A Life Lived Backwards: One Man's Life

A Life Lived Backwards: One Man's Life


Latest Episodes

“John Gallagher and Dr. David Link, Two Jewish Brookline Guys Who Changed the World”
January 25, 2022

John Gallagher Jewish? Sounds Irish to me. The John Gallagher who was the President of the world famous Longwood Cricket Club where tennis is king and was deplored for its policy of not admitting Jews

Looking Backwards to See the Future
January 18, 2022

That is what historians do! That is what preservationists do! Many a wise man has said that we cant see where were going if we have no awareness of where weve been. Human Nature remains the same. T

Irishmen and Irishwoman are a Boy’s Best Friend
January 11, 2022

How could I know that I would spend twenty of the happiest years of my life from age 69 to 89 at one of the most undesirable office locations in Brookline:), amidst a gang of Irishmen, two Irishwomen,

Life and Death
January 04, 2022

Does anybody have the ridiculous notion he or she will live forever? Yeah, me! Not really, but when Jordan Rich asked me on this podcast why I had waited to age eighty-five to have drawn an estate pla

THE MINISTER DISAPPEARS, THE SILVER SCREEN, AND OTHER FASCINATING CASES
December 14, 2021

Youve had a look at some terrific lawyers in the last podcast. Now take a listen to some of my own interesting, if not fascinating, cases. I got a call from my friend Horatio one morning asking if

LEGAL EAGLES
December 07, 2021

Do you want a look inside the otherwise opaque world of lawyers? Listen and you shall hear. Like when as a fledging lawyer I was assigned a criminal case to defend pro bono. I thought the defendant ha

ROW HARD, NO EXCUSES
November 30, 2021

How could I know my life changed direction the day my longtime and esteemed legal assistant, Cathy Jenness, came into my office and asked for a week off. Sure, I said, adding, What for? Cathy said

Greg Spiers – The Best Boy Next Door
November 16, 2021

I think the title of this podcast could have been, Greg Spiers The Best Buy Next Door. Heres why. Some years ago I went to Best Buy for expert advice on an item I was considering. Greg was the sa

Baseball and America’s Survival
November 09, 2021

On this podcast you will hear how a theatrical event that started out lightheartedly surprisingly turned into something deadly serious, became an adventure, and brought me a bunch of new and talented

Why I Wrote a Memoir
November 02, 2021

I never know exactly what will be discussed before any given podcast unfolds. That is because Jordan Rich poses the questions, and I answer spontaneously. Part Two of my memoir is entitled, Why I wro