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Otter Ecstacy – Why I Vow to be Otterlike in 2026

Gone Astray Podcast | Connected Traveler ·

2026/01/04

An audio and video essay on why the author vows to be more like an otter in 2026. Hints: be more playful, eat more shellfish, watch out for Great White Sharks.The post Otter Ecstacy – Why I Vow to be Otterlike in 2026 first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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5:53

Celebrating Day of the Dead on Halloween: San Miguel...

Gone Astray Podcast | Connected Traveler ·

2025/10/24

Waking up to cathedral bells and a cocksure rooster to the celebration of Day of the Dead in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. It also happened to be Halloween.The post Celebrating Day of the Dead on Halloween: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (Video) first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Sneak Preview: Duckton Abbey, The New Season

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2025/08/08

The new season of Duckton Abbey is rapidly approaching: new adventures, new scandals, perhaps a tryst or three, mannerly speaking, from the rarefied realm of the duck pond in our town plaza. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer| Pandora In the last episode, the free spirited Trevor, the Dabbling Duck, won the hand of the tender-breasted Lady Rosalinda of the Reeds after he saved Duckton Abbey by tearing off the inflator-valve of

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5:03

My Old Neighborhood: The Place Where it Happened

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2025/05/25

On the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, a remembrance of 38th and Chicago, my old neighborhood, the place where it happened, and the hope that that address could still become the symbol of a new era.The post My Old Neighborhood: The Place Where it Happened first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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For Better or for Verse: The Mad Poet's Society of...

Gone Astray Podcast | Connected Traveler ·

2025/04/11

Wine, song, and a visit to the lairs of the Mad Poets who lived on Lake Garda, Italy plus a wave from Juliet's balcony in Verona.The post For Better or for Verse: The Mad Poet’s Society of Lake Garda first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Modern Technology: Magaphones and Ear Trumpers

Gone Astray Podcast | Connected Traveler ·

2025/03/29

The Magaphone, which had its origins in the megaphone, aka the bullhorn, cowhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer, is today, as it was in the past, used to make a weak voice loud. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer| Pandora A weak voice is projected into the narrow end of the Magaphone by holding it up to the mouth and shouting, thereby, in technical terms, amplifying the acoustic impedance of the vocal cords to match them to the

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10:48

Live from Camp Swampy

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2025/02/22

My Baptism into the Realm of Radio: about Ducks, Border Blasters, and a Visit from Charlie GringoThe post Live from Camp Swampy first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Shooting Stars and Fireflies and Looking for Donald Duck

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2025/02/13

Celebrating International Radio Day: a memoir of how listening to the radio as a youth instilled in me a passion for radio and traveling the world.The post Shooting Stars and Fireflies and Looking for Donald Duck first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Memoir: The Island of Sad Cows, A Luxury Cruise,...

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2025/01/26

In 1984 I produced a short film that began on the Portuguese Island of Madeira, off the coast of Africa, and ended with Vincent Price and an Egg McMuffin.The post Memoir: The Island of Sad Cows, A Luxury Cruise, Vincent Price and an Egg McMuffin first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Nine Tiny Reinyak

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2024/12/24

On the night before the night before Christmas I boarded a Russian helicopter to fly to where the spirits are high and the air is thin, Mt. Everest. where, gasping for air, I recorded my holiday greeting. Listen to an excerpt from my book Tales of the Radio Traveler and check out the photo gallery. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer | Pandora Photo Gallery All photos ©Russell Johnson The post Mt. Everest: Nine (or

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Thanksgiving Cold Turkey: Heidelberg, Germany

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2024/12/01

If you have ever traveled for business, you have probably experienced a few night alone in some faraway place over the holidays. A few years ago I flew to Frankfurt, Germany the day before US Thanksgiving for a 1/2 hour business meeting. The meeting was a bust and alone, in a terrible mood on a bone-chilling afternoon, I boarded a train for Heidelberg,The post Thanksgiving Cold Turkey: Heidelberg, Germany first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Food Trends: Minnesota-California Fusion

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2024/08/24

In honor of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, I am thinking about launching a new cuisine: Minnesota-California Fusion.The post Food Trends: Minnesota-California Fusion first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Fairy Tales Can Come True: Uh Oh!

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2024/07/03

Not exactly a fairy tale, but pretty Grimm. Chicken Little shouted the warning, as did Turkey Lurkey, Gander Lander, Henny Penny, Duckey Daddles, Chicken Licken (Not a fast food chain), Kylling Kluk, Cocotte Chocotte, Hennig Pfennig, Pollita Chiquita, Sabrina Gallina, or even a 4th century Asian rabbit: The sky is falling, be it evidenced by a falling fruit, an acorn, a log, or a low cloud. The end is near. And Foxy Loxy is hiding in ambush. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn

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Reading the Obits

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2024/06/10

Gone Astray Podcast: How would Vanity Fair, The National Enquirer, or National Geographic write an obituary?The post Reading the Obits first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Eggsistential Question: Why Did The Chicken Cross The...

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2024/04/23

I’m wrestling with an eggsistential question right now. Should I or shouldn’t I cross the road, even though I have done it many times? You see, I’m a chicken. Since Socrates, Gilgamesh or whomever, people have been asking me just why did I cross the road. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer| Pandora Nobody asks, “Why did the turducken cross the road? Lots of species cross the road, no

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Travel Discovery: The Island of Delitious

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2024/04/16

One edge of this island paradise is ringed with glistening rounded foliage, looking like baked brussel sprouts. No wonder early explorers christened this The Island of Delitious. The post Travel Discovery: The Island of Delitious first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Top Dog: The Woollypoo

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2024/03/20

Tonight we honor the Best in Show, the Top Dog. Congratulations to Woollypoo, a pooch with ancient origins.The post Top Dog: The Woollypoo first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Scrolling for Flaco the Owl

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2024/02/26

Flaco the Owl faced immense challenges, but became the darling of New Yorkers and social media before he crashed into a building. A take on his story.The post Scrolling for Flaco the Owl first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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The Honey-Do Awards – Gone Astray Podcast

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2024/02/10

Tis Awards Season: The Grammys, the Oscars and now, The Honey-Dos. Live from the Home Depot Center for the Arts, its the 2024 Honey-Do Awards, honoring excellence among handypersons. The post The Honey-Do Awards – Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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Opera Explained: die Zauberflöte (the Magic Fart) and...

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2023/05/11

A guide to understanding opera from renowned aria-by-aria announcer Milton Dross. The post Opera Explained: die Zauberflöte (the Magic Fart) and Other Chestnuts first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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