A Personal Journey with MartinTubridy

A Personal Journey with MartinTubridy

Life's journey with podcaster Martin Tubridy. Short narrated discussions on a wide range of topics such as people, events, places of interest, books, experiences

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September 25, 2025 4 mins

There was a time when Frank Sinatra was going through a very difficult time in his life but in his career and personal life. He was Lon longer seen as important and cast as a has-been.  This is the story of Frank and his association with the restaurant Patsy's in NYC and how it turned out to be a beautiful acceptance of Sinatra even though the restaurnant was designated as "Closed for Thanksgiving" Hope you enjoy!

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A combination of two very young men that will be canonized on Sunday, September 7th, 2025. They are Carlo Acutis, born in 1991 and died in, I believe, 2006 and Pier Giorgio Frassati born in 1901 and died in 1924. They were both full of life and joy but accomplished ao much in their short lives. Carlo has documented all of the Eucharistic Miracles over the ages on his website while Pier Giorgio constantly gave to the poor and cared ...

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Frank Sinatra at Patsy's Restaurant always requested the check when he dined there. On this one occasion, he called ahead of time to make a reservation for a party of four but, importantly, his guests were to be offered the check at the end of the meal. That's when the fun begins with his guest's credit card. Only about five minutes long but hope you enjoy.

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This is a wonderful story about the time when the New York Yankees were celebrating their 1977 World Series victory and an encounter with Frank Sinatra at Patsy's Restaurant in New York City. It is an excerpt form a book written by Sal Scognamillo, the grandson of the founder of Patsy's. The title of the book is Patsy's Cookbook.Just a fun experience for all who were involved that night at the restaurant.

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July 25, 2025 6 mins

This episode is about my personal years in the area of advertising, both in advertising agencies and magazine sales.. It covers the reason I moved over to magazine sales and the different publications that were represented. One of the most interesting publications was Palm Springs Life-a glossy large magazine that serves the affluent towns of Palm Springs, Indian Wells and the Coachella Valley area.

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July 17, 2025 5 mins

Salt, while just a commodity in our society has a very rich history for all of mankind. This episode covers the first recognition of  the importance of salt in China and the subsequent recognition that it was provided in Europe when Marco Polo brought it to Venice in the late 13th Century. Salt was esteemed by royalty and many wars have been fought over its dominance. In fact, it was a major factor in the colonies succeeding from E...

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A short description of Joyce Meyer. Joyce Meyer is a television personality who has succeeded in what is generally considered a man's world. She is known as a charismatic Christian who has a regular show on cable stations but also has written many books and  schedules live presentations in a number of cities each year. But she is so different from other tv preachers in that she is very down to earth in her approach to the show...

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July 2, 2025 6 mins

A short story about three raccoon buddies going to Ralph's Supermarket to purchase different kinds of foods then the usually have. It tells how they played around in the nice cars that they travelled in, how one decided he would get a danish and coffee before shopping and then the actual shopping experience. Hope you enjoy!

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June 27, 2025 5 mins

Essentially, this is a five minute or so tribute to a very special human being and a great performer. Harry Chapin lived a comparatively short life-only 38 years but he packed so much life into those years. As a performer and story teller, he was loved so much by his audiences that, to this day, they know exactly when and where they attended a concert. Audiences would attend every time he was in close proximity because it was virtu...

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June 24, 2025 4 mins

This episode is essentially an appreciation of language in our lives. it is based on our day to day experiences. It discusses  the development of language and its usage and how language is constantly changing over the centuries.

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June 16, 2025 4 mins

A short description of the pleasures that birds can provide to our daily lives. We are blessed to have quite a variety around our home and enjoy taking the time to watch their many moves and listen to their many calls. Hope you enjoy the episode.

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June 11, 2025 5 mins

A 5+ minute description of what we go through when we take the chance of ordering items online. Many, many times the instructions on larger items is just lacking and the assumption is that you will proceed to YouTube to get the answers. This episode provides some of the recent experiences that we have had. Hope you enjoy.

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A description of an intercession with Blessed Carlo Acutis in the town of Assisi, Italy at St. Mary Major Cathedral and also with a local priest by the name of Father Leandro by a Spanish nurse and pediatrician. Lola realizes that she may have cancer and visits the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis and feels like a heavy burden has been lifted from our body. She prays to God and Carlo to help her raise her children and that her family w...

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A description of what it would be like if you were named pope with many of its ramifications, It would totally change our lives. How and what we do each moment of our lives-how we eat, what we wear, where we travel, how we relate to other people, A pope has so many responsibilities to himself, the church and all other people. Just a crazy thought on what it might be.

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March 7, 2025 5 mins

A story about a retail store that provided excellent service to a customer. Albeit, the purchase was for less than $100 and they indicated free shipping on orders over $75. We were just above the minimum required but the store's approach was first rate in both handling questions by the attendant and the delivery, speed and care for packaging a bird feeder we purchased from a Wild Birds Unlimited. We also mention the care of an...

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A beautiful story about a Sudanese slave who was tortured in early  life became a strong reminder of the strength of change that can happen in our lives. From Sudan and slavery, she was brought to Italy and became familiar with the Christian beliefs, was baptized and loved her new life. Sh was, among others, a doorkeeper for the school where she was and the people loved her because of her caring

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Clare Crockett as a young Irish teenager is totally devoted to her acting, singing and wants to become very famous as soon as possible. All in her immediate family and her friends can see the brightness in her personality and her ability to communicate so well with others. Unexpectantly, she goes on a Pilgrimage to Spain and has a life changing experience on Good Friday. This, ultimately, changes her life. She desires to become a n...

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February 5, 2025 9 mins

Tony Hendra, the author of Father Joe is best known for his lead position with the National Lampoon and his involvement with the very famous comedy movie entitled "Animal House" in the late 1970's. He moved to the theatre and was fundamental in a very successful play entitled "Lemmings" that brought to fame John Belushi and Chevy Chase. He later co-created a successful tv series in England entitled "Sp...

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Canonization to Sainthood in August, 2025, Pier Giorgio Frassati represents a different kind of saint from the usual. He was not a priest or member of a religious order. He was a young layman whose prominent desire was to help the poor and needy in his hometown of Turin, Italy. He loved sports, loved to do pranks on his friends, was very creative both in education and his love for Latin and Dante, opera, theater and art museums. He...

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January 10, 2025 4 mins

A beautiful meditation from Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest with the Center of Action and Contemplation that he founded in Albuquerque, NM. He is an author of many books and a speaker at many, many events in his lifetime. His description in this narrative is that God includes the imperfections of the human race and acknowledges them. God is perfect but, we are definitely not. Hope you enjoy.

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