Retired Roaders
by Joe Browning
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.
Episodes
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Birthday topics dominates today’s broadcast.
Who’s birthday and when and what are the possible presents. Plus, puppy talk, the passing of an East Valley pioneer and Mommy memories.
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Usual Friday topics. Primarily reading good books and how not to.
Shunning politics and talking grand kids takes up most of the podcast today.
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Hearing, traveling and drumming are today’s topics.
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.
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Cancer, Rolex, Chris Everett and a farmer’s cow are topics on the RRs podcast.
How can you tell a real from a fake Rolex? Remembering the loss of hair during chemotherapy and the price of contaminated water.
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Mid week topics on hump day.
Polio, the weather and health issues, all topics on today’s RRs podcast.
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It’s Sunday again and we look at the latest features aired on CBS.
Casey, IL, Hollywood, Washington, DC and Mayberry are all visited on today’s broadcast.
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What is to talk about on this August Saturday?
Health, wealth and Joe Manchin are all topics we kick around on today’s Saturday podcast.
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Memorial service… exactly the way I want it.
The RRs discuss after death and their memorial service to follow.
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Our take on this morning’s CBS Sunday Morning plus other topics.
A weekly must is to view CBS Sunday and then give our views on the topics.
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Brad Mandrell’s wake and other topics on today’s broadcast.
The RRs attended Brad Mandrell’s wake virtually. Pastor Kurt Sanders was very effective in appropriately describing the young man’s life.
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The RRs have lived in some pretty nice homes in their 42 years of marriage.
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.
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Sunday Morning 7/31/2022 topics. Economy, Liza, Sub Zero refrigeration and Sister Bones.
If it’s on CBS Sunday Morning then it’s fair game for the RRs.
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Not just another birthday, it’s Jack Hawkers twelfth. He has been a teenager for years.
Grandson’s 12th, cigarettes and the dating game are all covered on today’s broadcast.
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Every day is Thursday. Hot topics reviewed.
The time is flying to the extent that it appears every day is Thursday.
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Happy 42nd anniversary. Some of the outstanding moments in our fabulous lives.
Forty-two years of marriage have produced some very interesting times. Come join the RRs as we review our married life.
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Following some of the best features on CBS Sunday Morning.
Springsteen, libraries and anniversary are a few of the topics on today’s RRs podcast.
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A John Furness moment on CBS helped improved the attitude of the RRs.
A blind woodworker and his Attitude was a real revelation for the RRs today.
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To fly or not to fly with the Blue Angels?
The opportunity was there but the desire was absent. US Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point was the site of many great RRs experiences.
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Both RRs are suffering from Long Covid and it sucks.
Describing the long-term effects of Covid-19, the RRs come to some surprising conclusions.
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Hump Day is a great day to do nothing. Combine fatigue with fasting and your have today’s podcast.
Still reeling from fatigue caused by a long and winding road trip, the RRs chat on hump day.
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Back home in Mesa, AZ. Our trip is just a memory.
Concluding the multi day journey to Illinois and Colorado is bittersweet.
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Giddyup Gallup. Gallup, New Mexico. One of our favorite places in all the world.
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.
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Texas State University linebacker, Micah Strahan stops by for a visit.
If you doubt the future of America, relax and listen to the RRs visit with Micah Strahan.
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Launching your own business may be scary but tremendously exciting for the Erwin sisters.
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.?,
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Reed Erwin talks bovine .
From Fun Valley Colorado Reed Erwin talks bovine and the details of his exciting life.
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A quick visit with our daughter, Samantha Jo.
Recently returning from a 19 day trip to Costs Rica, Samantha hits some of the high lites.
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Alamosa RV park is just a memory in our rearview mirror as we head toward Fun Valley.
It’s a whole new ballgame at Fun Valley Colorado as we spend the better part of the week with family and friends.
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Alamosa, CO campground is the cat’s meow. Good doesn’t describe it.
Complete in every way, KOA Alamosa is a great campground to spend a couple of days.
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We are in Indian Territory near Arapahoe, Kansas.
The Kit Carson Campground is quite an experience.
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Salina, KS, the fly capital of the West.
An overnight at Salina makes for a continued great trip.
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Spending a night in the Show-Me-State.
The fields of Missouri were never more beautiful than they are today. The fresh summer rains have done their job.
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We arrived in Higginsville, MO after a four-hour drive through some pretty hard rain.
Once we got our mini-lite level, it was all down hill.
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Saturday is the day before launch time as we wrap up Whittington Woods.
We are really good at breaking down and moving out when we get ready to leave a location.
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Reviewing all the restaurants in S Illinois.
Grading the eateries of the area is fun.
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When the RRs need a dog trainer, Beth Willingham appears.
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.
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Shadowing a granddaughter at her job is interesting and very educational.
Getting to spend quality time with kids and grandchildren is the main purpose of this trip.
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The RRs relax and enjoys the moment.
We love Whittington Woods and the tranquil setting.
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Herding cattle across a RR track with an approaching train resulted in a lot of tender road kill.
Reliving childhood memories makes for a good Juneteenth, 2022.
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Meet Jesse Chandler, just the right guy when your tire goes flat.
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.
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Nothing like a Southern Illinois thunder storm to start the day.
Hanging out in our camper during a thunder storm is truly a Browning thing. We love the solitude the rain brings.
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Yes,things are different when camping and the RRs discuss a few.
An experienced camper learns to go-with-the-flow because it is, in no way, the same as home.
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Losing a cell phone is bad enough but losing it & hearing it & not being able to reach it, is crazy.
Lost cell phones, family visits and lots of great meals dominates the RRs busy schedule.
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How much is that Doggie in the window? Seems like everyone is getting a dog.
Let’s talk dogs with Steven Joe Browning.
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Dead bodies and what happens to them when life fades away. Mortician Alex Blaise tells us like it is
Death is not the end of the line, especially for the body. That’s really when things begin.
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Today’s guest is Dr. Barry Lord, Psy.D from Lexington, KY talking some really deep stuff.
The creators of the Open Mind Matters web site, Dr. Barry Lord lets go with some really good thoughts on today’s RRs podcast.
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The great adventure of going to Walmart produces interesting moments; then lunch at Full Moon.
The best bargains and the best lunch on this trip, all in one day.
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One of the more unpleasant tasks while on the road is laundry.
Every little bit, even we need a cleaning.
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Both RRs love a good rain shower and, low-and-behold, they get one while camping at Rend Lake.
There are few scenes more tranquil than sitting in the woods during a southern Illinois rain shower. Come sit with us.
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Since we launched on a Wednesday, today is the first Monday on the road for the RRs.
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.”
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From Marshfield, MO to Whittington, IL on the final leg of our Eastward journey.
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.
About this show
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.
Hosted by
Joe Browning