Some end-of-year clippings, 2004-2022.
01:46 2004 Frosty the candidate.
03:33 2005 Fences, neighbors.
05:00 2006 When ICE raided for illegal labor.
06:24 2007 Congressional treason on the border fence.
09:18 2008 Rioting in Sweden by unruly… youths.
11:12 2009 The secret to success in life.
12:53 2010 Obama’s biggest disappointment.
14:42 2011 A skirmish in the War on Christmas.
17:02 2012 Shakespeare is too male (and white).
19:48 2013 Things we’ve known for ever.
21:47 2015 Star Wars, nah.
23:36 2016 Shop till you drop.
24:49 2017 Strategic deportation, yes!
27:10 2018 Are there any transgender opera singers?
30:12 2019 Sixteen years for bad thoughts.
32:45 2020 Nature imitates art.
34:48 2021 Around the world in 80 woke clichés.
38:02 2033 Derbyshire mysteries.
41:08 Signoff.
01 — Intro. And Radio Derb is on the air! Greetings, listeners, from your perseveringly genial host John Derbyshire, this last weekend of 2023.
I have been somewhat incapacitated for most of this month, and particularly this past couple of weeks. In particular, I haven't been able to give Radio Derb the concentrated attention it requires.
In lieu thereof, this week's podcast has an unusual structure. In place of farm-fresh material, I am going to dig into the archives and give you segments from past end-of-year Radio Derbs. These are all short segments, most from the closing miscellany.
That will keep this podcast's length down to something manageable. It will also keep it a bit lighter than usual, as it's in the closing miscellany that I put less-serious items.
So: Some year-end Radio Derbs, 2004 to 2022. Off we go.
02 — 2004: Frosty the candidate. 2004 was of course an election year and at year end the result was in. I gloated.
03 — 2005: Fences, neighbors. December 2005 there was a proposal in the air to build a proper wall along our southern border. I passed comment.
04 — 2006: Illegal labor. In 2006 ICE was still raiding employers who used illegal-alien labor. I wondered if perhaps we could enlist trial lawyers to help.
05 — 2007: Eternal vigilance. Congressional treason on the border fence.
06 — 2008: Riots in Sweden. By unruly … youths.
07 — 2009: Get a government job!. I keep telling you.
08 — 2010: Obama's biggest disappointment. He couldn't reward scofflaws as much as he wanted to.
09 — 2011: The War on Christmas. A skirmish.
10 — 2012: Shakespeare too male. And too white.
11 — 2013: Dumb kids, smart kids. Things we've known for ever.
12 — 2015: Star Wars, nah. Low-grade space opera.
13 — 2016: Shop till you drop. Hazards of shopping.
14 — 2017: Strategic deportation. A modest proposal.
15 — 2018: Are there any transgender opera singers?. If not, why not?
16 — 2019: Sixteen years for bad thoughts. A hate-crime atrocity.
17 — 2020: Elephant story. Nature imitates art.
18 — 2021: Around the world in 80 woke clichés. They're messing with Jules Verne!
19 — 2022: Sinking of the Derbyshire. An unfathomable mystery fathomed.
20 — Signoff. As always, ladies and gents, thank you for listening, for your emails and your kind donations. In regards to the last two items there, I am far behind in responding so please bear with me.
Here is Peter Dawson to sing us out. Happy New Year!
[Music clip: Peter Dawson, "Auld Lang Syne."]
