Author: Brennick

Time for another special edition of the PB Podcast. Last time we went to Africa – today it’s Brazil. Much like the music from Africa, my actual knowledge of Brazil, its culture and music, is limited. I do know good music when I hear it, though, and since it’s summer down there while we await…

Tonight I can’t hold a pen.” What has happened to the art of letter writing? We’ve turned to email, Facebook and twitter as a primary form of communication, and in most cases thoughtfulness has taken a back seat to quickness. Write a letter today -oh, go ahead and type it on an electronic device –…

I’m just getting over the horrible flu that’s been going around. I’ve only had it since Wednesday,and to be almost normal Sunday seems like I got a shorter version of it. Today’s podcast is a sort of “classic rock”-type podcast. One of the songs is from the 90’s, but we’re generally hanging around the late-60’s…

Today is the big game – it’s the Super Bowl of Super Bowls. The two best, evenly matched teams will play tonight to be the champions. It’s really become another holiday – even non-fans have the commercials and Katy Perry to look forward to. Since the team I root for is playing, I will be…

No, no – I’m not ever going to play this song on a podcast, but if you’ve never heard Steve Almond’s take on Africa , then you deserve to take 10 minutes out of your life to laugh along with him. As I wait for a snow plow to help dig me out (my street…

Yesterday’s snow was mild compared to the high-end predictions – this was very manageable. They’re predicting a foot of snow for Tuesday, though – that’ll be a big one, along with another small amount for next weekend. So much for the small amount of snow for this winter. On this week’s show we start off…

It’s not just an extra vacation day in January, no matter how we think of it. Not enough time is spent thinking over what Martin Luther King, Jr. means to America and the world – for all of his human foibles, his message is still one that resonates, although more dimly as the years pass.…

Winter settles into New England. It’s 2 degrees Farenheit as I type this, with my dog persuading me to take her out for her long weekend walk. She is a Siberian Husky, and although she’s 12 and has a torn ACL that has healed, she is immune to the cold – she wants her long…

We’ve made it to 2015 – welcome. It’s a brand new year and what a better way to welcome it than with a whole new year of podcasts? I can’t think of a better way to celebrate. On today’s show we start with the perfect pop of the Hollies and Badfinger, then on to Hall…

For this New Year’s Day I thought I’d do a special podcast that focuses on midnight songs. I thought about adding “Midnight Man” by Nick Cave into a regular podcast, but after looking at other Midnight songs I thought it would be perfect to do a whole podcast on these songs, and that New Year’s…