Good Night
868 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsSometimes it's hard to get to sleep.You just can't seem to say goodnight to yourself. Booze helps sometimes...or pills. But that's a big step down a bad street. "Good Night" puts a smile on your face, tells you a bedtime story, helps you chuck the day's problems, gives you a verbal back rub, and tucks you in for a safe, sound, sleep. Dick Summer's voice puts a strong and friendly arm around your shoulder. You hear him on television commercials all day. But when it's getting late, and you want to "take the day and shove it," but you can't seem to say good night to yourself... Dick's Podcast is a quiet place to rest your head...a safe place to hide a hurting heart...a gentle place to fall. It's a comfortable way to tell yourself, "Good Night."
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Spendiing New Years Together
December 29, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 KBThis is our HAPPY NEW YEAR podcast. It explains why I claim this coming year, 2020, is the year of the eye doctor. It also explains what "Soon" means. And it asks you to join me in a kind of an emotional song. Give a listen please.
A Magic Christmas Kiss
December 15, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 31.6 KBThere's a Disney squirrel offering you a peanut, a Tough New York bird singing Jingle Bells. and a magical walk under the Rock Center Christmas Tree in this podcast. And best of all, a true story about a Raggedy Ann Doll. Please give a listen. You'll come away about ten degrees "Christmas-rera."
Christmas Magic In 2 Words
December 08, 2019 10:00 - 17 minutes - 23.7 KBLots of big books, Gospels, and expensive cards have been written about Christmas. But this podcast very clearly defines Christmas in just two words, that jumped immediately into a five years old when I asked her about it. Give a listen please. I think it'll give you just as big a smile as it gave me. And, Merry Christmas.
2019's First Christmas Stories
December 01, 2019 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 KBTime for us to swap Christmas stories again. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Solstice...however you celebrate the season. This podcast features some of my favorites. Please spend a few minutes celebrating with me.
Extremely Appealing Men
November 24, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 KBIt was when I was at NBC Radio in New York one Thanksgiving long ago, that I realized that men can be considered "saintly" for several reasons. And we are given next to no credit for that. Therefore I started the "Men Are Saints" campaign. This podcast explains my perhaps..."unusual" reasoning.
6 Loveboat Gears
November 17, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 34.8 KBDon't let your Loveboat crash on the rocks. Give this podcast a listen so you can learn to work the 6 gears that keeps it running smoothly with the wind. The ticket is free. And the drinks are on me.
Curvey Cursive
November 10, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 KBThere are curves and there are CURVES. And some ladies have both. Some of the girls in Sr. Mary Knucklebuster's class had the nerve to grow curves before I was ready to try to handle that. But they also put curves down on paper. It's Estrogen at work I think. Guys don't do that. Except for doctors and pharmacists, guys print. Print is Strong. Simple. Like guys. Females are fancy and curvy. This podcast explains that Estrogen difference.
The Flight of the FluGoo
November 03, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 KBThis podcast is about that four foot long needle the doctor says. "Won't hurt much." It is an adventure most of us have each year. Gesundheit.
Fedora Fever Fella
October 27, 2019 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 KBThere's something Indiana Jones-ish about wearing a fedora. Makes you feel...different. This podcast explains how you can use that difference very much to your advantage. There's also a story in here about a guy who was maybe too hot for his own good. Give a listen please.
Nothing Happened
October 20, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 KBNon binery is finery for some folks, but woman & man is my plan. Does that make me a feminist? I don't know. One of the greatest feminist statements I've ever heard was said by someone who identified as a woman. Gloria Steinman. She said, "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." Another comment about the general feeling among feminists at the time was, "If we can put one man on the moon why can't we put all of them there." I had a feminist author as a guest to talk ab...
Great Opening Lines
October 13, 2019 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 KB"I may not be a genie, but maybe I can make your dreams come true." "I'm not really this tall. I'm just sitting on my wallet...my dear." "Your eyes are as blue as the water in my toilet...my dear." "My dear always makes a statement sound so beautifully...sleazy. But the best opening line of all is just..."Ribbit." This podcast explains why.
Hugs Heal
October 06, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 KBThis podcast claims that Hugs heal. You know how good a good hug feels. When you're down, and somebody comes along, puts a couple of warm arms around you, and gives you a squeeze and a smile...you start to want to smile right back...and you really mean that returning smile, no matter how down you just felt. It's a natural reaction. And GIVING somebody a hug is a great way to share some of the smile that you feel happy-ing inside you. Check out what happens in a baseball dugout when ...
Her Most Personal Hideout
September 29, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 KBThere's a story about a lonely lady in this podcast. Actually, it's a story about a lot of lonely ladies. Maybe it's a story about a lonely lady you know. Or would like to know. Actually, it's a story about the fact that man or woman, the less you bet the more you lose when you win. And it's a reminder that there's a big difference between being alone, and being lonely.
Some Whys Guys
September 22, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 KBI think life is too short to spend so much time arguing with strangers on the internet about politics. That's stuff that we can't really change...once voting day is over. And speaking about politics, have you noticed that almost every politician says, "We need to come together." The way we argue about political questions if we all came together it would be a disastrous collision. We'd all need football helmets. The dust would never stop flying. I think there are so many questions that...
Six Super Satisfactions
September 15, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 KB#6 is Snooze, #5 -Smile, #4-Scratch, #3-Shower, #2is Steak. Can you guess what's #1? To find out just give a listen to this podcast. It MAY not surprise you.
Mr. Story Man Lurks
September 08, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 38.1 KBI allow him to help my lady out of her clothes and put her to bed at night. Who is this guy? And why do I let him do that? This podcast might surprise you. Give a listen please.
Playing Favorites
September 01, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 KBThis podcast is about an early morning adventure. My Lady Wonder Wench and I just got back from Shaw's...our favorite breakfast diner here in Dracut, Massachusetts. I like lots of things, but I always seem to have one favorite. My Lady always orders eggs... over easy. I'm not exactly sure what over easy means. But eggs for breakfast always reminds me of a guy I know, who has what he claims is a dynamite opening pick up line about eggs. He says he goes over to the prettiest young lady ...
Fun With A Perfect Stranger
August 25, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 31.6 KBHow much fun are you allowed to have with a perfect stranger, if you are already in a committed relationship? Before you answer that for yourself, how much fun would you like your partner to have with a perfect stranger? And how different would your answer be if that fun with the perfect stranger would be...in the middle of the night. Give a listen to this podcast. It might change your mind.
Soft Summer Rain
August 18, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 34.6 KBSoft Summer rain can be sexy stuff. So be careful if some sly, fun loving guys invite you ladies to go for a soft. sexy, soaking walk. This podcast is about what happened one night, in a soft, sexy, soaking rain.
Your Winning Attitude
August 11, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 KBThis podcast is about using your attitude to get lots of good stuff. It's not the usual rah-rah nonsense. It'll help keep you young, without forcing you to mature. As I've told you, maturity is a trap. "Maturity" makes guys wear a jacket and tie when it's 100 degrees out, and it makes women eat a lettuce leaf for dinner. Give a listen to this podcast. If nothing else it'll give you a grin.
The Mouse In The House
July 28, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17 KBThis podcast is about a battle to the death. Give a listen and find out who won.
Woody: My Back Yard Tree
July 21, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 KBI'm not sitting in my big, manly, comfortable black leather poppa chair in my living room today, like I usually am when I record my podcasts. I'm recording this podcast in the middle of the day in the middle of the summer, so I'm sittiing on a folding chair in the shade of a tree growing in my back yard. I think it's an oak. In some ways this tree reminds me of me. I figure it's about my age, but it's a lot bigger than I am. But...I'm a lot faster than Woody...even with my bum knee. S...
Christmas Happened One Summer
July 14, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 KBLet me tell you a story about how for me, Christmas and Summer belong together. The story involves one of my favorite little kids. Our little Cecelia. Cecelia loves airplanes. I took her for a flight in my little four seat Piper while she was here one Summer, and I explained about the ailerons, and the rudder, and the flaps...and she understood. She's smart. She not only understood, but evidently she gave a lecture on the subject to her day care class...complete with an "oh wow" from ...
Sleeping Naked
July 07, 2019 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 KBSee. I knew it. Sleeping naked is good for you. It says right here that "Sleeping naked can improve your ability to have restful sleep, and in general your overall health. When you sleep naked your body's production of melatonn which makes you sleepy isn't hindered by clothing." See. I told you Lady Wonder Wench. Nothing worse than having your body's production of melatonn hindered by clothing that's what I always say. Women's clothing is always confusing to me. I mean For example why...
Get It While It's Hot
June 30, 2019 11:00 - 12 minutes - 10.1 KBIT's SUMMERTIME. This podcast says, "Don't let it get away. Grab it while it's hot." Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end it gets, the faster if goes. Happy Summertime.
One Day At A Time
June 23, 2019 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 KBThis podcast is about sitting here in my big, manly black leather poppa chair considering Big Louie's advice about what to do today. Big Louie always says "The only way to live happily ever after is to take it one day at a time." And I do want to live happily ever after. Of course Big Louie says lots of things in my book Staying Happy Healthy And Hot...available at Amazon...shameless plug. Besides "The only way to live happily ever after is to take it one day at a time" Louie likes ...
Missing Maybe
June 16, 2019 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 KBI am sitting here in my big, comfortable, manly, black leather poppa chair in my living room, looking for my maybe. My maybe is not the insect that buzzes around making honey in May. The maybe I'm looking for is the most important part of the famous formula that says "Honesty = The Truth + Maybe." If you're not familiar with that famous formula, you'll find it in Chapter 11 of my book Staying Happy Healthy And Hot, Available at Amazon dot com, shameless plug...in the book it says, "...
The Every Month Problem
June 09, 2019 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 KBEvery month or so, my Lady Wonder Wench looks up at me sweetly, smiles softly, and murmers..."You need a haircut." She never said that to me once before we got married. Now she says it about once a month. We were at an Andrew Rieu concert recently. Andrew Rieu is a vilonist with a classical orchestra and bushels of hair to spare. He stands on the stage, sawing away at his violin and waving his hair all over the audience. All the women in the audience were swaying back and forth urgi...
Bodily Harm
June 02, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 16 KBLooks like I am in for some bodily harm, because I am about to reveal...a secret code which has come to be called, 'The RULES" in this podcast. And Rule #14 is, "Any attempt to document these rules could result in bodily harm to the male." These rules were obviously written by a woman, and I'm pretty sure the threat of bodily harm to which she is referring has nothing to do with the possibility of her punishing me with some kind of complete sexual exhaustion.
Don't Worry Be Happy
May 26, 2019 11:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 KBThis podcast is about Dr. Bobby McFerrin's prescription for getting your life going. It's a good prescription. It includes 10 Happiness Helpers that might actually put a smile on your kisser. Please give it a shot.
Back Scratch
May 19, 2019 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 KBGiven the choice between getting a million dollars and havingh a world class back scratch administered by a lady bearing a close resemblence to Catherine Zeta Jones, or my Lady Wonder Wench it would be tough choice. Hey, just think, there's are no income taxes on back scratches. Plus, I've found that my voice makes interesting and some would say sexy sounds during a back scratch...which, on occasion in the past, has lead me to having even more enjoyable activities. And of course there...
My Brooklyn Jacket
May 12, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 KBI just hung my Brooklyn jacket up in the closet. It's a nice blue jacket with the word Brooklyn written across the chest in script...because that's the way the old Brooklyn Dodgers did it in their logos. And I am an old Brooklyn Dodger fan now living in what's called The Red Sox Nation...Massachusetts. That jacket has taught me a lesson most guys never get. Every time I wear it, people look down at my chest. Almost no other guy can make that statement. You can see it happen. Shifty ...
The Zero Super Hero
May 05, 2019 11:00 - 15 minutes - 16.5 KBI really am glad I'm not a super hero. Partially because I really would be embarassed to have some of my thoughts written in a big baloon over my head. But I am a guy. And all guys are part animal. Some of us just make better pets than others. I am also a God father. I'm encouraging my nephew to call me God for short. I like that. Speaking of God, if you go to heaven and God sneezes, what do you say? I'm glad I'm no super hero, but I do work out. You've got to be strong to break a d...
The Miracle Word
April 28, 2019 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 KBThere's one word that's understood in every language...all around the word. You understand it, your buddy in Mongolia understands it. His girlfriend in Germany understands it. EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IT. It's a miracle word. Learn to use it. Especially you guys. Be an understanding guy. Women like understanding guys. Learn how to use the Miracle word guys, and women all over the world will be all over you. Google says, This miracle word is "used to express scorn, anger, disbelief, sur...
Just A Minute Please
April 21, 2019 11:00 - 10 minutes - 15 KBSome waitress flee in terror when I show up at the diner. And IT'S NOT MY FAULT. I think waitresses deserve a lot of respect, and an occasional giggle. Lots of times they're single moms trying hard to take care of their kids. This podcast is an intense pat on the back for all of them...high up on their backs.
What Are You Doing?
April 14, 2019 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 KBAre you doing what you want to do? Or are you doing what THEY want you to do. Comon. Give a listen to this podcast. It might help you take control and do your life "YOUR WAY".
Collusion
March 31, 2019 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15 KBThis news just in: Russia has experienced such a large drop in their birth rate that they now have a holiday on June 12th called "The Day of Conception." I am not making this up. It says here, "On this day couples are given a half a day off from work to procreate...and it works. And the birthrate around the middle of March, 9 months from Conception day in Russia, has tripled. To make things even more fun, couples who give birth closest to March 12th, exactly 9 months from Conception d...
Connections
March 24, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 KBLots of folks are lonely. And that's not good for body or mind. It's as bad as obesity, or smoking 15 cigaretts a day...and it sucks the life out of your life. This podcast is a move in the direction of getting...un-lonely.
The Color Of Your Sex
March 17, 2019 11:00 - 14 minutes - 6.64 KBBig article in Maxim magazine: What Does It Mean To Be A Man In Today's World? Huh?? My sister in law Peggy says it's either Pink or Blue. It's not complicated. Give a listen and become "Enlightened."
Prowling With Tom
March 10, 2019 11:00 - 20 minutes - 9.48 KBThe beginning, the middle and the end of a love are in this podcast. Also a story about prowling through a modern love affair. Give a listen, and prowl along with me.
Hot Passion & Cold Fear
March 03, 2019 11:00 - 12 minutes - 5.89 KBThe middle of the night is the time for Hot Passion & Cold Fear. This Goodnight podcast should give you a shot of both.
Getting Ready To Spring
February 24, 2019 11:00 - 12 minutes - 5.83 KBFebruary is when Mother Nature crouches down, ready to Spring. This podcast encourages us to crouch down, and get ready with her. It won't be long now till Mother Nature Springs up with lovely flowers in her hair.
God Says FebRRRuary
February 17, 2019 11:00 - 16 minutes - 7.78 KBIf you were God, and you wanted to make a month as uncomfortable as August, but cold instead of hot, so you made February, (with the brrrr in it for the cold) but people kept calling it FebUary, you'd be ticked wouldn't you? SO this podcast says, "DON'T GET GOD TICKED." Repeat after me. FEB-RRR-UARY. Thank you.
The Thrill Is Gone
February 10, 2019 11:00 - 19 minutes - 8.87 KBThe B.B. King performance of "The Thrill Is Gone" is more than just a musical triumph. The back story will add a chill to the thrill. It's in this podcast.
Fantasy Pictures
February 03, 2019 11:00 - 9 minutes - 4.47 KB"Nothing grows where Puddy the cat goes." A male cat's fantasy about leaving his mark. We all have fantasies. This podcast may help you see some of your...maybe forgotten... fantasies. If you do, please drop me an Email about it. [email protected] is my Email address. And, thanks.
Been There Done That Again
January 27, 2019 11:00 - 13 minutes - 6.17 KBThis podcast is about the Gratitude Attitude. For example, if you're feeling old, be grateful, because lots of folks don't get that opportunity. Besides "Not young" doesn't ever necessarily mean "Old." There's also a story about a "Slip away wife" in this podcast. It happens. Give a listen please.
Balls
January 20, 2019 11:00 - 13 minutes - 6.29 KBI grew up in Brooklyn, in the days and nights of Louie-Louie, when men were men and women knew their place. When the guys in my neighborhood weren't hanging out on the stoop singing do-wop versions of Louie-Louie on nice Summer evenings, we spent thoseevenings telling each other great lies about our magnificent deeds of daring-do, invincibility, and courage. When a guy had guts, we said he had balls. Way back then, most of the girls just sighed, smiled knowingly at each-other, and gig...
The Wanton Woman
January 13, 2019 11:00 - 16 minutes - 8.46 KBOnce upon a time, a long time ago, my Lady Wonder Wench taught me the magical power of "Wanton." She taught me with just a flick of her eyes and a small jump of her left shoulder. All I did was say, "Hello." It was at the end of a long and exhausting day. Fortunately for me, the echo of that "Hello" must have magically made me younger now than I was then. It taught me that life is much more than just getting tired every day. You'll learn some things about yourself in this podcast too....
Many Mighty Mysteries
January 06, 2019 11:00 - 15 minutes - 7.01 KBMysteries in this podcast. Like Who Let The Dogs Out? Why do all the flavors of fruit loops taste exactly the same? Why are delicate eggs packed in flimsy cartons, while husky batteries are packed in bombproof plastic containers? Lots of mysteries in this podcast.
A Very Special New Year's Voice
December 30, 2018 11:00 - 14 minutes - 6.57 KBA few of your favorite voices may not be around to sing Auld Lang Syne this year. This podcast contains a voice that I was afraid might not be with us...but thank God, she is here to sing the song. You're welcome to join in if you like. Thank you for spending some of your precious time with me in 2018. And I hope we'll have some time together in 2019. HAPPY NEW YEAR.