Gone Astray - Russell Johnson

It is mahvalous, it wreaks of romance, drama and juicy gossip…this place called Duckton Abbey.Now, it is summer and a New Era has dawned in the pond. The post Duckton Abbey, A New Era – Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

“Hey Bernie, turn on the lights and play me Beethoven's Fifth!” “Done, Dave. Took me 6 seconds: One dollar, charged to your account.” “Huh?' You charging me for this?” “Yes, of course, Dave. I'm Bernie your virtual attorney. See my little bow tie light up when I talk? I charge $600 dollars an hour. “ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer | Pandora “$600 bucks an hour?” “Doesn't hurt so much by the second, Dave. Little cuts.” “But Siri doesn't charge for this. “ “Yes….but what happens […] The post Dave, It's Bernie, Your Virtual Attorney first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Welcome aboard Stoner Airlines Flight 420 to mile high Denver with ongoing service to Weed, California and Maui-Wowie. The post Stoner Airlines: Flight 420 first appeared on Connected Traveler.

My morning walk begins along a street in my neighborhood where I am often accosted by two panhandling cats. One is a young Maine coon, who perches her dainty self at easy scratching height on a fence. If I choose to ignore her, don't leave a treat, her squeaks and needy eyes make me feel a pang of guilt I cannot define. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer| Pandora Quite the opposite strategy is employed by an obese tiger, who leaves trails in the leaves with his […] The post Tails From The Trail – Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

It is mahvalous, it wreaks of romance and drama...this place called Duckton Abbey. It is located in a pond, in the leafy green plaza of the town where I live. The post Duckton Abbey: An Exclusive Tour first appeared on Connected Traveler.

I have the odd habit of talking to cars. I interviewed a few of them, listening to their stories, which range from abandonment to becoming King of the Road. The post I Talk to the Cars and They Talk Back To Me first appeared on Connected Traveler.

How I spent days before Christmas in Fiji during a military coup amidst fake news stories that it was staged by the US and being questioned whether I was CIA. The post The Holidays in Fiji: Choirs, Coups and Long Canoes first appeared on Connected Traveler.

A lesson in Boontling, a folk language spoken only in Boonville, Calfornia, from two old timers, aka "squirrel bacon." The post Harpin' the Ling in Boonville, California – Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

I have never been a day drinker. But here I am, under the bright sun, next to a vineyard of all things, with a glass of vodka in my hand. The post Rising Spirits: From Sinful to Gluten-free first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Carl Payne was a San Francisco legend who made music with cable car bells. I talked to him and recorded his champion performance. The post The Bells Are Still Ringing: RIP Carl Payne, San Fran's Cable Car Legend first appeared on Connected Traveler.

I am not Ahab. No huge aquatic creature has chomped off my leg. I am not Hemingway. I have never battled a marlin. But, I have always dreamed of whoppers. The post Fish Schtick – Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

So, why am I in New York City looking for a chicken, a chicken that plays tic tac toe? I begin my search on Mott and Canal, on the edge of Chinatown. The post Game Hen: Manhattan's Tic Tac Toe Playing Chicken first appeared on Connected Traveler.

The Existential question Why did the chicken cross the road? discussed from the point of view of a chicken. I’m wrestling with an eggsistential question right now. Should I or shouldn’t I cross the road, even though I have done it many times? You see, I’m a chicken. Since Socrates, Gilgamesh or whomever, people have […] The post The Eggsistential Question: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? – Gone Astray Russell Johnson Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Hi. My name is Johnny Swindell and listen up. You can’t afford to be without this. Do you realize that we spend at least 50% or our lives feeling deeply insecure, wondering why everybody is staring us, worried about voter fraud, about the next episode of our lives? Yes, these are especially tough time, when […]

  On the night before the night before Christmas I boarded a Russian helicopter to fly to where the spirits are high and the air is thin, Mt. Everest. where, gasping for air,  I recorded my holiday greeting. Listen to an excerpt from my book Tales of the Radio Traveler and check out the photo […]

Last night we had chicken for dinner. After dinner I stuffed the remaining bones and gristle into a plastic bag and proceeded to the trash can outside of our kitchen. As I stepped outside, I casually glanced at the sky. No moon, almost pitch dark. But I spotted something very strange, a pair of dim […] The post Chicken Bones and UFOs - Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

As I left the Oktoberfest midway a sign grabbed my attention. I had to read it twice as it was in German. I never believed there was such a thing. I had heard about it and read about it, but I had never seen one and had never known anyone who had. I bought a […] The post A Beerless Oktoberfest Amongst Trained Fleas - Podcast and Video first appeared on Connected Traveler.

A few moments of Zen for our stressful times. Foghorns serenading “Karl the Fog,” as San Franciscans call him/it, recorded near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco’s Presidio. Russell Johnson’s Gone Astray podcast. Best listened to with stereo earbuds. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | […] The post A Serenade to Karl the Fog first appeared on Connected Traveler.

  Home, isolated, sheltered in place,  moving about the house following pools of sunlight, I have been thinking about what, if I had my wish, I would like to be. And, I have come to a conclusion. I would wish to become…. an octopus. Daft, you say, but listen up. We are not all that different: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer| Pandora The octopus and I have the same origin, a worm some 600 million years ago. The octopus, like me, has two eyes, loves to […] The post Deep Thinking: I Want to be an Octopus Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Home, isolated, sheltered in place,  moving about the house following pools of sunlight, I have been thinking about what, if I had my wish, I would like to be. And, I have come to a conclusion. I would wish to become…. an octopus. Daft, you say, but listen up. We are not all that different: […] The post Deep Thinking: I Want to be an Octopus Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

My speech, introducing me a tunafish sandwich, to take on Donald Trump as a candidate for President of the United States. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer| Pandora Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m here to announce my candidacy for President […] The post Vote For Me, I'm A Tunafish Sandwich first appeared on Connected Traveler.

A conversation with my two elderly aunts, who live on Elm Street under two oak trees. Language from another era. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Deezer| Pandora I have two elderly aunts, Aunt Betsy and Miss Mergatroyd. They live in a double […] The post Heavens to Betsy, or is it Mergatroyd? first appeared on Connected Traveler.

Every year in August, pilgrims arrive from all over the world to celebrate the I AM Come pageant a spectacular passion play with a twist, in fact many twists, on the slope of Mt. Shasta, California. I AM was founded in the 1930s by one Guy Ballard, who claimed to have met Saint Germain, a […] The post Mt Shasta: Jerusalem for the Weird - Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

I’ll have to admit. I was never much of a businessman. In fact, I could probably have been considered by some “a loser.” My dreams of a golden tower with my name on it had pretty much faded. But then I came up with an idea that I thought, humbly, was brilliant. I thank my […] The post Introducing C-Commerce, My Get Rich Quick Scheme - Gone Astray Podcast first appeared on Connected Traveler.

I was really perplexed. Was I suffering from SOHDD? I think many my age do. I know, its tough times: politics, COVID-19, sitting in a hard chair contemplating the lint in my naval, watching dust bunnies swirl about the floor, but SOHDD, Sense of Humor Deficit Disorder, previously known as Irony Deficiency Anemia? Subscribe: Apple […] The post Ask Your Doctor about SOHDD, Sense of Humor Deficit Disorder first appeared on Connected Traveler.

This is the end of life story of the legendary KABL 960 Radio in San Francisco, which took on a new life online long after it went off the airwaves, plus a recording of the San Francisco Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest it sponsored, including a virtuoso performance of of San Francisco by all time […] The post Legendary San Francisco Radio Stations Fade Into The Fog but the Music of the Cable Cars Rings On first appeared on Connected Traveler.