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Confessions of A Mid-Centurian

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All journals are confessions. Welcome to” Confessions of a Mid-Centurian,” the podcast that delves into the coming-of-age stories of an Italian American male who reflects on his youth in and around New York City during the transformative years of 1955 to 1969. Join us as we journey back in time with our host, Richie, a man in his seventies, a man with a wealth of memories and experiences to share. In each episode of” Confessions of a Mid-Centurian,” Richie takes us on a nostalgic trip through the

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11:05

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales: Rapunzel

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/10/06

We continue bringing much needed fairy tales to our all-to-real world with this duo from The Brothers Grimm.Written in the early 1800s and first published in 1812, each of these short tales tell how our behavior creates consequences. These tales also remind us of the supernatural, the creatures of legend, elves, fairies, angels, witches, heavenly intervention. And these tales remind us how far out-of-touch our modern world is from imagination, Mother Nature. What is a constant between these tales

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20:10

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales: Riffraff & The...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/10/04

We continue bringing much needed fairy tales to our all-to-real world with this duo from The Brothers Grimm.Written in the early 1800s and first published in 1812, each of these short tales tell how our behavior creates consequences. These tales also remind us of the supernatural, the creatures of legend, elves, fairies, angels, witches, heavenly intervention. And these tales remind us how far out-of-touch our modern world is from imagination, Mother Nature. What is a constant between these tales

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17:01

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales: The Hand with the...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/29

We continue bringing much needed fairy tales to our all-to-real world with this duo from The Brothers Grimm. Written in the early 1800s and first published in 1812, each of these short tales tell how our behavior creates consequences. These tales also remind us of the supernatural, the creatures of legend, elves, fairies, angels, witches, heavenly intervention. And these tales remind us how far out-of-touch our modern world is from imagination, Mother Nature. What is a constant between these tales

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16:09

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales: The Wolf & 7 Kids,...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/26

We continue bringing much needed fairy tales to our all-too-real world with this trio from The Brothers Grimm.Written in the early 1800s and first published in 1812, these short tales each tell how our behavior creates consequences, up or down. Today, I read for you The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Nightingale and the Blindworm and The Stolen Pennies. Enjoy and share and thanks for listening. More from The Brothers Grimm next time!

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9:11

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales #4-Good Bowling &...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/19

The world needs some fairy tales these days, folks. So here I go- at least a Baker's Dozen tales from The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm. This is the tale of Good Bowling & Card Playing.

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11:01

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales #3- The Virgin...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/19

The world needs some fairy tales these days, folks. So here I go- at least a Baker's Dozen tales from The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm. This is the tale of The Virgin Mary's Child.

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6:11

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales #2: The...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/19

The world needs some fairy tales these days, folks. So here I go- at least a Baker's Dozen tales from The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm. This is the tale of The Companionship of the Cat and Mouse.

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9:38

Brothers Grimm Fairy & Folk Tales #1- The Frog King...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/19

The world needs some fairy tales these days, folks. So here I go- at least a Baker's Dozen tales from The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm. This is the tale of The Frog King or Iron Henry.

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9:42

Stickball Memories Pete Hamill and the streets of...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/08

Pete Hamill was a NYC-based columnist and novelist. This reading is from his larger work "A Drinking Life" and is all about the ancient and street-sacred game of stickball, an urban urchin variant of baseball played barehanded on the side streets of Brooklyn to this very day, using sawed off broom and shovel handles as bats and a bouncy pink rubber ball called affectionately "a spaldeen". I hope you enjoy this throwback reading and my after-comments! Thanks! Next episode will drop on Friday

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Was It a Dream? 1903 Short story by Guy DeMaupassant

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/07

It's Sunday 9/7/2025 and while summer is winding down, the stores are already hawking Halloween "stuff" so that took me to rediscover, and now read to you all, the 1903 Guy DeMaupassant short story "Was It a Dream?". My end remarks tell what I think the moral/meaning of this wonderfully powerful very short story has for us....... Thanks and more to come- next episode will be a baseball reading since we here in the USofA are transitioning from the baseball end season and championship run to the great

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11:10

The Legend of Leonard Abruzzi and The Bishop's Ring

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/09/02

Tues 9/2/25- Let's go back to June 1968- NYC Brooklyn movie theatre- my high school graduation ceremony and let's see what happens when ancient tradition meets late 1960s rebellion and social renewal! Enjoy and thanks for letting me enjoy my 5-week August sabbatical- much needed and much renewal! More to come- back to two episodes a week- usually Mon/Fri.... Appreciate you all!!!!

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08:01

Summertime and AI: 1833 to 1934 to 1950 to 2025!

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/07/21

1833: CF Martin Guitar Company began in Nazareth PA.1934-35: Porgy and Bess written by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward 1950: Your presenter born 2025: Artificial intelligence evolves Herein is an 8-minute episode wrapped in the confluence of American guitar making, American music, American struggles, your presenter and AI.......Let's see what happens! Thanks for listening, subscribing, liking, following, commenting or generally enjoying these Confessions of a Mid-Centurian. Next episode

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12:57

Crazy Nights at the Ballpark

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/07/19

Long time MLB umpire Dave Phillips and outstanding baseball author Rob Rains collaborated on a collection of baseball stories and historic anecdotes titled "Centerfield on Fire" for Triumph Books.Today, I read the story "Crazy Nights at the Ballpark" which is a true tale of the intersections of Disco, Beer, Weed, Baseball and marketing gone rogue! Hope you enjoy it and thanks for liking, subscribing, commenting, sharing or otherwise engaging with Confessions of a Mid-Centurian". Next episode will

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17:39

The Television I Remember!

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/07/14

So, let me tell you about the television shows I enjoyed in my early days. Let’s say from when I was around 5 years old to 8 years old, smack dab in the mid to late 1950s. How many do you remember? What other shows formed your early TV experiences? Love to hear from y'all. Maybe I've mentioned a show or two you will discover together and maybe, just maybe, you can turn me on to a vintage show that I can enjoy today! Thanks! Next episode will drop Friday July 18th!

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09:17

Do I Believe in Miracles?

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/07/14

Do I believe in miracles? One word answer is a resounding “YES!!”. All of us are both blessed and blighted in this life- me included. In an age dominated by data, algorithms, and empirical validation, belief in miracles is often regarded as quaint—an emotional remnant from a time when humanity lacked the tools to understand the natural world. Screw that line of thinking! Come and listen to my reasoning! Agree? Disagree? Comments welcome! Thanks!!!!

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15:18

The Scariest Conversation I Ever Had!

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/07/07

Today, we get into our Wayback Machine to Neu Ulm Germany late 1980s and I relate the true story of The Scariest Conversation I Ever Had.This is a cautionary tale that asks us to somehow break the historical chains of prejudice, otherism, hatred, racism, abuse of power and get our humanity optimized, not our barbarism! Can we do it? Heck, my money is always on our better angels to prevail. Don't prove me wrong! Thanks for listening, subscribing, liking, commenting, sharing this episode. Next

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11:17

I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman 1860

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/07/06

Just as the US was on the brink of its Civil War, the poet Walt Whitman wrote his short poem "I Hear America Singing". Some say he wrote it on the 3rd of July 1860 as he listened to the streets and open windows of his neighborhood in my hometown of Brooklyn NY. He was 39 years old, unemployed and living in a basement apartment with his mother and two sisters when he wrote this poem.He also spent some time that summer in Boston working on the first edition of "Leaves of Grass"- an iconic

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10:01

What Tom Waits Said: "Step Right Up"- Another Mind...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/06/30

One of my promises to my listeners is to bring them thoughts from minds greater than my own. That said, today it is the mind of Tom Waits. If you've never listened to his music- you are missing out on a talented unorthodox songwriter/singer/and more. Today, I read/perform the lyrics to Mr. Waits song "Step Right Up". Step Right Up" is a song written by Tom Waits and included on his 1976 album Small Change. The song is from the point of view of a snake oil-like salesman asking potential

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20:13

The Vietnam War Draft of 1969 and What Happened to Me

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/06/27

It has been said that history goes in a straight line and human beings run in a circle. Seems there has always been a war happening, a war ending, a war rumored, a war wanted, a war feared, a war won, a war lost.Well, let's go back to autumn 1969 and see what happened to me then. Thanks for liking, subscribing, following, commenting, sharing, etc. Means a lot! Next episode of Confessions of a Mid-Centurian will drop on Monday, June 30, 2025. Wow- where did June go?

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May 1970- Kent State, Brooklyn College - War, what is...

Confessions of A Mid-Centurian ·

2025/06/23

Well folks, looks like we're at it again!Let's climb into our wayback machine to May 1970. 4 college students were killed on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio and America was embroiled in the Vietnam War- they say (sadly) that every American generation has its own war and mine was the Vietnam War. Anyway, this is my story of me as a Brooklyn College upper sophomore, my dear dad's advice to me and my tiny involvement when Brooklyn College students surrounded the administration building to

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