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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Belgian National Day

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That picture was taken very late at night in Ghent, Belgium, in the early part of this century. It's a shop window I think. It might als...
Friday, July 19, 2024

This Week In Self Help (July 12 14 + 16 2024)

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There wasn't a new Self Help Radio this week but there was a new Dickenbock Report plus I subbed a show on XRAY & I made a three-hou...
Thursday, July 18, 2024

Magnetic Movies

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(image from the IMDb ) Over a week ago (!) I had a radio show about magnets. You can listen to it here . Or you can listen to it here . Abou...
Monday, July 15, 2024

Whither A Week Without Self Help Radio?

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(image from here ) This week I'm on vacation! There's no Self Help Radio! But like some kinda weirdo I recorded three hours of music...
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Preface To A Week Without Self Help Radio: The Uncomfortable End Of The 1968 Project

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(image from here ) So. As I've explained before , I decided to listen to records from 1968 as voted on by users of the website Rate Your...
Saturday, July 13, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Barn Day

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That picture of the sad remains of a once-proud barn was taken in Kentucky in 2015. I'm sure I saw plenty of awesome barns still in use....
Friday, July 12, 2024

This Week In Self Help (July 7 + 9 2024)

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Above is a picture of The Magnetic Fields in Portland in 2022 at the Aladdin Theater. They don't have any songs about magnets so I didn...
Tuesday, July 09, 2024

Self Help Radio 070924: Magnets

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What an attractive show this was. Ho ho ho. Seriously, you won't be able to resist. Ha ha ha. Yikes, magnet puns are affecting me negati...
Monday, July 08, 2024

Whither Magnets?

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(image by David Shrigley ) Gosh. I have been racking my brain trying to remember when I first thought of magnets. It might have been one of ...
Sunday, July 07, 2024

Preface To Magnets: Mid-Year Tally

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(image from here *) This post isn't about magnets. Self Help Radio this week is about magnets. But this post isn't. I just had nowhe...
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...