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Hey all! In this episode I break down the process involved in producing episode 22, "Retirement". I point out that it's that episode, since the process is different for the different types of episodes that I've produced over the past six seasons of "you're listening to radio revel". And, speaking of "you're listening to radio revel" and this sixth seas...

This episode may even be helpful to you! I talk about my application for my retirement pension as a USAer living in Spain, where Spain offers me a pension while the USA does not, the paperwork involved (not much on that!) and some comments that arose out of my particular situation (which will not be everybody's, so this is not a "how to" on getting a Spanish pension as a USA expat!)...

Crossover episode with Break / Fix podcast . Music: Theme: ⁠"NFLD" ⁠by Mr Smith Incidental: ⁠"Black top"⁠ by Mr Smith ⁠ https://freemusicarchive.org/

Music Theme: "Big sky" by Mr Smith Incidental: "Nevermore" by Mr Smith "Sunday Solitude" by Mr Smith freemusicarchive.org

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Hey all. Walking among wheat fields with my mate, not sure what to talk about, got an idea, worked it up here. Kind of a "be good and you will be gooded upon" theme. Cheers! revel. Music: Theme: ⁠"NFLD" ⁠by Mr Smith Incidental: ⁠"Black top"⁠ by Mr Smith ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/

Hey all! The final installment of " When Herb met Mable " here in " Fictional Interlude " on " you're listening to radio revel " . The music links: Theme: "Big sky" by Mr Smith Incidental: "Nevermore" by Mr Smith "Sunday Solitude" by Mr Smith freemusicarchive.org Cheers! revel.

Welcome back listeners! Here you have part two of the story "When Herb met Mable" from the collection titled "Three", here on "you're listening to radio revel", the "Fictional Interlude" series. The music links: Theme: "Big sky" by Mr Smith Incidental: "Nevermore" by Mr Smith "Sunday Solitude" by Mr Smith freemusicarchive.or...

Hello friends. Welcome back to "Fictional Interlude" here on "you're listening to radio revel". This week I begin reading a new story from the collection titled "Three", this time the story is "When Herb met Mable", a short written back in the '90s with a lot drawn from my own autobiography. Hope you all enjoy! The music links: Theme: "Big sky&q...

Hey all! Taking a break from the "Fictional Interlude" series here on "you're listening to radio revel" to make some comments about the use of words as tools of information. Getting just a little impatient with headlines like "video appears to contradict" instead of the straightforward "video contradicts" that we are subjected to every day. In a world wh...

Hey all! Last episode of the short story Mavra Kundala . Hope you enjoy! Theme: "Big sky" by Mr Smith Incidental: "Nevermore" by Mr Smith "Sunday Solitude" by Mr Smith freemusicarchive.org

Hey friends. Here you have part two of Mavra Kundala . Hope you enjoy it. Music Theme: "Big sky" by Mr Smith Incidental: "Nevermore" by Mr Smith "Sunday Solitude" by Mr Smith freemusicarchive.org

Hey friends. This is the first installment of what I've called " Fictional Interlude " here on " you're listening to radio revel ". Over the next several weeks I will be sharing three longish stories in a somewhat serialized fashion. The three stories make up a collection titled "Three" and include: Mavra Kundala (Parts one, two and three) When Herb met Mable...

Hey all. Starting the new year with a quick explanation of the next phase here at "you're listening to radio revel", generally called "Fictional Interlude". Straying a bit from late baby-boomer comment, I've decided to share some fiction with you all, specifically three short stories I put together under the title "Three" back in the early days of Covid confinement (they have nothing to do with Co...

Here's a quick entry into 2026 with some commentary about my own transition into a state of frivolity that is actually far from frivolous, despite the title. And, of course, the links: Music: Theme: ⁠"NFLD" ⁠by Mr Smith Incidental: ⁠"Black top"⁠ by Mr Smith ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/

Hey all. First part of season eight is coming to a close along with the year 2025. Just a few words about cameras in our lives and a heads-up on what to expect when you're listening to radio revel comes back online in January of 2026. And, of course, the links: Music: Theme: ⁠"NFLD" ⁠by Mr Smith Incidental: ⁠"Black top"⁠ by Mr Smith ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/Happy holid...

Hey friends. This week I try to explain why I think we ought to turn off the juice on all those things that stimulate our outrage, our depression, our despair about current events on a national and international level. Well, I don't talk much about international, but since for me it's international.... There are a lot of horrible things going on in the USA, but there are also a lot of cool...

Hey all. The call to action is in the title. Don't spend money on Black Friday. Don't buy stuff this holiday season. Voting is fine and dandy, but once they're in office it looks like they end up doing whatever their "wealthy doners" expect them to do. If you are not a "wealthy doner" then you can not expect them to do anything for you (unless you happen to want the...

Hey all. The whole thing about old people has been on our minds for a few years. All the stuff about Biden being too old to run for a second term, being too old to even handle his only term. Now we're on the "senile" / "dementia" track with the current holder of that office. What's a mother to do? This week a look at aging people taking care of their aging parents. Some...

Hey all. This week a look at letter writing in the early 1990s, back when we were still mostly using pens and paper and envelopes and postage stamps. Back when we checked the mailbox everyday and got that little rush when a letter was in there waiting for us. But also a look at motivations for having moved from the USA to Spain. Not a lot, but some insights. And, of course, the links: Music: Theme...

Hey all! Taking a look at an older video I made back in 2017 in which I talk about the then Trump Administration Reality Show setting new standards for public discourse, standards that seem to have settled in now eight years later. Music: Theme: ⁠"NFLD" ⁠by Mr Smith Incidental: ⁠"Black top"⁠ by Mr Smith⁠ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Clips: ABC: The View 6/17 Fox: Fox News 6/17...

Hey all. New improvisation, this time inspired by recent "free speech" activity over there in my birth country, but not really about "free speech", maybe about free things, maybe about how we're being made to pay for stuff, no, not stuff, let's say "services" that we hardly use. Music:Theme: ⁠"NFLD" ⁠by Mr SmithIncidental: ⁠"Black top"⁠ by...

Hey all! A little rough around the edges, my first full improvised episode in which I talk about our tendency to follow, to drink the Kool-aid without asking beforehand what flavor it is, what brand it is, how much sugar has been added to the pitcher, just sip at it and enjoy. Here are some links that might be interesting for you: Music: Theme: ⁠"NFLD" ⁠by Mr Smith Incidental: ⁠"Bla...

Hey all! Just a short "back to school" episode to jumpstart Season Six of you're listening to radio revel , the Trailing edge of a generation series. Scaling back a bit, just bi-monthly episodes, no scripting, no transcripts, just this late baby boomer talking about things that mostly baby boomers are going to get, but that other generations should be getting. It's not too late i...

Hey faithful listeners! Yes, it's summer and I'm on a summer break but still producing the stray episode here and there when the vegetable garden and the remarkably high temperatures allow me to. This week, the first of perhaps several episodes talking about the TV mini-series titled "Adolescence". There are spoilers, so you'll want to have seen the show before you listen to my comments. Hope you...