This Sunday at midnight a BRAND NEW META EPISODE of The Nutty Chronicles will be released! If you're a subscriber of the show when you wake up on Monday morning it will be waiting for you. Just click and listen! :) If you're NOT a subscriber no wor…
First, I would feel remiss if I didn't begin by wishing all a Happy St. Patrick's Day this March 17th! As always: Celebrate responsibly. In the event you missed Monday's blog I announced that this coming Sunday a BRAND NEW META EPISODE of The…
It not only pleases me to announce that this coming Sunday a new META Episode of The Nutty Chronicles will be released. But it also genuinely excites me! With each new episode comes fresh content. And inevitably within that content I learn so much a…
As I've previously shared on in this forum I'm a 3rd gen Irish-American. Both sets of Grandparents immigrated from Ireland to NYC in the early half of the 20th Century. My Grams on my Mothers side came to live with us when I was very young. My Gr…
Well the weekends here! And while next week the temps will be upwards towards the 60's I might have spoken a LITTLE too soon in regards to it feeling like Spring already and the very COLD temps we'll be having here in NYC. While out today it was li…
...Out Like A Lamb! That's the well known adage about March. Whilst conversing with Martin over the weekend he commented that it seems as if Spring is right around the corner. I scoffed at that and remarked that I thought it had been rather chilly a…
Over the weekend The Nutty Chronicles was informed by the service it uses to host and distribute the show that we have reached the incredible milestone of 3000 unique Downloads! I can tell you that for a niche market that this show relies on it's a …
In the latest episode of The Nutty Chronicles Martin's extremely gifted and Dublin recording artist Rosa Nutty debuted a version of the Thomas Moore Irish melody "The Last Rose Of Summer". A hauntingly beautiful tune that Rosa absolutely does proper…
When Martin asked me if I would be interested in helping him, many moons ago, with helping out a little on the podcast I did not hesitate for a second. Knowing what kind of person Martin was I instinctively KNEW that, not only would the show be a su…
A lot of you are already familiar with just exactly what The Nutty Chronicles is all about. But just like anything else as time goes by the curious and potential subscribers to the show grows and it becomes necessary to detail what the show encompas…
I had to do some running around the City today. We got hit with somewhat of a Winter Storm so that slowed travel down and provided me with extra time to listen to podcasts. Of which I listen to a few. I decided to give the most recent episode of Th…
The newest episode of The Nutty Chronicles "A Bed Of Thorny Roses" is up now and available for your listening pleasure! If you are a subscriber to the show it is waiting for you inside your podcast player. If you're not a subscriber to the show bec…
Coming on just about a year now Martin informed me that he was creating and putting out a podcast. He explained what it was going to be about. But if I'm going to be honest, at first, I really had difficulty wrapping my mind around it and didn't qui…
Having a laugh with Martin not long ago he asked how I would introduce myself on the blog I remarked "I think I'll begin with 'I was born the son of a share cropper...' and go from there. The truth is I was born here in NYC and am the grandchild of …
My name is Dennis Penglase. I periodically assist Martin Nutty, the host of The Nutty Chronicles, with varying details that may arise in the production of the show. A podcast has many moving parts that consistently must be attented and looked after.…
Beginning Monday I'll be handing the reigns of the Blog over to an individual who helps me periodically with different behind the scenes aspects of the podcast: Dennis Penglase. I have enjoyed myself IMMENSELY with the blog and sharing my musings o…
Like most everything in life there's upsides and downsides to each and every Season. Winter can be excrutiatingly cold and dim. But it can just as much be full of life and beauty. Today, along with my beautiful and lovely wife, we took a walk in cl…
Here in NYC we're in the process of getting HAMMERED with the first, and quite sizeable, winter storm of the season. The temps are in the low 20's and bone chillingly cold. If I had to venture a guess I would say that at the time of this writing clo…
The latest episode of The Nutty Chronicles, "A Bed Of Thorny Roses", is now availible and ready for your listening enjoyment. The episode explores the early years of my parents marriage, my father's exploits in horticulture, a song debut by Dublin …
I'd like to take a moment to present and introduce another podcast that I am actively involved with. It's called: Irish Stew - Conversations For The Global Irish Nation. My partner in this endeavor is one John Lee. Together we touch on a myri…
A question I'm often asked is "Is there something I can do to help the podcast?" The answer to that is one simple word: Yes! And the best part? It's simple. It's fast. Most importantly...It's FREE! The BIGGEST way you could possibly help The Nutty …
It pleases me to inform you that the official website for The Nutty Chronicles now includes the COMPLETE written text for every episode. As well as numerous photographs, icorporated within the text, that helps to flesh out each episode and add visua…
It pleases me to anounce that the all new Episode 7 of The Nutty Chronicles is now live and waiting for you to give it a listen! In this episode I explore the early years of my parents marriage, my father's early years of employment and the choices…
In an earlier blog post a few days ago I alluded to the fact that Dad had achieved a noteable success in his position at The Agricultural Institute at Kinsealy. That success would come in the form of rose bush propagation. A notoriously finicky plan…