Send us a text Del raises environmental concerns about phosphate depletion , a floating garbage patch that is becoming new ecosystem, and the dangers of rising ocean temperatures . Dave recalls his week in Nashville and his ongoing recovery. Cap'n Jim recounts his tale of sailing in a labyrinth of river channels in Borneo , his almost encounter with a high tension line across the river, and making a new friend. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTu...
Apr 21, 2023•34 min•Ep. 131
Send us a text Due to our inability to both be on the same planet at the same time, we dig into the archives again to present excerpts from interviews with really old friend Gene and newer old friend Dr. Vito. These were Season Two episodes 11 and 26, respectively. Dave also manages to brag on his grandsons - accomplished scholars, athletes, chess wizards, and violin virtuosos. But most importantly, they are terrific kids enjoying the world around them. Give us your thoughts: [email protected]...
Apr 16, 2023•38 min•Ep. 130
Send us a text A delightful coffee date goes terribly wrong when Dave finds his car is a crash victim. Dave maneuvers the painful car repair process and in the process meets Muggy Lee Bear-paw, a member of the Cherokee Nation. Quite a guy. As we can't seem to find enough time to sit down together, we're revisiting a couple early episodes to fill up a half-hour. These include: - Another look at Loser Lotto, Del's surefire system to pick the wrong Lotto numbers. Dave still doesn't understand. Seas...
Apr 08, 2023•34 min•Ep. 129
Send us a text Created a ton of Gay Hat fans out there, many wanted pictures. Ask and we'll email you one. Bridey Thelen-Heidel got a book deal and will be performing off Broadway on April 1. You can get a streaming ticket HERE . Del applauds new MLB rules to speed up the game. Dave laments the times he didn't get to second base. Del is back in the workforce, at least for a little while until his body totally gives up on him and he needs some personal remodeling. Bucks discuss Tik Tok, AI Chatbo...
Mar 31, 2023•28 min•Ep. 128
Send us a text Bucks interview good friend and budding playwright Joel and his traveling companion Gay Hat, along with Teddy and Cocoa. Joel recently got lost on the interstate in Florida and wound up in California, where he promptly bought a house. He shared some travel stories with us involving hitchhikers fleeing convicts, possibly grouchy drivers, and wind and sleet storms within a few minutes of each other. He should have stayed in Florida. Joel has agreed to come back-for a fee, of course-...
Mar 23, 2023•34 min•Ep. 127
Send us a text A discussion on Bruce Rettig's book Refraction , which YOU really need to buy, leads to a sharing of near-death experiences by the Bucks. Do YOU have a N-D experience you'd like to share. Send us a note or a voicemail. We might read it. Podcasters have fallen out of favor [if they were ever in favor?] as some women will not date them, according to the NYT. Fortunately, the Bucks have been out of the dating pool for decades and their wives don't listen to them or their podcasts. Th...
Mar 16, 2023•32 min•Ep. 126
Send us a text The Bucks interview Bruce Rettig, who talks about his experiences working 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle in the summers during his college years in the mid-1980s. Bruce talks about his roots, the work ethic instilled in him by his father, and arriving at Prudhoe Bay as a total greenhorn to work 12-hour days doing monotonous and sometimes treacherous work in support of the Alaska pipeline. Bruce meets some interesting characters along the way, learns some lessons about people...
Mar 09, 2023•30 min•Ep. 125
Send us a text The Bucks slow down to a trot [do bucks trot?] to review recent episodes. #118 with Bridey Thelen-Heidel reading We Owned the Night from her upcoming memoir, Bright Eyes garnered the most listener feedback of any episode and is on the way to being our most downloaded episode ever, as well. You can catch Bridey’s upcoming off-Broadway performance on April 1 in NYC. You can purchase a livestream ticket HERE and watch her from the comfort of your home. Finally, you can listen to Brid...
Mar 02, 2023•32 min•Ep. 124
Send us a text We interview Laura Hayes, who works for World Central Kitchen, the organization founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés to provide meals in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti and soon expanded to cover natural disasters globally. Since then, WCK has served over 250 million meals around the world, including 200 million in Ukraine, arriving there Feb. 24, 2022. They served 15,000 meals in nearby Fort Myers after Hurricane Ian devastated the area. Presently, they are also feeding earthq...
Feb 23, 2023•37 min•Ep. 123
Send us a text The Bucks are fortunate to be able to interview "Phoenix," a frontline Doctor/Medic in Ukraine who is presently recovering from wounds sustained during a recovery operation. It's a powerful story of the determination of the Ukrainian people in defending their country and their way of life against the Russian aggressors. Phoenix has had to watch good friends die while saving the lives of as many soldiers as he could. Joining Phoenix are Paul Tregouet in France who is at the beginni...
Feb 16, 2023•31 min•Ep. 122
Send us a text In our continuing effort to look at the personal stories of hope coming out of the war in Ukraine, the Bucks are proud to interview Mary Meaney and Annie Tregouet, two residents of St.-Omer, France who are among the many townspeople of this beautiful village who have opened their hearts and homes to over 500 Ukrainian refugees. Mary has spearheaded this all-volunteer effort simply because she wanted to do more than watch the tragedy of Ukraine on TV. She wanted to make a real diff...
Feb 09, 2023•37 min•Ep. 121
Send us a text Ranger Rick sent us some background info on Buckminster Fuller , who apparently invented a lot of words when he wasn’t designing geodesic homes or Dymaxions. https://ade3.medium.com/three-words-invented-by-buckminster-fuller-d8002645226d Bridey Thelen-Heidel, who you heard two weeks ago, just announced she has been selected to read her works on Listen to Your Mother , which is playing just a block off Broadway. Yes, the Big Apple! More great news for Bridey. https://listentoyourmo...
Feb 03, 2023•35 min•Ep. 120
Send us a text Bucks share some of the terrific feedback on Bridey Thelen-Heidel's story We Owned the Night from her upcoming memoir , Bright Eyes. The response was dazzling and we plan to have more author interviews in the future. Bucks are wishing Bridey the best as she navigates the challenging route to publication. A listener in Switzerland sends a news story saying the Ukrainians are, in fact, using trucks to shoot down drones, much as Del's suggestion in Episode 117. Ahead of the curve onc...
Jan 26, 2023•37 min•Ep. 119
Send us a text WARNING. This episode deals with domestic violence. There is brief use of strong language. The Bucks welcome Bridey Thelen- Heidel, author and award-winning teacher, who reads her wonderfully-written true-life story, We Owned the Night . This story was published this month in Mutha Magazine and you can read the story here . Her story relates her growing up in an abusive household and is extracted from her upcoming memoir, Bright Eyes. Bridey has a blog, also called Bright Eyes whi...
Jan 19, 2023•36 min•Ep. 118
Send us a text Got our 2022 stats from Buzzsprout this week. Seems we have listeners in eighteen countries. Whudda thunk it! Thanks to all who took a chance. Only 180 countries left before we conquer the world. Del and Dave have mini-rants on doctors and dentists. Nothing new here, just old guys whining again. Dave discusses linking up with a French fellow he met on LinkedIn who shared how his community is helping Ukrainian refugees who have relocated there. We hope to do an episode on this in t...
Jan 13, 2023•34 min•Ep. 117
Send us a text Bucks break the artwork budget with new logo and music as we ring in 2023. Del thinks we look mahvelous now the we've shed our antlers . . What do you think? Del is frightened by AI artwork, perhaps thinking he'll be replaced by a really ugly machine. Dave interviews his grandsons, now 6 and 8 [technically almost 9]. He's pretty sure he didn't know what they know at 6. In case you're wondering, there were no rehearsed Q&As. This was all impromptu. Sooooooo, WHAT ARE YOU GOING ...
Jan 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 116
Send us a text Del wants to change his name. Send in your nominations for his new name. We have a few NFTs left to offer as the top prizes. Dave's son plugs him into DALL-E2 , which can generate pictures from your text instructions. Last week all the writers were put out of business, now the artists bite the dust. The fun never ends. Remember, the Bucks warned you first. We review the top episodes from 2022. #1 was the interview with Judge Jones, followed by our episodes on Ukraine. You can list...
Dec 30, 2022•33 min
Send us a text Dave reads Del excerpts from three prose poems, one of which was written by a machine. Incredibly, Del correctly guesses the insta-poem written by the grandson of Hal from 2001: A Space Oddity. We wonder how our listeners did on this one. You can read the human-generated poems written by Joshua Weiner and Donna Stonecipher as well as other poems here in Body . Del gives Dave a multiple choice question about the Fabulous Hubcaps , which he answers correctly more or less. It would b...
Dec 23, 2022•35 min•Ep. 114
Send us a text Del continues to rally from his bout with covid. His sense of taste has still not returned. Does that make him tasteless? Listeners seemed to enjoy last week's AI segment on bot-writing. We love to get those Letters From Afar so let us know what you think. As Del appears intrigued by GRAVITY, Dave had the bot create a prose poem of sorts on the subject. Here's what we got in four seconds: Gravity is a force that binds us all together. It is a force that is ever-present, yet often ...
Dec 18, 2022•34 min•Ep. 113
Send us a text Del the trouper shows up while still positive with Covid and thanks our loyal listeners for their patience and well wishes. He's presently overdosing on placebos, hoping something will work. We wonders why water tastes funny. Any clues? Dave stumps Del on an emerald recovered from the Atocha, which sank in 1622. Four hundred years later, it was auctioned off to support the Ukrainian people. Del quizzes Dave on an event that happened 75 years ago and changed the world-the invention...
Dec 12, 2022•38 min•Ep. 112
Send us a text Del succumbs to Covid 19 but feels the show must go on, trouper that he is. The good new is he now sounds like Barry White , who has probably assisted in more egg fertilizations than anyone on the planet. Yuks aside, Del gives a graphic description of his symptoms and issues an earnest warning to take Covid seriously. Send him some love, or at least an email, to [email protected]. Del is stumped again by Dave's obtuse references to Mauna Loa . Are his solutions too hard? Dave ...
Dec 02, 2022•34 min•Ep. 111
Send us a text Del has post-Thanksgiving blues, or at least recollections and observations about the parade, the meal, the beaching of whales. Dave recounts a TG tradition with a British couple from Leeds, followed by three stories of thankfulness. He first recommends Mission Joy, a documentary with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. A friend relates a story of unexpected help from the other side, reminding us we're all people in the end. Finally, a new chapter on the Ukrainian family t...
Nov 25, 2022•37 min•Ep. 110
Send us a text Del explains the proper way to lick a knife. Is any way the proper way? Don't try this at home. Dave is unable to stump Del about the FTX debacle and SBF, the latest billionaire whiz kid who was not as smart as everyone thought he was. Caveat emptor. Bucks forecast this on June 9, 2021 episode [sort of]. Go back and listen, send us your thoughts. Del ups the ante as he quizzes Dave about an unjustly labeled mythical creature that roams the Himalayas. Del would like to rename the a...
Nov 18, 2022•37 min•Ep. 109
Send us a text Bucks play Stump the Buck and Del figures out the correct answer. He now bats .333, all-star material. Del's question to Dave is more complex, dealing with addiction and compulsion. Del may be addicted to David's Cookies , especially Butter Pecan Meltaways. You decide. Del laments shrinkage and is concerned about oversize holes. It's complicated. Bucks celebrate the end of mid-term elections. Can we get back to normal, people? Scientists synthesize an alloy previously found only o...
Nov 11, 2022•32 min•Ep. 108
Send us a text Bucks try to stump each other, semi-successfully. Did you know the answers? Can you stump the Bucks? Hit us with your best shot. Del takes on four lanes of oncoming traffic. Will he survive? He finds another podcast for geezers: Growing Bolder . See what you think. Or hear what you think. ??? Del discovers a new way to fold a fitted sheet. Warning: Don't try this at home. Dave has nail polish problems. Dave tips the antlers to Wolfe Zucker, a recently-departed Buck and a great guy...
Nov 04, 2022•34 min•Ep. 107
Send us a text We interview J.R. Stoffel [and he interviews us] in this special episode of TOB. JR has his own podcast, THREE THINGS WITH JR , and we highly recommend you subscribe to it. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or RadioPublic. JR talks about his new acting career, doing standup, and being the drummer in the band, ToBe Fare. He has a day job as advisor trainer at Crutchfield , where he also hosts a podcast. Occasionally he finds time...
Oct 28, 2022•37 min•Ep. 106
Send us a text Dave plays Stump the Buck with Del. Better luck next week. Letters from Afar from Lithuania, Philadelphia, and Hollidaysburg. Beyond Meat COO gets fired for taking a bite of meat-somebody's nose. Del recounts personal achievements, including fixing a possessed doorbell, and cutting the tops off his socks, which he sees as a logical step to building his own mattress. That Rolodex is on fire. Dave's POD arrives...REALLY EARLY. Next week we have a discussion with a fellow podcaster, ...
Oct 22, 2022•33 min•Ep. 105
Send us a text Dave survives another booster shot. GET YOUR BOOSTER Goodnight Moon is 75 years old, almost as old as the bucks. Del makes an unfortunate hotel choice. Sometimes retro is just old and crummy. Dave has ants. He's saved by a Nightingale on a white horse. Remember milkweeds? They're scarce and so are the monarch butterflies. Del awaits a reply from Elon, who is busy buying or not buying Twitter. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube L...
Oct 15, 2022•32 min•Ep. 104
Send us a text Del recounts living through Hurricane Ian, one of the worst storms ever. Moscow listener Valentin successfully flees Russia to escape the insanity of Putin. Congrats to Valentin and Nata. Dave offers a public service announcement: Don't take your meds in the dark. Del develops crusty liver spots. Dave gets crusty about on-the-road urinal manners. Three old geezers win the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on quantum entanglement. Who knew photons could remember each other jus...
Oct 08, 2022•31 min
Send us a text Del is unable to link in today so you're stuck with Dave of the tiny rolodex. Our hearts go out the victims of Hurricane Ian. Many letters from afar. Where's del when you need him? Dave reads Chasing the Wind by VV1, Judith. Sweet story. Asteroid crash a success . These folks are the real heroes. Dave interviews Grayson for the third time. He's a first grader now. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click ...
Oct 03, 2022•20 min•Ep. 102
