David Bouchier

David Bouchier: A Few Well Chosen Words

Society EN ↓ 20 episodes

David Bouchier’s weekly essays are full of unexpected observations and whimsical opinions. Listeners will relish his entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes exasperated commentaries on the routines that carry us through the year, the surreal rituals of politics, the unsettling experience of foreign travel, and the confusions and comedies of everyday suburban life. You can hear David Bouchier on-air Mondays at 7:45 a.m. on all stations and at 9:45 a.m. on News/Talk or by subscribing to this podcast.

Author

David Bouchier

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.wshu.org

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Feet first 06.07.2026

Commentator David Bouchier remembers the way soccer used to be.

Independence 29.06.2026

Commentator David Bouchier speculates about the paradox of unity and independence.

School’s out 22.06.2026

Commentator David Bouchier reacts gloomily to yet another report on declining literacy.

Lovely money 15.06.2026

Commentator David Bouchier thinks that money should be more beautiful.

Vacations without tears 08.06.2026

Commentator David Bouchier proposes a cure for summer vacation anxieties.

What’s in a name? 01.06.2026

Commentator David Bouchier argues that some names may change a person’s destiny.

Written in stone 25.05.2026

Commentator David Bouchier imagines a Memorial Day that reaches infinitely into the past.

Gifts from the past 18.05.2026

Commentator David Bouchier reflects on how hard it is to be honest in the intangible world of intellectual property.

Starting over 11.05.2026

Commentator David Bouchier hopes that the graduates of 2026 will find a place in the new economy, or a way to escape it.

Be kind to animals week 04.05.2026

Commentator David Bouchier suggests that kindness to animals may not be enough.

Edifice complex 27.04.2026

Commentator David Bouchier tries to diagnose the passion for grand buildings.

Wedding dreams 20.04.2026

Commentator David Bouchier wonders whether a stylish wedding will lead to a stylish marriage.

Value for money 13.04.2026

Commentator David Bouchier would like to feel that his tax dollars are doing some good in the world.

The amusing muse 06.04.2026

Commentator David Bouchier looks forward to some cheerful poems during National Poetry Month.

These foolish things 30.03.2026

Commentator David Bouchier looks forward to April Fool’s Day.

Affordable shopping 23.03.2026

Commentator David Bouchier notes that many people have discovered an inexpensive way to shop.

The measure of happiness 16.03.2026

Commentator David Bouchier reflects on the World Happiness Report.

We’ll do this later 09.03.2026

Commentator David Bouchier reflects on National Procrastination Week and why being a little late might be perfectly fitting.

The fall of the meritocracy 02.03.2026

Commentator David Bouchier talks about the fall of meritocracy.

The Methuselah syndrome 23.02.2026

Commentator David Bouchier offers some thoughts on the ambiguous pleasures of getting older.

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