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FAQs about Content Matters PodCast:How many episodes does Content Matters PodCast have?The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.
November 04, 2025Episode 21: The elusive privy or peeing on the sly in New York CityMusic courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church “New Yorkers Desperate for REI Loo” Headline WSJ weekend edition 10 - 18/19 (20-25) page A/1 & p A/10.Let me begin by reminding my listeners that I lived in Manhattan for 18 months. My first job was with the American Thread Company, located at 260 West Broadway. That’s so far downtown; REI in SoHo is actually uptown!FYI/I looked in at Apple Maps and found that REI is also east of The Bowery, not exactly the most fashionable address in Manhattan.As an aside, Apple Maps tells me that NYC has an “emergency” expedited passport office, which I guess is necessary in a “sanctuary city”, for illegals to become legal, but I digress....more11minPlay
October 25, 2025Episode 20: Sorry fans the previosu file was corrupt -- this is the intended fileOpening & closing music courtesy of a street musician -- Yes, I compensated him for use. Trump Lands in More Hot Water,💦 (again), but no one really knows why, so put down your phone 📱 for a minute while I explainJames Madison (4th president) whitewashed the charred limestone to cover the soot-stained exterior and added architectural features to the north and south facade. Commonly called a portico. Here’s where it all goes wrong — It’s not a portico at all, it’s a coach mar … or that’s French for carriage entrance....more15minPlay
October 25, 2025Episode 20: Trump Lands in More Hot Water,💦 (again) but no one really knows why, so put down your phone 📱 for a minute while I explainMusic for this podcast was provided by a street musician (for which he was compensated) Nashville hits the big time -- I've seen these guys in Subway stations in New York City, back in the early sixties, but they didn't use boom boxes....more8minPlay
October 11, 2025Episode 19: Content Matters, the magazine podcast, your weekly dose of AI nonsense..Piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission. First, we'll dive into our initial topic: 1609 Project Busted, titled "There’s a thin line here somewhere." Followed by Miss Cornwall would have a 🐄 cow. The second-grade day explanation of the October “supermoon” Join me on Wizard of iPhone next Monday when I tell you more about the world's first government contractor — Christopher Columbus and how Oliver Stone got it wrong again!...more11minPlay
July 13, 2025Episode 18: Word Trivia gets it wrong AGAIN.Opening piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, closing courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church... used with permission.Join me on Monday when I explain the facts of voter identification to a News Channel Two democrat dimwit.Here’s what Webster has to say:“Pidgin supposed Chinese pronunciation of business. A mixed language uses words from one language and simplified grammar of another.” P/480 Webster’s New Dictionary & ThesaurusOn the other hand, we have Lingua Franca, a technical term used to describe the ascendancy of French as the language of diplomacy in the 16/17/18 century. The ascendancy of the French language in diplomacy continued until the establishment of the League of Nations or Société des Nations (Fr).The United Nations (organization) skirted the language issue by establishing the Five Office Languages: Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic, have were added later.When in session, the General Assembly (or Security Council) uses simultaneous translators to translate the speakers in each of the six languages recognized....more11minPlay
July 06, 2025Episode 17: Cancel Your HP Instant Ink -- No Two Clicks AllowedMusic courtesy of Banjo HangOut July/3, I got my instant ink bill from HP (June activity). I went 10 pages over my plan, and my bill was twice as high.I decided to cancel Instant Ink and visited HP’s website. You have to do it by telephone — no two-click service here.Here’s what I found out — first, they encourage you to “upgrade your plan” I selected cancel, now they want the printer model number (this is a stall tactic). I suggested they look it up because I have only a single unit.At any rate, I learned two things:First cancellation is effective in August — I’m already into the July billing cycle, when I received my bill.Second, I have to replace the cartridges in my printer after August 1st — they will no longer work.Based on my experience with HP cartridges, I can expect six to eight months of service, which means a $38 cartridge is costing me about $8.50 per month vs the $9.25 in July. Here’s a little hint for HP users — write the date of cartridge installation on the label with a Sharpie. Record the date taken out of service in a blank check register. That will track your usage....more12minPlay
May 22, 2025Episode 16: Pope Leo XiV is not an American Citizen, he's a cititzen of PeruPiano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian ChurchHeard on iHeart Radio, Nashville, Tennessee, more low-information weather forecasting. Here’s the offending phrase…“Sunlight today will cause thunderstorms…”“Sorry, Charlie StarKist wants tuna to taste good, not tuna with good taste….”Sunlight does not heat the air, it’s transparent. What we call temperature is an illusion.Sunlight heats the ground we walk on, which reflects into the air above, and that’s the temperature that we measure.As the sun rises higher in the sky above us, more heat is reflected from the Earth. That’s why a sunny day in December is still cold; the sunlight is at a low angle relative to the Earth (ground) below. ...more10minPlay
May 09, 2025Episode 15: Bridge Maven Returns -- Bill Lefko Talks Big Club aka Precesion SpadeClosing Music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church used with permission.In this episode, Bill tells me about The Big Club, as Precision Spade is now called, by those who use it…This interview was recorded live via iPhone at Vanderbilt Bridge Club and has been lightly edited — William is an engaging speaker, and it’s in my plan for us to hear from him again…Join me later this week, when I explain the facts of life in 21st Century America to the publisher of Poets & Writers….Here’s my title: “There’s no Crying in Baseball … There’s no Crying in Baseball” — I’m sure you recognize Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own… In the opinion of this writer, probably the best baseball movie of this or any other era…...more18minPlay
May 04, 2025Episode 4: As President -- Andrew Jackson once remarked, “…That’s John Marshall’s law let him enforce it…,!”Amazing Grace, courtesy of the Bellevue Presbyterian trio, recorded live (via iPhone) by request!Another Low information judicial decision Perhaps the 917 Society needs to change its mission Forget copies of the Constitution to school kids, send them to judges instead!No civil authority in our nation may grant access to the United States; that power is reserved to the President ie “the national government”! That same fuzzy-headed foolishness snatches migrating sea turtles from their habitat. Which is also against the law of the United States!As the chief executive officer of the United States, the President has an absolute right to withhold my money to aid any “rebellious” action. Every “sanctuary city” may be considered to be in rebellion against Constituted authority!...more11minPlay
February 06, 2025Episode 9: Some Hints to make your next interview podcast Great!Closing music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church "Ode to Joy"Memo to ….Marie Osmond “Old Age sucks”No sweetheart Old Age Sucks only if you don’t have it’!Regarding the recent shooting in Antioch (TN), we should be grateful to the powers that be for protecting our community by not releasing the Covenant shooter's writings....more11minPlay
FAQs about Content Matters PodCast:How many episodes does Content Matters PodCast have?The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.