Smokey the Talking Dog and other tales from the land of loganberry
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Shag carpeting, talking dogs, grizzly bears and Emilio Pucci commercials. Jim Nolan has encountered them all and survived. These stories, most of which first aired on WBFO Public Radio in Buffalo, relate how his love for his hometown and family was able to overcome the obstacles they set in his way, for example, his father's scrambled eggs and offer to reveal "the secret of math." Warm-hearted and hilarious, Smokey the Talking Dog and other tales from the land of loganberry captures a city and era full of eccentricities, hidden dangers and the best local food east of Kansas City.

Smokey the Talking Dog 19

In which I recount my favorite sounds in “Now Hear This;” my not-so-unique talent for snow removal, in “Shovel Ready;” the importance of a flowing man...
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Smokey the Talking Dog 19

In which I recount my favorite sounds in “Now Hear This;” my not-so-unique talent for snow removal, in “Shovel Ready;” the importance of a flowing man...
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Smokey the Talking Dog 18

In which I recount the pain of losing to my son in “Madden 12, Dad 0,” and discuss my unabashed passion for potato chips, except for those sold in the...
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Smokey the Talking Dog 18

In which I recount the pain of losing to my son in “Madden 12, Dad 0,” and discuss my unabashed passion for potato chips, except for those sold in the...
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Smokey the Talking Dog 17

In which we learn about my grandmother’s scrapbook from 1929, now falling apart, in “Scrapbooking, 1919”; and explore my father’s metal box of slides ...
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Smokey the Talking Dog 17

In which we learn about my grandmother’s scrapbook from 1929, now falling apart, in “Scrapbooking, 1919”; and explore my father’s metal box of slides ...
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Smokey the Talking Dog 16

A special podcast for those who, like me, believe the holidays can never come too early: “Reindeer on the Roof” and “Happy Holidays from Me and Elvis....
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Smokey the Talking Dog 16

A special podcast for those who, like me, believe the holidays can never come too early: “Reindeer on the Roof” and “Happy Holidays from Me and Elvis....
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Smokey the Talking Dog 15

In which we learn about my grandmother’s scrapbook from 1929, now falling apart, in “Scrapbooking, 1919”; and explore my father’s metal box of slides ...
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Smokey the Talking Dog 15

In which we learn about my grandmother’s scrapbook from 1929, now falling apart, in “Scrapbooking, 1919”; and explore my father’s metal box of slides ...
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