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Saturday, July 06, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Macaroni Day

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(Image by Slice Of Chic from here *) Hello news junkie/foodie! July 7 is National Macaroni Day. It seems important that we report on that. ...
Friday, July 05, 2024

This Week In Self Help (June 30 + July 2 2024)

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(Death Valley rattlesnake by Jeff Sullivan from here *) Another week of radio! From Corvettes to Death Valley. Here's the rundown. The D...
Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Self Help Radio 070224: Death Valley

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(original image by Andrew Mace found here *) Recent events in this dying republic colored this show somewhat, as I was depressed most of yes...
Monday, July 01, 2024

Whither Death Valley?

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("Death Valley Scenic Byway" from here .) (A sad footnote is below)* Sometimes you get a wild hair up your ass. That delightful eu...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Preface To Death Valley: Here's A Map

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(image from here ) In case you get lost in Death Valley, here's a map. How might one get lost in Death Valley? One might be chased off t...
Saturday, June 29, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Corvette Day

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(image from here ) June 30 is National Corvette Day. Lovers of sports cars rejoice! Tune in to the Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM as we explor...
Friday, June 28, 2024

This Week In Self Help (June 23 25 + 26 2024)

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(Pete is done for the night) Another busy week making radio almost literally no one listens to! Let's start on Sunday! The Dickenbock Re...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Self Help Radio 062524: Mangos

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At last! A radio show about mangos. Someone texted me, "I can't bear how good a ripe mango is. I could eat way too much." If o...
Monday, June 24, 2024

Whither Mangos?

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(image found here ) Yesterday I confessed that I (unlike most of the world) am not the biggest fan of the mango. I don't hate them - jus...
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Preface To Mangos: A Confession

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(Poem by Amir Khusrow, found on Twitter) It is with a kind of shame that I make this confession: I'm not all that fond of mangos. It...
Saturday, June 22, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Typewriter Day

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June 23 is National Typewriter Day. Please help reclaim this delightful invention from the hipsters who use it now only for doggerel! Tune i...
Friday, June 21, 2024

This Week In Self Help (June 15 16 + 18 2024)

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My cat Boone says hello?!? Here is a late Friday reminder of the radio stuff I did this past week, shared at a time when it's guaranteed...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Self Help Radio 061824: Howard Gently Year Three

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Wow! That's my friend Russell supporting Self Help Radio ten years before the show existed! Little did he know twenty-two years later he...
Monday, June 17, 2024

Whither Howard Gently Year Three?

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That picture up there - I did something kinda weird. That's my friend Russell over thirty years ago, in front of my apartment on Avenue ...
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Preface To Howard Gently Year Three: Melba

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(image from here ) This week I'll be taking some time to celebrate my dear friend & collaborator Russell whom I lost about a year ag...
Saturday, June 15, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Fudge Day

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(image from here ) June 16 is National Fudge Day because of course it is. But what do we really know about this delicious treat, this chocol...
Friday, June 14, 2024

This Week In Self Help (June 9 + 11 2024)

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(from Liz Climo's Tumblr ) Though it's pretty obvious I am terrible at promoting this show, I do try to share when I have a new show...
Thursday, June 13, 2024

Gutsy Films

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(from the IMDb ) Our resident cinephile Chuck stopped by this week to talk about films featuring guts. Because "guts" was the them...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Self Help Radio 061124: Guts

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Wow. That's some gutsy sidewalk art! Okay, I'm done with the guts puns. I'm not going to talk about spilling my guts or hating s...
Monday, June 10, 2024

Whither Guts?

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(image from here ) Though that image above is focused on the stomach, & the stomach is part of the guts, I hope you'll accept the pi...