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Happy Christmas 2021

Hi, I'm Ray. Happy Christmas! It's been a while since we last chatted... and I've missed you. I might get back into Podcasting in the new year. What are your thoughts?

Do You Look Back in Anger?

Do you look back in anger at something unjust that happened? You were innocent, and yet you took the blame. Do you hold grudges? Can you let go? Stress and anger are not good, but how can you forgive and forget?

Midweek Message 32.

Kids these days have pressure at school and suffer from stress. Do you suffer from stress? Do you get angry? Can you forget about an injustice that happened decades ago? Can you move on?

The Decline of out Towns and Cities.

Some of our towns and cities are a complete mess. The buildings look as if they are derelict. There’s rubbish in the streets, graffiti adorning walls… What’s gone wrong?

Midweek Message 31.

Stone the crows! I'm late with this week's Midweek Message! better late than never, I suppose.

The Days Before Computers.

How did the banks cope before computers? How did shops carry out stock taking and ordering before computers? In this episode, I look at life in the 50s and 60s before computers.

Midweek message 30.

This is the 30th Midweek Message. Where has the time gone? More to the point, where has the summer got to?

Package Holidays to Spain in the 1970s.

Do you remember the package holidays of the 1970s? People would jet off to Spain rather than Blackpool, and I was one of them. In this episode, I look back at those heady days of holidaying abroad.

Midweek Message 29.

I sound rather rough this morning because I've got a cold. In the middle of the summer, can an you believe it? I hope you're looking after yourself and keeping well. Now, here's a question. Is your glass half full or half empty?

When I was a boy!

When I was a boy, in the good old days! In this episode, I talk about decimalisation in the UK, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, sex drugs and rock and roll, funerals… What? Yes, funerals. Please, join me!

Midweek Message 28.

Hi, and welcome to the 28th Midweek Message. What do you want me to rant about next Sunday? 1950s 60s funerals, 1970s decimalisation... email me...   raysrants@protonmail.com

A Nation of Shopkeepers

We Brits are known as a nation of shopkeepers. How did this come about, and is it true? In this episode, I look at the local shops, the corner shops and the supermarkets over the decades. Please join me.

Midweek Message 27.

Hi, I hope you're well. Are we Brits a nation of shopkeepers? That's what I'll be talking about in next Sunday's episode... among other things! 

Collecting Things

We’ve all collected stuff over the years. Some of it is junk, some it worth a lot of money.  In this episode, I talk about the things people used to collect back in the 50s and 60s.

Midweek Message 26.

Hi, welcome to the 26th Midweek Message. We Brits have a reputation for talking about the weather. I'm not going to do that.  But I will say that rain and storms are due this weekend. But we don't care, do we? We laugh in the face of bad weather!