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David Bouchier: A Few Well Chosen Words
Hosted by David Bouchier

David Bouchier’s weekly essays are full of unexpected observations and whimsical opinions. Listeners will relish his entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes exasperated commentaries on the routines that carry us through the year, the surreal rituals of politics, the unsettling experience of foreign travel, and the confusions and comedies of everyday suburban life. You can hear David Bouchier on-air Monday mornings or by subscribing to this podcast.

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  • The sculpture"Le Penseur" (The Thinker,1903) by French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is seen in the garden of the Rodin Museum on November 12, 2015 in Paris, France. After a complete restoration over the past three years, the Hotel Biron, home of the Rodin museum since 1919, open its doors to the public on November 12, 2015, the 175th birthday of the French sculptor.
    It’s the thought that counts
    Commentator David Bouchier suggests that these times demand some hard thinking.
  • The future of the past
    Commentator David Bouchier considers the many things we may or may not remember on Memorial Day.
  • Life plans
    Commentator David Bouchier reflects on the uncertain future that today’s graduates face.
  • Private lives
    Commentator David Bouchier speculates about the secrets of suburban life.
  • The gift of solitude
    Commentator David Bouchier suggests that it might do us good to be alone sometimes.
  • The show must go on
    Commentator David Bouchier considers what we might learn from the wedding season.
  • They won’t feel your pain
    Commentator David Bouchier wonders why angry adolescent boys seem to be running the world.
  • Roman fort, Colchester
    The taxpayer’s contract
    Commentator David Bouchier considers some historic forms of tax collection.
  • The invasion of the identity snatchers
    Commentator David Bouchier tries to be philosophical about identity theft.
  • These foolish things
    Commentator David Bouchier offers some history to help us make sense of April Fools’ Day tomorrow.