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You've heard of Cyber Monday, Black Friday and Green Wednesday? Well, this is PORCH FRIDAY!

Andy and Brian welcome special guests:

-Joe Flaherty
-Tech Bro Tater
-Rim Hardigan and the Loud Boys
-Captain Fancy!
-Mel Brooks
-Tim Hardaway (both)
-and many more


Ep. 86 - The Porch Friday

Made this mix as a tribute to Resident Evil 3 Well Dressed Up the theme of the Boutique Room while giving it a more ambient elegant shopping chill vibe with a synth, a drum & bass, and a piano and violin in the mix added with AI.

A Night For An Outfit (Resident Evil 3 Well Dressed Up Mix)

A feel-good holiday track bursting with rhythm, joy, and festive energy. “Gingerbread Man” delivers a catchy bounce and a warm, playful vibe for the season for all ages. Hit play and let the groove do its thing.

GIngerbread Man

Gingerbread Man

Remember Christmas shopping in the old days? You could usually find everything you needed at WOOLWORTH'S or SEARS. I can hear that holiday elevator music now!  And I still love it.

OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS SHOPPING (elevator music mix)

Shopping Mall (Intro)

Riding Foam

Last chance! We're at EartH in East London on 16 December with guest Jordan Stephens – a handful of tickets are still available from Dice.

Ash and Moya tackle a mystery question about ethical consumption with a conversation about the urge to beautify and shopping as a numbing mechanism. Plus: advice for a special one wondering why men won’t watch ethical porn. 

CN: The dilemma contains discussion of sexual violence at 35:00.

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
Music by Matt Huxley.

91: If there's no 'ethical consumption', can just I buy what I want?

The fire still glows, the cattle lie down,
Out in the pasture, stars circle ’round.
I move more slow, but the spirit stays,
Guiding me home to Christmas Day.
I used to climb with a steady hand,
Hang the lights across this land.
Now the ladder shakes, the steps feel tall,
I can’t do it the old way after all.
Christmas Day for an old cowboy,
Not the way it used to be.
But the herd still rests beneath the sky,
And the carols carry me.
Christmas Day for an old cowboy,
I’ll find joy in a simpler way.
Slow me down, but lift me up,
Till I reach that holy day.
The wood for the fire, the wreath on the door,
Traditions I’ve carried, can’t carry no more.
But the horses breathe warm in the frosty night,
And the stars above still shine so bright.
Christmas Day for an old cowboy,
Not the way it used to be.
But the herd still rests beneath the sky,
And the carols carry me.
Christmas Day for an old cowboy,
I’ll find joy in a simpler way.
Slow me down, but lift me up,
Till I reach that holy day.
It’s not the ladder, it’s not the lights,
It’s the pasture glowing in the night.
It’s the prayers we whisper, the songs we sing,
That carry me to Christmas again.
Christmas Day for an old cowboy,
Not the way it used to be.
But the herd still rests beneath the sky,
And the carols carry me.
Christmas Day for an old cowboy,
I’ll find joy in a simpler way.
Slow me down, but lift me up,
Till I reach that holy day.
Out to pasture, I’ll ride someday,
But tonight I’ll see Christmas Day.

Merry Christmas...

ALL Rights held by singer songwriter Edwin H. Balder

other Christmas tunes here:

Christmas Day For An Old Cowboy


Wrapped, Rated & Ready: Good Housekeeping’s Smartest Holiday Picks!

The Not Old Better Show, Good Better Best Good Housekeeping Interview Series

🎁 Holiday deals are everywhere—but which ones are actually worth it?
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 🛍️ Today's episode is brought to you by Aura Frames, and in our latest episode of Good Better Best – Good Housekeeping, I sit down with Amanda Fama, Senior Editor for Deals & Trends at Good Housekeeping, to get the real scoop on Black Friday shopping. Amanda isn’t just watching price tags—she’s matching deals to products actually tested by the Good Housekeeping Institute. That’s a big win for smart shoppers.
📦 From the coziest slippers to trending tech and a Stranger Things x Wrangler jacket that’s turning heads, Amanda shares her insider picks—and how to avoid falling for “fake deals” in your feed.
 
💡 For gift-givers shopping across generations, this episode is a must-listen. Thoughtful doesn’t have to mean expensive. Amanda explains how to shop with intention, stay on budget, and still surprise the people you love.
🎧 Listen to the full conversation here 👉 on SoundCloud!
#GoodHousekeeping #LinkedInAudio #HolidayShopping #BlackFriday #NotOldBetter #Podcast #SmartSpending #GiftIdeas #Over50Living


Wrapped, Rated & Ready: Good Housekeeping’s Smartest Holiday Picks!

TOP 8 American Idol Finalist—Singer, songwriter, pianist, and harmonica player.

Peti Kish Hun is an entertainment channel on many platforms focuses on pop culture, gaming, movies, and many other interesting topics using common sense and critical thinking. Music is awesome so on here I create my own and share them. Sic Parvis Magna (greatness from small beginnings)

Paul Taylor Vogelzang is an award-winning blogger, podcaster, writer, producer and style fanatic, known for his down to earth accessible reporting and advice for men and women 50 + age, and their families. Paul was one of the founding editors of MommyCast & MommyCast Latina, the wildly popular, very first mom podcasts in audio and video, and its producer from 2004 to 2009. Paul’s current, but also award winning podcast, The Not Old - Better Show launched in 2014. Paul continues to share vibrant, focused, entertaining content on the show, and writes frequently about the subjects of fashion, grooming and the “senior man.”  Paul lives just outside of Washington DC, with his lovely wife, Gretchen (also a MommyCast founder), and where the two of them are active in many arts, business and philanthrophic organizations, love to feed the Northern Wren, and are the parents of two sons.


Andy and Brian talk to you every week...from the front porch.

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In the shadows of Apache Junction, at the foot of the majestic Superstition Mountains, sits a weathered hacienda. This desert oasis is home to an enigmatic figure, a songwriter whose journey reads like a long, dusty road of honky-tonk bars and college cafeterias. He wasn't chasing fame or glitter; instead, he chose the soul-crushing beauty of music for music's sake.

Years spent hunched over sticky barroom tables and scribbling lyrics on napkins earned him a reputation—not in the spotlight but in the back rooms where deals are made. He wrote melodies that found their way into the hearts of stars who had lost their own muse. He sold his creations for cash, with no recognition, but the whisper of his songs carried the weight of his soul.

Finally, he bought this piece of desert paradise—a stable income from his timeless songs allowed him to live comfortably, if anonymously. Here in this hacienda, with his family beside him and the mountains as his backdrop, he found the peace to write hits under his own name. He chuckled at the irony that now, without chasing fame, he could create music that brought him joy.

In the end, it was never about the spotlight. It was about the journey, the stories, and the songs that wrote themselves through his life. As the sun set behind the Superstitions, casting long shadows over the hacienda, he strummed his guitar and sang—content, unknown, and unburdened by the world's gaze.


Copyright 2019 Edwin H. Balder

I may be dead when fame comes but my real glory was always JULIE & The Kids. Thank you for such love

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