Bobs Your Uncle Podcast

What does it mean that we can or should self-identify? What role does seeking your self have in finding yourself? Borrowing from Crystal Raypole and her article in Healthline (Article i s here ) Bob helps us think through the issue and calls us to consider what God made us to be. The historical marker includes nuclear power, Joseph Smith and the first women-only magazine.  You will be surprised at...

This is the sermon Bob gave on 11 June in Sydney (at Burwood Presbyterian Church) when he was asked to preach on the biblical passage titled "Romans Chapter 11." It has to be one of the toughest passages in the Bible and specifically relates to how God and thus, how anyone, should treat the Jewish people.  What do you think?   It's not the usual length of 18 minutes, rather 26 minut...

This was not the ordinary podcast for the week. This was a sermon given at the end of the National Reconciliation Week in Sydney on 4 June 2023. The pastor of the Grace Christian Church invited Bob to speak about the Woman at the Well story (Recorded in John chapter 9).  This is what Bob said.  To read the manuscript, it is on Bob's blog click here.  Support the show Thanks for listening. Ple...

One year ago last weekend, I experienced a 'green light' highway of bureaucracy and you will shake your head in amazement about how smooth the day became after a horrible beginning. And you will turn and say, "Thanks" as well as I did and still am! Historical marker includes George "Babe" Ruth and Joan of Arc.  Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the p...

Isaac's delightful and personable interview concludes after a review of some of the highlights from episode 3.22 and mental anxiety , we move into a deeper look at his own life, his own pleasures and his family. And learn a bit about Hafooch, the Upside Down Cafe in UCLA's neighbourhood.  The historical marker of the week includes Bonnie and Clyde, Heinrich Himmler and the Australia Gold...

Isaac runs a cafe named "Upside Down" in Los Angeles, across the street from the University of California (UCLA). He has seen an increase in mental anxiety among the students that seems new and he often wonders what will help them the most. In this part 1 of a 2-part interview, Isaac identifies the problem and the beginning of the solution.  It's much older than we think. The histor...

In this episode Bob shares whilst in the space they rented at Room 205, about walls, and what walls us away from others and what walls give us hope as well. With quotes from GK Chesterton and with thoughts about preventions and possibilities of comfort-- what is a wall or a fence? How did it get there?  Historical marker includes Birth control, John Brown of Harpers Ferry, the Beatles' final...

This gentle man and his wife were in Brisbane to visit with their new grandchildren born only a month ago. A great testimony to the value of exercise using pickleball, and the power of faith itself.  The historical marker of the week includes baseball for Negros, the purchase of the Louisiana Territory and the death of Osama bin Laden.  Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod w...

You will enjoy meeting and hearing Tony Mantor, a Nashville transplant from New England in the US, who is an award-winning and many times nominated Grammy producer in the music industry.  Of late, his enthusiasm for making the world a better place has helped him to work for those with autism and to dedicate his new podcast to relief of this neurological and developmental disorder. Contact Tony on...

I share my views about the religious holidays of Passover and Easter in today's episode. And why do they usually land in the same week?  Do they celebrate similar or different themes? Historical markers of the week include Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr, William Henry Harrison (see link : https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Tyler ) and Bill Gates founded a company. More on P...

The chains of hotels might be offputting to you, but it's a challenge taken by our guest Mr Josh Gaddis of Arab, Alabama in this episode. He is the podcaster on the show Rethinking Hospitality and you will want to hear his heart and passion for the industry and his love for his mother, too. Also there is a contest you might win if you listen and reply first. The historical marker of the week...

Bob again met up with Mark in Melbourne where Mark and his wife have lived for 6 years. They shared over coffee about Jewish care and music that calms the hearts of elderly folks. He's a stand-up guy who loves Jewish people and Israel. Not bad for a Gentile.  Historical marker includes wrong date for the return of Messiah, and Jews being blamed for the Black Death, and there is more! Support...

We finish our interview with Kelvin Crombie from West Australia and his passion and studies in The Holocaust. He tells amazing stories of Jewish people who survived the horrors of that terror and kept or found their faith. And the 7 phases of Hitler's plan to exterminate and rid the world, or at least his world, of Jewish people. Including the Madagascar Plan. I'd never heard of that one...

Kelvin was born and raised on a farm in West Australia but found the meaning of life in Israel in the 1970s. What is that about? He married his girlfriend there and they have four daughters all born in Israel. But now he lives back in WA and has not only his story to tell, but why he keeps writing book after book and what they mean to him. Buckle your seat belt... his story is well worth listening...

With citations from Stuart Briscoe, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bob helps us understand joy in contrast to happiness.  Using Yiddish words helps also including kvel, nachas and simcha.  Historical marker includes M-A-S-H and the birth of Bugsy Siegel.  Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on...

Bob speaks today about a crucial law and survey being taken in Australia due on 24 February! The survey is here:  https://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiry/anti-discrimination-laws/submission/survey/  Please fill it out and submit it straight away. Your views should be heard! Also a bit of Bible info from Micah chapter 1 and from the book of Ecclesiastes, the wisdom of Solomon. Do you believe it? What is yo...

When my grandson began playing on the ground with a painted rainbow last Shabbat, it caught my eye. And then reading about the Stonewall Riots, Harvey Milk, and the Pride of the Gay and Lesbians in NY and San Francisco, it all began to make sense.  They do connect, but the rainbow? That's a sacred image...thou shalt not steal, you know? Historical marker of the week includes Valentines Day, A...

Edward Boyd voices great questions as to the merits or waste of time that prayer is, and in this episode, Bob unpacks some of the answers. I love that the whole country of the US was praying for Damar Hamlin and Dan Orlovsky even prayed on national TV on ESPN for him. Crowds gathered in vigils to help the young man recover from that moment on the football field against the Cincinnati Bengals just...

Bob opens up about things new and not-so-new in this episode about Newness. Having just finished reading The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté,  Bob reflects on the book of Jeremiah/ Lamentations chapter 3, verses 22 and 23, which speaks about newness and God's love.  Maté is a medical doctor, living in Vancouver, Canada. He was born in 1944 in Hungary;  his family is Jewish and they survived the...

In this episode, you will meet a young woman originally from Canada, but who now lives in the US in Kansas City. She is a yoga teacher and helps run SipSteady, a public relations business involved in non-alcoholic drinks and social gatherings. An amazing concept. She's into wellness and has the travel bug as well.  Contact her on AwakeAndRelaxed on Instagram. Or SipSteady on insta as well. An...

Devin Carney is my guest on this episode. He just won his 3rd term in the state house in Hartford. He's from Old Saybrook, where he grew up having a great time with his grandfather, Art Carney, from television's The Honeymooners.  Devin works well across the aisle and has a great love for his family. You'll enjoy his manner, for sure.  The history marker involves Florida and Common...

Steve Woods plays the violin and never imagined leaving his homeland of England where he taught music at a prestigious school for boys. But God had other ideas for Steve, and took him to Hong Kong, then Sydney, and now after meeting with some indigenous elders in Adelaide, he has been teaching for 2 plus years in an aboriginal school nowhere near Perth, but in Western Australia. You will enjoy his...

Dan Kass lives in Kansas City and after being diagnosed with cancer discovered the rip-off system of health care insurance. Since that time 20 years ago, especially as related to PET scans and hidden costs, he has saved his friends and businesses thousands of dollars by being aware and asking the right questions.  His company (HEALTH CARE SHOPPING NETWORK) exists to help businesses and individuals...

Originally from Johannesburg in South Africa, this Jewish man now lives in South Wales (UK). His adventures began when an Industrial Design lecturer told him of his own story. Buckle your seatbelt! History includes Tasman and Sir Frances Drake as well. 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 -- bobm...

We met on an airplane and she told me about this volunteer relief agency that is making a difference in 7 or 8 countries and I had to let you meet her. She has one husband and two teenage boys and has a never-ending supply of hope for a world that needs so much repair.  You can reach her at GlobalDentalRelief. Org. Meet Kimberly Troggio of Colorado. The historical marker includes Sir Frances Drake...