Gone Astray - Russell Johnson

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 Abbey by tearing off the inflator-valve of a giant, fearsome inflated swan, which had been maliciously planted by The Duck al Orange, who was, like his predecessors, […] The post Sneak Preview: Duckton Abbey, The New Season first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Before the era of the mega-cruise ships, I shot this video on the then-quiet island of Santorini, Greece and remastered it to high def. The post Video: The Big Boom Theory – Santorini, Greece Before the Monster Cruise Ships 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 the vocal cords to match them to the outside air while forcing the sound waves loudly in one direction. This is frequently manifested in a screech because the frequency response of […] The post Modern Technology: Magaphones and Ear Trumpers first appeared on Connected Traveler.

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.

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 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 in ambush. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer| Pandora The fear response is planted deeply in our […] The post Fairy Tales Can Come True: Uh Oh! first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Gone Astray Podcast: How would Vanity Fair, The National Enquirer, or National Geographic write an obituary? The post Reading the Obits first appeared on Connected Traveler.

I’m wrestling with an eggsistential question right now. Should I or shouldn’t I cross the road, even though I have done it many times? You see, I’m a chicken. Since Socrates, Gilgamesh or whomever, people have been asking me just why did I cross the road. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer| Pandora Nobody asks, “Why did the turducken cross the road? Lots of species cross the road, no questions asked: squirrels, deer, skunks, snakes, Lutherans. Why do people make a joke of…us? Have you seen someone beat someone […] The post Eggsistential Question: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? first appeared on Connected Traveler.

One edge of this island paradise is ringed with glistening rounded foliage, looking like baked brussel sprouts. No wonder early explorers christened this The Island of Delitious. The post Travel Discovery: The Island of Delitious first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Tonight we honor the Best in Show, the Top Dog. Congratulations to Woollypoo, a pooch with ancient origins. The post Top Dog: The Woollypoo first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Flaco the Owl faced immense challenges, but became the darling of New Yorkers and social media before he crashed into a building. A take on his story. The post Scrolling for Flaco the Owl first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Tis Awards Season: The Grammys, the Oscars and now, The Honey-Dos. Live from the Home Depot Center for the Arts, its the 2024 Honey-Do Awards, honoring excellence among handypersons. The post The Honey-Do Awards – Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

A guide to understanding opera from renowned aria-by-aria announcer Milton Dross. The post Opera Explained: die Zauberflöte (the Magic Fart) and Other Chestnuts first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Logan Drake, boss of Duckton Abbey and scion of the DuckStar/Pondco dynasty angers his kids, who want to succeed him, by doing a deal with a flock of Norwegian Puffins. The post Succession Meets Downton Abbey in a Duck Pond first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Welcome aboard Stoner Airlines Flight 420 to mile high Denver with ongoing service to Weed, California and Maui-Wowie. The post Time to Board Stoner Airlines: Flight 420 first appeared on Connected Traveler.

I’m sure you have, at sometime in your life, done something you really regretted, something that you would like to reverse…take back…hit the undo button, so to speak. Like the time when I…uh, uh…nope…I won’t go there. The train has left the station, the bird has flown, the horse has bolted and the stable door is shut. As Lady MacBeth said, “what is done is done.” How do you take something back? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer| Pandora I have felt guilty about letting the cat […] The post Putting the Cat Back Into the Bag first appeared on Connected Traveler.