Here Comes Yesterday

Send us Fan Mail We bring in an expert to talk about the changing culture of high school and college sports.  A 27 year veteran of high school coaching, Mike Corrado (my son, no less) gives us some insights and points to the kind of coach we  need more of  -  Ted Lasso!

Send us Fan Mail If you look at her today, mostly on the TV screen, she is the epitome of American success – great looks, famous reputation, successful in all things.  But it wasn’t always that way.  The four years I spent with her were a time when things weren’t all that great. Her halcyon days seemed to be over, best looked at in the rear view mirror.  And yet my time with her was wonderful.  An...

Send us Fan Mail If there is one thing that is always in abundant supply, it is advice. We highlight some of the ones that have been most enduring and meaningful over time. Some of them are maybe not what you want, but may well be what you need. 

Send us Fan Mail The great thing about love is that it can be  given in so many ways - to  your family, to your friends, to strangers on the street, to the clerk at the store, to the tech person on the phone, to the person who opens the door for you, and even to  yourself. Some simple things to bring love to the world every day.

Send us Fan Mail A kiss, a kick in the pants, a fast car, a year that lives in infamy, a winter week in the woods…. Each so different, each so unforgettable. No matter how old you are there are certain things that happen in your life that are no to be forgotten.

Send us Fan Mail The stats are in for 2023:  our podcast is in 10 countries, our biggest fans are in Germany (?), our most popular one in 2023 was "50 Something" and our next one will be about keeping fit in the new year. 

Send us Fan Mail There are no such things as self-made men or women,.  All along the road to success there were people helping us out. We salute them in this episode

Send us Fan Mail Got some loose bucks  floating around in your wallet?  Here's your chance to become an "Angel Investor" with four mini-proposals for your consideration. You never know!

Send us Fan Mail A trip out West is more than a change in geography. Especially when you're driving a car to your daughter in Seattle. Shiny belt buckles, strange places to rest and of course the World's largest corn palace are there to experience.

Send us Fan Mail The subject of "where" is a pretty big one. It can refer to a specific spot on earth or somewhere in our memory, a page in a book, to a scene in a memory. As in, "We'll always have Paris."

Send us Fan Mail In late summer, thousands of county fairs are held across the country, highlighting the work of farming and celebrating its life and culture. The Youth Fair in Van Buren County Michigan is typical. 

Send us Fan Mail Advice to the lovelorn - married and un - never was as good as in the days when Dr. George Crane dispensed it via radio and newspaper columns.  He may be forgotten, but his sage advice remains.

Send us Fan Mail Colleges these days seem to be turning into trade schools. Core courses, mostly  in the humanities, are being ditched in favor of courses that get you a job.  Is that really a good idea?

Send us Fan Mail Memories from a long time ago still can persist vividly in our minds. We can remember and do remember people and events even from a half-century ago. That's a good thing.

Send us Fan Mail Wherein  we continue to recall fun and not so much fun times aboard a variety of vessels that roam the seas.

Send us Fan Mail Nobody said it better than the redoubtable Mr. Toad in that wonderful children's story, The Wind in the Willows when he said "There's none so much fun as messing around in boats," as we try to honor his wisdom with stories about sailing and other boat lore.

Send us Fan Mail Often it's difficult to separate the thought of a place from the unique person who lived there. For instance, there was Carol, and West Farm.

Send us Fan Mail For Valentines Day 2023 we submit for your enjoyment a short story about boy looking for chocolate who meets a  girl looking for connection. Hope you enjoy it.

Send us Fan Mail With our world in a tech-crazy spin these days, we defend the premise of this podcast - that younger generations can learn from older ones, if everybody's willing to try.

Send us Fan Mail There are those amazing times in your life when a burst of energy propels you to accomplish an amazing amount in a relatively short period of time.  At this early point in the year, it's good  time to reflect on them.

Send us Fan Mail December actually starts in November, as we know, and just accelerates wildly until we end up on New Year's eve either being rowdy or watching other people have fun.

Send us Fan Mail A red cap, a trip to upstate New York, starving for culture  and a tour of old work sites -  four different stories in one podcast. 

Send us Fan Mail You can learn from books, from talking to people, but learning from failure in the school of hard knocks is also an important teacher.

Send us Fan Mail This 1973 book couldn't be more relevant to today's young people facing climate change and global warning. Here's a quick glimpse as to how it impacted my life.

Send us Fan Mail What is it about going out to eat?  The people, the place, the experience. Sometimes, the food may be the least important  part. Join us for a  tour of great eating experiences across the the country over the years.