The Wizard of iPhone Speaks

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12 1/2 minutes each Monday about the universe in your pocket or purse. If you have a new App I’d like to hear about it, call 615/584-2717 go to voice mail and leave your nomination & contact information to receive a Starbucks gift card. ]]>

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June 11, 2026Episode 193 min

Episode 19: It’s a matter that “Golden Rule”: The Guy With The Gold (IRS) Makes The Rules!

Opening and closing music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, recorded live by iPhone on Sunday, June 6, 2026, used with permission.Mike Rowe gets it wrong!In a recent radio commercial, he calls our country a “democratic” republic, and that just Ain’t so!The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic; the last democratic republic was Rome, a place that originated “vox populi,” a literal translation is “voice of the people”.

June 7, 2026Episode 106 min

Episode 10: Even good writers can be blindsided by AI.

Piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, recorded live via iPhone, used with permission. Consider this headline from Maria Bartoloma “Energy Prices Are Rising” FBN Sunday 06/07/20-26. Hack Number One of the five hacks of AI 🤖 “Create a dramatic crisis Headline That Doesn’t deliver.” Here’s the good news 📰. You can fight the good fight. It starts with changing your behavior. Begin by examining your behavior and reducing your electricity use (in terms of electricity); we call this "power demand”. Next time on Wizard of iPhone Speaks, we challenge the conventional wisdom of buying GOLD. I'll start by telling you what they won't tell you.

May 31, 2026Episode 1811 min

Episode 18: Here’s a digital fact you need to know — Editors are an endangered species, and I blame pagination.

Closing music courtesy of Banjo HangOut (Here I raise my Ebineezer), used with permission. As regular listeners know, I love the printed word so much that I paid a premium price to receive a “hard” copy of Newsweek Magazine.This week’s issue, May 29, (20-26) has two automotive stories: “The world’s greatest auto disrupters 20-26” P/26 and on P/46 “Sustainability Mercedes Benz”. My local Mercedes dealer let me drive a GLC/400 as a loner. It drove okay, but i missed the audio cues of my ML320. PS, I don't plan on buying anybody's EV. As a reminder, the illustration that accompanies this precis is from the first Trump administration, when China embargoed our plastic scrap. They decided their landfills were full. They weren’t recycling it either.Join me on Wednesday of this week when I talk to another podcaster about his upcoming new effort. Join me then, won’t you?

May 21, 2026Episode 179 min

Episode 17: English is the new Lingua Franca -- thanks to Pan American Airways

Closing banjo music courtesy of BanjoHangOut -- Hello Dolly, Next Time In our Republic, voting is not about numbers, which "count", it's eligibility that matters.

May 12, 2026Episode 16

Episode 16: "A little late tonight, folks. Jack Benny"

Closing music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church. (used with permission.)

April 23, 2026Episode 156 min

Episode 15: Please forgive the last post -- the file was corrupt -- this time I hope I got it right

Closing Music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church -- Here I Raise My Ebenezer used with permission Yes, it’s true you can get a $99 oil change just anywhere.Visit Import Auto Maintenance for their $60/Winter Special importautomaintenance dot com for this special — local shuttle service is available.They are more than the usual kid in the quick-change shops.Import Auto Maintenance creates a vehicle service report, including any recommended services.If your car is under factory warranty, you need this record of service.Import Auto creates a service reminder to send to your registered e-mail account.Import Auto Maintenance @ 490 Craighead Street, Nashville, TN 37204 If you are old-time Nashville, that’s in the Melrose area — Craighead connects Nolensville Pike with eighth/Ave/south/Franklin Road. Call today @ six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero to schedule your vehicle maintenance appointment.Thats six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero

April 12, 2026Episode 141 min

Episode 14: The hidden wisdom of Baseball

Yes, it’s true you can get a $99 oil change just anywhere.Visit Import Auto Maintenance for their $60/Winter Special at importautomaintenance dot com; local shuttle service is available.They are more than the usual kid in the quick-change shops. Import Auto Maintenance creates a vehicle service report, including any recommended services. If your car is under factory warranty, you need this record of service. Import Auto creates a service reminder to send to your registered e-mail account.Import Auto Maintenance at 490 Craighead Street, Nashville, TN 37204 If you are old-time Nashville, that’s in the Melrose area — Craighead connects Nolensville Pike with eighth/Ave/south/Franklin Road. Call today @ six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero to schedule your vehicle maintenance appointment.Thats six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero

April 6, 2026Episode 133 min

Episode 13: Please excuse the homemade nature of this podcast, due to technical difficuties I can no longer post premium content

Yes, it’s true you can get a $99 oil change just anywhere.Visit Import Auto Maintenance for their $60/Winter Special importautomaintenance dot com for this special — local shuttle service is available.They are more than the usual kid in the quick-change shops.Import Auto Maintenance creates a vehicle service report, including any recommended services.If your car is under factory warranty, you need this record of service.Import Auto creates a service reminder to send to your registered e-mail account.Import Auto Maintenance @ 490 Craighead Street, Nashville, TN 37204 If you are old time Nashville, that’s in the Melrose area — Craighead connects Nolensville Pike with eighth/Ave/south/Franklin Road. Call today @ six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero to schedule your vehicle maintenance appointment.Thats six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero

April 3, 2026Episode 124 min

Episode 12: Once again betrayed by technology

Yes, it’s true you can get a $99 oil change just anywhere.Visit Import Auto Maintenance for their $60/Winter Special importautomaintenance dot com for this special — local shuttle service is available.They are more than the usual kid in the quick-change shops.Import Auto Maintenance creates a vehicle service report, including any recommended services.If your car is under factory warranty, you need this record of service.Import Auto creates a service reminder to send to your registered e-mail account.Import Auto Maintenance @ 490 Craighead Street, Nashville, TN 37204 If you are old-time Nashville, that’s in the Melrose area — Craighead connects Nolensville Pike with eighth/Ave/south/Franklin Road. Call today @ six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero to schedule your vehicle maintenance appointment.Thats six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero

March 23, 2026Episode 114 min

Episode 11: Beware of Feature Creep Yes, I mean you Endurance CarCar -- When Did It Become Smart to Pay to Shop?

Yes, it’s true you can get a $99 oil change just anywhere.Visit Import Auto Maintenance for their $60/Winter Special importautomaintenance dot com for this special — local shuttle service is available.They are more than the usual kid in the pit, quick-change shop.Import Auto Maintenance creates a vehicle service report, including any recommended services.If your car is under factory warranty, you need this record of service.Import Auto creates a service reminder to send to your registered e-mail account.Import Auto Maintenance @ 490 Craighead Street, Nashville, TN 37204 If you are old-time Nashville, that’s in the Melrose area — Craighead connects Nolensville Pike with eighth/Ave/south/Franklin Road. Call today @ six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero to schedule your vehicle maintenance appointment.Thats six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero zero that’s six one five — three two seven — nine six — zero

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