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Send us a text Here's the totally unedited video version. Hard to believe but the Bucks are galloping (hobbling?) into the sunset. After 225 shows, thousands of laughs and more than a few tears, Dave and Del are headed for new worlds to explore, new mountains to conquer, and new coffee shops. It really has been a fun journey and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.  We've created our own little community of loyal listeners (that's you) and we've always appreciated your insights and opinions. As Del often said, "It's all about friendship." As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." As the girl from the north country said, "Bonne soirée." Here are some of our most popular episodes if you're a new listener or even an old listener: 118: Bridey Thelen-Heidel 122: Phoenix, the Wounded Ukrainian Doctor 84:Judge Clarance Jones 151: Tahoe Toogie 213:Mahesh Patel 135:Frank Young 224: Craig Benjamin So many episodes, so little time.  We couldn't patch this onto the end of our recording but it is worth as listen. It was written by Don Henley and Bruce Hornsby. Tell us what it means to you. It's called The End of the Innocence. If you need a mellower song to drift away on, try Groovin' Call a friend today. Better yet, hug a friend today.  Best from the Bucks. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text The Bucks interview Dr. Craig Benjamin, historian, jazz musician, cruise lecturer and much more. Stay with us for the entire hour to hear about a life well-lived. HERE'S A LINK TO A 6-MINUTE VIDEO CLIP OF THIS INTERVIEW. A 2-minute video about three bears. Books recommended by Dr. Benjamin: Traditions and Encounters; A Global Perspective on the Past Comprehensive, 8th. Edtn, by J. Bentley, H. Zeigler, H. Streets Salter, C. Benjamin, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2025. This is the top selling world history college-level textbook in the US.  It literally covers the history of human societies from the stone age to the present. Empires of Ancient Eurasia. The First Silk Roads Era 100 BCE – 250 CE, C. Benjamin, Cambridge University Press New Approaches to Asian History Series, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. This book discusses the history of ancient Eurasia during the first great era of Silk Roads land and maritime exchanges.  It focuses on the four great empires that made the Silk Roads possible – the Han Chinese, Kushan, Parthian and Roman empires.  Big History: Between Nothing and Everything, D. Christian, C. Stokes Brown, and C. Benjamin, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014. The only college-level textbook available on big history; this literally tells the story of the cosmos, our planet, life on earth and humanity from the big bang to the present.  Craig recommends KE Adventures if you are interested in adventure travel. In other news, Dave reflects on his time at Black Mountain, including his first bear encounter while Del dodges the 93F Florida heat. We'll leave you with a couple history-related songs. Which one gets your vote? Who started the fire? Who saw it all? Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Del panics over losing his phone and blames the heat. Is Del acting like a teenager or is it really the heat?  Del pays for another year's tuition for his dentist's child. But he looks mahvelous. Dave nods the antlers to Rewen, Francis and Harriett, and  Buck and Linda from the Baltic cruise. He also recommends seeing Joshua Jay, the magician performing on the ship. Here and here are videos of a couple of his routines. Dave tours London and finds the people there extremely kind and helpful. He also determined he had Mal de Debarquement Syndrome from the cruise. It was not fun but it was only for a few days. Dave recommends a dazzlingly good  play he saw:  Stereophonic. It's not about the music. Shoutouts to old friends Michael and Rose, with whom we spent a wonderful afternoon and evening. Here's a little more traveling music. Speaking of Traveling  Next episode is Dr. Craig Benjamin, historian extraordinaire. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Del has a good purchasing experience and a less than good follow-up with AI. Dave discusses his 15-day Baltic cruise, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  What are your AI experiences? Have you been to the Scandinavian and Baltic countries Dave visited? What were your impressions? What is MdDS? Find out next episode. Dick Clark introduces the bonus track. Or, do you like this one? And finally, Dave forgot to give a shout-out to Rewen, another new friend from the trip. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Dave manages to get to Copenhagen in one piece after nearly melting in Boston. He met one nice folks over there and highly recommends the city. In the battle of the bonus tracks, listen and tell us which one you like the best. 1. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen 2. Monster by Steppenwolf  3. Land Down Under Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text The Bucks whine about the weather again...and again. Do you have a butt dial story? Let us know. We're all ears, hearing aids and all.  Bucks reconnect with Old Buck Gene, whose memory issues have taken a turn for the better. Amazing. Bucks pay tribute to Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, two monsters of the music of our youth. Do you have a favorite song from either? Let us know. Dave attended the No Kings demonstration in Sarasota. It's a good start. Our two bonus tracks are renditions of Amazing Grace sung by descendants of the original peoples of North America. Susan Aglukark sings in Inuit and Iveta Sunyata sings in Cherokee “Patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government when it deserves it.”                        - Mark Twain Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Here's a short video clip from the episode Del displays his geographic knowledge. He cannot be stumped. Why does Dave have to practice mounting his bicycle?  Del makes milestone soup as only he can. Those crazy Brits and their cheese chases. Can you do this? Del expresses concern over proposed Medicaid cuts and the impact on poor people. Dave recommends Spearhead by Adam Makos.  Our bonus track salutes the men and women who saved the world from tyranny. Will it happen again? Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Maybe retirement is a time to kick back  and relax and that's fine. But it wasn't enough for Curtis Weber, a retired educator who relocated to Sarasota and now teaches English to non-English-speaking immigrants who have also found a new life in the area. Curtis teaches advanced English classes at the Sarasota Technical College where his students range in age from 17 to 83.  He's had students from 30 countries with diverse backgrounds from cardiologist to ship captain. Send us your questions or comments, we'd love to hear your feelings on this topic. Dave in editing apologizes for the subpar audio quality of this episode. Del is putting him on probation. Yikes! This week's bonus track was written by Graham Nash. It seems to fit. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Dave has an unexpected and unforgettable trip to a tornado shelter. Yikes! Del proves once again he has too much time on his hands as he sands and drills plastic lids.  Tom recounts songs that carry a signifigant meaning for him, especially the one that was playing when he got his first kiss. What a memory! The Bucks read and discuss The Lottery, a short story by Shirley Jackson published in 1948. Give us your feedback on the story. Like it? No? Thoughts?  Our most downloaded story was The Quiet by Carys Davies. Which story do you like better? Why? Our bonus track today may or may not relate to the episode [it does] but it is the world's greatest rock song by the world's greatest rock band...and Lisa. And it is not called Free Bird. And a bonus bonus track for Tom.   Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Here's a 5-min. video clip. Del deals with caregiving for an elderly friend.  Dave wraps up his San Diego visit. Del reviews the movie, Black Bag, and gives it a not so great rating. What do you think? Dave saw Yo Yo Ma. Highly recommended. Here's the Van Wezel. Bucks discuss three more questions that lead to love, or maybe friendship. Tell us how you'd answer. In the next episode, we'll read and discuss The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. You can read it in advance and send in your comments. Our bonus track is in  line with our mostly maudlin episode. Or, for something mellower from the north country. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Dave's wife makes a new friend on their coast-to-coast flight while he sits next to the perfect passenger-an empty seat. The new Persian friend makes some San Diego recommendations, including the Lafayette Hotel.  Just dazzling! Dave enjoys the cool, perfect weather in San Diego, again visiting Balboa Park. Highly recommended.  The Bucks discuss the first four questions from the NYT article, The 36 Questions That Lead to Love.  Read the article and tell us what you think or tell us how you'd answer the first four questions we discussed. View our YouTube clip on this here. We have some interesting episodes coming up so hang around and find out what they are.  Del recommends the book, The Water Room by Christopher Fowler. A book about two 70-year-old guys? Who's gonna read that? Dave gives thumbs-up and high fives to Mikey Madison for her Oscar-winning performance in Anora.  Dave dittos that for Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain. A touching performance. This week's bonus track is an R.E.M. classic. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Got lots of great feedback on 213 with Mahesh Patel. If you haven't listened yet, please do and tell us what you think. There are links to two short video clips in the show notes. C'mon back, Mahesh. Del gives two thumbs down to The Brutalist. Dave hasn't seen it. What's your vote? Dave gave 3.5 stars to The Chestnut Man, a series streaming on Netflix. It's a hunt for a serial killer in Denmark, a bit creepy, a bit gory, a bit of a tangled web.  Del laments a Florida law outlawing emanations in the sky, or something like that. It's Florida, what can we say. Del further extols the pleasures of NA beer. Yuck! This is NOT the bonus track but if you want to keep track of all the ways the new administration is trying to destroy our country, sign up for this. This IS the bonus track, so pay attention. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Video clip of Mahesh on writing his memoir. Video clip of 18-year old Mahesh on the Hippie Trail The Bucks interview author Mahesh Patel, author of RELOCATE ADJUST REPEAT: AN INTERNATIONAL LIFE. Joining us is Old Buck Tom, who will be sharing the load with us from time to time down the road.  Mahesh has led a fascinating life and our interview only scratches the surface of what is in his book. Soooo, we urge you to buy his book; you won't be disappointed. To get his book, either in either the print or Kindle version, go to the Amazon website and enter the title in the search bar. It's that easy. Please tell others about the book and about this podcast. We encourage you to forward this episodes to your friends and neighbors or anyone interested in hearing about a life well-lived.  As always, please give us your feedback via our email, text or voicemail options. We'd love to hear what you think. WHO: World Health Organization. The World Health Organization leads and champions global efforts to achieve better health for all. By connecting countries, people and partners, we strive to give everyone, everywhere an equal chance at a safe and healthy life. UNICEF:  UNICEF is the United Nations Children’s Fund, working in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. One of the world’s largest providers of vaccines, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, safe water and sanitation, quality education and skill building, HIV prevention and treatment for mothers and babies, and the protection of children and adolescents from violence and exploitation. Finally, here's the bonus track. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text We had to postpone our interview with Mahesh Patel, author of Relocate Adjust Repeat.  Mahesh will be with us next time. In the meantime, buy his book on Amazon. You'll love it.  The Bucks do a road trip looking for another bike for Dave and find a self-taught artist and all-around sweet guy. Dave builds the courage to actually sell a bike so his car can fit in the garage. Seller's remorse? Del tangles with an AI chatbot...and loses. Get used  to it. Del recommends Elmore Leonard books.  Dave was not enthralled by Slow Learner, the first short story collection by Thomas Pynchon. 2 of 5 stars. Go with Gravity's Rainbow instead. Dave is watching the series, Shrinking, with amusement.  Elmore would have liked this bonus track. For something mellower, try this. Look at some of our video clips on our YouTube channel:  @two_oldbucks4617 Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send us a text Happy Birthday to loyal listener Linda from Germany! Auf Wiedersehen. Tomorrow, Jan. 21, you can see six planets align. You can see it on subsequent nights, as well, but they won't be in perfect alignment. Or, you could wait until 2040. Here's the link to the article in WIRED.  Tell us what you saw. Dave saw A Complete Unknown, the movie on Bob Dylan's early career in the '60s. Five stars from Dave.  Timothée Chalamet nailed it!      Here's a trailer.    And for all the girls from the north country, here's one of Dave's favorites. This version, with Johnny Cash, features his Nashville voice. Dave reads an essay on Martin Luther King and other heroes written by historian Heather Cox Richardson and published in her blog. Read it and tell us what you think. Our next episode will be an interview with citizen of the world Mahesh Patel, who will discuss his new memoir, Relocate Adjust Repeat- An International life. You can get a copy on Amazon.  Give us your thoughts: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?