TWO OLD BUCKS

Send a text Bucks try to stump each other, semi-successfully. Did you know the answers? Can you stump the Bucks? Hit us with your best shot. Del takes on four lanes of oncoming traffic. Will he survive? He finds another podcast for geezers: Growing Bolder . See  what you think. Or hear what you think. ??? Del discovers a new way to fold a fitted sheet. Warning: Don't try this at home. Dave ha...

Send a text We interview J.R. Stoffel [and he interviews us] in this special episode of TOB. JR has his own podcast, THREE THINGS WITH JR ,  and we highly recommend you subscribe to it. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or RadioPublic. JR talks about his new acting career, doing standup, and being the drummer in the band, ToBe Fare. He has a day...

Send a text Dave plays Stump the Buck with Del. Better luck next week.  Letters from Afar from Lithuania, Philadelphia, and Hollidaysburg. Beyond Meat COO gets fired for taking a bite of meat-somebody's nose. Del recounts personal achievements, including fixing a possessed doorbell, and cutting the tops off his socks, which he sees as a logical step to building his own mattress. That Rolodex...

Send a text Dave survives another booster shot. GET YOUR BOOSTER Goodnight Moon is 75 years old, almost as old as the bucks. Del makes an unfortunate hotel choice. Sometimes retro is just old and crummy.  Dave has ants. He's saved by a Nightingale on a white horse. Remember milkweeds?  They're scarce and so are the monarch butterflies.  Del awaits a reply from Elon, who is busy buying or...

Send a text Del recounts living through Hurricane Ian, one of the worst storms ever. Moscow listener Valentin successfully flees Russia to escape the insanity of Putin. Congrats to Valentin and Nata. Dave offers a public service announcement: Don't take your meds in the dark. Del develops crusty liver spots. Dave gets crusty about on-the-road urinal manners. Three old geezers win the Nobel Pr...

Send a text Del is unable to link in today so you're stuck with Dave of the tiny rolodex.  Our hearts go out the victims of Hurricane Ian. Many letters from afar. Where's del when you need him? Dave reads Chasing the Wind   by VV1, Judith. Sweet story. Asteroid crash a success .  These folks are the real heroes. Dave interviews Grayson for the third time. He's a first grader now. Gi...

Send a text Dave admits to fudging his Centennial predictions as he sold his place in Pittsburgh. He'll miss the 'burgh but vows to come back for visits.  Listen to what another podcaster says about Pittsburgh in his opening.  Dave also admits to being the reason the episode is late. Del reflects on his days as a truck driver, when life was simpler yet harder. Del waxes poetic over the J...

Send a text Believe it or not, we made it to 100 episodes. Not bad for what started out as coffee banter. Wait, that's still what it is except nearly a million people [or slightly fewer] are listening in. Based on our download  statistics, we are in the top 25% nationally and top 10% globally. What does that mean? It means there are a ton of podcasts out there.  Enough of that. More important...

Send a text Dave gets to brag about his new bike that he ordered in early November. It's a GiantRevolt  gravel bike that meets all his needs, but he's keeping his other four bikes anyway.  He got the bike at Roll-here. 6:25 Dave meets his first actual Spotted Lantern Fly, which causes Del to go nearly orgasmic. Pretty but not pretty [the bug, that is]. 9:15  The Queen is dead, long live...

Send a text Lots of listener feedback on the Cat Cafe in Quebec. Here's one in little old Greensburg, PA. Two listeners recommend David Houle, a futurist who has made some predictions of his own. Randy's Co-Motion makes it to Yellowstone National Park , warming Dave's heart. We get an update on the Ukrainian family who sought refuge here. Most of the news is good. Del, in a lapse  o...

Send a text Dave reports from Quebec City as he continues his summer jaunt. Great city. Come see for yourself.  Bring your bicycle.  He visits the  Cafe Felin Ma Langue Aux Chats , otherwise known as the Cat Cafe. Del suffers a lapse of brilliance as he proposes [and copyrights/patents] that we earn dental credits on our purchases at various retailers. The bucks struggle through discussions on the...

Send a text Dave reflects on life in Portland,  ME. Where have all the old people gone? Del discovers a pizza ingredient shortage. He also feels like a pizza. Dave is puzzled. Dave visits an old college buddy. Del completes his flooring project and the corners the market on Advil. Del's spidy sense is at it again. Dave prepares to enter Canada. Wish him luck. Your thoughts?    buckstwoold@gma...

Send a text Del is coerced into laying [not lying on] a new kitchen floor. Dave searches for a "nice" mailbox Dave relates his  cycling adventures Del proposes we invade Cuba and hopes to raise an army on Twitter. Dave has just left the building. Dave discusses Portland's brew-pubs and dive bars. Dave  cracked a crown and immediately thought of Del, Mr Medical Mouth Del readsVonnegu...

Send a text Dave is assigned to writ on the topic You're never too old to learn.   Please send him some ideas or experiences.                              Buckstwoold@gmail.com Del shares a "survival story," proving he's never too old to learn. Dave shares road trip adventures, good and not so good,  at the Finger Lakes.   Del worries about the distribution of water around the...

Send a text Del endures the next step in trying to get an eye exam. Dave rants over reduced teacher standards in FL. What do bats and tequila have in common? They can't find Aperol. Oops! Dave said Kardashian but it was Kylie Jenner who took a 3-minute flight in her private jet. Same gene pool, though. Dave reviews Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut . Loved it. 5 of 5.  Watch his hilarious 5-minute v...

Send a text BREAKING NEWS: The Bucks are now on Twitter. Our handle is @twooldbucks1.   Follow us on Twitter and tell your friends.  For a limited time, we are offering 1,000 Oldbuckcoins to new followers.  This is our newly-minted cryptocurrency.  Someday, this will make you rich...or not. Not. Del does some dumpster diving or at least witness it. The Bucks share their frustrations over eye healt...

Send a text Dave is back from Nashville, where his 8-year old grandson got his first skateboard, Ozzy Osborne-themed, of course.  He's also doing a graphic novel about a hot dog shortage. Del tangles with the health care system again... and lives to tell about it. Boris Johnson resigns, NO SURPRISE THERE to Bucks listeners. The mother ship has apparently called him back. Longtime listeners wi...

Send a text Del gets to see Top Gun Maverick- a five-star adventure in the fancy seats. Dave attends his cousin's surprise birthday party along with special guest Mick Jagger. BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM if you want a shot of Dave and Mick. Dave consorts with the furries at the Anthrocon in Pittsburgh. If you like, we can send you  a pic of our favorite furry.  You know the email address. Del tinke...

Send a text WE ARE SORRY FOR THE POOR AUDIO QUALITY.  BUT WE THINK YOU'LL ENJOY THE CONTENT. Send your thoughts to Buckstwoold@gmail.com.  S end a link to your friends. Del recalls model airplanes and mothers with feather dusters. Dave reviews All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami. Old Buck John is back for part two of our interview. John describes his lifelong train hobby.  You can f...

Send a text Del fumbles with his sunscreen. Dave crashes again. Fairies in the elm tree? Part one of an interview with Old Buck John, who worked with Dave back in the day. Part two next time will cover his model train hobby. Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send a text Del unleashes his pent-up rants on climate change, political upheaval, the healthcare system, cryptocurrency, and pocket dialing. Recalling last week's story by Rick Bass, Dave tells an owl story from his youth and Del reveals he had a dog named Delco. Electrifying! A vintage vixen loses her cat while on a road trip. Dave gives two thumbs-up to the movie, A Man called Ove on Amazo...

Send a text Are bees fish? Only in California, apparently. Del continues to embellish his bogus sea cruise. PA primaries are finally over. The Senate races were unreal.  LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR, JOHN FETTERMAN, UNLESS HIS NAME IS OZ. Del keeps his irons in the fire. Dave reads Eating by Rick Bass from his short story collection, The Hermit's Story.   Enjoy the imagery in this short, light tale....

Send a text Del rants about accountability and responsibility or the lack thereof today. He's old...but he's right. As Dave surmised last week, Del DID NOT go on a Caribbean cruise as he claimed. Del admitted this when faced with Dave's rock solid evidence but failed to reveal where he actually went.  Just keep watching the international news and you might spot that guy with the red...

Send a text Del is off doing his soldier of fortune thing again, giving Dave a chance to interview Judge Clarance Jones, retired [but not really retired] Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut. Clarance now runs Jones Mediation and Arbitration and publishes novels in his spare time.  Listen to some of the chapters in Judge Jones' fascinating life. Learn more about Judge Jones...

Send a text Dave relates a pet peeve -long-winded customers at the checkout line. Good news from a Russian listener. Del offers a public service announcement:  Don't grind your stump blindly. Del observes that record high gasoline prices have not moved a substantial number of people to use public transportation instead. Dave wonders if prices are really that high, then. Del take us on a rolle...