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A retired Mesa, AZ couple decided to travel around the North American Continent in their new 26" travel trailer and are inviting you to come along via this RETIRED ROADER'S PODCAST. Enjoy the problems and promises of two elderly people hitting the road with joy in their hearts and visions of sugarplums in their future. Unadulterated and unedited, Joe & Evelyn Browning converse about the things that means the most during their travels. Parents of six, grandparents of 15, the Brownings left them all to live their dreams as Retired Roaders. Climb aboard for home-spun fun.

Joe Browning


    • Aug 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Birthday topics dominates today's broadcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 23:16


    Who's birthday and when and what are the possible presents. Plus, puppy talk, the passing of an East Valley pioneer and Mommy memories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Usual Friday topics. Primarily reading good books and how not to.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 13:01


    Shunning politics and talking grand kids takes up most of the podcast today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Hearing, traveling and drumming are today's topics.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 21:41


    Heading to Illinois in November for Aspen‘s wedding, checking out the $15 hearing aids and getting ready for the little drummer boy are topics discussed today on another exciting podcast from the RRs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Cancer, Rolex, Chris Everett and a farmer's cow are topics on the RRs podcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 36:52


    How can you tell a real from a fake Rolex? Remembering the loss of hair during chemotherapy and the price of contaminated water. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Mid week topics on hump day.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 13:52


    Polio, the weather and health issues, all topics on today's RRs podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    It's Sunday again and we look at the latest features aired on CBS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 28:42


    Casey, IL, Hollywood, Washington, DC and Mayberry are all visited on today's broadcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    What is to talk about on this August Saturday?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 17:14


    Health, wealth and Joe Manchin are all topics we kick around on today's Saturday podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Memorial service… exactly the way I want it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 27:51


    The RRs discuss after death and their memorial service to follow. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Our take on this morning's CBS Sunday Morning plus other topics.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 18:59


    A weekly must is to view CBS Sunday and then give our views on the topics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Brad Mandrell's wake and other topics on today's broadcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 10:53


    The RRs attended Brad Mandrell's wake virtually. Pastor Kurt Sanders was very effective in appropriately describing the young man's life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    The RRs have lived in some pretty nice homes in their 42 years of marriage.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 33:11


    Twenty-one … count them! And, every home has been better than the one before. Plus, on today's RRs broadcast, a bit of election talk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Sunday Morning 7/31/2022 topics. Economy, Liza, Sub Zero refrigeration and Sister Bones.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 27:10


    If it's on CBS Sunday Morning then it's fair game for the RRs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Not just another birthday, it's Jack Hawkers twelfth. He has been a teenager for years.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 24:00


    Grandson's 12th, cigarettes and the dating game are all covered on today's broadcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Every day is Thursday. Hot topics reviewed.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 11:30


    The time is flying to the extent that it appears every day is Thursday. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Happy 42nd anniversary. Some of the outstanding moments in our fabulous lives.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 25:58


    Forty-two years of marriage have produced some very interesting times. Come join the RRs as we review our married life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Following some of the best features on CBS Sunday Morning.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 19:02


    Springsteen, libraries and anniversary are a few of the topics on today's RRs podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    A John Furness moment on CBS helped improved the attitude of the RRs.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 17:58


    A blind woodworker and his Attitude was a real revelation for the RRs today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    To fly or not to fly with the Blue Angels?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 18:50


    The opportunity was there but the desire was absent. US Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point was the site of many great RRs experiences. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Both RRs are suffering from Long Covid and it sucks.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 27:33


    Describing the long-term effects of Covid-19, the RRs come to some surprising conclusions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Hump Day is a great day to do nothing. Combine fatigue with fasting and your have today's podcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 10:41


    Still reeling from fatigue caused by a long and winding road trip, the RRs chat on hump day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Back home in Mesa, AZ. Our trip is just a memory.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 12:25


    Concluding the multi day journey to Illinois and Colorado is bittersweet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Giddyup Gallup. Gallup, New Mexico. One of our favorite places in all the world.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 20:24


    Best baby back ribs, homemade apple pie and home churned ice cream awaits us every time we visit Gallup, New Mexico. USA RV Park knows how to do it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Texas State University linebacker, Micah Strahan stops by for a visit.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 6:27


    If you doubt the future of America, relax and listen to the RRs visit with Micah Strahan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Launching your own business may be scary but tremendously exciting for the Erwin sisters.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 5:17


    RRs caught up with Kendra Erwin at the Fun Valley family resort in South Fork, Colorado and she told us about her and her sister, Natalie launching Rise and Grind Coffee Hut in Elizabeth, CO. Stop by for a cup of Joe.?, --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Reed Erwin talks bovine .

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 9:28


    From Fun Valley Colorado Reed Erwin talks bovine and the details of his exciting life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    A quick visit with our daughter, Samantha Jo.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 9:22


    Recently returning from a 19 day trip to Costs Rica, Samantha hits some of the high lites. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Alamosa RV park is just a memory in our rearview mirror as we head toward Fun Valley.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 14:37


    It's a whole new ballgame at Fun Valley Colorado as we spend the better part of the week with family and friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Alamosa, CO campground is the cat's meow. Good doesn't describe it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 32:28


    Complete in every way, KOA Alamosa is a great campground to spend a couple of days. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    We are in Indian Territory near Arapahoe, Kansas.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 19:51


    The Kit Carson Campground is quite an experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Salina, KS, the fly capital of the West.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 19:16


    An overnight at Salina makes for a continued great trip. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Spending a night in the Show-Me-State.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 27:23


    The fields of Missouri were never more beautiful than they are today. The fresh summer rains have done their job. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    We arrived in Higginsville, MO after a four-hour drive through some pretty hard rain.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 29:56


    Once we got our mini-lite level, it was all down hill. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Saturday is the day before launch time as we wrap up Whittington Woods.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 29:56


    We are really good at breaking down and moving out when we get ready to leave a location. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Reviewing all the restaurants in S Illinois.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 29:50


    Grading the eateries of the area is fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    When the RRs need a dog trainer, Beth Willingham appears.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 19:32


    Noted trainer and dog obedience contest judge, Beth Willlington happens by the RRs camper and is quizzed about the conduct of Honey Bunny and Sheriff Barney. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Shadowing a granddaughter at her job is interesting and very educational.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 20:46


    Getting to spend quality time with kids and grandchildren is the main purpose of this trip. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    The RRs relax and enjoys the moment.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 20:53


    We love Whittington Woods and the tranquil setting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Herding cattle across a RR track with an approaching train resulted in a lot of tender road kill.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 18:48


    Reliving childhood memories makes for a good Juneteenth, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Meet Jesse Chandler, just the right guy when your tire goes flat.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 43:46


    Jesse Chandler, works for a roadside assistance shop out of Salem Illinois and was the man of the hour when we woke up with a flat tire on our tundra truck. Quite an exciting life for this young man, the father of four plus a foster child. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Nothing like a Southern Illinois thunder storm to start the day.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 22:21


    Hanging out in our camper during a thunder storm is truly a Browning thing. We love the solitude the rain brings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Yes,things are different when camping and the RRs discuss a few.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 33:50


    An experienced camper learns to go-with-the-flow because it is, in no way, the same as home. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Losing a cell phone is bad enough but losing it & hearing it & not being able to reach it, is crazy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 30:27


    Lost cell phones, family visits and lots of great meals dominates the RRs busy schedule. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    How much is that Doggie in the window? Seems like everyone is getting a dog.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 10:53


    Let's talk dogs with Steven Joe Browning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Dead bodies and what happens to them when life fades away. Mortician Alex Blaise tells us like it is

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 12:52


    Death is not the end of the line, especially for the body. That's really when things begin. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Today's guest is Dr. Barry Lord, Psy.D from Lexington, KY talking some really deep stuff.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 23:52


    The creators of the Open Mind Matters web site, Dr. Barry Lord lets go with some really good thoughts on today's RRs podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    The great adventure of going to Walmart produces interesting moments; then lunch at Full Moon.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 27:00


    The best bargains and the best lunch on this trip, all in one day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    One of the more unpleasant tasks while on the road is laundry.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 27:27


    Every little bit, even we need a cleaning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Both RRs love a good rain shower and, low-and-behold, they get one while camping at Rend Lake.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 22:55


    There are few scenes more tranquil than sitting in the woods during a southern Illinois rain shower. Come sit with us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    Since we launched on a Wednesday, today is the first Monday on the road for the RRs.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 26:05


    What a day! Leveling our RV on a very real slope was almost too much until our No. 1 showed up and performed magic. We are now, “Steady as She Goes.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    From Marshfield, MO to Whittington, IL on the final leg of our Eastward journey.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 17:57


    Next stop, The 10,000 acre water wonderland known worldwide as Rend Lake. It is named after a small community that was inundated as the reservoir filled with water. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

    The trip has been picture-perfect. Every day just keeps getting better.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 25:34


    From Texas to Oklahoma and now settled-in at Marshfield, MO, this journey is unfolding beautifully. Come and ride along with the RRs? Next stop, Rend Lake in Whittington, IL. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retired-roaders/message

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