Bobs Your Uncle Podcast

A terrific interview with Angela, a former pro basketball player and coach, an author of A Ball and a Chance (Children's book, podcast, and series) and The Game Changing Assist. (2016). Reach her at her website (AngelaRLewis.com) or on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn. (@AngelaRLewis) or find her podcast and follow! This week's historical marker includes Luther and the Reformation, Earl L...

Des Kennedy had a major life change when he was 56 and that has shaped the rest of his days, and hundreds and thousands of men in Australia ever since. You won't want to miss his perspectives.  This is part 2, so for the rest of the story, listen to Part 1. You'll be glad you did.  His website is www. MoMentumAustralia.org Care line is 1.800.000.MEN. (636) Historical marker of the week i...

In this first of a two-part series, Des Kennedy, originally stained by his Belfast childhood, moves with his wife and kids to Sydney to start a new life and to get away from hypocrites in the Irish church. He has no job, but ends up being a General Manager in IT at Qantas Airlines. But then a cigar and the Sturt Highway are part of a changed life. The historical marker includes Charlemagne, Roger...

What is the Jewish Day of Atonement? What doesn't work? What might work?  Recorded on Sunday, 20 September, in Sydney, Australia. Erev Yom Kippur. But the message is timeless. Historical marker includes JRR Tolkein, Benedict Arnold, and Sandra Day O'Connor. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on hi...

Flashbacks of 2001 and the Twin Towers, along with the new greetings Jewish people extend in this season, give Bob opportunities to address looking back and going forward. And the Jewish New Year 5787 gives us a chance to start over.  TheRealBobM.com continues to be a bounty of information and conversations. Check it out regularly.  The Historical Marker of the week includes Mussolini, Haile Selas...

Antisemitism is more than a local issue and is ripping society apart. Bob takes a few minutes to consider some sociological and theological reasons for something so irrational as hatred.  Historical marker of the week includes "In God we trust", the USS Indianapolis and Hiroshima, and the first governor of New York State in 1777. The promo for a restaurant was for Off the Hook BBQ on Nor...

Saar Markovitch used to live near us in Sydney, and taught Krav Maga, and he has now moved back to his native Israel, living in Tel Aviv, and speaks with authenticity about his desire for love and peace with all people, and about the need he sees for people to dig deep within themselves for many answers. Follow Saar on Instagram! Historical markers include The First Crusade and the killing of Jews...

Recorded during Father's Day weekend, this is Part 2 of this wonderful interview with this father of 3 daughters, leader of a major network of social enterprisers, and musician. His three-step approach to the 20-minute morning routine will stabilize anyone who joins him in it. His website is xponential.life and there you will find his newsletters and tips for life. A great coach.  This episod...

He earned his Master's Degree in Economics, sold millions of albums of his own music, and helps people become a category of One. He's an American by choice, having lived in Chile, Russia, Africa and now is settled in Texas. He's a mentor and a mentee who wants to help us grow in our motion, meditation and so much more. Get ready to enjoy meeting Christian Ray Flores in this Part 1 o...

What a storied career spanning more than 70 years, now with books and voice overs, with movies and a Grammy nomination, Ten Commandments (yes, that one from 1956) and so much more. She's an author and a dog lover, wonderful life lived. And miles to go before she sleeps. You'll want to follow her on her website kathygarver.com or on Instagram @kgcissy or even Facebook on her fan page: htt...

Joy was a school teacher in Atlanta George for 40 years and now she's a grandmother and wants to share the joy of that station in life with our audience. Her enthusiasm beams across the airwaves. Don't miss out and sign up on her Facebook page named " What my Grandkids call me " History lessons on apes and monkeys and Volkswagen and Old Hickory and the Trail of Tears. Support t...

How did John F Kennedy toss out the convention for presidents down the road? And what about my first flight in 1963 and today's flight from Sydney? And of course, Michael Caton in The Castle. https://bit.ly/hesdreamin  Some random thoughts that actually do dovetail.  Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob...

I found a manuscript written to be delivered on Shabbat Zachor back in 1981 in New York City. What a flashback! Then I read it and found it to be so current...amazing. Maybe it will help you in this season. Happy Purim! Historical marker includes some evil men like Hitler and Mussolini, the first Islamic nation state (Pakistan), and some Aussie trivia.  Don't forget to check out the website T...

Jennifer self-describes as a Mom, a wife, a volunteer and a voice actor.  She came to voice acting as a kid watching Little Mermaid and wanting to be Ariel. She lives in the Center of the USA and has a lot to share about life and loss and grace.  To reach her use her website: JennifersVoice.com Historical marker of the week includes George Bass, The Welcome Stranger, Super Bowl with Tom Brady, and...

A Hebrew word of the day today and some great music from GF Handel. As well as Bach! And the history from today, 30 January has some shockers.   Hitler's rise to power (1933) Bloody Sunday (1972) Beatles' final performance (1969) Mazda (1920) And a bit of promo of the new website TheRealBobM.com Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to...

Once again consider the thinking of Pasteur and Rob Prior and feel free to interact with him on his own website or read his book. He is on https://robprior.net and lives in Sydney. And a maths tutor and songwriter, and loves life, eh?  And don't forget to check out the new website of my own! TheRealBobM.com. Historical marker of the week includes some invasions of countries, the invention of...

Rob Prior in Sydney Australia tells a story of his own healing from renal (kidney) cancer in 2013-2014. This is part 1 of 2 (Next week we wrap it up). I love that everyone can share their story here on the Podcast. Maybe your time is coming soon! To visit his website for tutoring: https://www.prior.edu.au/. His book is available here:  https://robprior.net/store/healing-power-of-cancer/ Historical...

Out of the dust and the pain of last night's massacre of 15 Jewish people in Bondi Beach, Neil Johnson of 20Twenty rang to interview me and we had a significant and meaningful conversation.  Maybe you will agree with us. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.com Link to https:...

Kate is from Chicago, went to university in Wisconsin, still loves the Chicago Bears and it's the joy in people that she sees that reminds her of own early joys in the music industry that keeps her going. Don't let the word 'logistics' fool you; she's onto a lot of the work and the world in her career. You will laugh with this Winnie the Pooh quoter! Historical marker incl...

Along with the stories of Merryl Eaton who now lives near Hartford Connecticut, you will meet a woman of great energy and love and commitment. Enjoy! Also the Historical Marker of the week includes Hitler, Anne Frank, the Harlem Riot of 1943 with the shooting death of a black man Robert Bandy and also an Abolition Act in Britain in 1833. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod...

Pat Fitzgerald-Bocarsly moved from California to Boston and then settled with her husband in New Jersey where she and he both serve in academics at Rutgers and Princeton (in that order). Three adult children, 6 grandkids and a life of adventure and religion and successes in many areas of life. You will enjoy meeting this provost of Rutgers with much more to say about her worries and her hopes for...

The leader of the George Ellis Orchestra of Sydney, Australia, is featured again in Part 2 of his 2-part series. He speaks with keen insights into topics like changes in the world and hopes he has for improvement, as well as we see the Lightning Round to help us really get to know his interests. Enjoy! The Historical marker of the week includes Vasco de Gama, The Declaration of Independence and Sp...

George is from Sydney and has traveled the world, even conducting orchestras for major symphonies AND for small children's gatherings. He loves people and highlights the reason we have this podcast. You'll meet a beautiful soul.  This is Part 1 of a two-part episode with this lovely man.  Historical marker includes Johnny Carson, Superman and Niagara Falls, even Hitler's clearing of...

The voice behind the Average Priest podcast is Christine Coleman and she joins Bob on the BYU Podcast to share her views on life, on religion, and the faith she has even if her husband is assigned a different medical residency than what they hope. She's in Connecticut, USA, and would love for you to follow her podcasts. Historical marker includes Henry the Eighth, the Declaration of Independe...

In this episode, I ache along with millions of peace-loving Jews and non-Jews around the globe who read of the murders in cold blood of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim on Wednesday evening in DC. How shall we respond? What do you want to happen? Write me here or on bobmendo@aol.com or on FB or insta or wherever you are listening to the podcast.  Historical marker of the week includes Nazi leade...