Gone Astray - Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson goes astray with his essays about culture, travel, and the absurdities of life
Episodes
The new season of Duckton Abbey is rapidly approaching: new adventures, new scandals, perhaps a tryst or three, mannerly speaking, from the rarefied realm of the duck pond in our town plaza. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer| Pandora In the last episode, the free spirited Trevor, the Dabbling Duck, won the hand of the tender-breasted Lady Rosalinda of the Reeds after he saved Duckton Abb...
On the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, a remembrance of 38th and Chicago, my old neighborhood, the place where it happened, and the hope that that address could still become the symbol of a new era.
The post My Old Neighborhood: The Place Where it Happened first appeared on Connected Traveler.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...Popular Podcasts
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