It’s Mardi Gras! So what better time to hear stories and thoughts of New Orleans? In this chapter: A Schnook’s Thoughts: “If you don’t like black people…” Anger in the French Quarter A Schnook’s Life: “UNCLEAN!” You wouldn’t THINK you’d catch an illness on Bourbon Street, but here we are. A Schnook’s Music: Traditional New Orleans jazz with a side of anticipation ..read more

Sean is back with a new chapter in his podcastual memoir. In this installment: A Schnook’s Thoughts on Christmas food A Schnook’s Life of balancing the holidays in different states A Schnook’s Music: live shows in 2023 ..read more

This Thanksgiving I am thankful for getting an episode out after a…(checks the calendar)…eight month hiatus. In this chapter: A Schnook’s Thoughts: things that surprised me about London A Schnook’s Life: Don’t meet your heroes — even the ones you meet at a mall? A Schnook’s Music: reflecting on the “final” Beatles song ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHY: “Now and Then” – The Last Beatles Song (documentary) The Beatles – “Now and Then” (Official Music Video)   ..read more

In this long overdue episode, Sean discusses why he will NOT travel in January. He gets pretty cosmic, too ..read more

Hey, I couldn’t resist doing one more episode for the holiday! This time, I take deep dives into two works of art that are synonymous with this time of year: Seven Christmas Carols – a look into different interpretations of Charles Dickens’ seasonal novella Music for Schnooks: It’s a Super Deluxe Edition, Charlie Brown! A super deluxe edition of the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas, that is! Online Bibliography: Milwaukee Pretzel Company Sprecher Root Beer Mustard “Thank You Very Much” from Scrooge Disney’s Christmas Carol (1974 audio recording) Rich Little’s Christmas Carol A Charli ..read more

This new chapter takes a look back at the year that was 2022. And there. Shortest description ever of one of these episodes. (I think.) ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHY: The Surfrajettes performing in Evanston, IL ..read more

Been a while since there was a new episode. I guess you could say I took the summer off? Well, in this new chapter, you’ll learn about a few things that took up my time. Why should anybody care? heh. When you find out why, please let me know! I mean…I’m just a schnook! A Schnook and the California Myth – dream vacation or harsh reality? (Or both?) Should I have spent more time at the office? Well, for a month and a half, I did not. Music for Schnooks: The Fest for Beatles Fans revisited ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHY: Peter Asher leads a sing-along of “World Without Love” (follow the bouncing Peter ..read more

After some time off, the schnookery is back as Sean discusses: A Schnook in the Sin City – What happens in blah blah blah Music For Schnooks: Apple’s Biggest Failure – When the nerds at Cupertino try to give the world what nobody would ever want Online Bibliography Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker Neon Museum ..read more

In this chapter, Sean sidesteps his autobiography for just a bit with a plea for digital data safety. Also, he comes to the defense of an oft-maligned Beatles compilation. Online Bibliography 9 ways to help Ukrainians amid Russia crisis ..read more

It’s that time of year again: January. Which means it’s not February yet. 31 days to get the January episode on time, and this schnook takes every second to do so! In this chapter: S.A.T. is a Four-Letter Word: a life in test prep Music For Schnooks: Don’t Meet Your Heroes – Nine and a Half Times Blue: an everyday schnook meets one of his musical heroes and hilarity ensues! (Or maybe not ..read more