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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Smile Day

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May 31st in National Smile Day. Despite not having any of his original teeth, Dick Dickenbock believes a smile is very important, so we will...
Friday, May 29, 2026

The Past Three Weeks In Self Help

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Since I was away on vacation, I haven't been giving these useless updates. Now that I am back, I'll resume. So sorry about that. Bec...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Self Help Radio 052626: On Vacation Week Three

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You must know I'm not really on vacation. I'm just an old person who couldn't get his act together to make a Self Help Radio epi...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Whither On Vacation Week Three?

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Hey I know I have been back from my vacation for a couple of days but I admit I still haven't gotten my act together so tonight I will b...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Whither On Vacation?

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It's true, I'm going on vacation, so this is the last blog post you'll read from me for a while. I have prepared shows for while...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Preface To Vacation Week One: Vacations

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(found years ago before Twitter died) It's true! The wife & I are going on a long vacation. I have already prepared two prerecorded ...
Saturday, May 09, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Mother Ocean Day

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May 10 is Mother Ocean Day. On his last show before a two-week vacation, Dick Dickenbock will discuss the ocean & play many musical repo...
Friday, May 08, 2026

This Week In Self Help: May 3 + 5

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It was a regular ol' week with my regular ol' shows. May 3 (Sunday) The Dickenbock Report on XRAY: "Motorcycle Mass & The B...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Self Help Radio 050526: Hives

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Yes Self Help Radio was in the hive this week. Luckily I didn't get stung! Well, not by a bee anyway. Unsurprisingly, though the word ...
Monday, May 04, 2026

Whither Hives?

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(image found here ) Tonight's show has the theme "hives." I have actually done lots of shows related to bees - bees themselves...
Sunday, May 03, 2026

Preface To Hives: That Is Not A Picture Of A Beehive

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It's not. My guess is it's a close-up of a rock face. My computer found this in my raw unedited photos when I asked it to look for p...
Saturday, May 02, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Motorcycle Mass & Blessing Of The Bikes Day

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Yeah, that guy's probably going to need some divine protection. May 3 is Motorcycle Mass & Blessing Of The Bikes Day. It's one o...
Friday, May 01, 2026

This Week In Self Help: April 24 26 + 28

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Look, I have a lot of pictures of garages okay? Far more pictures than I have of "indiepop." This week (it goes back to a Friday a...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Self Help Radio 042826: Indiepop A To Z # 80

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It's hard to believe that I have done eighty of these episodes. & even harder to believe I might do eighty more! I will obviously no...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Whither Indiepop A To Z # 80?

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Tonight's Self Help Radio continues my Indiepop A To Z series, featuring lots of twee music, so, I thought, what is twee-er than a windo...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

Preface To Indiepop A To Z # 80: Texting Another Radio Show

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Blah blah I'm playing more indiepop in alphabetical order this week blah blah. What I wanted to say is that I got a funny text from a li...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Garage Day

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April 26 is National Garage Day. Although we can't broadcast from the garage, which where Dick Dickenbock's wife makes him go when h...
Friday, April 24, 2026

This Week In Self Help: April 17 19 + 21

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(image from here ) Sadly my show about idols didn't have any songs about the god Ganesh, pictured above. There probably are plenty, I bl...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Self Help Radio 042126: Idols

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Despite having a tendency to confuse the words idol & icon, I somehow managed to make my way through this week's episode of Self Hel...
Monday, April 20, 2026

Whither Idols?

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That picture above is something I found on a internets over ten years ago, so I can't tell you where it's from. Trying to find it us...