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TheModernMoron podcast
by The Modern Moron
Pushin' 65 & Still Alive. You could be a Modern Moron if:- You are a male.- You think your IQ is measurably higher than it actually is.- You regularly contribute opinions in conversations in which you have no business.- You use any of the phrases "drill down", "take it to the next level", "low hanging fruit", "leverage", "it is what it is", "peel the onion", "boil the ocean", "reach out" or "price point".- You're old and irrelevant. You're not in anyone's target demo except for AARP related matters. If you know what AARP stands for, you're old and irrelevant.If you answer yes to more than one question you are probably a moron. I host this show because I answer yes to all of them proudly. Hopefully you have a child or even a grandchild that will show you how to download this podcast. Actually, have them subscribe to it. Don't ask "what does that mean, subscribe? This isn't a magazine!" just have them do it. Then have them put your earphones on you and press play. If you'r
Episodes
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Ep. 121 Best 4th of July Ever; Miles Connor in Nashville
Ep. 121 Best 4th of July Ever; Miles Connor in Nashville Welcome to this mid-summer episode of the Modern Moron. I'm so excited to share the conversation I had with a young musician named Miles Connor. He's currently a student at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee and was born and raised…
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Ep. 120 Larry Dorf and The Summer of Showbiz: Hollywood is Out on Two Strikes
Hi… I have not been taking our relationship very seriously have I. I'm sorry… I haven't called, haven't written, you think I haven't even been thinking about you probably. Well that's not true. If fact this is the 4th attempt at episode number 120. I can't tell why I haven't been producing,...
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Ep. 119 Art History in Edinburgh Scotland, Cultural Capital, What's in Your Cultural Wallet?
Happy Holidays from The Modern Moron recorded this day, the 25th of November, 2022. It's Black Friday and there's no place I would rather NOT be than a mall, A Walmart, a Best Buy or an Amazon. Also, I literally got back from the grocery store and I thought I was going to have to take out a Home...
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Ep. 118 Larry Dorf Pt. 2 - Parenting a junior comedian, Auditioning post pandemic, HBO's Winning Time, Unattractive NBA Players and Poor Batgirl
Welcome to NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! I'm Bill Curtis… Today's episode titled "Wait Wait Don't' Tell me it's not Wait Wait Don't Tell but actually The Modern Moron…" I'm still Bill Curtis and here's your host of the Modern Moron… who is neither straight form a Hemingway Novel nor from the…
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Ep. 117 Larry Dorf: Adnan Syed, Morally Dubious Podcasters, a Prison Sentence Game Show and 2 Documentaries
Welcome to another episode of The Modern Moron… my guest is producer, writer, actor Larry Dorf, yes, that Larry Dorf. We have a very light early fall chat about a few subjects, namely: We talk a little about some of the Modern Moron's more successful shows, one being on Phil Hendrie and his…
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Ep. 116 Gas Prices, Immigrant Deliveries, Flavored Bourbon, Kanye West, Tucker Carlson and Sonny Barger
Welcome to another episode of the Modern Moron dated October 10th 2022, which means we'll be talking about events from at least two months ago. I'm going to try something new in that I'm not spending so much time on this episode. My guest is the Senator which is like Conan O'brien saying his…
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Ep. 115 The Priest's Triple A League: Getting ready for the Majors Pt. 2
A lot more God talk in this one people, which you may or may not be into. A lot of Philosophical and theological perspectives on God, with a capital G. We continue our conversation with a very interesting Seminarian who has been studying not only theology but philosophy as well so he use big…
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Ep. 114 Father-to-be as in Priest, Nietzsche, Jedi Knights and Egoism
Okay, the Moron doesn't seem so moronic in this episode… well, I do, but we really have some divine inspirations in this episode. My guest is a real live Seminarian in the Catholic Church. Yes, THE Catholic church, not one of the knock offs. He's been pursuing his coronation… that's not right…...
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Ep. 113 Britney Griner; Psychiatric Psychedelics; to what Subculture do you subscribe?
Thank you for tuning in to another episode of the Modern Moron… I did say I have an episode coming with a seminarian in the Catholic church, and I do. This episode is the last half of my previous conversation with the Senator when I dropped out of it because I felt the need to address some…
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Ep. 112 Politics just makes me upset but that never stops me; The End of An Informed Democracy
Half cocked, half informed, full moron. Seriously, the things we talk about and the half-cocked opinions we spout are really so misinformed that I would like to ask you a favor. My favor is that you half listen but don't really pay attention. Is that possible? Listen for one of us to mispronounce...
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Ep. 111 Walruses Politicians Integrity Eggmen and gun insurance
Welcome to another episode of TMM…where you can also find us at "The Old Man-dot-show"... try it! Also, happy post 4th of July. I have WAY too many tabs open in my browser most of the time. It's as cluttered and messy as the rest of my house. I leave these tabs open because I think they contain...
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Ep. 110 Retirement, College and A Retiring School Teacher's Husband Brags. Also: How Many Morons Does it Take To Change a Light Bulb?
My guest has been on the show once before along with the senator and we refer to him as Templeton, as in form Charlotte's Web. We've been besties since high school where we were both relatively scrawny, neither of us was on any sports teams but we hung out with a couple of the jocks. We took a...
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Ep. 109 Investments, Flings, Home Improvement is boring, Movie Candy and Standup Comedy
Welcome to another episode of TMM… In this episode we finish my chat with my friend and comedian Christine Lederman, but as usual I want to cover a couple of things first. One is from an article in the Wall Street Journal from Sunday June 12th. I have to recommend the Wall Street Journal. You...
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Ep. 108 Gun Laws, Christine Lederman, Tarot Cards and Unemployment (Not in That Order)
Welcome to another episode of the MM… this was supposed to be an easy-peazy light episode with my friend and stand up comedian Christine Lederman. Until… I decided to include something that I felt looked at both sides of the 2nd amendment-slash-gun violence issue that, along with some other…
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Ep. 107 Moron Chaplaincy
Open - So I have begun to volunteer at a local Hospital which is also a trauma center. What separates a trauma center from a regular hospital? I look at it the same way you might look at the difference between a four star and a five star hotel. A five star hotel needs two dining rooms, one…
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Ep. 106 Larry Dorf Pt. 2 The Woman In The Window, The Oscars, Will Smith, Chris Rock and Kareem Abdul Jabbar
OPEN - Welcome to another episode of the Modern Moron and another very… long… intro. We all could use a little respite from Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine, not as much as the people of Ukraine could use it, but you get the idea. So why not turn to the entertainment industry? How about the...
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Ep. 105 Larry Dorf, Netflix, The Woman in The House Across The Street From The Girl In The Window, Norm MacDonald, This Podcast IS A NEWS Source
INTRO - Welcome to another episode of the Modern Moron. I'm pretty excited about my guest for a number of reasons, number one being that I find Larry Dorf to be an extremely entertaining person that I've known more than 20 years. Did you hear that Larry? That's a long time. He's a funny guy and…
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Ep. 104 College Senior Pt. 2 Some Stuff on Ukraine Kiev is Keeve not Key-yev
Oh my god, I have so many elderly meandering things to ask you and tell you… so many things I don't understand. A couple of items I found interesting in the past couple of weeks regarding some minor events we've experienced, mainly what I'm hearing is the first war in Europe since WWII. A couple…
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Ep. 102 College Senior Moron Minor- You cant have too much perspective
Welcome to an… episode of the Modern Moron. Wow. Long, long time since we've done an episode. A lot of water under the bridge, a lot of swabs up noses, needles in arms and a lot of masks being worn and NOT being worn. So… why? Why do an episode and why did we quit? Why I quit… seemed like it was...
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Ep. 103 Ted Lasso the Christmas Episode, Old Men Fawning Over Younger Women is So Gross and The Fear of Getting Old
Ep. 103 Ted Lasso the Christmas Episode, Old Men Fawning Over Younger Women is So Gross and The Fear of Getting Old Welcome to the Modern Moron where we take a brief break from the shitstorm that is our civilization and spend some time taling about the hugely popular Ted Lasso, some of the...
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Ep. 101 Peed my pants again, a sincere apology, Afghanistan X2 relieved of duty
Welcome to a very full episode of the modern moron, a bit longer than usual. We cover a lot of ground so I'm mostly going to just give you some bullet points… mostly, so you can either be prepared, be in on the joke, or decide to skip this episode entirely. Sort of a spoiler alert without too…
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Ep. 100 She's Leaving Home
Welcome to episode 100 of the Modern Moron! We do have a special guest for this landmark episode depending on how you define the word special. Our guest is special to me as I've known this guy as my bff since junior year in high school. We were both undersized, red-headed umm what? Misfits? Class...
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Ep. 99 Its Corinth Not CorNith!
Welcome to episode 99 of the Modern Moron. In this episode we welcome back the Senator not that he was gone that long. I mostly berate and harass him which is no surprise, but I really do give him a hard time, downright mean. All because he has trouble pronouncing certain words, in this case the...
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Ep. 98 The Journalist
Welcome to another episode of the MM…Wow… long time no pod. I have not posted an episode in over a month. I hit a wall or definitely I had issues with an episode and I went into hibernation. Or I got chicken to publish it so I moved on. Maybe I'll get back to it, maybe not. But for this...
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Ep. 97 My College Roommate Pt. 1
Welcome to another episode of the Modern Moron and in this episode we turn the way back machine on to go all the way back to college. Specifically… actually it's not specific at all, as my guest is my old college roommate. We reminisce about being college freshman away from home, the freedom we…
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Ep. 96 - I'm So Fancy I'm EXCLUSIVE
Welcome to a program where if you hear the phrase tick-tock you can rest assured we are talking about either a clock or the time of day… it's the Modern Moron Little bit of a long episode for you and in it we spend a great deal of time talking about exclusivity. That's a good thing right? You…
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Ep. 95 The Crown and The Clown, I Mean the President
I have some good news for you. The majority of this episode doesn't involve politics! I know, right? A breath of fresh air. Also, my guest is NOT the Senator! How about that? My guest is my OP from my radio days and like you she is coming out of quarantine/ hibernation and like most of you…...
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Ep. 94 Kaitlin Jenner Wheaties Box Peace in the Middle East Again and Wagyu Beef
In this outdated installment we banter about a number of things including my great idea that Caitlin Jenner should be on a box of Wheaties and we mention some athletes who have been on Wheaties boxes, yes they still make Wheaties, including Kyrie Irving, who the Senator doesn't know and I say he...
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Ep. 93 Where's Kamala? Not at the Border or at the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Welcome to another Episode… So the Senator is back from his whirlwind trip to the Grand Canyon to hike from the South Rim to the North rim and I know he can't wait to talk about it. So naturally I give him a laundry list of other topics to discuss to keep him from talking about his true love…...
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Ep. 92 Dr. Fauci Derek Chauvin and memmo.me - what is a celebrity anymore?
Welcome to another episode of the Modern Moron… I sit and listen to the opinions coming out of our mouths and I just think where the hell do either of us think we are coming off with these grand opinions about shit neither of us has a fucking clue about. I've never been to Europe, I know nothing…...
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Ep. 90 - Grand Canyon Speed Hikes; Glad To Know You're Doing Well
Welcome to another month-old episode of the modern moron. Not because you're just getting around to it, but because I'm just getting around to it. So by the time you get around to it, this episode with be months old rather than just one month old. See there? Leading of with some really valuable...
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Ep. 91 Concerned Over Cuomo, Bummed Over Biden Harangued Over Hypocrisy
Hello! Yes, this is an episode of The Modern Moron… and like an aging Snow Leopard, increasingly rare to find. Does that increase the value of a Modern Moron episode… I'm gonna say no, we're not like a snow leopard or a bitcoin. In this rambling episode, the senator is not in a good place… the…
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Ep. 89 Queen Christine Flying From the Texas Blizzard To The Colorado Blizzard
My guest is my friend and stand up comedian Christine Lederman who has been on the program a couple of times. Christine talks about her recent experience doing live standup again… in Texas. Keep in mind she had this gig in Houston in February... just before the horrible freezing temperatures hit...
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Ep. 88 - YouTube Rabbit Holes_Holocaust Survivors_Earl Warren_Turtle Necks_Am I homophobic
Welcome to another episode… Man have I put off publishing this episode and I'm not sure why… maybe it's that there's nothing particularly topical but since when has this program ever been topical? Do you ever go to YouTube with the intention of looking something up and get side-tracked by another...
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Ep. 87 - White Privilege but only if you're over 5'8", Even The Super Bowl Can't Keep Us From Politics, California Senator Alex Padilla
OPEN: Kind of a hodgepodge for you today, including the etymology of the word hodgepodge which is "a kind of stew, especially "one made with goose, herbs, spices, wine, and other ingredients." Earlier it was an Anglo-French legal term meaning "collection of property in a common 'pot' before...
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Ep. 86 The Beatles Papers, Zoom Fatigue and Other Tangential Topics with A College Student
Welcome to The Modern Moron and we're going to get straight to it as we take somewhat of a deep dive into the Beatles. My guest is our college student who, due to the pandemic, was plucked from her liberal arts college in New York where she had access to not only the college life and professors...
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Ep. 85 Post Riot Pre Inauguration And A Fly Over!
I don't think "Welcome" is the right word for this episode in that it is a mess. We're unfocused and all over the place… kind of like our country right now. We're post riot and pre inauguration or ig-nauguration if you're the Senator and it really doesn't feel great right now being an American…
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Ep. 84 New Year- No Problems, Comedians from the 60's & 70's, An Ego Check, Historical Fiction and A Screenwriter is Not Born
OPEN Hey Morons! How are you? Wanna talk politics? Me neither. You know, I had weaned myself of off politics for most of the summer and into the fall but I got sucked back in, or rather, I allowed myself to get re-addicted to it on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021. I'm sure you have been inundated…
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Ep. 83 The High School Senior and The Pandemic Plus College and Mean Girls
The Modern Moron is very excited to have a high school senior as a guest on this episode. We talk about how it sucks to be a senior in a pandemic. How about that word… "sucks"? Expressions for what is cool or hip or "bad"... remember when if something was "bad" that meant it was good? But the…
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Ep. 82 Some Netflix Suggestions to Spoon To, The Value of Being Well Rounded and Teen Angst In Any Generation
Welcome to what is probably the last episode of The Modern Moron… for 2020. Maybe the best thing about this episode is that it's short! So why include it? I have a couple of reasons, one being that it's short. This episode covers the tail end of our conversation where the Senator is getting weepy...
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Ep. 81 The Modern Moron Holiday Treat Classic Extravaganzapalooza Pt. 2
Welcome to part two of the Modern Moron's Holiday Special name that Christmas artist Extravaganzapalooza! Our first song is by Ertha Kitt, which the senator gets without even hearing her iconic song "Santa Baby" even being played. Now, I have to down a rabbit hole before we even get to the…
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Ep. 80 The Modern Moron Holiday Treat Classic Extravaganzapalooza Pt 1 The Senator Returns
Welcome to a Modern Moron Holiday Treat Classic Extravaganzapalooza. In this episode and in this Holiday season of giving, the Senator returns! And in that spirit of giving he denies any wrong doing in our breakup and even demands an apology. Remind you of anyone? We really do try to make this...
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Ep. 78 Turkey Day, Elections, Parler, The Queens Gambit and The Mandalorian Plus An Announcement
Welcome to another Episode of the Modern Moron which I spend with my OP… my old radio partner down in Southern California. We hit on the expected post Thanksgiving / Pandemic chat about how things have changed and how they are the same, and how our kids are doing with distance learning or hybrid...
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Ep. 79 - 2 Much Politics, 2 Little Love, Voting 4 or Against Abortion and Letting Go Of My Precious Opinions
Welcome to another episode of the laziest podcast in America.. Aka the Modern Moron. I have lost all desire to meet a self imposed weekly deadline, I again do not have a guest and I plan on putting as little effort as possible into this episode. In fact I'm basically going to read to you in this...
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Ep. 77 More on The Social Dilemma and Dr. Paul Congdon Computer Network Neurosergeon
Welcome Morons or rather followers of a moron. I do have a real guest for this episode but I want to get to a couple of things first. First of all… this is the first episode since the passing of supreme supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Relative to what there is to know about her, I…
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Ep. 76 The Biggest Little Farm The Social Dilemma and My Colon
Welcome to another episode of The Modern Moron! I have a very, VERY special guest lined up for you in this edition. Someone I've known my entire life, we've been through a lot together. My guest is… me. Sorry, I couldn't get someone lined up for this week. Whatever. Don't judge me. Okay, we're...
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Ep. 75 My Friend Mike Pt. 2
Welcome to the Modern Moron! Where I finish catching up with my friend Mike Schwartz. We reminisce about old comedians still around like Mel Brooks and other comics who have passed away, specifically Fred Willard. I don't know about you but I have sort of a bucket list of musicians I want to see...
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Ep. 74 My Friend Mike
Welcome Back? To an episode of the modern moron! It feels strange to say that after saying it once a week for about a year and a half. I stopped doing this podcast in March and, I can't remember why… did something happen around March that I'm missing? Actually I did have a reason to stop doing…
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Ep. 73: Larry Dorf on The Mystery of Mike Tyson, Yelling At Kids, also Men With Anxiety Is Not Cute
Welcome again to TMM… you know since there is so much love and unity in this country right now, both socially and politically, I think we'll take a break from politics and news headlines. Don't worry… all of the toxic chaotic issues going on will be right there and waiting for you in less than…
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Ep. 72 More Conspiracy Crap
Welcome to another episode of TMM… A sort of multi-episode portion on spin doctors, "Analysts", talking heads and Conspiracy theorists. How they're different and how they're basically the same only some wear fancy suits, have hair and makeup and have a cable news show, while others are conspiracy...
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Pushin' 65 & Still Alive. You could be a Modern Moron if:- You are a male.- You think your IQ is measurably higher than it actually is.- You regularly contribute opinions in conversations in which you have no business.- You use any of the phrases "drill down", "take it to the next level", "low hanging fruit", "leverage", "it is what it is", "peel the onion", "boil the ocean", "reach out" or "price point".- You're old and irrelevant. You're not in anyone's target demo except for AARP related matters. If you know what AARP stands for, you're old and irrelevant.If you answer yes to more than one question you are probably a moron. I host this show because I answer yes to all of them proudly. Hopefully you have a child or even a grandchild that will show you how to download this podcast. Actually, have them subscribe to it. Don't ask "what does that mean, subscribe? This isn't a magazine!" just have them do it. Then have them put your earphones on you and press play. If you'r
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