The Podcast Nobody Will Listen To: Recent Episodes
Terry and Kelly Bates
Terry and Kelly, a couple Gen X-ers, share fun stories and random thoughts about life and growing up in western New York. Try your hand at "Fun Kelly Car Games."
In this episode, Terry and Kelly talk about their new outlook on quality over quantity.
Covid strikes again...this time with a run on Christmas trees. Sometimes you just need to change the direction.
Pumpkin spice, apple picking, football, and crisp air...Not for Kelly. What is your favorite time of year?
Terry and Kelly are back with season two of their random conversations. Do you have a lucky rabbit's foot?
Kelly has picked out the five songs she could listen to for her life playlist. Terry is not so sure about it. What about you?
There was nothing like getting behind the wheel of your first car...even if it was a junker. Check that dipstick, tighten the battery contacts, add some dry gas and off you go.
How many concerts have you attended? Terry's jealousy shines as Kelly shares her love for concertgoing.
Check your spleen! How did you survive the seventies with role models like Evel Knievel and the Fonz?
Cabin fever got you down? Stuck at home for Spring Break? Or could you not take covid anymore and hit the beach? Kelly and Terry talk about family road trips.
Ever go back and see what people posted to your yearbook...before Facebook? Kelly wants to know if the party invites expire. What do you think?
Everybody has one. It is the guitar riff or drum beat of your theme song that pumps you up when you have to step up to the plate in your life. What is your walk up song?
Step off Boston and Chicago, I typically don’t pick sides but Buffalo is something special when it comes to St. Patrick’s Day. It may have started with Irish immigrants working the Erie Canal, Grain Yards, Steel Mills, and Railroads but the traditions unify all of Buffalo on March 17th. So get your table and spike your green orange juice and have a great St. Patrick’s Day!
Nothing like a TV dinner on a rickety tin tray when Mom and Dad left you with the babysitter for the evening. What exactly is a Salisbury steak anyway? Kelly and Terry talk about their favorite, and not so favorite, foods of the “just add water” era.
It is 1978 on the mean city streets in western New York. The Super Bowl hangs in the balance three driveways down. Can Terry Bradshaw and is perfect Nerf football pull it off? Were you the receiver?
Paper routes, grocery stores, and fast food...can you relate to growing up with these jobs? Which one was your worst?
A lot of listeners have been asking why our web site is called Whorls of Conversation. In this episode, Terry and Kelly give a brief explanation.
Twinkies, HoHo's, and Little Debbie. These are our lunchtime friends we miss so much. Or maybe you preferred an apple a day to keep the doctor away. Lunchtime was Kelly's favorite period of the school day. What about you?
Apparently, our wardrobes are in need of an upgrade…but maybe we are just not ready for the commitment.
Did you ever say something to your kids and think to yourself, “Oh my goodness, was that me or my Dad who just said that.” We learned a lot of great lessons from our parents. Some phrases stuck better than others.
Did you attend Catholic school? We did…and the thoughts of our friends, teachers, nuns, and priests bring back fun memories.
It is the dead of winter and pandemic fatigue is a real thing. We all need to find that magic snowball of why we love living in Western NY. What is your favorite winter memory?
Do you take your smart phone for granted? Get frustrated when Google doesn’t pull up contact info fast enough? Just think about the hours spent leafing through a 3000 page phone book to find your friend’s number. In this episode, Terry and Kelly remember when phone privacy meant sliding the cord under a bedroom door.
It is not the destination…it is the journey. Bwhahahah. At some point, we have all had the travel experience from hell. Rude people, flat tires, cancelled flights. The worst travel nightmares make the best stories, but only after you make it home and back to a normal blood pressure.
Terry and Kelly approach travel very differently. Terry lines out the details of planes, trains, and automobiles while Kelly loves to absorb the sites, sounds, and culture of her surroundings. Same trips…different experiences.
Does holiday stress and pandemic fatigue got you down? Take back your Christmas with family, fun, and Obi Wan.
Yea, we grew up 80s…and a decade of great movies provided a decade of great movie quotes. What is your favorite 80s movie quote?
We call this podcast series “The Podcast Nobody Will Listen To.” This episode explains why we chose the title.
Here is our first shot at making a podcast. Doing a sound check on this new equipment and chatting about some random topics. Enjoy!