Daedalus Howell

10/15/2026

Latest Press Pass: ..."Woodstock Baby Syndrome,” named for those of my generation who claim their conception occurred at the famed 1969 music fest. It’s a trite and easy lie... Read More: https://presspass.dhowell.com/p/i-was-a-woodstock-baby

07/29/2026

On today's show!

Today on The Drive, we're join by iconic stand-up comedian PAULA POUNDSTONE, whose razor-sharp observational humor and quick improvisational wit have made her one of America’s most beloved comics!

A regular panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! and host of the Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone podcast, Paula joins us to preview her performances Friday and Saturday, August 14–15, at the Marin Showcase Theater. We'll talk comedy, current events, life on the road, and why no two Paula Poundstone shows are ever quite the same. Starts at 3:05 pm on 95.5 FM!

07/26/2026

Beautiful Corpus

A young person recently asked me what they should write to make money. “Checks,” I said....

https://dhowell.com/blog/beautiful-corpus/

A young person recently asked me what they should write to make money. “Checks,” I said. Then I had to explain what a checkbook was. About halfway through

07/19/2026

Manifest Your Manifesto

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” observed motivational speaker Jim Rohn....

https://dhowell.com/blog/manifesto/

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” observed motivational speaker Jim Rohn. Well, hell. I spend much of my time with

07/12/2026

There comes a time in everyone's life when they realize their lifespans—when compared to the great, yawing expanse of time immemorial and its unimaginable end—are but a nanosecond, a blip, a nothing burger trapped between infinite buns....

https://dhowell.com/blog/on-purpose/

There comes a time in everyone's life when they realize their lifespans—when compared to the great, yawing expanse of time immemorial and its unimaginable

06/25/2026

A Lost Interview with the Late Anthony Bourdain

"However, here it is, in Q&A form — a previously unpublished interview with a remarkable talent and probably the only man who ever uttered: 'Dishwashing saved my life.' He will be missed."

Anthony Bourdain and I did an interview sometime in 2009 for a w**e country magazine that went belly up. In tribute to him upon his death, here is the interview published for the first time.

06/25/2026

Happy Midsummer/Midsomer/Midsommar

Sunday’s summer solstice marked the exact middle of the summer season, which both starts and ends sooner than one might expect when yoked to the arbitrary calendar of, say, middle school rather than the celestial mechanics of our planet....

https://dhowell.com/blog/happy-midsummer-midsomer-midsommar/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social

06/21/2026

Father’s Day: The Ties That Bind

Father's Day is here, which means many of us will participate in the annual ritual of pretending we don't want anything while secretly hoping someone buys us noise cancelling headphones because somebody left the “Jane Remover” on—whatever that is. ...

Father's Day is here, which means many of us will participate in the annual ritual of pretending we don't want anything while secretly hoping someone buys

06/04/2026

Commencement Speech

Dear Class of 2026—congratulations… You did it. You survived active shooter drills, pandemics, wildfire smoke, AI plagiarism scandals and the mass psy-ops known as social media....

Dear Class of 2026—congratulations… You did it. You survived active shooter drills, pandemics, wildfire smoke, AI plagiarism scandals and the mass psy-ops

05/11/2026