Fred’s Front Porch Podcast
A pocast for a kinder, gentler nation
Idealism, fiction, and whatever comes up. I’ve been doing my podcast since September, 2019. It’s my effort to change the world. The fact that I will be unsuccessful is irrelevant. “To believe you can change the world is insanity; failure to try is cowardice.” So, here I am trying.
You’ll find some entertaining short stories, some of which are mine, and some of which are classics of literature.
You’ll find lots of discussion of Universal Basic Income, COVID-19, the facts of poverty, and advocacy for Universal Healthcare. You’ll hear, over and over, that we all matter. There is no Them; we are all Us.
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Episode 195: Speedy Shine’s Backyard Dogcast
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.
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Diabetes and Depression
Episode 199
April 5th, 2023
Diabetes and Depression
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 blog version:
Here’s the Medium link:
https://frededer.medium.com/diabetes-and-depression-94e0adb74f7
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