The USA, Mexico, Brazil, and other countries in the Americas continue to suffer soaring infections and deaths due to the coronavirus. Donald Trump still wants to open schools in about a month. Is that a good idea?

#29 - MASKS IN THE MARKET

Jul 11th, 2020 5m 5s

As the rate of coronavirus infections increases, I note that the number of people wearing masks in my supermarket is also rising.

#28 - Knife-Wielding Woman Cuts Our Flowers

Jul 8th, 2020 4m 59s

#27 - Huge Crowds at Banks

Jul 6th, 2020 2m 48s

I made a rare trip to the bank today and was shocked by long lines of cars and other nearby lines of masked people.

#26 - Trump Worsens Pandemic

Jul 5th, 2020 1m 13s

As the coronavirus spreads Donald Trump, motivated by politics, insists on jamming unmasked followers into his rallies.

#21 - Letter from Hell

Jun 6th, 2020 2m 56s

After Donald Trump congratulated himself about economic data and invoked someone in heaven that person wrote him a short letter.

#20 - Easing Back into Business

May 27th, 2020 6m 15s

We've been isolating about two and a half months and getting tense but are now cautiously trying to resume regular business activities and life. There are limits to what we can safely do but the murky waters must be entered.

#19 - Video Doctor

May 15th, 2020 4m 39s

For the first time in my life, I went to the doctor via video camera. And it was enjoyable and informative as we dispensed with personal matters and discussed the coronavirus.

#18 - Sports' Forgotten Heroes

May 12th, 2020 55m 37s

Warren Rogan hosts a popular podcast that focuses on Sports' Forgotten Heroes. Today we learn about Warren's background in sportswriting and TV production and discuss some of the most intriguing stories on his show: Drazen Petrovic, Joe Kapp,

#17 - Globetrotting Martial Artist

May 8th, 2020 36m 20s

Even in high school, where I met him, Ken Lambert was known as a dashing fellow. And as an adult he's traveled and lived around the world, teaching and competing in martial arts and maintaining a successful business career as well as raising t

#16 - Living in Lisbon

May 6th, 2020 28m 48s

Jordan Ring is an adventurous writer, book publisher, and publicist who, with his wife, recently sold most of his possessions in the United States and moved to Lisbon, Portugal. The cultural experience proceeded famously until the coronavirus

#15 - Trump Corona

May 5th, 2020 59s

The president of the United States makes a brief statement about the pandemc.

#14 - John Wayne Searches

May 4th, 2020 6m 6s

John Wayne usually plays a rugged but righteous hero but in "The Searchers" his character is distinctly racist and homicidal. Director John Ford and Wayne were master moviemakers but may have incited a few more emotional concerns than they int

#13 - Vincent van Gogh 3 - Van Goghs Argue

May 4th, 2020 5m 2s

There are several paintings by Vincent van Gogh at the splendid Norton Simon Museum. Sometimes the characters in the paintings don't get along. Clark witnessed a rousing argument that he chronicles here.

#12 - Vincent van Gogh 2 - The Potato Eaters

May 1st, 2020 5m 52s

It's 1885 and Vincent van Gogh, a young man who's only been painting a few years, resolves to test himself by painting a group portrait. He practices for months and works three weeks to complete "The Potato Eaters," a work that most viewers ha

#11 - Vincent van Gogh 1 - Vincent's Girlfriend

Apr 30th, 2020 4m 9s

The brilliant but disturbed painter Vincent van Gogh continues to fascinate and delight art lovers around the world. In this podcast, the first of several about van Gogh, I read the very short story "She Lives With Vincent" from his collection

#10 - Writing & Editing "Janet"

Apr 28th, 2020 6m 48s

Years ago I thought I had a good twenty-page short story named "Janet." Fifteen years later I thought I had carved the tale into 12 smooth pages that would be part of my collection "The Bold Investor." But I hadn't, and needed to keep rewriti

#9 - Learning Spanish

Apr 24th, 2020 34m 3s

For many years Gary Christiansen taught Spanish and English as a Second Language and used those opportunities to learn to speak, read, and write Spanish like a native. He shares some of his insights and experiences.

#8 - Integrating Basketball

Apr 21st, 2020 46m 23s

Western Kentucky University has a tradition of basketball excellence that was enhanced by its progressive recruitment of black players in the segregated south of the 1960s. Few know as much about Hilltopper hoops as Charlie Halter, who years a

#7 - Surviving the Book Business

Apr 17th, 2020 29m 11s

Veteran bookstore owner Mike Russo discusses trends in the book business and the challenges of selling enough books to offset increasing monthly expenses.

#6 - Playing in a Rock Band

Apr 14th, 2020 44m 14s

Clint McCubbin recalls his days as a young rock musician in Seattle where he played in bars and clubs in the University District and learned about the pleasures and difficulties in the business.

#5 - Buying Food Online

Apr 13th, 2020 12m 48s

Francilyn O'Brien is avoiding the coronavirus by shopping for food online and receiving the deliveries at home.

#4 - Coronavirus Comment

Apr 9th, 2020 4m 27s

Tom comments about persistent efforts on the right to portray the coronavirus as something less than a pandemic getting more dangerous every day.

#3 - Radio Pro

Apr 9th, 2020 22m 41s

Veteran radio personality Jesse Portillo discusses his career, which includes stints in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami, as well as his experiences teaching aspiring on air radio professionals in Bakersfield.

#2 - Visiting South Africa

Apr 6th, 2020 40m 22s

Doug Nareau, a Sacramento attorney and world traveller, recently returned from a month in South Africa where he toured the great cities of Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesberg as well as some of the beautiful towns along the southern coast. In