The Commencement Address College Grads SHOULD Hear
This Vague But True, as heard on Bob and Tom, May 28, 2013, is the contrarian view of what our college grads should hear upon leaving academia, versus the Go Out and Get a Job You Would Do Even If You Weren't Getting Paid stuff they generally get.
The title "Messiah Second Coming Feldman" says it all.
This Vague But True from the May 15, 2013 Bob and Tom Show is about bad names for kids, how sometimes the smartest thing you can say is "I don't know," the Donner Party and talk radio.
Lute Playing Nuts at the Renaissance Festival
This Vague But True was heard on the Bob and Tom Show May 1st, 2013. It's about gay athletes, straight guys who go to Renaissance Festivals and if your soul actually burns in Hell.
Teaching My Daughter to Drive
Talked on Bob and Tom today (4/16/13) about trying to teach my 15 year old daughter how to drive... and how that isn't working out.
If you are a parent, thinking of being a parent or have parents you might like this one.
Just In Time For Valentines Day
this 2/13/13 VBT on BT is about a trip to the dump, rummage sales and Valentines Day.
"Am I Speaking to Time or Car-on Bedorp?"
this VBT from 1/29/2013 is about the lamest phone solicitation call I have ever received, how corporate America has dumbed their sales staffs down too far and a quiz taken by Bob, Tom, Christie and Chick showing what it takes to be a functioning America.
Cod Pieces, a Coyote Skeleton and Earthquakes
This January 16, 2013 VBT on Bob and Tom is about how seeing a ballet dancer wearing a codpiece led to my telling my daughter Claire about being caught naked during an earthquake and how a coyote skeleton... well, it all ties together.
Pawn Shops and Bass Guitars
This Vague But True appeared on the Bob and Tom show, 12/3/12, and is about teenage girls knowing how to push Dad's buttons and the best financial advice you can give your kid is to visit a pawn shop.
Peace in the Middle East, the Mayo Clinic and Foreskins
This appearance on the Bob and Tom show is from Nov. 1, 2012 and this VBT is on... well, a bunch of stuff about why the Mayo Clinic has no competition and why are Muslims and Jews fighting and how I could all straighten it out and what to think about in the voting booth. In one neat package.
We Need A Truth Monitor At the Debates
This VBT aired on the Bob and Tom show Oct. 17, 2012 and is about how ridiculous our debates and political discourse has become and how I can fix it with my new invention, The Truth Monitor. I'm Tim Bedore and I approve this message.
Mick Jagger, Dietary Fiber and the Chicken Dance
This VBT (Vague But True) as heard on BT (Bob and Tom) (and why did I put the full names in parens, that was just a waste of time) is about how difficult it seems for most men in airport bathrooms to have a non-verbal bowel movement. And getting older. And Mick Jagger's dance moves. And a Little League game. Honestly, this does all seem to work together into one commentary but that's just me.
Don't Believe Anything on the Internet
except for what you see on my website.
This VBT aired on Bob and Tom Sept. 19th, 2012. It's about how the internet has become a scamapalooza and how that affects my ability to spread the word about the Animal Conspiracy.
An 8/29/12 VBT from Bob and Tom about the oddest Billboard ever
So what would you make of a billboard, placed in the Chicago metro, that said "Discover Sheboygan" and had a picture of a guy surfing? Is this a bold "outside the box" marketing effort? Or did someone make a big mistake?
The Olympics, Teen Girls and Talking Owls
This Vague But True as heard on the Bob and Tom show, August 15th, 2012, is all about how bad Olympians look in super slo-motion, girl's unrealistic dreams of becoming gymnasts and at what age you can get your children to believe they are talking to an owl.
"I saw a jogger smoking a cigar"
This Vague But True, aired on the Bob and Tom show July 26, 2012 and starts with my having seen a jogger smoking a cigar and goes into other observations of mindless activities.
GPS Does Not Work In Iowa
This Vague But True, as done on the Bob and Tom Show, is about how using Google maps, AAA maps, and a GPS unit is bound to fail. Please listen to this piece if you are going on a family road trip vacation this summer.
8th Grade Graduation and 1st Time in High Heels
This June 13 Vague But True, as heard on the Bob and Tom radio adventure is about my daughter's 8th grade graduation ceremony (yes, they had one) and girls wearing high heels for the first time and an iPhone obsession and the Animal Conspiracy. And I think it all makes sense.
The Merman Family Hour Demo
Syndicated radio show idea demo.
Robin Gibb, The Cubs, Mini Corns and Telephone Poles
May 30 VBT on Bob and Tom is really all about why I am addicted to golf. It's because I care so much, and worry about where our great nation is headed that I... just have to golf. It's the cross the supremely empathetic have to carry.
My Annual Unsolicited Commencement Address
This VBT is also from the May 18 visit to the BT studios. Commencement speakers could all learn a thing or two from me. Or, maybe there is a reason why I don't get too many (any) invitations to speak.
Don't Ever Take a Chihuahua to Alaska
May 18, 2012 Vague But True, with Bob and Tom, in the studio this time, about a story I read in 1992, and thought I knew what what it said about marriage and love and how not letting your wife know what you were thinking was the key to staying together, but I didn't see the more sinister global nature of what was going on.
Special Vague But True for Ashtabula Show
107.5, The Fox, is bringing me in to do a show for their 10th anniversary and to raise money for the Animal Protection League. This special VBT is about the clash between the good critters we want to protect and the species that are agin' us.
May 2 VBT is about Alex Trebeck, Cremation and a new driver
This Vague But True, as heard on the Bob and Tom show is about how money is power and power is sex and why is Alex Trebeck doing an ad for an insurance policy to cover your "final expenses?"
"I Blame The Media" VBT on BT, April 17, 2012
This morning on Bob and Tom I asked "Why can't we think anymore? Why is there a town named Nimrod, MN?" and other odd things like people still named Hitler.
It's all the media's fault, too many screens, too much input, not enough thinking. Check it out for yourself.
Some Thoughts On Paris
This Vague But True is from April 4, 2012. Karen, Claire and I went to Paris on a spring break vacation. I had never been to Europe before. Wow. It's not like here. This VBT is just random thoughts on what happened.
VBT on Bob and Tom about Weird Thoughts
This installment is from March 14th, 2012 and is about the weirdest thought you have ever had. These are the winners from what you people sent in and it is nice to know I am not the only one who has had some really bizarre thoughts in odd moments. Thanks for your participation.
Feb. 15, 2012 Vague But True "These Kids Today"
This VBT I did on Bob and Tom is about reading Kindles while driving, amateur drone aircraft being flown by hobbyists here in America and German vs. Polish Polka music. And, I make a point... or try to.
Nobody is an Expert at Everything - Vague But True
This 1/25/2012 VBT on Bob and Tom shows how even really smart people can be very not smart when they get outside their area of expertise.
And listen at the end for Bob's critique of An Inconvenient Horror-The Animal Conspiracy Slide Show.
Bankable Predictions for 2012 or Your Money BACK!!
This Vague But True on the Bob and Tom show aired Jan 11, 2012, where I make my annual predictions for the new year which will all come true or you get a full refund.
The True Meaning of Xmas
This VBT, from 12/15/11's visit to Bob and Tom, discusses lousy inventions, last minute gift ideas and Amish sports cars and what would happen if you put a football stadium in a shopping mall.
Oct 21 in studio VBT with Bob and Tom
this one is about a bad highway, being late to make a flight, the Sky Mall catalog, the Green Bay Packers, Clark Gable and coal. Seriously.
October 11, 2011 VBT "I'm Sagging"
that pants below the butt style is a bad idea while mowing a lawn. VBT from Bob and Tom.
You Don't Know Jackdick Diddlysquat
This Sept. 14, 2011 Vague But True on Bob and Tom deals with what not to do when you see a neighbor writhing in pain on an ambulance stretcher, analogies, men not being able to express emotion and the Green Bay Packer defense.
Seriously. It's all in there.
VBT on BT August 2, 2011 "Why I Stay Positive"
Why I don't fear another Great Depression and funny things Claire has said recently are covered in this edition of VBT.
Even if Congress defaults on our debt and trips off an economic disaster we have much to look forward to. (Just tryin' to stay positive here)
Airport Security and the Sex Talk VBT on BT
July 13, 2011 VBT on Bob and Tom about how we can be sure no terrorists with surgically implanted bombs get on our planes and having a sex talk with a 13 year old daughter can be merged into one convenient package.
May 20, 2011 VBT on BT Commencement Address
Once again this year the call to speak to a university, or barber college or bartender school graduating class did not come. So, I spoke to the nation's graduates via the radio.
June 6th 2001 VBT on Bob and Tom
"Action/Reaction"
That's a bad place to plant a bottle rocket, Youtube, video cameras, teens and more...
VBT on Bob and Tom April 18, 2011
Ever been to the Wisconsin Dells? Ever go on vacation with your parents? Had it up to here with your teen age daughter? Then, you might like this installment.
Just in Time For Easter Week
This VBT from 2008 talks about the Stations of the Cross and the models who pose as Jesus for billboard pictures.
3/15/11 Bob and Tom VBT and Animal Conspiracy Report
March 15. "Miss Kitty and Ma Rainey" is the name of this Vague But True installment.
Preceding it is a story about a guy who got chased by a badger over 500 yards until he found refuge on top of a UPS truck.
And the VBT is about... well, the Pope and "Gunsmoke" and taking my daughter to a play that was more adult than we thought.
Hope you enjoy.
Feb 2, 2011 VBT on BT Handkerchiefs and Kashoos
Parenting, the Cremation Society, TSA scanning handkerchiefs and what it means for my daughter's future... and oh, yes, Claire's friend thinks there is a nut called a Kashoooo... all come together in this installment of Vague But True.
Oddest VBT Yet Jan 4, 2011 By Any Means Necessary
Well, folks... this one is about something called fecal transplantation therapy and I hope you enjoy it. Not, fecal transplantation therapy. That is a last ditch effort kind of thing. I hope you enjoy... my heart warming story behind fecal transplantation therapy.
Year End Wrap Up and Predictions For 2011
This Vague But Installment aired on Bob and Tom right before Christmas. And as always, if my predictions for 2011 do not come true, you will receive a full refund.
With Age Comes Wisdom VBT on Bob and Tom
This Vague But True installment aired on Bob and Tom Sept. 29th.
Somehow REO Speedwagon, getting wiser as you get older and school prayer are seamlessly merged into a cohesive piece. At least that was my hope when I started it.
VBT "The Lake Cabin"
Just in time for Labor Day, as we wrap up the summer vacation season, this episode of Vague But True from the Bob and Tom show, looks at the Midwest Lake Cabin tradition.
Vague But True Bob and Tom August 24th, 2010
Nobody looks good being sea sick and throwing up, illegal border crossings, legalizing marijuana and tattoos on Mommies at the beach. All in one convenient package.
Hope you enjoy it.
Vague But True on Bob and Tom July 27, 2010
Nobody Should Be Allowed to Vote.
Would you support picking the Congress out of the phone book? This episode says why I think we shouldn't have any more elections to pick the Congress.
KQAK "The Quake" Tim Bedore aircheck
There are fans of the Quake out there who might appreciate hearing this. And if listening to this ruins your formerly fond memories of the station (or probably just my part of it), I am sorry for posting this. It was the 80's, this aircheck may sound like a Member's Only jacket, now.
Tim
Radio For One Podcast Episode #1
Hey Folks. Included in episode #1 is a VBT on BT about the electric fence you may have heard, a new VBT at the end, a Bible According to Tim, lots of stuff on the Animal Conspiracy, A Dear Abby Aptitude Test, How Would Chuck Connors Answer That, and more, and my daughter Claire (aged 12) assists as sound engineer. See if you can hear where a 12 year old gets involved. Hope you enjoy it!
Electric Fence Vague But True
Some of you wanted to hear it again. And let's not forget to salute this brave patriot who tried to save his yard from critters, even though he almost killed himself. And thanks to him for sharing his pain and story.
1st ever broadcast interview for Koko the Gorilla
Koko, the sign language gorilla, interviews Bondwell Jameson, a big game hunter. I helped interpret Koko's sign language questions and Jameson's answer back to her.