The Right Wing seems to want to protect our children from all sorts of supposed evil. I agree that our children need to be protected, but I disagree with what they need to be protected from. Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/protecting-the-children/ This is the last episode I'm giving away for free. I explain in the introduction. I…

I had a unique experience the other night. This is it. I should note that I am using AI voices for the different incarnations of God. I'm not, however, using cloned voices because an excellent point has been made that to do so is discourteous to those whose voices were cloned. These voices are, essentially, stand ins. I made a version for myself wi…

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When we talk about making America Great Again, which period in our history do we actually mean? Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/when-exactly-was-america-great/ Shoshana's book, "Secrets of Water," is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWGj2VcDTQM Support Fred's Front Porch Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/…

Speedy Shine and I each give firsthand accounts of an unfortunate incident. The video is in the transcript here: https://fredsfrontporch.com/eyewitness-testimony/

We all have limited amounts of Love to give. If we don't get enough back, we just run out of steam. It's important to fill each other's Love Tanks as frequently as possible. Failure to do so can be disastrous. Here's the Transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/the-love-tank/ Support Me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch Check out…

If we can't afford to take care of our veterans, we can't afford to keep creating them. I'll show you some of the massive failures of our country to help those who sacrificed for us. Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/?p=1597 https://fredsfrontporch.com/we-cant-afford-to-go-to-war/ Support me on Patreon for early access to commercia…

I don't equate success with money. I see it as spending our minutes in ways that make us happy. Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/?p=1550 https://fredsfrontporch.com/success-as-an-artist/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch…

Love is love. Too many people have forgotten this simple fact, and are now making life dangerous for Transgender People and Drag Queens. We really have to stop that. Here's the transcript. https://fredsfrontporch.com/?p=1456 https://fredsfrontporch.com/pride/

If you've ever wondered why I'm so terrified of you, this is the best explanation I can give you. This is the blog post so you can read along. https://fredsfrontporch.com/this-is-why/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch

If you have a billion dollars, you have more money than you can spend in 19 lifetimes... Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/being-a-billionaire-is-still-inherently-immoral-2023/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch

There are privileges I have that I have done nothing to earn. There are also privileges for which I have paid dearly. Why shouldn't all people have the privileges I get simply because I was born a straight white male in America? Here's the transcript. It takes you to my new website, so I'm not sure if it will work, but I hope it will. If you're not…

This is somewhat different from my other episodes. I recognize that being "WOKE" is considered evil by some people. I offered a differing opinion to mine as someone is switching the channel from my show to that of a right wing talk show host. My intention is not to offend, but to help others to understand. I hope I accomplished that. Here's the tra…

I don't recommend Poverty. It's lovely to avoid it. Living in it, however, hasn't kept me from finding Joy. I have Enough... so perhaps it isn't poverty at all. That's for you to decide. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/05/07/finding-joy-even-in-poverty/ Support Me on Patreon please: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch…

This is a special episode for Houseplants only. I was told by The Houseplants I needed to come up with some Fine Poetry because of what happened at the most recent Secret Songciety. This is my effort to do as I was asked. It's also a special Christmas Episode. Our regularly scheduled episode will be here tomorrow. There's not much to read, but I'm …

This is for those who need a bedtime story. There's nothing about Fred's Front Porch Podcast in this episode. This is just for helping you to relax and drift into what I hope will be a blissful slumber. Here's the Guttenberg version, with illustations: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/67098/67098-h/67098-h.htm#:~:text=CHAPTER%20IX,SURROUNDED%20BY%20…

This is just the story. There is no opening, no "Next Week...", no Gratitudes, no Closing. This is intended to be useful to those who would like to share this story with a loved one without any interruptions or distractions. Here is the Gutenberg copy with which you can follow along: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/67098/67098-h/67098-h.htm#CHAPTER…

This is pure Art, so it will not be interrupted by an Intro, Outro, or Gratitudes. There is no "Next Week..." This is a gift from me to you and from you to your children, or anyone else who needs to have a somewhat more relaxing day. This SHOULD take you to The Project Gutenberg reproduction, but I won't promise that. https://www.gutenberg.org/file…

Our species has advanced significantly in the last 200,000 years. We now have all we need to ensure every one of us has a home, food, and medical care. Instead of providing that to all of us, we ask who deserves it. I'm going to make the radical suggestion that all of us, whether I like them or not, deserve to survive. I'm going to combine fiction …

We seem to find virtue in being offended. I question that in this episode. While we're busy fighting about trivial issues, we lose focus on the problems that really need to be solved. This is the Word Press Transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/04/16/offensensitivity/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://patr…

We've been doing this for quite a long time now. This is our 200th episode together. In honor of the occasion, I'm explaining, as clearly as possible, what my Idealism is all about. I'm doing it in both nonfiction and fiction. The Impossible Conversation is another portion of "The Teddy Bear Coder." I don't know if it will appear in the novel. I do…

There is a strong connection between Diabetes and Depression. They feed into each other. One makes the other worse. There are, however, ways of coping. Here's the Word Press Link: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/04/02/diabetes-and-depression/ Here's the Medium link: https://frededer.medium.com/diabetes-and-depression-94e0adb74f7 Support Speedy Shin…

There is a courage in being Diabetic that many people never consider. I'll explain it here. This is the transcript on Medium. (It may ask you to sign in to read it.) https://frededer.medium.com/44aafcf6122e This is the transcript on Word Press: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/03/26/facing-death-daily-diabetes-102/ Support Speedy Shine and his Smell…

It's easy to look at your Diabetic friends and assume they're fine. We're not walking around in casts or bleeding from a head wound. The truth is, however, that we live in a balancing act. Mistakes can be fatal. This is the first of a 3-part series dealing with Diabetes. This is an overview. Next week, we'll discuss Dealing With Death Daily. We'll …

We all have the opportunity to and ability to help one another in large ways and small. Sometimes it takes nothing more than a phone call. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/03/12/we-are-not-alone/ Please support Speedy Shine and The Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch…

Hi hoomans! I'm starting my own Dogcast, and I hope you will like it lots and lots. This Moontime I tell you a little bit about how I got to be here with Smelly Old Man. We will do this once every Moontime, and if you want, you can join my Special Level of the show. Your dog will love it. Smelly Old Man finally made it work, and you can get sticker…

"To be or not to be, Mr. Eder? I choose to be." Public education was once a proud calling. It has changed significantly. How? Listen to find out. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/03/05/the-fall-of-public-education/ Please support Speedy Shine and me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch or... https://patreon.co…

Trigger Warning: This episode contains the offscreen injury of animals. This upsets people more than the deaths of humans. If that's too upsetting for you, you might want to skip this. Why are we more concerned with animals than we are human beings? We'll examine that question tonight when we consider the problem of Homeless Encampments being evacu…

There are ethical concerns about using AI to create Art. I'm addressing those in this episode. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/02/19/artificial-intelligence-and-art/ Support The Smelly Old Man on Patreon and get a Speedy Shine sticker, early access to the show, and a thank you every week on the air: https://www.patreon.com/Fr…

This podcast is different from most others. This is everything you need to know about the show, its creator, and how it's created. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/02/12/freds-front-porch-podcast-primer/ Get a Speedy Shine Sticker by supporting a Smelly Old Man and his Good Boy here: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch o…

Speedy Shine took over the studio when I was sleeping one afternoon. He wrote and produced the shortest episode of my career. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/02/05/500-words-from-speedy-shine/ For more Speedy Shine episodes in the future, you'll want to subscribe to my Patreon. That's where they'll be. https://www.patreon.com…

This week I'm featuring another excellent writer. Shoshana Edwards has an understanding of humanity that is rare and refreshing to find. Most of the words you'll read or hear tonight are hers, not mine. The transcript is here. https://frededer.home.blog/2023/01/29/shoshana-writes/ It includes links to her books and her Patreon page. Get a Speedy Sh…

This is both the story of my journey to see Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of "To Kill A Mockingbird," and a discussion of the value of the update he did. Had anyone else tried it, I would have been furious. In Sorkin's hands, I learned something new. If you would like to learn that... listen to this. Or... You can read it below: https://frededer.home.b…

In the exciting finale to The Teddy Bear Coder, the Artificial Superintelligence begins its reign. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Do humans become its slaves, or does it set us free from the oligarchy? Find out here on Fred's Front Porch Podcast. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/01/15/the-teddy-bear-coder-part-5/ Support…

The FBI agent's sanity comes into question when he claims to have seen a Teddy Bear who hacked all the computers. The family's Defense Attorney talks to Teddy, who has a warning for all of us. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/?p=1470 Please consider supporting me on Patreon. You get your episodes early and commercial - free. You al…

In Part 3, Jack gets his wish for Christmas just before the Zephyr family has to deal with a visit from someone who is decidedly NOT St. Nicholas. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/01/01/the-teddy-bear-coder-part-3/ Support me on Patreon to get rid of the commercials: https://patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?utm_medium=clipboard_c…

With only a week to go before Christmas, Teddy and Jack manage to cost Martin his job. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/12/25/the-teddy-bear-coder-2/ Get rid of these stupid commercials by supporting me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_cre…

This is Part One of my latest science fiction story. By the end of the story, I hope to show you my Idealism in full bloom. Can a Teddy Bear change the world? Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/12/18/the-teddy-bear-coder/ Please support me on Patreon to get rid of the stupid commercials: https://patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch?utm…

Wouldn't the world be a better place if we all recognized that we are all sharing a ride on a rock tumbling through space? We all have the same birthplace: Earth. People are not better or worse based on where they were born. None of us chose even to BE born, let alone where, when, or to whom. This is the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/?p=14…

The shooting and Club Q is another tragic example of the power of words to cause violence. We can change this. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/12/04/club-q-and-tolerance/ Support me on Patreon for cool merchandise and early commercial-free access: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch or https://patreon.com/Freds_Front_Po…

Violence occurs only when our use of words fails us. Courage is the ability to avoid violence when you desperately want to use it. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/11/27/violence-is-the-tool-of-the-intellectually-ineffective/ Please support me on Patreon to get rid of the commercials and get some fun merchandise for free: http…

I wrote this before the Midterm Elections, without knowing their results. There is no doubt that we all have different feelings about them. I am hoping we can find it within ourselves to remember that we are The UNITED States. We can put aside our disagreements and come together to solve our shared problems, regardless of our feelings. Here's the t…

This one is purely personal. It's the story of my trip to the hospital, my surgery, and my escape with the help of Sherlock, The Mystery Patron, whose identity had been a mystery to me for so long. Speedy Shine plays a big part in this, and several of the People on The Porch came through for me, too. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blo…

I hope you either have voted already, or that you're planning to do it on November 8. It often seems like a lot of effort for something far too small to matter. It is, however, your most important duty as a citizen. Many people have fought and died for your right to cast your ballot, and this time Democracy, itself, is up for grabs. If you don't vo…

We have the resources to provide everyone on the planet enough to live. Doing so would significantly reduce greed and essentially eliminate poverty. Money has outlived its function in our world. Yes, today I still need it, and so does everyone else. A world without it, though, is possible. Take a trip through your own Imagination. Here's the transc…

The Prosecutor returns to explain why I'm wrong to consider an incredibly kind offer someone made me. Speedy Shine has a cameo appearance as well. Without some form of Universal Basic Income, I am essentially doomed to live a life dependent on others. That's not a life I want to live. Speedy Shine keeps me from bringing it to a close. Here's the tr…

We move closer to an authoritarian dictatorship nearly every day. There are those who think we are already there, but I disagree. I believe there is still time to make a difference. Can we still stop the Arrival of Gilead? Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/10/09/approaching-gilead/ Please support the show on Patreon. It makes a…

This is a follow up to last week's episode. I'm obviously living in less than ideal circumstances. I'm dependent upon many people just to survive. How do I make that work? That's tonight's episode. Here's the transcript. https://frededer.home.blog/2022/10/02/surviving-dependency-and-poverty/ I could use your help on Patreon if you can afford it. He…

Willy Loman and I are roughly the same age, and we are both used up. I have more in common with Arthur Miller's protagonist than I would have hoped. This is an exploration of societal and personal tragedy. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2022/09/25/willy-loman-and-me/ Help change the world. Join The People on The Porch on Patreon:…

Evidently the quickest way to make both sides angry is to suggest peace. When I posted this on Patreon, and when I posted it on my blog, both sides told me there was no way they would make peace with the other side. I'm not sure many people even listened to or read what you're about to hear before they decided peace was unthinkable. And that's the …