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03/22/2026

Like me, some of you dare to change the course of our planet by recycling. But do you engage in the ultimate act of recycling? Click on the pic to find out.

09/15/2025

OK Boomer : Wayne Faust: Aspiring Lawyer shelves Briefcase for Banjo

It’s not easy to describe Wayne Faust’s stage presence.  He evokes shades of Harry Chapin, Jim Stafford, Steve Martin, and Ray Stevens.  He dares to make audience interaction a substantial part of his show, including on-the-spot song compositions about his delighted patrons.  It is easier to ...

08/25/2025

St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes : Excessive Habits, Near Misses, Roller Coaster Success: Reggie Cleveland

Roller coaster success?  It means lots of ups and downs, aptly describing Reggie Cleveland's MLB career. Up: The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1971)           Down:  mid-season automobile crash- 15 stitches around an ear, 8 inside his mouth Up: Canadian Hall of Fame          ...

08/14/2025

OK Boomer : Part II: Tears and Cheers, Poignant Moments in WHS Wrestling

Part II of this conversation among Wauconda wrestling coaches reflects over thirty years of coaching and competition to highlight moments on and off the mat that still burn bright in their collective memory, moments of victory with hands held high, and moments of turmoil where tearful eyes held the....

07/28/2025

St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes : Two Salutes!!- Tolan and Segui: One outstole Brock in '70, the other was a near hero in '73

It's a 2-fer episode in which we spotlight two unsung heroes of Cardinal past.  One of the Cardinals contributed to the '67 and '68 championship teams while the other just missed being remembered as a hero in a weird finish to the 1973 season. Production note:  As explained in this episode, we cur...

07/15/2025

OK Boomer : Poignant moments in Wauconda Wrestling, part I

What's more poignant, more emotionally gripping: a statle title wrestling match or the person with a physical disability winning his first ever match?  Wauconda wrestling coaches reflect over thirty years of coaching and competition to highlight moments on and off the mat that still burn bright in ...

07/14/2025

St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes : Hilarious start to a professional baseball career- Keep Digging

You might think that a typical professional baseball player’s early experience might include lessons from a paid instructor, inclusion on an exclusive travel ball team, or carefully guided support from a parent.  That’s not even close to Danny Sheaffer’s experience.  While enjoying over 40 y...

06/23/2025

St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes : Ron Taylor recast

What a career in baseball!! Four World Series rings Member of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame At 35, pivoted to a medical degree and became team physician for Toronto Blue Jays With the recent passing of Dr. Taylor, we are recasting one of our early episodes that saluted his career.  We start with g...

06/15/2025

OK Boomer : A recent study found that six of the seven dwarves aren’t happy.

You want to snort, chuckle, groan?  Then tickle your ears as OK Boomer brings you another edition of his recurring segment "Potpourri."  Funny tweets and stories are intermingled with stories that give you the "feels."  Next month, we'll return with interviews from people who share interesting st...

06/09/2025

St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes : Want to be a Cardinal? Beat Bob Gibson Twice

Diminutive Al Jackson, nicknamed "Little Al", twice took on the formidable Bob Gibson and beat him 1-0, both complete game victories.  This occurred just before the Cardinals traded for Jackson in 1966.  Jackson went on to help the Redbirds win a pennant and World Series championship as a starter ...

05/15/2025

OK Boomer : A psychic walks into a bar . . . she should have seen it coming.

Life is happening for me . . . so enjoy a replay from one of my favorite interviews!! How can you tell the difference between a Swami Salami charlatan and an authentic intuitive psychic? Corbie Mitleid, author of THE PSYCHIC YELLOW BRICK ROAD: How to Find the Real Wizards and Avoid the Flying Monkey...