Daryl’s Back Pages
From the perspective and pen of California Newspaper Publishers Association Gold Medal winning journalist and writer Daryl Fisher, join us as Daryl talks positively about family, friends and the interesting people and places that have shaped his life. He does so with a gentle hand and a quirky sense of humor, drawing on the simple, joy-filled experiences of everyday living. He is interested in personal snapshots, not grand panoramas, although he’s not shy about trying to pass along a few insights into the human condition whenever the opportunity presents itself. Fitting into your busy day, lighthearted views of life around 5 minutes each.
Episodes
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Napoleon & Josephine Didn't Use Deodorants”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Did I ever tell you that I read a book on Napoleon that said every time he was about ready to wrap up a war, the very first thing he would do was send a message all the way back to France to tell Josephine he was on...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “ Have You Ever Been the Victim of a Scam? ”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Unfortunately, there is almost always a price to be paid for forgetting that old adage that if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is!"
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Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “High School Graduations are No Fun". Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Well," I informed her as gently as I could, "you can definitely forget about sending everybody his baby picture," to which she quickly replied, "He's going to grow up to be sweet and gorgeous! You just wai...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Can an Extra-crispy KFC Dinner Kill You?”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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“Look, Dad, just because you’ve become a fanatic in your old age about eating all the right stuff doesn’t mean I have to,” he said with emphasis. “I’m still young, you know, and actually care about the way that food tastes!”
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Men and Women Have Very Different Shower Routines”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Anyway, just when I thought there was absolutely nothing new to be learned about how men and women go about getting themselves clean, the following information was recently presented to the scientific showering community...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “We’re Just Not as Important as We Think We Are”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Not only was I stranded inside a locked elevator all by myself, but the gods decided to play another really nasty trick on me by turning out the lights, too."
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Are You and Your Partner Astrologically Compatible? ”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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“I’m a Leo,” I answered, and the smile on her face slowly disappeared.
“Well,” she finally said, “a Leo is fun to do things with, but you certainly wouldn’t want to get serious and marry one of them.”
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “The Champ is Dead”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Men and women of all ages were shouting out bloodcurdling encouragement to the last of the preliminary fighters, others were shadow boxing with their neighbors, and some were even acting like they wouldn't mind jumping into the ring and getting it...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Sweet Smelling Feet”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"As I impatiently waited for Pepe to wrap up his computer game I couldn’t help but notice the very same limburger cheese-like odor which always seems to be lingering around in his room, especially in the evening hours."
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “The Dance Chaperon”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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“You’re going to do what?” screamed my daughter, her facial expression full of terror.
“I’m going to help chaperon tonight’s dance,” I proudly announced again.
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Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “New Years Resolutions”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"I’m going to try to do a better job of remembering that, “If there is any kindness I can do, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.”
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Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “The Evolution of the Female Body". Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"We used to have these really big fights about it all the time. When I started throwing Christmas ornaments at him a few years ago, I knew we had to do something."
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Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Men Aren’t All That Helpful During the Christmas Season”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Later that evening, as I sat comfortably in my rocking chair admiring all the beautiful Christmas cards hanging on the back of my front door, I noticed that my wife was frantically scribbling away on a piece of pape...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Do Men and Women Behave Differently When Sick?”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"Once good and sick, people seem to deal with illness in very different ways. There are those who follow the example of a good dog, who, when sick, will just go outside and hide in a big bush until he is feeling better."...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Is the Woman You’re Living with Moist Enough?”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"As I think I mentioned in an earlier column, my particular shower routine demands that I attack from left to right and work without the aid of a washcloth. I leave scrubbing my hair to the very last, and then slowly turn cou...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “What Frightens You?”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"When a human being is suddenly scared, his or her senses and intuitive skills are immediately heightened. Our heartbeat goes up, our palms sweat, we get butterflies in the stomach, our skin temperature drops, our breathing quickens, muscles tense up ...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Have You Ever Dreamed About Being Rich?”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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“You can tell me, but it better not end up with some multi-fanged creature previously unknown to science gnawing away on one of your limbs or something!”
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Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “We Need to Bring Back Full-Service Gas Stations”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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“Did you know that New Jerseyans – and I think Oregonians, too – are the only Americans living in states that are enlightened enough to make it illegal for gas station customers to pump their own gas?”
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “What Kind of Garbage do You Have in Your Head?”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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“Well,” I said, “to tell you the truth, it’s pretty much all garbage up there nowadays, but I think the worst of it has to do with old quotes and sayings. I can’t even remember who most of them belong to anymore, or i...
Join us for another episode of Daryl’s Back Pages, “Findeth Yourself a Good Wife”. Podcasts with thought-provoking insights about life in around 5 minutes.
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"The play begins in the 1920's and is set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As it starts to unfold, the audience learns that Aram's whole family has been slaughtered by the heartless Turks and that Seta, his new mail-order bride, has also be...
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