Fred's Front Porch Podcast

We've been taught, practically since infancy, that Socialism is evil. It's worse than a dictatorship.  It destroys everything it touches. It turns out, that might not be true.  Let's take another look at it. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/08/28/in-defense-of-socialism/ Please support me on Patreon.  I can really use the help. https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Fro...

I’m Disabled.  How disabled I am is open for debate.  There are those who claim my disabilities are insignificant.  There are those who think I am nothing but my disabilities.  This is probably the case for every disabled person.  People want us to fit into their neat little boxes.  Unfortunately, we can’t do that for you.  If disabled persons have nothing else i...

Diversity is a part of the universe.  Its existence is undeniable. For many, this is a problem.  We want everyone to be like us.  I'm advocating embracing and even celebrating the diversity that makes our lives meaningful. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/?p=1175 Support my little dog and me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?fan_landing=true&...

This episode is purely personal.  I'm scared of many things right now. Today is also my father's birthday.  He would have been 94 today.  It's not the best day I've ever had. Here's the transcript. https://frededer.home.blog/2022/08/08/yes-im-s/

There are plenty of reasons to be afraid.  They're useful in focusing ourselves in the moments we can enjoy.  Live while we can.  "Don't live today for tomorrow, like you were immortal," as Genesis remind us. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/?p=1129 Please support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch

We've experienced plenty of darkness in the past few weeks. I can't deny its existence.  I won't deny its importance. On the other hand... Sometimes we need to refocus our attention to the beauty that still exists in the world.  It helps us to remember why it's worth the time to continue the fight for freedom. This episode is an effort to help us take a breath and feel love again. Here's...

The evil of fascism can, it appears, never be destroyed.  It will build another Death Star.  It will assimilate another culture.  Vecna will force The Upside Down back into our world. And so, we must continue to fight for our Freedom.  We must continue to vote, to protest, and to protect our poor, our disenfranchised, our disabled, and our unrepresented. Here's the transcript:...

In the past few weeks, half of the population has been denied bodily autonomy, we have seen threats to our rights to love whomever we choose, and we have lost much of our religious liberty.  The Freedom I have taken for granted since I was a child is evaporating before our eyes.   This is the time for heroes.  This is a time when we need to speak up and speak out. I'm doing what I c...

I've seen several people saying that The January Committee Hearings are irrelevant.  It's old news.  We should move on to something else.   I can't take that point of view.  What happened on January 6, 2021 was nothing less than an effort to overthrow our country, and that crime must be addressed.  I'll explain in detail in this episode. By the way, the episode continues a...

The Omelas Problem comes when we decide that something that is clearly wrong is necessary for the rest of us to thrive. I'm going to suggest there is a solution, at least in our world, to this problem, even if there isn't one in the world Ursula K LeGuin created. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/?p=1070 Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?fan_la...

I'm mentally ill.  I'm not close to alone in this.   We're frequently told we don't need to control guns; we need to improve our mental health.  No one seems to want to do anything about that, though... Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/?p=1062 Please support me on Patreon.  You can get rid of the commercials!!! https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?fan_land...

There are 21 sounds of gunshots in this episode.  The episode deals with the deaths of nineteen children and two teachers.  It is, by its very nature, upsetting. I know some of our listeners suffer from different forms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  I want you to feel free to skip this episode if you believe the noises or the subject matter are going to cause you extra stress w...

Supposedly, the interview you're about to hear is with a Time Traveler from 2052.  You can decide what to believe.  He gives us a look into the future.  Some of it is horrible.  Some of it is beautiful. My friend, Lester (he calls himself "The Nightfly"), is a talk radio DJ at an independent station, WJAZ.  He does Jazz and conversation.  He's had some pretty strange...

I wrote this before the atrocity at Robb Elementary School in Texas.  My intention here is to address how we can cut down on crime in general.  How do we reduce crime before it happens?  How do we avoid having criminals get out of prison and begin committing crimes again? I'll have some outrage to share about the murders of children in a couple of weeks.   This link should take...

This is about Freedom of Expression.  I believe you're allowed to express opinions without regard to parts of you over which you had no control.  Your age, the gender and place you were born, and the family into which you were born do nothing to disqualify you from expressing your thoughts.   There seems to be disagreement about this simple fact.  We are evidently required to s...

I have to make a conscious choice to stay alive every day. Diabetes will kill me if I let it.  Depression makes this a challenge.  It can sap the will to live.  Autism complicates all of it.  I understand things differently than many people.  If you throw in the Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria I've recently learned I appear to have, you have the elements of a strange guy....

We've come a long way in the last 100 episodes.  I didn't do it alone.  I had lots of help.  This is about the people who got us here.  It's about some of the strange events that have occurred in the last 100 episodes. The Illustrated Script is here: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/05/08/what-a-long-strange-trip-its-been/ The Magical Land of Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Fre...

What does it mean to be real?  What makes some things real while others are imaginary?  We'll try to answer that tonight. This is the final episode of the mini-series.  Again, I urge you to listen to Episode 1 and Episode 2 before you play this.  Headphones are highly recommended. Stay tuned after the show for a few things I've never done before. If you're on Patreon, there will be a 48 minute com...

The Illustrated Script is here. https://frededer.home.blog/2022/04/24/universe-selectors-incorporated-episode-2/?fbclid=IwAR3JAlaagTKUPGtK8I1gKcwDDP25dFVItoTKeNBehky0quVfqpgvZeyqm8Y This is Part 2 of a 3-part mini-series.  If you haven't heard Episode 1 of this, you'll definitely want to hear that first.  It's far too complicated to explain it as a "Previously On..." Again, I advise list...

Inspired by the idea of wormholes and alternative universes, I've written the first piece of science fiction I've done in quite some time.  What if you could choose any universe in which to live?  What would you choose? You'll learn what Horace would choose in this episode.  Fair warning:  This is best heard on headphones or a better quality sound system.  A lot of this is...

This is my effort to help us readjust our priorities. Please support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?fan_landing=true

It may be possible to travel to alternative universes.  We could create manmade wormholes to take us there.  We might even be able to travel back in time. If we can't make this universe work, I'd love to go find another one. There are lots of links to evidence since I'm discussing so many things that require support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ppBtuc_wQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

Why do we feel the need to continue to kill each other? This is the link for the atomic bomb information: https://www.atomicarchive.com/resources/documents/med_chp10.html Please support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?fan_landing=true

How would a dog see the world in which we live? The painting of Speedy Shine was done by Jenn Agnew.  Find her on Instagram below: https://www.instagram.com/agnew.artista/ Get Featured Artist, Sara Niemietz's album here: https://saraniemietz.bandcamp.com/album/twentytwenty My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?fan_landing=true Sara Niemietz's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/S...

Our government seems to be a bureaucracy intent on ensuring nothing ever gets done efficiently. It causes endless problems.  Is it possible, though, to make the government become the solution? Get your episodes of Fred's Front Porch Podcast early and commercial-free only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?fan_landing=true