Fred's Front Porch Podcast

I'm going to read you one of my favorite O. Henry stories: "The Gift of The Magi."  It's a beautiful Christmas story with an O. Henry sort of twist ending.  I also offer a lovely song at the end of it, by my late friend, Kevin Quigley.  

Fred discusses marijuana.  Is it a good or an ill?  What's the point of pot?  How does it feel? 

There is also a bonus song at the end.  Make sure you stay around for that.

This is a description of what poverty really means, from the point of view of someone who has lived it.  My poverty is much less than that of many others.  I still have a home, food, and medical care.  My clothing is adequate to my environment.  In fact, I have a computer and an internet connection, so I am doing better than a large portion of the world.  Many are worse off than I am.  

We begin with fairly lengthy responses to comments from our listeners, and then we move into the topic of public and higher education.  What is the function of public education now, and is that what it was intended to be?  Is it what it should be now?  Should we change its direction?  Is there really a need to go to college anymore? Is there an important social aspect of education?   For the answers to these, and other equally exciting questions, join Fred and Wimpy on the Front Porch for an hour.

Wimpy, the Sovereign Citizen, leads the discussion of whether laws are even necessary in our world anymore.  There's an in depth conversation about whether Batman is a hero, and if it was right to make a film about a character as dark as The Joker.  There's also a complete Corey Cottrell song for you to enjoy, and we respond to listeners who have responded to us.

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This episode is about the Gratitude I feel toward the people in my life, and it advocates focusing on your own reasons to be grateful. If you would care to keep us afloat a while longer, you can contribute at either of these links.

This was our first attempt at doing a live broadcast on Twitch.  Wimpy's computer shut down twice, but we finally managed to get this much running.  And, we're joined live by a listener in chat, which, to my view makes it more exciting.  

Our minutes are our most valuable possession.  Once you've spent one, you can never get it back.  How can we reach a place where we all get to choose to spend those minutes in the ways that are best for us?  

Is fame attained as a child a ticket to disaster?  Are parents who make money off of their talented children exploiting their progeny?  Is the pursuit of money the cause of the disastrous results we too often see?

Thanks to Corey Cottrell whose music can be found here:  https://www.amazon.com/Today-Tommorrow-Forever-Corey-Cottrell/dp/B005P381WG

Today is the tenth anniversary of my Father's death.  This is a letter I've written to him.