150: Frank Young returns to discuss his career in foreign service

150: Frank Young returns to discuss his career in foreign service

Author: David and Del September 1, 2023 Duration: 50:00
Send a text Del reports from on the scene of Hurricane Idalia. Dave follows with some tornado news. [Note that Dave's audio is below-par and will remain this way for the next several episodes]. Do not try to adjust your set. For the main feature of our sesquicentennial episode, we welcome back Frank Young who was with us for episode 135 to discuss his book, 47 Aerogrammes. Listen as Frank talks about life in the US foreign service and shares some of his most memorable and very personal expe...

Join David and Del, two long-time friends with a shared history of curiosity, as they navigate the strange and familiar territories of modern life in their podcast, TWO OLD BUCKS. This isn't a structured lecture or a frantic news recap; it's the sound of two companions thinking out loud, pulling threads from society, arts, books, and culture to see what unravels. You'll hear the easy rhythm of a deep friendship, where a documentary film might lead to a personal memory, which then sparks a commentary on something read years ago. The perspective is uniquely theirs-a blend of earned wisdom and a refusal to take anything, including themselves, too seriously. Expect conversations that are frequently thoughtful and sometimes whimsical, sporadically funny, and invariably insightful. They examine the world through cataract-clouded eyes, which seems to grant them a focus on what actually matters, even if, as they admit, sometimes they're not quite sure. Listening to this podcast feels like sitting in on a great talk between two explorers who have seen a lot but haven't lost their taste for the journey.
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170: Backroads and Roller Roads, Barbers, Books, and Boys [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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167: 2023 Year in Review, Kennedy Space Center, Long Live Ukraine! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:44
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Duration: 36:58
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