A voice from the past
Commentator David Bouchier looks back to an age when journalists were on the front lines of the culture wars.
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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 41 episodesIn 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.
What’s in a name?
Commentator David Bouchier argues that some names may change a person’s destiny.
Written in stone
Commentator David Bouchier imagines a Memorial Day that reaches infinitely into the past.
Gifts from the past
Commentator David Bouchier reflects on how hard it is to be honest in the intangible world of intellectual property.
Starting over
Commentator David Bouchier hopes that the graduates of 2026 will find a place in the new economy, or a way to escape it.
Be kind to animals week
Commentator David Bouchier suggests that kindness to animals may not be enough.