Failing Up
Life is improvisation! Observations from a regular guy on how with world around us impacts who we are and what we perceive. I explore how life is more about asking questions than accepting what is presented. In addition to my own reflections and experiences, I interview guests from the art, literary, music, cultural and political fields to gain insight as to how we all impact the world we share and our joint realities.
We are all failing up!
Episodes
260 episodes
Earth Is Not Feeling Well
I think that our planet Earth is a living breathing entity, and we are like fleas on dog living on her. Just like bad habits effect our health they also impact Earth's. Smoking cigarettes is bad for our health, unregulated emissions...
I Hated Summer Camp!!
"Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh, take me home from camp Granada." This song released in 1963 and sung by Alan Sherman summed up how I felt about summer camp. To me summer meant freedom, no schedules, endless days and nights with friends...
"In The Year 2525"
July 10, 1969 the #1 song on the charts was 'In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans a cautionary scene-fiction tale about humanity's over dependence of technology and progressive dehumanization. That descriptive comes from AI, how i...
4th of July 1976
The 1976 Bicentennial celebration of America's 200th birthday was designed as a unifying healing event. The nation was healing after, the Vietnam War, Watergate, and economic struggles. I was 17 years old in 1976 and about to enter ...
I Love to Vote
To begin with I must say, I do not believe the elections in the United States are rigged at all. How can a political party complain when they won the House, the Senate, the White House and Supreme Court, drop the mic. That is not what I a...
Bad "Pot Luck"
It's a given that I have many issues that can keep a therapist occupied for eternity, and one of them is my aversion to the dreaded Pot Luck dinner or event. To be clear this disinclination does not apply to events inv...
The Life of ART
Art began as an accidental theme in my life back in high school when chose it as a major. Little did I know the important role it would play in my life, through college and into my professional career. I was fortunate to have leadership r...
The Farmers Market
Almost every city or town, urban or rural has a Farmers Market. I have been to them from New York, all the way to Santa Monica California. I will include its cousin the Flea Market as well, which I have been to from the Big Apple to Santa...
Anybody Here Seen My Old Friend Bobby?
In June 5th 1968 Robert Francis Kennedy was shot in the kitchen at the Ambassadors Hotel in Los Angles after winning the California primary. He was my first hero who was not a relative, he was the torch JFK mentioned in his inauguration. ...
My Day At The Dump
I took a vacation recently to relax and regroup. My attempt to escape from the chaotic events of the world. What a great unexpected day! First I took bottles and cans to the recycle place and made some new friends as they sort...
I EAT HOTDOGS DAMMIT!
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer. That means hotdogs! I was recently a the cardiologist for testing, because that is what you do at this age. I told him that from Memorial Day until Labor Day I eat hotdogs! M...
Rhetoric vs. Reality
If seeing is believing is true, all attorneys would be mimes. When faced with the reality of events right in front of their eyes, followers will hang onto words over events. The carefully crafted words that discredit the truth no matter w...
The Man Bun
It goes without saying that I am not an authority on hair, but having acknowledged this I just don't get the "Man Bun." I really thought this would just be a passing fad, but it is still going strong. Why is it event called a Man Bu...
Freedom Under Fire
With all that is going on in our country, and hearing constantly that The First Amendment of the Constitution is under attack, I thought I better brush up and take a look at it. What hit me in the face is that the freedoms I've take...
A Conversation with Reiki Master Heather Maloney
In this episode I have a conversation with Reiki Master Heather Maloney. Our conversation explored the subjects of healing through the Reiki practice and benefits of maintaining self inner peace. We also discussed spirituality...
A Conversation With Patrick Hogan
In this episode I have a conversation with my dear friend Patrick Hogan, former local political figure, baseball fan/historian, who's Irish ancestry flows through his veins. We discussed the critical importance of local politics, (Tip O'N...
Hello Radio, My Old Friend
When I was a young boy I listened to top 40 radio for hours. There was something comforting in listening to the local DJ spin records, have call in games and take requests, they were there all night, in the morning, on the school bus and ...
Fresh Cut Grass
There is nothing like the aroma of fresh cut grass to let you know all is alright. That comforting smell of growth and hope seems like a switch was flipped from black and white to a color screen. It does not matter if it is in a cit...
Let's Make a Deal
When a little boy I use to love to watch the television program Let's Make a Deal with my grandfather. It was fun to see the contestants struggle to get the best deal. When I was at Cornell University one of my responsibilities was to co-...
Are We Almost There?
This was the common question shouted from the wayback in the station wagon when on a trip. The reply was always vague in an attempt to keep all children in the car calm and unaware of the actual circumstance. Dad are w...
Leo The Lion Hearted
The first American to be Pope; Pope Leo the XIV finds himself under attack from the current administration for praying for peace, and calling for leaders to stop the violence and find a diplomatic solution to end war. These are not the wo...
Look In The Mirror America. What Do You See?
I don't care about red states, or blue states, or conservative, liberal, what do we Americans see when we look in the mirror. Do we recognize the reflection today?
Hello Earthlings
After just watching the Artemis II go around the darkside of the moon and viewing the crescent earth, I was in awe and how small our planet is in a vast universe. As they sent back a photo of the full earth in the darkness of space, just ...