds Dave of his trip to a tungsten mine on the side of 21,000 ft. Mt. Illimani in Bolivia. Dave is gasping for breath and grasping for words. Del offers some sarcastic sayings which he feels are often misused. I told you so? There you go? Dave wonders if, in fact, Del is the only one misusing them. Dave steers the conver...
Feb 18, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text Dave reviews the latest listener stats, welcoming new listeners in the Czech Republic and Turkey. Thanks to a huge surge in German listenership , Germany surpasses Canada as the #2 country in our fan base. Russia also displayed a strong uptick in subscriptions, thanks mostly to retired KGB agents. Dave runs into OB Tom, who shares some terrifying experiences associated with listening to podcasts while walking. Don't try this at home. Del surprises Dave by disclosing he was a math ...
Feb 11, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text Note : There are a couple curse words in the book excerpt Dave reads. Del dispenses some astute observations on shaving and shavers, immediately losing half our listener base. He discloses that he uses an old style 2-bladed safety razor and tells us about an ingenious razor invented by an old African man. Next come the modern cartridge razors that have evolved to five or six blades with no marketing limits in sight. Dave reviews Pop. 485; Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time...
Feb 04, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text Dave presents an idea from loyal listener Phil from Punxutawney [possibly not his real name] whereby the w hole country could be vaccinated in 13 weeks. Phil reasoned if garbage trucks could do pickups every week, why can't the feds procure a fleet of medical vans staffed with "shooters" ? Follow Dave's math and you'll see how it could be done for $3 billion, not exactly chump change but literally a drop in the bucket called the federal budget. No, Dave is not going into the math ...
Jan 28, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text The Drinking Contest is an essay -a true story- Dave wrote and published ~25 years ago about something that happened ~60 years ago. The contestants were Danny, Tom, and Jim; Dave wisely decided to watch. Tom and Jim have both read the story and vouch for its accuracy. We hope you enjoy it; let us know at [email protected]. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE...
Jan 24, 2021•11 min0
Send us a text Del plumbs the depth of his brain for words of wisdom learned along the way, especially fatherly advice he received as a dumb young buck. Dave, when put on the spot, can only come up with John Lennon and Mick Jagger lyrics. Del chides him for not remembering the words of a bunch of dead Greek guys. Upon further reflection , they share some father and son episodes from the distant past. Dave tells his story of visiting Russia in 1992 on tungsten business. After an endless string of...
Jan 21, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text [Explicit Warning] In this episode, Del discusses the importance of what he calls book buddies, people who can recommend books to a friend that the friend might not normally read otherwise. During the discussion, the following books are touched upon: I AM THE MESSENGER and THE BOOK THIEF by Marcus Zusak, IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEAST by Erik Larsen, and THE BARTENDER'S TALE by Ivan Doig. Dave tells another story about Gene, already famous for his exploding car mishap. Teenager Gene i...
Jan 14, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 2
