224: Dr. Craig Benjamin, Historian Extraordinaire

224: Dr. Craig Benjamin, Historian Extraordinaire

Author: David and Del August 14, 2025 Duration: 1:00:33
Send us Fan Mail 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 to...

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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205: Hurricane Milton, The Ragged Clown, Stump the Buck [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:50
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE. Del describes living through Milton and the aftermath. Dave reads an excerpt from a note from his friend, Pete, who also sheltered in place. A lot of people are now reassess…
204: Water, Losing Frank, Almost Losing Rich, FIRES by Rick Bass [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:56
Send us Fan Mail Bucks discuss Hurricane Helene as Del's prognostication on water is validated again, unfortunately. Bucks mourn the passing of Frank Young, a two-time guest of the show. Frank was witty, brilliant, firml…
201: Fire Time, All Ahead of Them by Tobias Wolff [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:00
Send us Fan Mail Bucks note the invasion of Russia. Whudda thunk it? Del explains timepiece trivia for Dave. Bucks contemplate tree felling. Dave gives a Public Safety Announcement on barbecue grill fires. Dave reads All…
200: A Bucks Retrospective...plus Del Cogitating on Crazy Stuff [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:51
Send us Fan Mail Dave walks 110 miles in Europe. Is he too cheap to flag a cab? Del flaunts his predictions on too much or too little water and e-bike dangers. The Free State of Florida declares war on bears and the NFL…
198: Dave does Berlin and Del can't seem to move it groove it [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:09
Send us Fan Mail Bucks discuss Olympics and some more obscure sports. Dave meets his first Rhodesian Ridgeback and finds a new friend. Dave tours Berlin, a city of 3.8 million people. He walked a lot! Del is infected by…