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David Bouchier: A Few Well Chosen Words

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.

Latest Episodes
  • On tax deadline day, commentator David Bouchier looks back on the sad history of anti-tax protests.
  • Commentator David Bouchier advises that spring cleaning should be approached with moderation.
  • Commentator David Bouchier reflects on the mixed blessings of April Fool’s Day.
  • Commentator David Bouchier wonders how good dentistry may influence the electoral process.
  • Commentator David Bouchier has the impression that we are all worrying about the wrong things.
  • Commentator David Bouchier believes that the question of a president’s age has been completely misunderstood.
  • On the eve of Super Tuesday, commentator David Bouchier worries that we are still behaving like Stone Age tribes.
  • Commentator David Bouchier reminds single men why they should be careful on the coming Leap Year Day.
  • Commentator David Bouchier observes that the politics of the ancient Roman empire sounds all too familiar.
  • Commentator David Bouchier has a suggestion about how to celebrate Darwin Day.