The Mason Minute
Musings From the Mind Of Kevin Mason; a retired radio guy who just won't give up the microphone.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 1 minutes
- Episodes
- 1081
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Textbooks (MM #4431)
Across America, there's a fight over school textbooks. The primary question is, who should determine the topics covered in these books? Is it the state or federal government? Perhaps parents shoul…
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Wed 10 May 2023
Bulletproof Glass (MM #4430)
Here in Nashville, we're still dealing with the aftermath of the Covenant School mass shootings from six weeks ago. The weekend tragedy in Allen, TX, has finally pushed Nashville out of the news spo…
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Tue 09 May 2023
One Event (MM #4429)
When people take a moment to pause and reflect on their life, they often point to one event where everything changed. But if we think about it, one event is actually many events or moments strung to…
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Mon 08 May 2023
Taylor Is Back (MM #4428)
Taylor is back! For the last week, it's all Nashville has been talking about. Taylor Swift will wrap up her third sold-out concert at Nissan Stadium. And while she doesn't live here anymore, many …
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Sun 07 May 2023
Horse Racing (MM #4427)
The Kentucky Derby is back, and at least for the weekend, many people are horse racing fans. I've never understood the appeal of the sport. I've seen it in person, and it still bores me. Now most …
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Sat 06 May 2023
Brain Freeze (MM #4426)
It doesn't happen all the time, but like many, I get a brain freeze if I eat something cold. Some call it an ice cream headache, but I usually don't get it when I eat something creamy and cold. But…
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Fri 05 May 2023
Writers Strike (MM #4425)
If you're a television fan like me, you've likely heard about the writers' strike that began a few days ago. TV writers are fighting for their future. Streaming services have affected their income,…
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Thu 04 May 2023
Wake Up Early (MM #4424)
People tend to joke that as we get older, we wake up early and eat dinner much earlier than in our youth. And both facts tend to be true. And medical research is now explaining why we don't get as …
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Wed 03 May 2023
Unsolved Murders (MM #4423)
I read a news story the other day that said we now have more unsolved murders than ever. Sadly, I'm not surprised. But the percentages are shocking. With murders increasing across America, we now …
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Tue 02 May 2023
Trigger Words (MM #4422)
Recently, researchers have been looking into trigger words. For many, these are words, when used, elicit an emotional response. With so much political conflict in our society, many of today's trigg…
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Mon 01 May 2023
Wendy's Chili (MM #4421)
I have a confession, and I'm not ashamed to admit this. I love Wendy's Chili. I always have. It was part of my first order at Wendy's; A Single with everything, chili, and a Frosty. For many, it'…
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Sun 30 Apr 2023
Go Crazy (MM #4420)
I finally have a weekend where I can go crazy. My wife is out of town visiting friends in Kansas City. Imagine all of the trouble I can get in. Of course, I probably won't even leave the house. I…
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Sat 29 Apr 2023
First-Class (MM #4419)
When the NFL's Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee in the late 1990s, one of their demands was a first-class stadium. They'd been playing in the famed Astrodome, which wasn't good enough. They even w…
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Fri 28 Apr 2023
College Mergers (MM #4418)
In recent years, many universities have started struggling. Enrollment is down, and the cost of going to school is increasing every year. Some are questioning whether higher education is worth the …
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Thu 27 Apr 2023
Sleeping Pills (MM #4417)
Many people have a problem falling asleep, so they turn to sleeping pills to help them drift off to dream. Some people question whether using them could be causing you harm. Well, it looks like res…
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Wed 26 Apr 2023
Isaac Newton
In grade school, we learned that Isaac Newton was the man who discovered gravity. We can also blame him for being one of the men who developed the study of calculus. But did you know that he predic…
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Mon 24 Apr 2023
Fatal Mistake (MM #4415)
In recent years, mass shootings have become a regular occurrence in the US. But many people never thought that knocking on the wrong door or pulling into the wrong driveway could be a fatal mistake.…
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Mon 24 Apr 2023
Hamburglar (MM #4413)
Back in the day, if you watched any television, it was hard to avoid Ronald McDonald and his McDonaldland friends. Every time you turned the channel, you'd see Mayor McCheese, Grimace, and the Hambu…
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Sun 23 Apr 2023
Generation Alpha (MM #4413)
Our world is all about labels. We want to assign everything to categories. When discussing age, others typecast us by the group they associate us with. We all know the terminology; baby boomers, m…
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Sat 22 Apr 2023
More Bugs (MM #4412)
Perhaps it's my imagination, but I've noticed that we've been dealing with more bugs every year. I'm not worried about ants, wasps, bees, or hornets; you expect those. But for some reason, we're se…
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Fri 21 Apr 2023
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