Gone Astray - Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson goes astray with his essays about culture, travel, and the absurdities of life
Episodes
Wine, song, and a visit to the lairs of the Mad Poets who lived on Lake Garda, Italy plus a wave from Juliet's balcony in Verona.
The post For Better or for Verse: The Mad Poet’s Society of Lake Garda first appeared on Connected Traveler.The Magaphone, which had its origins in the megaphone, aka the bullhorn, cowhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer, is today, as it was in the past, used to make a weak voice loud. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer| Pandora A weak voice is projected into the narrow end of the Magaphone by holding it up to the mouth and shouting, thereby, in technical terms, amplifying the acoustic impedance of th...
My Baptism into the Realm of Radio: about Ducks, Border Blasters, and a Visit from Charlie Gringo
The post Live from Camp Swampy first appeared on Connected Traveler.Celebrating International Radio Day: a memoir of how listening to the radio as a youth instilled in me a passion for radio and traveling the world.
The post Shooting Stars and Fireflies and Looking for Donald Duck first appeared on Connected Traveler.In 1984 I produced a short film that began on the Portuguese Island of Madeira, off the coast of Africa, and ended with Vincent Price and an Egg McMuffin.
The post Memoir: The Island of Sad Cows, A Luxury Cruise, Vincent Price and an Egg McMuffin first appeared on Connected Traveler.On the night before the night before Christmas I boarded a Russian helicopter to fly to where the spirits are high and the air is thin, Mt. Everest. where, gasping for air, I recorded my holiday greeting. Listen to an excerpt from my book Tales of the Radio Traveler and check out the photo gallery. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer | Pandora Photo Gallery All photos ©Russell Johnson
T...If you have ever traveled for business, you have probably experienced a few night alone in some faraway place over the holidays. A few years ago I flew to Frankfurt, Germany the day before US Thanksgiving for a 1/2 hour business meeting. The meeting was a bust and alone, in a terrible mood on a bone-chilling afternoon, I boarded a train for Heidelberg,
The post Thanksgiving Cold Turkey: Heidelberg, Germany first appeared on Connec...How would Vanity Fair, The National Enquirer, or National Geographic write an obituary?
The post Reading the Obits first appeared on Connected Traveler.In honor of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, I am thinking about launching a new cuisine: Minnesota-California Fusion.
The post Food Trends: Minnesota-California Fusion first appeared on Connected Traveler.Not exactly a fairy tale, but pretty Grimm. Chicken Little shouted the warning, as did Turkey Lurkey, Gander Lander, Henny Penny, Duckey Daddles, Chicken Licken (Not a fast food chain), Kylling Kluk, Cocotte Chocotte, Hennig Pfennig, Pollita Chiquita, Sabrina Gallina, or even a 4th century Asian rabbit: The sky is falling, be it evidenced by a falling fruit, an acorn, a log, or a low cloud. The end is near. And Foxy Loxy is hiding ...
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