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  • Flooded with FAKE!

    Flooded with FAKE!
    Jan 16 2026
    You might have noticed, or maybe not, but we are being flooded now with fake as in fake AI imagery, stories, music, etc., etc. When people cannot trust anyone or anything or find any resemblance of truth--they go crazy. Is this part of the planned psyops?
    *@mattbradfordmusic
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    13 Min.
  • 2026 RESOLUTION!

    2026 RESOLUTION!
    Jan 7 2026
    I don't always have New Year's Resolutions, but I have one this year..."to care less." Here's what I mean by that...
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    12 Min.
  • Pine Cone, Pencil, & PE

    Pine Cone, Pencil, & PE
    Dec 29 2025
    I had an opportunity to witness something really beautiful with one of my 3rd-grade girls during PE. I wanted the class to move freely with some music while I played my bucket drums for a dynamic warm-up. It's worth telling the story--maybe it will inspire you too? Enjoy.

    Photo: "RJ @ Huntington Beach Sunset"
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    10 Min.
  • Show #400! The Power of Pencils

    Show #400! The Power of Pencils
    Dec 14 2025
    "You can only generate ideas when you put pencil to paper, brush to canvas... when you actually do something physical." -Twyla Tharp

    This is episode #400 for The Long Road! I wanted to do a special show for #400, so I'm profiling the family-owned Musgrave Pencil Company in Shelbyville, TN. It's an amazing story of American grit, creativity, and a legacy of quality workmanship.

    Consider picking up a cool 12-pack of Tennessee Red cedar pencils! They are great pencils and make unique gifts.

    Reference: Musgrave Pencil Company History
    Photo by Ron Jones
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    20 Min.
  • Redwood Reflections

    Redwood Reflections
    Dec 8 2025
    In yet another valiant effort to increase and inspire improved literacy, I share some wonderful reflections of the Giant Redwood trees in California courtesy of California native and esteemed author John Steinbeck.

    Book Reference: "Travels with Charley: In Search of America" by John Steinbeck (1962)
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    11 Min.
  • Manual Resets & Men

    Manual Resets & Men
    Dec 7 2025
    This episode is about depression and how to "MANually reset" yourself so you don't need medication, counseling, or a suicide vest. I'm primarily speaking to the men today, but there is value for all. On the mechanical side, some trade tech talk today on firewood, sheds, gravel, and building with railroad ties and how this is in stark contrast to children today who don't even know left vs. right, how to tie their shoes, or how to read an analogue clock.

    Stinger Credit: @mattbradfordmusic
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    29 Min.
  • Paper Trails VS. Digital Dust?

    Paper Trails VS. Digital Dust?
    Nov 30 2025
    the playground is deserted/ no buses pass
    the street smells heavy of broken glass
    "Tombstone Blues Original Transcript" by Bob Dylan (1965)

    I was at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa yesterday. What a massive archive collection of so many "physical" holdings. Here are some deep thoughts on the value of physical and paper items as opposed to the current emphasis upon digital.
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    21 Min.
  • The California Desert

    The California Desert
    Nov 25 2025
    "The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It's as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California."

    I miss the California desert. Here's a nice capture of California heat from Steinbeck's 1962 travelogue, "Travels with Charley," as he rolled through the Mojave.

    Book Reference: "Travels with Charley: In Search of America" by John Steinbeck (1962)
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    11 Min.