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GeekOfTheWeek

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A nine & 1/s minute podcast series about the universe in your pocket or purse.

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Episode 111: The PodCast Doctor Best Practices -- Your Podcast is Extra Content

January 15, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.86 MB

Every podcast is premium content, and to be successful, it should be thought of as extra content. Each podcaster is talking to one listener at a time. That's how your podcast is consumed. Be generous, share something new. It won't cost you anything, but will reward your listeners.  To schedule at one on one with The PodCast Doctor text a request to 615 / 491 - 1099 include contact information. 

Episode 110: BNABridgeMaven Returns (20-22) #2 01 - 14 (20-22

January 14, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MB

The BNABridgeMaven interview member Fran Skinner at the club Halloween party 2014, she dressed as a CrossWord Lady and recommended The Boys In The Boat. Tuba music courtesy of Tuba Christmas Nashville, Tennessee, used with permission. Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut.  

Episode 109: GeekOfTheWeek The Magazine S./iii 01 - 06 - (20-22

January 06, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MB

Is weather overload necessary? It’s winter after all and it snows in winter even in Tennessee .  News Writers Don’t know enough words. Miss Cornwall Would Say “Put muscle in your vocabulary — Learn New Words…”  A Senator Who Calls Jan 6th (2021) An insurrection needs a primer on government or perhaps a dictionary.  Is it stupidity or lack of vocabulary?  Music courtesy of Tuba Christmas, Nashville, Tennessee used with permission. 

Episode 108: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine S/ii 12 - 31 - (20-21/Final

December 31, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MB

You may order a copy of the e-book of Spade&Archer a Prequel©(2020) for a $6.95 email Or  A PDF copy for $12.95 plus $5.95/S&H & priority mailing ($8.00) These copies contain a further special offer. Visit Eventbrite and join my PodCast MasterClass Orientation Let's spend 45 minutes creating a demo podcast to share with your audience There are many writing tasks associated with producing a podcast, but it all begins with your elevator speech, it can be expanded to a title, an opening ...

Episode 107: GeekOfTheWeek The Magazine S./ii 12 - 23 - (20-21

December 23, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MB

Music courtesy of Tuba Christmas Nashville, Tennessee, recorded live by iPhone & used with permission. For more on avoiding those dreaded winter blahs, visit https://www.momentumseminars.com, tell Blaine I sent you. This week's accidental food --Pepperidge Farm Bread -- Margret Rudkin, was just not a skilled baker, she was a savvy entrepreneur as well. She wrote the only cookbook to make the NYT bestseller list.   Join me on iPhone&Me (20-21) making resolutions that matter, next Monday.  ...

Episode 106: The Second Installment of Chasing Tuba Christmas 20-21

December 17, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MB

We talk about places you can't visit -- a black market, the dark web, the metaverse, and others. Visit Publix & look for dairy items in "short" supply with two displays (over the eggs) & next to the milk?

Episode 105: GeekOfTheWeek The Magazine S./ii 12 - 10 - (2021

December 10, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MB

Join me on iPhone & Me (20-21) we talk about making resolutions that matter. Locomotive sounds courtesy of SoundBible -- Music from Tuba Christmas Harriman, Tennessee. 

Episode 104: Geek Of The Week The Magazine S/II 12 - 02 - (2021

December 02, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MB

Sorry fans I had something turned on which should have been turned off. I wondered why the file loaded so quickly. Please enjoy! Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo Hang Out. Is Omicron "the light at the end of the tunnel" or the headlight of an onrushing locomotive -- Visit Dickens of a Christmas -- Franklin, Tennessee December 11/12 -- Monday Chasing Tuba Christmas returns

Episode 103: GeekOfTheWeek The Magazine S/ii 11 - 18 - (20-21

November 18, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MB

BNABridgeMaven explains the science of bubbles visa-vie champagne, In two weeks Chasing Tuba Xmas returns to this site Five performances in Tennessee/Alabama(1) & Kentucky(1) -- we plan on doing at least  six. Music Courtesy of Steinway & Sons Spiro plays The Entertainer. Next week Spade & Archer (a prequel) returns. 

Episode 102: GeekOfTheWeek The Magazine S./ii 11 - 11 - 2021

November 11, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MB

Next week plan to be with us as we re-visit America's favorite celebratory beverage Champagne. There are some great products coming out of California. Music courtesy of Steinway & Sons "Spiro" plays The Entertainer recorded by iPhone 2017 at Green Hills Mall used with permission. Also in December "Chasing Tuba Xmas" - five performances -- Nashville, Gallatin, Bowling Green, Ky, Huntsville, Al & Harriman, Tennessee. If you like what you hear please share with two friends. 

Episode 101: GeekOfTheWeek Special Nashville Writes S/ii 11 - 04 - 2021

November 04, 2021 17:32 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MB

My apologies to my guest for pronouncing his name wrong I have corrected in this "new" file. The title of his book is The Truth About Selling.  It’s official Christmas is in December this year! Thank You, Dave Ramsey.  How do I know? Dave’s Christmas Giveaway is back. It may have been active since Monday but, I received a notice in my inbox this morning.  The Grand Prize is $5000 with $500 to weekly winners. Entering is a slam dunk visit Ramsey solutions dot com click on Christmas Give A...

Episode 100: Geek Of The Week The Magazine S/II 10 - 28 - 2020

October 28, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MB

Closing piano music The Entertainer courtesy of Steinway Piano Galleries & Spiro recored by iPhone December 2018 -- Green Hills Mall,  Your droid phone doesn't create HD files -- too bad, you should have bought an iPhone. 

Episode 99: BNABridgeMaven Returns (20-21) #2 10 - 21 - (20-21

October 21, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MB

Music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, piano, Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut "Waiting for The Robert E. Lee", -- BNABridgeMaven returns, my interview with The Canon Lady Ruth Patterson -- yes , the really fired her out of a canon. Chapter Seven of Spade & Archer A Prequel (2020©)

Episode 98: GeekOfTheWeek The Magazine S./ii 10 - 14 - 2021

October 15, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MB

Please remember our Facebook Contest returns next week with the post of BNABridgeMaven Returns my interview with The Cannon Lady from Ringling Brothers Circus. My FaceBook share contest is active 10 - 21 (20-21) The prize is a $25 By My Guest Card from American Express (valid wherever American Express is accepted). Here’s the 411/I want to encourage shares of my podcast. Enter by visiting my Facebook page. Find any podcast posting. Hit Share it will enter you. I will record to your...

Episode 97: iPhone&Me (2021)Special 10 - 11 - 2021

October 11, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MB

Sorry for the confusion but the wrong file got loaded -- next time my review of Kentucky Barrel Beer from Publix -- they are up to their old tricks, as soon as I find a product I like -- they discontinue it -- Cigar City beer from Tampa -- Of course it maybe like paper products -- Florida customers continue to hoard paper products -- they don't have any left to ship to Tennessee. This weeks avatar How far we have fallen as a nation --- Life magazine touting Vampires -- Life used to ...

Episode 96: BNABridgeMaven Returns (20-21) #1 10 - 07 - (20-21

October 07, 2021 23:58 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MB

US Army Medley courtesy of The Kings Highway -- History Channel gets it wrong again -- McDonalds the original drive-up was incorporated in Santa Barbara, Cal, by the McDonald Brothers -- it was Mikey D's the corporation which was incorporated in Chicago -- just though you'd like to know. Next week Geek of The Week the magazine returns.

Episode 95: The PodCast Doctor Special

September 30, 2021 00:00 - 4 minutes - 646 MB Video

Creating sidebar by podcast. 

Episode 92: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine S/II 08 - 05 - (2021)

August 05, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MB

GarageBand is back, so production is better and hopefully listens will pick up. I appreciate your patience. A tablet is not a replacement for an Apple computer. Apple computers cost more because they do more. Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut 

Episode 91: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine S/II 07 - 29 - (2021)

July 29, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MB

A shopping tip at Publix, Publix  brand of (original) ice cream is on sale at 2  - 1/2 gallons for $7.00. We continue to limp along with our back up plan. We hope to be back on track next week. We appreciate your patience. 

Episode 90: IPhone & Me (2021) S/II 07 - 26 - (2021)

July 26, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MB

Still limping alone with a back plan, it’s a pain. Thank You Terry Warren republishing your interview was great. Plan on joining Terry at a book signing in Nashville Logos Book Store at 5:30. 

Episode 86: GeekOfTheWeek / a rerun My interview with Terry Warren

July 22, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MB

This episode of Nashville Writes features Terry Warren we discuss his new book The Art of Choice. Music courtesy of Stevens Valley Brass Quintet recorded live by iPhone.

Episode 89: GeekOfTheWeek The Magazine 07 - 15 - 2021

July 15, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 6.37 MB

An emergency re-run, fuel savings strategies. My computer is out for an upgrade. Hope to have it back in time for next week.

Episode 88: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine #7 07 - 07 - (2021)

July 08, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MB

Some remarks on coffee for your compost pile, a review of "G" is For Gumshoe, a Kelsey Millhone mystery, The real story of your smartphone.

Episode 87: The PodCast Doctor Is IN!

July 02, 2021 00:00 - 3 minutes - 261 MB Video

The PodCast Doctor explains Dave Delaney's presentation Five Types of Podcasts from Craft Content 2015, with remarks on Zoom interviews. Join me next time for Learning to write sidebar to enhance your podcast. 

Episode 86: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine #6 07 - 01 (2021)

July 01, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MB

This episode of Nashville Writes features Terry Warren we discuss his new book The Art of Choice. Music courtesy of Stevens Valley Brass Quintet recorded live by iPhone.

Episode 84: GeekOfTheWeek S/I #6 06 - 23 - (2021)

June 24, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MB

Sorry fans working with a “field expedient” as we used to say in the Army. Apple fans know a workaround when they see it. No theme music or anything else, we’ll just have to wing it on content, enjoy, and if you thing of it a share wouldn’t hurt anything.

Episode 83: iPhone&Me (2021) S/I 06 - 21 - (2021_

June 21, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Join me on Thursday, Nashville Writes of GeekOfTheWeek I interview Terry Warren about his new book Making Choices. And a story about Weather Channel get's it wrong again!

Episode 82: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine #5 06 - 17 - (2021)

June 17, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MB

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Locomotive Sounds courtesy of Sound Bible, A personal memoir Chasing Trains, a cross country train trip.

Episode 81: iPhone & Me (2021) S/I 06 - 14 - (2021)

June 14, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, we continue with our nomination of essential iPhone apps, holding it down to ten is extremely difficult but we will try. Next week join me to talk about The Do Not Call List. & iPhone's two most unique features. Att hates this part.

Episode 80: GeekOfTheWeek/Magazine S/1 06 - 10 - (2021)

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MB

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut Alabamy Bound Memo to Dave Ramsey Fuel Saving Technique Number One S L O W D o w N always works. #8 Don't shop around visit GooglePlay or The App Store download Gas Buddy, leave the shopping to them. PS, allows user price reporting.

Episode 79: iPhone & Me (2021) S/I 06 - 07 - (2021)

June 07, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Under The Double Eagle. BridgeMaven introduces the ten best apps, we'll get half way through the list. If you have a favorite I'd like to hear about it. Call or text to 615/584-2717 remember your contact information or go to voice mail (you can have your 15seconds of fame), perhaps earn a Starbucks gift card.

Episode 78: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine #3 06 - 03 - (2021)

June 03, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MB

Banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, The Maple Leaf Rag, Scott Joplin. A review of Nashville Podcast MeetUp, yes, you mike is important, it takes quality equipment to produce quality results. What's sidebar, all about?

Episode 77: iPhone & Me (2021)Monday Holiday / Nashville Writes

May 31, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MB

An interview with Pamala Burks, speaker, writer & coach a member of Carneige Writers (Atlanta Chapter) We talk podcast production. Contact Pamela at: [email protected] or visit Nat'l Assoc. of Women-Owned Small Businesses (she writes for them). If you would like to be a guest on Nashville Writes, send me an e-mail to [email protected] , or text to six one five - five eight four - two seven one seven, tell me the title of your book. I’ll ping you back with a Zoom suggestion. ...

Episode 76: GeekOfTheWeek / Special 05 - 27 - 2021

May 27, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.86 MB

Limping along using alternate production capacity, I sure miss GarageBand sorry No bells & whistles for this effort. It’s a shame we don’t teach basic science anymore. USA can’t get right. Just in time for your shopping needs, a subscription car wash!

Episode 75: iPhone&Me/2021 S/I 05 - 24 - (2021)

May 24, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MB

The first posting didn't work - so we will try again

Episode 74: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine #2 05 - 20 - (2021)

May 20, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut. For sound financial advice try Dakota Grady, Building Wealth Podcast or Dave Ramsey dot com (spelled out to avoid those nasty hyperlinks). What makes tags so special? It's called Search Engine Optimization. Guess what? SEO itself is a Tag.

Episode 73: The PodCast Doctor Magazine S/I #1

May 18, 2021 00:41 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, This content especially prepared for AlineAble What happened on May 27th 1927? Answer Charles Lindberg claimed the Orteg Prize! It was $50,000

Episode 72: iPhone&Me/2021 S/I 05 - 17 - (2021)

May 17, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut. Visit Komando dot com to look for Cryptocurrecy 101: 5 Tips for buying crypto the safe way©(2021). A repeat of some fuel saving strategies in this fuel emergency. Look for Gas Buddy (the App) FYI/if you don't have a smart phone, it will load to your PC. GasBuddy will tell you if your favorite station has the fuel you need & the price.

Episode 71: GeekOfTheWeek/The Magazine #1 05 - 13 - (2021)

May 13, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MB

Banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut. A personal memoir, how my second airplane trip might have been my last. A fuel cost saving strategy might be made necessary for high test users. Thank You Colonial.

Episode 70: The PodCast Doctor Special

May 13, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.88 MB

A few fuel saving strategies for the colonial crisis.

Episode 69: iPhone&Me/2021 S/I 05 - 10 - (2021)

May 10, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MB

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut, even more on writing for clarity, all publications have editors, they are necessary for writing clarity!

Episode 68: GeekOfTheWeek S/Viii 05 - 06 (2021)

May 07, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut including my review of a writing class.

Episode 68: PodCast Essentials Number 4

May 06, 2021 22:22 - 2 minutes - 304 MB Video

Episode 67: iPhone&Me/2021 S/I 05 - 03 - (2021)

May 03, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MB

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- Riding The New River Train, Is it a promotion to leave CNN as a reading head, to be a game show Host? "Say it Ted, QuizzzzMaster Say I wanna be a QuizzzMaster". Lou Grant Mary Tyler Moore program.

Episode 66: GeekOfTheWeek S/Viii 04 - 29 - (2021)

April 29, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MB

Banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut. You may request a copy of my presentation Ten Hacks to Make Your Interview PodCast Great for $6.95 Payable by PayPal Invoice Text your request to 615/584-2717 (include contact info) or email [email protected] A proof/copy PDF of StoryTelling by PodCast©(2016) containing a further special offer is available for $12.95 (tax inc) plus Priority mailing ($7.95) & $5.95 S&H Next time on: The PodCast Doctor Creating Interview PodCasts are ...

Episode 56: GeekOfTheWeek S/Viii 04 - 01 - (2021)

April 26, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MB

Music courtesy of Stevens Valley Brass Quintet (used with permission) Forget plastic recycle, reduce first use instead. The greenest thing anyone can do is keep batteries out of your local landfill, they represent hazardous waste. Do something nice for Mother Earth, dump your Kureg at Staples as electronic trash.

Episode 65: iPhone&Me/2021 S/I 04 - 26 - (2021)

April 26, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MB

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Spend Ninety Minutes to Learn The Five Essentials of Podcasting In three thirty-minute Zoom sessions using prepared worksheets, we can start your journey. We will identify Five basic elements of Podcasting and define such terms as RSS feed, hosting site & directories. Finally, the journey begins with worksheets from my manuscript Storytelling By Podcast. Text your request to 615 — 584 — 2717 or by email to [email protected]

Episode 64: GeekOfTheWeek S/Viii 04 - 22 - (2021)

April 22, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MB

Trombone music courtesy of Bone Therapy, A PodCast Editorial “Two-Face” Fauchi strikes again! Fifteen months into this so-called battle Dr. Fauchi warns against any prospect of herd immunity. Our problem with COVID-20/21 is that according to the powers that be victory is as elusive as coming to grips with the enemy in Indo-China. It’s pastime to imitate our greatest victory and do what we did in Vietnam. Declare victory and move on with life. We’ve had about all the foolishness we can...

Episode 63: iPhone&Me/2021 S/I 04 - 19 - (2021)

April 19, 2021 00:00 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MB

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut! Join me on Thursday when we analyze a recent video post of the weather channel, it concerns driving on slick roads… it’s a hoot! The Flip Phone is Back yes it’s true bad ideas belong in The Droid World. The flip smartphone is making a comeback, Next to the re-election of The Metro Dunce the dumbest idea of any year.

Episode 62: The PodCast Doctor

April 18, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes - 304 MB Video

No one believes in astrology, but Horoscope is the second most widely read feature of your daily newspaper!