A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which we go “down the road and under the ground.”

We start with the 25th anniversary of the book <a href="https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4298299W/How_to_keep_your_Volkswagen_alive">How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive</a> and finish with <a href="http://www.shelterpub.com/building/the-septic-system-owners-manual">The Septic System Owner’s Manual</a>; both books were illustrated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Aschwanden">Peter Aschwanden</a>.

Originally aired on July 21, 2000 on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program in Prince Edward Island.

A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which we go “down the road and under the ground.” We start with the 25th anniversary of the book How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive and finish with The Septic System Owner’s Manual; both books were illustrated by Peter Aschwanden. Originally aired on July 21, 2000 on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program in Prince Edward Island.

A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which we go “down the road and under the ground.”

We start with the 25th anniversary of the book <a href="https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4298299W/How_to_keep_your_Volkswagen_alive" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive</a> and finish with <a href="http://www.shelterpub.com/building/the-septic-system-owners-manual" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Septic System Owner’s Manual</a>; both books were illustrated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Aschwanden" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peter Aschwanden</a>.

Originally aired on July 21, 2000 on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program in Prince Edward Island.

VW Beetles and Septic Tanks

In the season 7 episode of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_(TV_series)">Billions</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billions_episodes#Season_7_(2023)">Original Sin</a>, political consultant Bradford Luke walks into (billionaire and possible presidential candidate) Mike Prince&#8217;s&nbsp;office:<blockquote>Prince: How do you have Leo McGarry-like walk in privileges before you&#8217;ve even taken the&nbsp;job?&nbsp;Luke: Walk with a true sense of purpose. No one ever stops&nbsp;you.&nbsp;</blockquote>The Leo McGarry reference is, of course, to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing">The West Wing</a>&#8212;another fictional universe&#8212;where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_McGarry">Leo McGarry</a> was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_Bartlet">President Bartlett</a>’s Chief of Staff, and often <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeBo5cY0dO8">walked in with exactly the same demeanour</a>:<video style="height:auto;max-width:100%;width:100%;" controls=""><source src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.ruk.ca/westwing_leo.mp4" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.ruk.ca/westwing_leo.webm" type="video/webm"></video>I love the fiction-to-fiction reference; Billions is rife with pop culture references, to an often absurd extend, but this one I&nbsp;love.

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In the season 7 episode of Billions, Original Sin, political consultant Bradford Luke walks into (billionaire and possible presidential candidate) Mike Prince’s office:Prince: How do you have Leo McGarry-like walk in privileges before you’ve even taken the job?  Luke: Walk with a true sense of purpose. No one ever stops you. The Leo McGarry reference is, of course, to The West Wing—another fictional universe—where Leo McGarry was President Bartlett’s Chief of Staff, and often walked in with exactly the same demeanour: I love the fiction-to-fiction reference; Billions is rife with pop culture references, to an often absurd extend, but this one I love.

In the season 7 episode of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Billions</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billions_episodes#Season_7_(2023)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Original Sin</a>, political consultant Bradford Luke walks into (billionaire and possible presidential candidate) Mike Prince’s&nbsp;office:Prince: How do you have Leo McGarry-like walk in privileges before you’ve even taken the&nbsp;job?&nbsp;Luke: Walk with a true sense of purpose. No one ever stops&nbsp;you.&nbsp;The Leo McGarry reference is, of course, to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing" rel="noopener noreferrer">The West Wing</a>—another fictional universe—where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_McGarry" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leo McGarry</a> was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_Bartlet" rel="noopener noreferrer">President Bartlett</a>’s Chief of Staff, and often <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeBo5cY0dO8" rel="noopener noreferrer">walked in with exactly the same demeanour</a>:I love the fiction-to-fiction reference; Billions is rife with pop culture references, to an often absurd extend, but this one I&nbsp;love.

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