There was a power outage all over Olympia and Rick had to reset the whole system! On the way down to the studio he bought some Fischer Scones and it's making him question the value of things. Can I pet your dog? It's the program!

Remember the good old times? We try to do that on the program today.

Parfait is supposed to be ice cream, but the crazy thing that Rick is eating today, although called a parfait, is barbecued pork, beans, and macaroni and cheese. Join him on this food journey thanks to LoveOly SummerFest! Get your water ready, it's spicy!

More than three but less than six! It's the program!

Rick has been taking a bunch of pills every day on the program, but today he is taking the very last magnesium pill... Everything will be fine today, but will he start going through magnesium withdrawals tomorrow? Find out on the program and learn about the other pills you could take to improve your health in unobservable ways.

Freddy's rear drum brakes went out on his 1996 Ford Ranger. On this episode of the program he finally fixed them! It might not be the most helpful car fixing video because there is no visual of the truck, the brakes, or the process. but maybe it's just good to wrap your mind around the overall mindset of fixing rebuilding drum brakes.

The program is a whole hour every time, and it has a slow relaxed pace to it by design. However if you are recording the program sometimes you have other things you need to do before and after the program. That ends up creating a strange situation where you rush as fast as you can to start the tape, and then sit calmly for an hour, only to get up and rush again when it's over. It's the program!

It's a special holiday that is now recognized as a government day off. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the order by Major General Gordon Granger proclaiming freedom for enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. It's a mark of the end of legalized slavery in the USA, although there is still a lot of work to be done! Find out more on this episode of the program.

It's a special holiday where people call fathers and give them gifts. We talk about fatherhood and the many complicated aspects of it today on the program.

We sound like we're in a cave and we finally caved. The echoes are getting stronger. How do you like the new sound on the program?