Finding Subjects Podcast
418 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsOn 'Finding Subjects Podcast' I discuss motivating and inspiring topics I find on my journey through life and often dive deep into stories and adventures of growing up in Southeastern Pennsylvania, USA.
I utilize my faith in God as my compass, then apply any lessons learned in a never-ending quest to become a better person than I was yesterday, while finding the humor in life along the way.
Thank you in advance for subscribing and listening!
Tony
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Episodes
Episode 42: Lightning Striking Again and Again and Again (No-Music Version)
January 30, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThe Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, Metal Roller-skates, Mischief Night, Herman Munster's tryout for the Dodgers, Presidential Blunders, Famous Quotes, Words of the Day, Guess the Lyrics (Only on Spotify Version) *To hear the full version of our shows including music, please go to Spotify.com and open a FREE account and follow Finding Subjects Podcast there!* #YogiBerra #BillyJoel #Honesty #TheEagles #TheEaglesBand #TheZombies #LouChristie #PaulMcCartney #BloodSweatandTears #JohnnyMathis #T...
Finding Courage When Facing Fear
January 27, 2023 18:30 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBToday we talk about finding courage during hardship, we then read some famous quotes on courage and talk about fear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 41: Famous Quotes, Gilligan's Island, Freedom of Speach and Other Rights Many Countries Don't Have, Guess Who Died, and Much More...
January 23, 2023 13:26 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBOn this episode we talk Ivan Provorov and The Philadelphia Flyers LGBTQ Pride Night, Gilligan's Island, Finish the Quote, Guess Who Died, Jerry Blavat, David Crosby, and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Finding Strength and Faith Through Adversity at Ridley Lake
January 19, 2023 16:51 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBAn old episode I did many years ago, just as relevant then as it is today. Surrendering to God, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Journal, Ridley Lake --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 40: (No Music Version) What if Elvis Sang Like Elmer Fudd? Metal Drilled from Bink's Eyeball, and Never Call in a False Alarm Especially if you Have a Very Distinct Speech Impediment.
January 10, 2023 23:56 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBWhat if Elvis Sang Like Elmer Fudd? That time Bink had metal drilled from his eyeball. Bobs childhood friend calls in a serious threat and gets in big trouble. He was caught because he happened to have had a very distinct speech impediment. Note: If you wish to hear the extra 1.5 hrs. of 'name the lyrics' and the music we talk about, please head on over and open a FREE account on Spotify.com so you can hear that part of the show only available on Spotify because of the commercial music...
Getting Out of a Funk with Steely Dan (No Music)
January 09, 2023 13:33 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBOn this episode we discuss the band, Steely Dan, their origins, and how I personally utilize music to get me out of 'The Funk' when the funk happens! Tony Note: For the best listening experience for these music-based episodes, head on over to Spotify.com and open up a FREE account to hear a portion of the music we are talking about! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Bonus Episode: Damar Hamlin, Life Quotes, The Way of the Warrior.
January 04, 2023 17:38 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBOn this episode we talk about the Damar Hamlin incident on Monday Night Football, Famous Quotes and how they can pertain to our lives today, Adapting the 'Way of the Warrior' Grasshopper-like mindset when confronting life's adversities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 39: Happy New Year (No Music)
January 01, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBOn this episode we talk New Year's resolutions, Attempting Black Diamond ski runs, what if babies were born with the ability to speak perfectly, Daniel Son vs Grasshopper, Chuck Norris vs Bruce Lee, 'What If's' and 'Name those Lyrics!' *For the best listening experience including the music we talk about, head on over to Spotify.com and open a FREE account so you can hear the songs we discuss!!* --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/m...
Can You Name These Songs? (No Music Included)
December 27, 2022 17:30 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBOn this episode one of us reads the lyrics or hums the song and we do our best to guess what song he's got for us! **For the best listening experience for Finding Subjects Podcast, please head on over to www.Spotify.com and open your FREE account today, and this way you will hear every song we talk about! *** #CrosbyStillsandNash #MenAtWork #CrosbyStillsandNash #TravelingWilberrys #JethroTull #Tavares #CarleySimon #MelissaManchester #ELO #ElectricLightOrchestra #TheBand #EarthWindandFire...
Twas The Night Before Christmas
December 23, 2022 16:58 - 3 minutes - 3.54 MB"Twas The Night Before Christmas' poem as read by Tony, from Finding Subjects Podcast first published in the Troy Sentinel Newspaper, on December 23, 1823, 199 years ago today! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
We Accept the Relationships We Think We Deserve
December 20, 2022 15:36 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBFriendship is a great thing. In this episode we talk about having and appreciating friends, and how we sometimes settle for relationships we think we deserve! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 38: Getting 'Jacked Up' by Nuns in Grade School and Many Other Great Subjects. (No Music Version)
December 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBToday's Subjects: Getting jacked up by teachers and nuns in grade school, cigarette off brands, buying kegs when underage, grade school, switching Christmas with Easter, Holiday Trees are Christmas Trees and that's ok, guess the lyrics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Today's Quickie: If Someone Really Wanted To, They Would!
December 16, 2022 16:52 - 6 minutes - 5.89 MBOn today's 'QUICKIE'...we talk about if someone actually wanted to do (insert situation) they would...and how to better understand that sentence... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Today's Quickie: If Someone Really Wanted To, They Would!
December 16, 2022 16:52 - 6 minutes - 5.89 MBOn today's 'QUICKIE'...we talk about if someone actually wanted to do (insert situation) they would...and how to better understand that sentence... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Breaking Down Longfellow for Some Twenty-first Century Inspiration (No Music Version)
December 15, 2022 18:48 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBToday we break down the work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 'A Psalm of Life', to see if there's any advice in there that we can apply to our lives today. To hear the music we play during this show please go to Spotify.com and open a FREE account! #The Beatles #GoldenSlumbers #DustintheWind #Kansas #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #TempestFugit #Yes #BattleofEvermore #LedZepplin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Think For Yourself (No Music Version)
December 13, 2022 18:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBOn today's episode we read something from writer Myra Viola Wilde entitled, 'Thoughts', and then we break it on down to learn from and utilize in our everyday lives! We then play some songs about thoughts! *If you don't have Spotify, head on over to Spotify.com and open a FREE account so you can hear a bit of the songs we play here on Finding Subjects Podcast* #TheBeatles #thinkforyourself #MyraViolaWilde #Thoughts #ThinkingOutLoud #EdSheeran #ThinkingAboutYou #CalvinHarris #NileRodger...
Episode 37: Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Non-Music Version)
December 12, 2022 02:07 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBOn this episode we talk briefly about loneliness and options for helping with that situation. We then make random phone calls and take song requests. If you would like to hear the music we talk about on this show, head on over to Spotify.com and open a FREE account where you can listen to portions of the songs mentioned on this show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 36: A Date That Will Live in Infamy
December 07, 2022 19:16 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBOn this episode we listen to the recording of a live broadcast via shortwave radio from Honolulu, Hawaii as it's being attacked by the Japanese, December 7, 1941...and then we talk about the unity of our country and our world, then and now. #PearlHarborAttack #WW2 #USA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 36: What the World Needs Now....(No Music)
December 06, 2022 17:30 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBOn this episode Bob and Tony discuss gun violence, Aliens, The X-Files, Pets being part of the family, loving deeply, letting go of the hate, and much more... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/finding-subjects-podcast/message
That Time I had Dinner with the band, 'The Who'!
November 28, 2022 16:42 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBMy second podcast ever recorded roughly five years ago, I tell the story of my encounter with John Entwistle, bass player of the band, The Who. #thewho #johnentwistle #rockmusic #rockstar #rockstarstories #music #Entwistle #theOx #famousBassplayers #bassplayers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
The First Thanksgiving Letter by Edward Winslow
November 24, 2022 15:05 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBIn 1621, Edward Winslow, a passenger on the Mayflower wrote a letter to his best friend which documents the first Thanksgiving. On this episode I read the letter for you to hear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 35: Living Your Best Life (Non-Music Version)
November 20, 2022 22:18 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBOn this episode we talk about appreciating those you love and care about, then we go right into 'This Week in History', and then play 'Name This Song!" To hear the music that goes along with this episode, please head on over to Spotify.com and open up a 'FREE' account so you can hear the songs we are talking about on the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Jokes and Shout-Outs for You! (Non-Music Version)
November 18, 2022 17:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBToday we tell stupid jokes and give shout-outs to all those consistent communicators on our Finding Subjects Facebook page. If you don't already follow, please like and follow us there. We'd really like to have you hang out with us!! Have a great weekend! Bink, Bob, and Tony --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 34: I Think We're Alone Now (No Music Version)
November 13, 2022 18:30 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBWhat if? This Day in History Guess Those Lyrics And many more subjects we found to talk about this show... For a better listening experience please head on over to Spotify.com and sign up for a FREE account so you can hear the songs we talk about on the show... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Talking To God
November 07, 2022 05:01 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBA rebroadcast of a prior episode as we currently record upcoming episodes with Bink and Chico, enjoy this show as I talk about faith, life, death, and being fully vested in what you believe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 33: Strange Spooky Stories Part Two with possible EVP?
November 03, 2022 10:46 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBOn this episode we continue airing our listener stories about strange occurrences they have encountered. At the end I highlight some very strange audio I detected within one of these interviews. EVP? I wouldn't got as far as saying that since I'm very much on the fence about all of this. Let me know your thoughts, please. Dan tells a spooky story of a haunted military hospital. John tells a strange and scary tale of 'Charley' the ghost inhabiting a family members home. Bob tells of a compe...
Episode 32: Strange Spooky Stories Part 1
October 31, 2022 14:09 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBOn this episode listeners tell their ghost stories. Part One. #ghost #ghosts #spirits #halloween #scarystories --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Thoughtful Thursday: Being Fearful of Moving Forward
October 27, 2022 14:56 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBOn this episode we discuss how fear can prevent us from moving forward with our life goals, and how it takes courage to overcome and get going! #fear #Courage #Lifegoals #MovingForward #motivation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 31: Deep Inside (No Music Version)
October 24, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBOn this episode Bink and Tony go deep inside the mind and converse about Halloween memories gone by, inflation, unusual breakfast items found in a church sanctuary, when the word 'hate' is appropriate to use and forgiving people who have greatly wronged you. They then go even deeper and do 'guess the lyrics', and then share some supernatural/unexplained personal stories. Bob will be back next episode. If you want the best listening experience to Finding Subjects Podcast, head on over t...
Thursdays Random Thoughts (No-Music Version)
October 20, 2022 13:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBThe smell of French Toast, Bacon, Coffee, Tea, having Electricity, Indoor Plumbing, Heat, Housing, getting Free McDonalds and Paying it Forward... Want to have the best listening experience for Finding Subjects Podcast? Head on over to Spotify.com and sign up for your FREE account so you can hear the music we often talk about!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 30: Those Sarcastic Sayings Our Parent's Said to Us! (Non-Music Version)
October 17, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBOur Thirtieth Episode!! Remember those sarcastic saying our parents used to say to us when we were about to get in trouble? We talk about those, then we talk music and get into some music trivia and a whole lot more on this episode of Finding Subjects! *For the best listening experience for Finding Subjects Podcast head on over to Spotify.com and open a FREE account so you can hear the music we talk about each episode! * #HotFun #SlyandtheFamilyStone #CiscoKid #War #DionneWarwick #Aho...
Episode 29: Music Trivia and Name That Song on this episode of Finding Subjects.
October 10, 2022 15:14 - 28 minutes - 26 MBOn this episode we talk music trivia and play 'Name That Song'. If you would like to hear the music we talk about on this show, please head on over to Spotify.com and open up a FREE account. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 28: Grown Men Don't Cry? (No Music Version)
October 03, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOn this episode of Finding Subjects, we talk about men dealing with their emotions based on outdated and unrealistic expectations on how a man is 'supposed' to act. We also discuss when Sundays were set aside for family time, and how many of us have adapted to the dual income with children life. *For the best listening experience please head on over to www.Spotify.com and get yourself a FREE account so you can follow us there and hear the music we talk about! * #timmcgraw #Catsinthecra...
Episode 27: Ron & Betty: A DELCO Love Story
September 29, 2022 21:49 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBWhen Ron and Betty first met each other, the world was a completely different place. Through decades of time, their life's paths heading in completely different directions...they are brought together once again...seventy plus years later...vowing they would never separate again... Was it fate, destiny, or something else? Don't miss this incredible love story about Ron & Betty...here on Finding Subjects Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subje...
Episode 26: Do You Speak DELCO? (No Music Version)
September 26, 2022 12:13 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBOn this episode we talk about the way we speak here in DELCO (Delaware County, Pennsylvania), buying penny candy in Darby, and things people do that irritate us! For the episode with music included please go to Spotify.com and open a FREE account to hear the music we discuss on the show! #DELCO #Delcoisms #SpeakingDelco --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Bonus Episode: Kill’em With Kindness!
September 16, 2022 18:42 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBResolving problems by utilizing a peaceful approach will work almost every time!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 25: Across the Universe
September 12, 2022 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB(No Music Version) On this episode we talk about things happening in Delco, 80's television shows, and trying our best to understand the meaning of something being 'boundless' or 'infinite' in regard to the universe. To hear the music, we talk about on our episodes please sign up for your FREE Spotify account at Spotify.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Today's Motivational Message
September 08, 2022 12:52 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MBDoing good deeds without looking for compensation or credit! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 24: (Non-Music Version) 'Eating Until You Explode!'
September 05, 2022 13:44 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBOn this episode we're back with music trivia, I confess to Seven Deadly Sin #5 Gluttony, and we finish up with some fitness and nutrition talk. For a great listening experience with the music included, get yourself a FREE Spotify account at Spotify.com and hear a portion of the songs we're talking about...for FREE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Thursday Mindful Moments Message: Live Your Life, NOW!
September 01, 2022 15:37 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBThinking about the NOW. Came across a statement on The Old Dog Project on Facebook talking about the NOW and living your life, and it fit exactly how I was thinking. A quick listen about your life and your choices to live it to its fullest! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 23: *Non-Music Version* On this Episode we talk Movies, Plastic Surgery, Heinz Ketchup, Relieving Yourself, Respecting Everyone's Opinions Not Just Your Own
August 29, 2022 16:17 - 48 minutes - 45 MBOn this episode we talk movies, Plastic Surgery, Heinz Ketchup, Relieving Yourself when you are far from home, and Respecting Others' Opinions...especially when they differ from your own. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Today's Motivational Message: Always Look at the Bright Side of Life...and Death
August 25, 2022 12:26 - 10 minutes - 9.4 MBWe have a choice to succumb to the sadness of the loss of a loved one and grieve forever in that way...or...choose to remember them as they lived with their kindness, passion, humor, quirks, habits, smiling at those thoughts, thinking about those nice things, and in that way allowing that version of them to live in our hearts and minds forever. The choice is ours. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 22: Physics Defying Brownies, Ordering a Cheeseburger in Swahili, Hygiene in the 1600's, Guess the Lyrics and more... (Tune into Spotify for version with music)!
August 22, 2022 12:24 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBOn this episode we have a round table discussion about nothing, which always leads to something, then we play 'Guess the Lyrics' and talk about the size of our heads and my special brownies. (Tune into Spotify for version with music) #aerosmith #toysintheattic #FourTops #can'thelpmyself #thefourtops #JoniMitchell #HelpMeJoniMitchell #JamesTaylor #GoingtoCarolina #PhilCollins #takemehome #steelyDan #KidCharlemaign #I'llBeAround #TheSpinners #GamesPeoplePlay #DeanMartin #ThatsAmore --- Se...
Episode 21: A Random Conversation in the 302 'No-Music Verison'
August 18, 2022 13:06 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBA crazy day with lots of crazy news ends with a cool inspiring conversation with a very talented individual down in the 302, Delaware, USA. Sometimes on our life journey we need help from ourselves, from others, and in all of those situations, from some divine intervention so we make the right decisions! #2pac #Californialove #Changes #JoniMitchell #helpme #Conversations #Streetinterviews #podcast #podcasts #MotivationalPodcasts #rapartist --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters...
Murr: Tribute to a Fallen Friend (Without Music)
August 03, 2022 14:51 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBRemembering a friend who lost his battle with cancer but still managed to live forever! For music version please listen to Spotify Episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Motivational Message #1 (No Music)
July 26, 2022 18:36 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBA little motivation to get you through today! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Episode 18: Conspiracy Theories, The Philadelphia Experiment, Is Elvis Still Alive? (No-Music Episode)
July 25, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIn this episode we talk about two conspiracy theories: 1. The Philadelphia Experiment, where the United States Military supposedly made a U.S. warship vanish from Philadelphia Naval Shipyard only to reappear in Norfolk, Virginia. 2. We then talk about the conspiracy where people believe Elvis Presley never died, he only went into witness protection. Join us for these two topics and some great Elvis Presley songs as well! For the best listening experience for this show, please listen on Spo...
Sorry...
July 24, 2022 17:11 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MBA special message to two folks I met today, we had a great conversation, and I had a technical difficulty in regard to the recording, and so I wanted to say a special sorry to you both since I know you were looking forward to hearing that episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/finding-subjects-podcast/message
Finding Subjects Podcast Bonus Episode with Special Guest hosts...Bree and Addie! (*For Music included show please listen on Spotify)
July 21, 2022 14:34 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBOn this episode I invited my great niece Bree and her friend Addie to take control of the show and be the guest hosts. They talk technology, words and phrases used by young people that older folks don't understand, the effects of Covid on the lives of young people, Stranger Things the show, and much more... For the best listening experience please listen on Spotify where you can hear the music we talk about that makes the show much more enjoyable! Don't have Spotify? No problem. ...
Episode 17: Who Are You?
July 19, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode we pose eight questions to each other to find out more about what is important to us in life, as well as posing some of these same questions to you all who listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/finding-subjects-podcast/message