Falling towards winter
Commentator David Bouchier looks forward to the coming months without much enthusiasm.
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A Few Well Chosen Words
David Bouchier’s weekly essays are full of unexpected observations and whimsical opinions. Listeners will relish his entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes exasperated commentaries on the...
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20 of 46 episodesThe ends of the Earth
Commentator David Bouchier wonders what the world would be like if Columbus had stayed at home in Genoa.
Thieves of time
Commentator David Bouchier is unhappy that so many people want to waste his time.
Yesterday’s pool
Commentator David Bouchier finds both nostalgia and hope in a backyard swimming pool at the end of the season.
No respect
Commentator David Bouchier would like to see more respect for senior citizens, but doesn’t expect it anytime soon.
A voice from the past
Commentator David Bouchier looks back to an age when journalists were on the front lines of the culture wars.
In praise of idleness
Commentator David Bouchier would prefer to extend the lazy days of summer.
The genuine article
Commentator David Bouchier speculates about the mysterious world of antiques.
Freshman envy
Commentator David Bouchier admits feeling a little envious of this year’s freshmen.
The smallest war
Commentator David Bouchier reflects on an unwinnable battle.
The price of cool
Commentator David Bouchier wonders whether our dependence on air conditioning is making a warming world even hotter.
Travelers’ tales
Commentator David Bouchier admires the tall tales that we bring back from vacation.
Heavy lifting
Commentator David Bouchier wonders where the masculinist movement is heading.
Save our seniors
Commentator David Bouchier argues that smartphones should be banned, but selectively.
Bastille Day
Commentator David Bouchier recalls a different kind of political revolution.
Feet first
Commentator David Bouchier remembers the way soccer used to be.
Independence
Commentator David Bouchier speculates about the paradox of unity and independence.
School’s out
Commentator David Bouchier reacts gloomily to yet another report on declining literacy.
Lovely money
Commentator David Bouchier thinks that money should be more beautiful.
Vacations without tears
Commentator David Bouchier proposes a cure for summer vacation anxieties.