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Podcast Host Bio:
Fast Freddie

Born of Irish,
German and English parentage in Wisconsin, Fast Freddie
spent his adolescent formative years in Tennessee. Joined the
Navy, trained in electronics and was then assigned to a
destroyer stationed out of Norfolk, Va. Traveled the
Caribbean, Atlantic and Mediterranean seas while on tour
of duty. Participated in the Cuban blockade during the
missiles of October crisis.
Visited most of
Southern, Northern Europe and the major Caribbean Islands.
Returned to civilian life at the end of four years of active
duty and started on a career path in private industry.
This
course began with the assignment as a line supervisor in a
Government electronics Manufacturer facility. Subsequent career path
changes included manufacturing QC, executive recruiting, field
service and field service training.
Ultimately became CEO of his own multi-million $ service
corporation serving the restaurant industry. Became a father
of one fine son, grandfather to a beautiful little girl and a
well paid amateur magician along the way.
Developed uncanny
powers of observation and assessment during 40 years in
customer related interactions and activities. Cashed in
his last big motorcycle for his first computer in 1988
to insure that he would not be "left behind" in the
exciting world of computers (or ever again left in the dust by
computer literate 6 year olds). He has never looked back!
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Episode 25:
An Alternative Medicine Prescription?
"Does scotch-taping 142 pigeons to
your arms, and jumping off a cliff qualify as "alternative
flight? Maybe we should call this a version of the
old 'Pigeon Drop Scam' still in use today. I
want to spend some time with you tonite on the subject of
"ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE". I regret to inform you that,
despite our self-assigned level of higher intellect, that
we have allowed the spin doctors to run another huge scam
on us..." |
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Episode 24:
The Quest for Truth in the Digital Age
"I'd like to mention to you some things that fall
under the category I call: The Quest for Truth in
the Digital Age. Isn't it
interesting. We all seek confirmation and agreement
to our points of view. Regardless of what
topic: political, religious, moral,
scientific, the position we have adopted as our own is
firmly implanted in our mind. We then spend a
lifetime collecting news, printed articles, thoughts from
others that support our point of view and quote them often
to lend further validity to our position.
Conversely, the items of question that appear to disprove
our point of view, are ignored or arbitrarily rejected as
false, or at least incorrect..." |
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Episode 23:
Brer Rabbit, Meathead and
The Amos 'N Andy Show - NOT!
"The segment I'd like to talk about today is called "Brer
Rabbit, Meathead and The Amos 'N Andy Show - NOT! Oh, how
our sensibilities have changed. Now that we have
been re-educated so that we are no longer encouraged to
use words and situations that might cause offense in one
or more people, it appears that many of the books, stories
and TV shows from our past, would never reach production
in today's world..." |
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Episode 22:
The Shoot In Foot Gun Control Theory
"Today's segment is one I call, "Shoot in Foot."
First, in order to head off the anticipated attackers, no
- I am not nor have I ever been a member of the NRA, and
yes - I am saddened and shocked at the random death of
students at the shooting at NIU. My prayers go out
to them and their families and yes - I own a gun -
second largest caliber handgun on the market. Did I
miss anything? Oh yes, I'm pro-life..." |
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Episode 21:
The Global Warming Sky is Falling
"The sky is NOT falling. In the namby-pamby (ie
subjective truth) world of the left-leaning crowd, it is a
given that, in their perfect world, we all should have
pretty much the same number of resources as every other
person on our planet -- thereby eliminating the
"evil rich". Even though this form of classic
socialism", I believe they call it communism..." |
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Episode 20:
So You Want a New President?
"Every four years we swim through a sea of political
rhetoric so that once again, 27% of those of us who care
can vote in a new president. Where were you when the
ballots were cast last time? Our daily candidate
summaries are filled with charges and counter charges -
they call it debating..." |
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Episode 19:
Waiter - There's a Fire in My Soup!
"Looking back at roads traveled over the last 5 years
or so, I have come to see that the so-called "politically
correct" crowd, have slowly, inexplicably transmogrified
themselves into something much more frightening and
intrusive. I call them "The Word Police" - those who
seek something, anything to be offended by." |
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Episode 18:
Yule Be Sorry!
"Best of the holiday season to you all.
Christmas brings good cheer, fellowship and warm feelings
to many. But did you know that almost 20% of the
revenue generated via credit cards also happens at this
time of year? did you know that on average the
consumer will spend $232 more at Christmas using charge cards
vs. direct spending...?" |
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Episode 17:
Attitude This!
"The original attitude pioneer was an invention in
the 70's called the "rude, filthy-rich business man." This
would be the guy, who, as long as there was an audience,
would send his steak back twice in a top-of-the-line
restaurant and on it's third return proclaim that he would
"turn this restaurant into a parking lot because of the
poor performance." This "center of the Earth"
personality type has been polished through the years..." |
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Episode 16:
The Tyranny of Fairness:
"Our topic today, is Fairness, a new doctrine of
oppression. First they came for the Pilgrims. They
said that the Pilgrims were Christians and many other kids
in the school were of other faiths, so Thanksgiving
festivities in the school system had to be stopped.
Some schools then had nothing: Others, to demonstrate
Fairness..." |
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Episode 15:
Hi-Tech Quackery:
"During the 1920s and 1930s, the proliferation of quack
medicine was running rampant. With the advent of
electricity, the Snake Oil Salesman of the covered-wagon
days were replaced with the Wizards of Oz. Clever
pitchmen who wove amazing stories of healing powers around
what were nothing more than plywood boxes, embellished
with a few flashing lights, a switch or two and an AC
power cord..." |
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Episode 14:
Self Esteem Run Amok:
"It seems another serious flaw in behavior has developed
in recent years. While I'm sure that there are many
opinions on the origin of this new spreading malady, I am
supposing that the seeds of destruction for this one were
sewn about the same time that Dr. Spock invented time-outs
for kids..." |
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Episode 13:
Your Future Defined?:
"I
wanted to speak to you about some amazing things that are
going to happen in the future. You may find this
hard to believe, but about 500 years from now, say, in the
year 2000 and beyond, your relatives are going to be told
some absolutely incredible stories. These tales will
be presented to them as factual, and they will be expected
by their peers and their ruling government to follow these
doctrines as they are presented..." |
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Episode 12:
The Emperor is Naked:
"I'm sure that all of you are familiar with the original
story. There's a movement currently in motion
currently that concerns me a great deal. This
concoction of pop-psychology concepts has transformed
itself into a disastrous, dangerous stew that we are now
all expected to eat with relish, or be spoon-fed daily
depending on the situation. The recipe for this stew
includes the following ingredients..." |
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Episode 11:
Master Conspiracy:
"This is the straight scoop. After months of
research, auto manufacturer's archives and the US Patent
Office finally able to find the original plans for the 75
mile per gallon carburetor that the oil companies and the
car manufacturers had paid not to build so that they could
make more money. After painstaking homework, we've
been able to build one and I have installed it on my 1985
Chevy Impala..." |
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Episode 10:
Forced Believability:
"I'd like to pass on some thoughts about one of my
favorite topics. I call it the psychology of Forced
Believability. To set the background for you, let me
mention what happened when I came home from work the other
day. My neighbor had a garden spray pump strapped to
his back and was systematically spraying every inch of his
front yard. I said, "Putting the Spring weed killer
down, Ted?" He said, "Nope: I have a 50/50 mix of
water and Chanel perfume..." |
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Episode 9:
Quest for Success:
"We're smothered in self-help literature, videos, audios
and seminars these days. It's become a billon-dollar
enterprise in helping us find our way to success.
Since all of these pathfinders require that you give them
money before they will help you, it should come as
no surprise that these gurus of success define success
with the classic measuring stick" money, belongings,
houses cars, boats and so-forth..." |
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Episode 8: Is
It a Sale?:
"Everybody loves a special sale of some kind, right?
When was the last time you went into a store that wasn't
having a sale? Unfortunately this topic brings us
into a murky world of unanswered questions, rather than
straight answers. For example, when something sells
for 20, 30, or 40% off, do you ever wonder if maybe that
item was overpriced to begin with...?" |
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Episode 7:
Trampled Feelings:
"Somewhere during the journey to the land of now, we have
been indoctrinated into the concept that being American,
also means never having your feelings hurt. And if
someone should hurt your feelings on purpose, you have
been diminished as a person and officially victimized in
ways that only, you, the victim, can properly define..."
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Episode 6:
Proverbs to Live By:
"It is good to look ahead. To learn new things, new
ways of doing things. But sometimes, there is wisdom
to be found in the old ways. A favorite of mine for
example, is an old African proverb. in Africa, when
the sun comes up, the Antelope wakes. It knows that
if it does not run faster than the Lion, it will die..." |
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Episode 5:
Coloring Book of Life:
"Isn't it interesting when first we are given crayons, and
learn not to run with scissors, we scribble the bright
colors all over the page, usually until the crayon breaks,
and we find another color that isn't broken. Then
our parents tell us how wonderful a job we did and tape
the silly thing to the refrigerator until it's replaced by
another: hopefully a bit more coherent..." |
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Episode 4:
Keep It Simple:
"Sure: we live in a world surrounded with hi-tech gadgets
to make our lives healthier, more efficient, more
comfortable, more pleasant, more financially-rewarding and
so on, but here's a question to consider: The last
time that you were caught on the street in the rain, did
you..." |
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Episode 3:
The Safety of Tyranny:
"I
understand the concept that we should error on the side of
caution, but I begin to wonder how I've achieved senior
citizen status without Uncle Sam as my personal nanny for
the lion's share of my years. How did I make it
without a government body or group telling me what I
should eat, and what I shouldn't? That I could lose
my balance on my new step ladder and break my neck if I
failed to be cautious...? |
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Episode 2:
Voice Control:
"Maybe you can help me out with the following puzzle
- I'm a bit confused. Major progress has been made
in voice recognition software that's resulted in increased
practicality, accuracy and decreased learning curves.
The primary goal of this segment of the software industry
seems to be the ever-present elimination of dictation with
some thought toward the disabled..." |
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Episode 1: We
Have Choices:
"Yeah, it's about choice. We can choose where we
live. We can choose HOW we live. We can choose
who we live with. We can choose almost anything we
want in our lives. That's the American Way, right?
But do we really need more than 140 different kinds of
breakfast cereal in our mornings? I mean, after all
there are only 6 basic ingredients to make them out of..." |
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