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Each week, Bob Mendelsohn will take us on a journey, 18 minutes of time together, learning and laughing and feeling what's going on in the world around us. Topics might include sports, books, religion, words themselves-- people though are our #1 concern.

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    7.12 Death in DC Mourning tragedy, how shall we respond?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 17:45


    In this episode, I ache along with millions of peace-loving Jews and non-Jews around the globe who read of the murders in cold blood of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim on Wednesday evening in DC. How shall we respond? What do you want to happen? Write me here or on bobmendo@aol.com or on FB or insta or wherever you are listening to the podcast. Historical marker of the week includes Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler, the creation of bifocals by Benjamin Franklin and a black American Civil War hero named Sergeant William Carney.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Day 8 of 8. Holy Week. What an ending!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 14:27


    Jewish feast of First Fruits found in the 23rd chapter of Leviticus is fulfilled with a tomb that is the scene of the Greatest Escape ever. A dead Jew, Yeshua, buried and sealed in a tomb, rises from the dead and walks out, lives with his mates for another 6 weeks, and then ascends in a cloud right before their eyes. Amazing story. And an amazing consequence in your life, if you believe it.Historical markers of the week includes Lithuania and Britain, Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico and Columbine tragedy.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Day 7 of Holy Week: Who is Isaiah, what did he have to say about this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 18:43


    It's Saturday, 2,000 years ago, and Jerusalem is quiet. A Jewish rabbi was killed and buried yesterday. What significance does all this have? Then, and even today? Historical markers include Waco, Oklahoma City, Madison's slave, Lord Byron, and more.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    What kind of God calls Good Friday "good?' Day 6 of Holy Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 18:43


    A little longer than the previous 5 days, and a lot of action and conversations taking place 2,000 years ago makes this necessary. Why is this 'good' anyway?  And what does it have to do with you?Historical markers include Paul Revere, Martin Luther, Babe Ruth and a Lebanese bombing.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Day 5 of Holy Week: What is Maundy Thursday and Passover

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 14:28


    Back in 33 CE or so, this episode features the Passover and the story of redemption. A little bit of nuance about the difference between the Redeemer and Redemption itself. But don't get hung up. Also a bit on simulation vs shadows in Older Testament thinking. Also Historical Marker of the Day features Bay of Pigs, The NY Stock Exchange, the Boston Marathon and Rodney King.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Day 4 of Holy Week, from Alabama, from Jerusalem, to you

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 13:37


    What are your takeaways from the chance to rest and reconsider the events so far, AND to plan for what's about to take place. In your life, or in the lives of those who influence you. Historical marker of the day again features Abe Lincoln, and also Vladimir Lenin, Harriet Quimby and the Rolling Stones.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Day 3 of 8: Cursing the Fig Tree. Religion doesn't work

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 16:11


    From the stories of the Gospels, Yeshua is gathering his troops closer and making his enemies, well, his enemies. Judas betrays him, The leadership mockingly test him. Historical marker includes Jackie Robinson and Ray Kroc.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Day 2 of Holy Week, back in Jerusalem... Cleansing the Temple?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 17:53


    Who does Yeshua think he is taking it out on the MoneyChangers in the Temple? What message does God have for me on Day 2 of this year's Holy Week? What was Yeshua trying to say to us, or to you?Historical marker is a lot of bad news.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    What is Palm Sunday?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 17:35


    Day one of 8 covering all the events of what's nicknamed "Holy Week" in Jerusalem about 2,000 years ago. Do they have anything to do with us in Australia or in the US or anywhere?  Let's explore this topic. Today and every day this week.Even more history with elephants, Thomas Jefferson and FW Woolworth.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Rachel Kushner on antisemitism and memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 18:19


    Season 7 Episode 3 features Rachel Links Kushner from the US. She's a podcaster and a long-time friend. Jewish subjects and Philadelphia Cheese steaks feature.  (With Whiz or without?)Historical marker includes Argentina's first female president, Ada Lovelace the great mathematician and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    The results are in: Elections and Chiefs and Passover?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 19:17


    Season 7, episode 2 is about results and especially not waiting for the results. Sometimes we get it wrong when we stop watching too soon, or when jet lag hits us full on. Three stories that might make you smile. At least I hope so.Historical marker of the week includes Akihito in Japan, the invention of the leotard and the closing of Ellis Island. Some of the manuscript is on my blog: https://bob-mendelsohn.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-results-are-in-or-are-they.html Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Season Seven Episode 1: Do-Overs and gaffes, do those work in real life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 17:55


    Today Bob takes us on an 18-minute journey in the land of do-overs, thinking about what a gaffe is, and how to make things right, when we do wrong. Quoting Professor Malouff of UNE in Australia and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield of the US, some good insights into this notion of repair. The historical marker of the week includes the Black Death in London, the Duke of Brabant and the Sistine Chapel.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 8: 7th of 7 festivals, culmination Who is tabernacling with us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 25:12


    A bit of Hosanna reprise, some Mount of Transfiguration flashback, John chapter 1 telling us who is tabernacling with us, and even the last book in the Bible, Revelation chapter 21 where the culmination culminates! It's all there at Messiah's return. Oh, and we finish Ecclesiastes chapter 12 with Solomon's real conclusion about where to find hope and real meaning in life.  Even in the rainstorm where we sat, you can hear the good Word of God.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 7: From 5783 with Customs and What is the Great Hosannah anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 18:19


    Finding salvation is the cry of Hoshana, so how does that help us in 2024? Reading from Ecclesiastes chapter 7 is timely.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 6: Traditions and Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 18:01


    From 5783 Day 6 was actually a Shabbat, so it had double meaning for us inside the sukkah. I spoke about the value of and the inherent dangers of traditions. When traditions block or inhibit what they were intended to enhance, it's time to dump them, but until then, if they help, let them stand!Also a reading from Ecclesiastes 6. And where is (true) hope?Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 5: Recorded in 5783 in Sydney

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 20:52


    Bob shares from "in the sukkah' about Amos 9 and the fallen booth of David, about the Council in Jerusaalem and Gentiles keeping circumcision, and the role of the nations in Zechariah chapter 14, plus a reading and comments from Ecclesiastes chapter 5. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 4: Solomon prayed for Gentiles? Sacrificial bulls countdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 16:28


    Looking back at biblical history, we find some interesting information about the prayer Solomon prayed when he dedicated the Temple in Jerusalem around 960 BCE and a countdown of bulls when God told Moses to offer sacrifices on this holiday back in Bible days.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 3: Turn, turn, turn, Kanye, and a lulav and etrog

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 18:59


    The symbols of the holiday are always instructive and the reading of the Bible's depressing book Ecclesiastes is a great way to ponder what the Almighty wants us to take away.Originally recorded in my sukkah in 5783.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 2: Futility and impermanence. Trivial Pursuits.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 18:22


    From inside my sukkah, I read chapter 2 of Ecclesiastes and share some thoughts with motorcycles and noisy minas joining the chorus.  The YouTube video is here: https://youtu.be/71A08FA47rgWhat do you think about all this? Share your thoughts here or in an email.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Sukkot Day 1: What does it mean to 'ponder?'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 16:29


    From inside my sukkah in Sydney's north shore, a lesson from Ecclesiastes and the notion of re-minding on this Festival of Tabernacles.  First of 8 episodes in Season 6, a special daily mini-series. The video version of this episode is on YouTube if you'd rather watch and listen together.  Click this link: https://youtu.be/v7qyNCzibCU Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Identity... what do you identify as?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 18:01


    In this episode, Bob takes us on a journey of other people's journeys related to how they identify and asks "What is your identity?" Maybe the Bible can help us find our own if that's possible.Historical marker of the week includes the guillotine death sentence in France, the invention of the sewing machine, the first black African Olympic gold medal, and more!Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Rob Wilds, Texan, Tennessean, actor, teacher, hopeful man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 19:39


    My long-time friend Rob grew up in Temple, Texas, but has lived in Arkansas, California, and the last 3 decades in Nashville. He's a professor and an actor by profession, and has a lot of good stories to tell.  His IMDB info is here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5097095/Historical marker of the week include Henry Hudson, the Viking 2, Frank Capra, and Labor Day.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Josh Gaddis on Finding Grace, a new book now available!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 18:01


    In the heart of Alabama, Ethan Cooper's life appears idyllic: a devoted family, a thriving career, and a daughter he cherishes. Yet beneath this veneer of perfection, Ethan conceals a secret that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.As he grapples with the challenges of fatherhood, his own identity crisis, and the burden of societal expectations, Ethan finds himself caught between the life he's carefully constructed and the truth he's long suppressed. His journey of self- discovery unfolds over decades, profoundly impacting those around him in ways he never anticipated.When a series of fateful decisions culminates in a devastating betrayal, Ethan must face the repercussions of his actions and the anguish he's inflicted on others. With his meticulously built world crumbling, can Ethan summon the courage to embrace his authentic self and seek redemption?That's the write up of the book on Amazon. Link here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF2TQXT5?fbclid=IwY2xjawE6pNhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWgoMPrnS0FkVKWYbRxYMvlIL6tILTkJsOw9e8JPVSY2okB7sfjsNgZIbA_aem_KOqrCGmHLhCqQ_QKjClligOr Josh's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564311215341Historical marker includes George Washington's defeat on Long Island and the birth of Sir Donald Bradman.Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    What I did on my summer vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 18:01


    Every year as school began, it seemed that each of my primary school teachers would have us write a paragraph or an essay about our summer's activities. As August finishes and school in most of the US has reconvened, this seemed a good time to reflect on my adventures the last few months.Historical markers include astronomy, Bulgaria and Hungary, Warsaw Pact nations squelching an uprising and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    A Jew from NYC finds eternal peace in an unusual place. MICHELLE BEADLE.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 18:11


    Cornell University student Michelle Lissner finds a way out of her struggles as someone walks with her through all the storms of life. Her story is compelling. Her grandchildren are beautiful. Fill in her story in this 18-minute episode. Follow her on Facebook, email at michelleb@cjfm.org or write her at PO Box 165, North Haven, CT 06473-0165. Historical marker includes Tisha B'av and the building of a wall, in Berlin.Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Daniah Greenberg, Part 2 (of 2) and how to survive when your husband passes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 18:01


    Meet Daniah Greenberg again. She is the front person for the TLV Bible Society, which actually hired 30 Ph.D. scholars to translate the Bible again in a Jewish perspective. The results are astronomical with over 600,000 downloads in less than a few years.Reach her at the website of the TLVBibleSociety.org or on her Facebook page. Historical marker of the week includes the Enola Gay and Little Boy in Hiroshima, the end of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to help black Americans gain access to the voting booths.Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Meet Daniah Greenberg from New York City... what a story! Season 5's first guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 18:01


    This little lady who was born in Bellevue Hospital, not known for pregnancy and sensibilities, has emerged along with her husband and three adult children into a limelight in messianic circles. Prison-born, and prison born-again, you will value her stories, and maybe even be challenged yourself.Historical markers of the week include Otto Von Bismarck, "In God we trust", Lutherans being slaughtered by fellow Protestants, Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance, and Uruguay vs Argentina in the First World Cup.Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Bob Mendelsohn speaking about Pure Evil... or at least 'purity'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 16:29


    What is purity and how shall a person get hold of that anyway?Season 5 begins now, and will go through the end of the calendar year 2024.Historical marker of the week includes invasions and citizenships and voting rights as well as the Jewish mother of the Salvation Army!Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Dinah Sered on our Brain and Languages, on Israel and hope, and Music

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 18:04


    Dinah and her husband met in the 1990s in the New York City area, got married, and after living in Israel for 12 years, returned a few years ago. She has studied TCK (Third Culture Kids) and learns daily about that, about mentoring, about music and how our brain and our temporal lobe especially are affected when we try to find a word! She has hope for Israel and I want that for you as well. The historical marker of the week has to do with Mahatma Gandhi, VE Day in WWII, Coca Cola's founding and DeSoto finding the MIssissippi.Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Will Ponsonby of Hobart, Tasmania and Off Court Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 18:04


    Meet Will Ponsonby who is by trade both an electrical engineer and a former badminton champion in Hobart and the state of Tasmania in Australia. He also runs Off Court Sports (221 Liverpool Street, Hobart) where you can find all the gear for your favourite sports, even if it's not pickleball!Historical markers of the week include Adolph Hitler, JJ Thomson and the electron, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and a 1975 moment in the Vietnam War.Support the Show.Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Dr Gerry Smith, how to get along with 'the other'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 18:04


    Gerry is a lecturer in sociology and in the school of religion at University of Sydney and also at University of Tasmania. She has a lot to say and Bob also shares his views about text-based religion. It's Passover week; the Bible verse is a hit. This episode is actually part 2 of 2, concluding the episode we began last week.Historical markers of the week include Hank Aaron, William Shakespeare and Sirhan B Sirhan, a Palestinian assassin who killed Bobby Kennedy in 1968 and continues in a life sentence in a California jail. To read the article that is featured in this episode, click on this link:  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00377686211065980 Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Dr Gerry Smith, lecturer in sociology at University of Sydney on the interfaith movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 18:04


    Gerry Smith is originally from Sydney and spends half the year lecturing there and in Hobart, Tasmania on religion, on religious movements, and especially with a bent on the sociology of religion.  She has a lot to say about young people and inclusion, about key challenges to those involved in interfaith activity (or non activity), and this is only part 1 of 2 parts in this podcast series. Historical marker of the week includes Pope Julius II, the San Francisco earthquake, and the midnight ride of Paul Revere. By the way, Passover is this Monday evening. Have a blessed week.Gerry's article is here:  https://bit.ly/GerrysArticle  Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Resurrection... what does that mean? With Bob Mendelsohn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 18:01


    The concept did not originate in the Christian world, it's Jewish! The prophets of Elijah and Elisha raised people from the dead, and it's recorded in our Holy Scriptures.  So it's not a surprise that the Jewish believers in Yeshua also saw that as part of our proper theological view. Certainly the Orthodox Jewish world today still holds to that thought.  But what about Yeshua, and Easter... is that believable? Or is that simply sci-fi?Historical marker of the week includes the Malvinas, Woodrow Wilson and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Swoon theory, Jewish hoax and a resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 18:00


    Bob speaks in answering two questions, one from a Jewish doctor over coffee and the other from a Christian man about three days and three nights and the apparent contradiction in the Word. How to solve those?Historical marker includes the UN taking over Gaza, Marcus Aurelius and Bloody Sunday.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Is not remembering a sin? Really? What is the point of recall?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 17:26


    In this episode, Bob speaks about the purpose of remembering AND some useful aids in gaining a good memory.  Zooming in on his father's memory, and his yahrtzeit, Bob looks backwards so that he sees God's mercies. The historical markers of the week are all from the 20th century and include RUR, Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela and the Ayatolla of Iran. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Morgan Lindsay from New Zealand on climate change, Israel and rugby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 18:30


    Morgan Lindsay lives in New Zealand. She is a trained geologist with a love of sport, music and dance, disaster relief, and her nieces and nephews. A great all-rounder, you will enjoy spending 18 minutes with this lady. We met in Turkey and she and her partner Hayden loved the rocks and all-natural sites we saw throughout. She works as a Climate Risk and Geospatial Consultant at Tonkin + TaylorThe historical marker of the week includes another Kiwi named Hillary, milk in glass, and Amelia Earhart.  Oh, and Hamilton, too.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    War in Israel. 5th episode of 5 includes History. Bob's personal views

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 22:49


    A longing for peace is never wrong. As Hanukkah is upon us tomorrow, and Christmas just around the corner, let's hope for real peace in the Holy Land. Here are Bob's personal views. They are not the views of an organization or institution. They are personal.And some historical markers for 6 December includes Donald Trump and Hugo Chavez.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    War in Israel v Hamas. #4 of 5. Malik Dixon of Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 23:34


    Malik grew up in Carolina in the US and spent time studying history and social science, even living in the Middle East. His perspective on the war today is pro-Palestinian, as he favours the plight of the underdogs. His Instagram is theloniousleek. The Historical marker includes Nicholas II and the end of constitutional monarchy, The Soviets detonating Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean;  a fourteenth-century battle with Christians and Muslims and the War of the Worlds broadcast. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    War in Israel v Hamas. #3 of 5 with Paul Cohen, Messianic Jew

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 24:40


    Paul Cohen was born in the Netherlands and lived in Israel before moving to Australia years ago. He and his wife (whom he met in Israel) are very involved in the subject of Jews and Jesus and Israel. His perspectives include a desire for peace and sitting down to honestly talk about issues. His irenic nature unfolds clearly in this 3rd of 5 episodes on the subject of the Israel/ Hamas war. The historical marker includes the establishment of the Republic of Turkey (now Turkeye) by Ataturk,  the famous Black Tuesday in the US, and the invasion by Israel in the Sinai peninsula in 1956. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    War in Israel v Hamas. Episode #2 of 5! With Abusaleh, a Lebanese Muslim Sunni. Surprises!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 24:40


    My friend, who goes by Abusaleh, lives in Sydney's west and has some surprising views on Hamas and Palestine, on Israel and colonization. How would he fix the troubles in the Middle East? Stay tuned!The historical marker includes the Statue of LIberty, Harvard, and the Gateway Arch.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    War in Israel v Hamas... 1 of 5. A Jewish perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 25:33


    Today begins a week-long, 5-part series on the Israel-Hamas war. Who is right? What is right? How do we handle the "God" talk? Meet Miranda Weiss, originally from the US near Washington DC, now living near Brisbane in Australia with her husband and four children. She became an Israeli, and fought in the IDF. She brings us insider information about how Israelis think, especially about war. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Dr Deborah Fuller, University of Washington, Virology and vaccines. Whom do we trust? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 18:04


    The 2nd part of the 2-part series with Deb Fuller, a master swimmer, a cyclist, and professor of virology at the Uni of Washington in the USA.  Learn about this language learner and sensible scientist relating to us about viruses and the trust we can and really must have in the scientific method. A must-listen. The historical marker includes the Pony Express, Leeuwenhoek and his protozoans, the World Series and the United Nations. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Dr Deborah Fuller, University of Washington, Virology and vaccines. Whom do we trust? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 18:07


    In episode 4.5 of the BYU podcast, Deborah Fuller helps us understand the complicated and powerful world of viruses and what we should know to stay above the fray of politicizing the basics. This is Part 1 of a 2-part mini-series with the professor. She was the go-to person on Bloomberg television in 2020 and 2021 during the major storm of the COVID=19 crisis, especially in the USA.In the historical marker, we see Crimea, Alaska, a commercial nuclear power plant and an exploding zeppelin. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Miguel Fernandes from Portugal, potter, thinker, cartoonist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 18:12


    Meet Miguel Fernandes whose studio encourages artists in ceramics and cartooning. We met in Turkey in August and he along with his girlfriend Mariana help run the studio. Contact him at the website: www.cobalto.org or use Instagram at his @ozzy_floyd (with a nod to Pink Floyd who performed in Pompeii) or the studio Insta on @Coletivo_CobaltoThe historical marker includes Spiro Agnew, the invasion of Beirut, and a lost United Airlines airplane. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Dr Pam Crabtree of NYU on archaeology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 18:12


    What do bones actually teach us when an archaeologist finds them? Dr. Pam Crabtree is a professor, a mentor, and an enthusiastic learner of history as it helps us navigate life in 2023 and beyond. She speaks about AI and ancient civilizations as if they are juxtaposed. Enjoy this New York native!Historical markers include OJ Simpson and Mussolini, the Maltese Falcon and the reunification of Germany.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Bob speaking on Yom Kippur and a local funeral

    Play Episode Play 40 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 18:12


    50 years ago during the Yom Kippur war, Moshe Dayan made some statements. That along with the death of a 46-year-old Jewish woman in Sydney, along with Yom Kippur itself provides the backdrop for Bob's sharing his thoughts today. The historical marker includes Francis Drake, John Kennedy and a debate on television, and Abbey Road!Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    God is a scorekeeper? Not so! A Rosh Hashanah message

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 18:12


    5784 is the counted year since Creation and God as King continues to come to the foreground for us Jewish people. How do you picture him? Olympic Judge? Listen as Bob Mendelsohn ponders Elvis and forgiveness and what it might mean for you in these 10 Days of Awe.Historical marker includes George Washington, Mary Tyler Moore and Chattanooga Tennessee and the American Civil War.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Shane Stubbs (Part 2): The new science of physical health

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 18:07


    Shane introduces us in Part 2 of his two-part conversation to the New Science of Physical Health (his ongoing podcast) and his dream to have a million downloads! And he shares the latest, a battle, in a virtual war on health featuring Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Amazing technology. Listen to that Wellness War here.Also Shane has the Outsmart Classroom featured here. The historical marker of the week features Switzerland and neutrality and the damages in black history viz. Steve Biko and South Africa. And more than that... keep listening. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Shane Stubbs, coach, podcaster, health and wellness Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 18:07


    He's a podcaster and loves to talk about health and overcoming the Big 4: which include obesity and cardiovascular and molecular problems. His goal is simple: help people get healthier. And it's not rocket science-- it's finding what you love and doing it! You'll enjoy this Part 1 of a 2-part series.  His podcast is the New Science of Physical Health. Historical markers of the week relate to 20th-century sport, the Olympics in 1972 and Cal Ripken, Jr. as well as Jim Henson and the Muppets in 1976.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Lance Woodruff, world traveller, musician, New Orleans native

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 18:07


    Lance grew up in New Orleans and loves his Saints, even watching them from everywhere! He is a musician who loves clowns, and along with his wife Michelle, he travels the world finding Bora Bora and Norway the best places he has ever seen. What a delightful fellow. He even gives me travel advice about Turkey!Historical marker of the week includes New Orleans and the Ottoman empire.  As well as Michael Faraday.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

    Suzanne Scullion of GRACE Financial Consulting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 18:07


    What a delightful and informed woman speaking about coaching in Finances! Such a needful task in our over-spending days. She lives in Virginia and can help anyone anywhere. Contact her through her website: https://gracefinancialcoaching.com/ OR listen to her podcast:  Lessons Learned Podcast: The Dumbest Thing I've Ever Done with Money. Historical marker includes Henry Tudor ended the War of the Roses. And liquid soap was invented and patented. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

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