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David Bouchier: A Few Well Chosen Words
Mondays 7:45 AM & 9:45 AM (News/Talk), stream the podcast anytime
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 Mondays at 7:45 a.m. on all stations and at 9:45 a.m. on News/Talk or by subscribing to this podcast.

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Latest Episodes
  • What’s in a name?
    Commentator David Bouchier argues that some names may change a person’s destiny.
  • Philadelphia, PA, USA - September 15, 2017: American flags are placed during an observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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    Commentator David Bouchier imagines a Memorial Day that reaches infinitely into the past.
  • Gifts from the past
    Commentator David Bouchier reflects on how hard it is to be honest in the intangible world of intellectual property.
  • Starting over
    Commentator David Bouchier hopes that the graduates of 2026 will find a place in the new economy, or a way to escape it.
  • A loving cat person.
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    Commentator David Bouchier suggests that kindness to animals may not be enough.
  • Edifice complex
    Commentator David Bouchier tries to diagnose the passion for grand buildings.
  • Wedding dreams
    Commentator David Bouchier wonders whether a stylish wedding will lead to a stylish marriage.
  • Value for money
    Commentator David Bouchier would like to feel that his tax dollars are doing some good in the world.
  • The amusing muse
    Commentator David Bouchier looks forward to some cheerful poems during National Poetry Month.
  • These foolish things
    Commentator David Bouchier looks forward to April Fool’s Day.