The Power of Recording Videos and Chocolate Pecan Pie

What do National Radio Day, mosquitoes, bacon, lemonade, chocolate pecan pie, procrastination, and a blind guy with a camera have in common? Somehow, they all made it into Episode 15 of The Midday Show with J.R. Bjornson.J.R. celebrates August 20 with National Radio Day and reflects on how his childhood love of radio eventually evolved into podcasting. Then it’s on to World Mosquito Day, National Bacon Lovers Day, National Lemonade Day, and the dangerously delicious National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day.But today’s episode takes a more personal turn when J.R. explains why recording and editing videos means so much to him. With limited vision, a camera gives him something his eyes often can’t: the ability to stop a moment, enlarge it, examine the little details, and discover things he didn’t notice while they were happening—including realizing later that his wife was smiling at one of his jokes.Sometimes making videos isn’t really about views, followers, or algorithms. Sometimes it’s simply another way of seeing the world.Plus: the legendary Procrastinators Club where not even the president showed up, a shout-out to listener Dave Nicholson, excitement for Saturday’s comedy adventure, and an abrupt departure because the pizza is ready.Episode 15 of The Midday Show with J.R. Bjornson—a microphone, a dream, and apparently some chocolate pecan pie.