Dan Dillman – Host of A Little of This, A Little of That
A Little of This and A Little of That is a program of Conversation, Information, People and Places” hosted by Dan Dillman, retired Northern Illinois University Professor of Geography. Each program often consists of a potpourri of topics to inform and amuse. You will hear conversations with well informed people on such topics as identity theft, forensics, linguistics, climate change, geography and much more.
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Listen Below to Previous Broadcasts of “A Little of This, A Little of That” that interest you.
Each show is approximately 27 minutes in length:
Full Moons, Ladderson Mex. Border, Wine Grapes, The Art of War, Comments of Interest
April 30, 2020
Arctic Ice, Mich.’s Fieldstone Heritage, Future Facts, Livestock on Environment, Wit and Wisdom
March 26, 2020
Kansas,Peak Happiness, Venice, Items of Note
February 27, 2020
Ukraine, Artificial Intelligence, Questions and Answers, Curing Ebola
February 6, 2020
Food Waste, Social Diversity, Wit and Wisdom, Superiority and Privilege
January 9, 2020
Flu vaccine, Items of Note, Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, Wit and Wisdom
December 12, 2019
Baseball Rule Changes – October 24, 2019
5G, Ocean Mysteries, Hong Kong – October 10, 2019
Lotteries, University Cities, Oil, Brain, Literature – June 24, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft Pt. 2 – June 3, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft – May 20, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Great Lakes Facts, Climate Change – May 6, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – “Casey at the Bat”, Cats, Super Fungi – April 29, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – How to Hide an Empire, Edgar Allen Poe – April 15, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – 100 Years of Bauhaus – April 8, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Invasive Reptiles of Florida, Interstellar Probes, Northern Explorers, Etc. – March 25, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Future Facts, Cats and Boxes, Easter Island, Etc – March 11, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Things to Avoid, Forest Fires, Saudi-US Alliance, Etc – January 21, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Last First on Earth, 10,000-year-old Emojies, Etc – Jan 14, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Claude Debussy, The Beginning of Modern Music? – January 7, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Word-Pairs, Robot Replacements, Amazon HQ2, etc. – December 24, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Legacy of World War 1- December 10, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Smells, Arctic, Search Engines, Smithsonian – November 26, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Student Debt, 18-Hour Flight, Extreme Hurricanes, and the Aral Sea – November 1, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – VW Bug Swatted, Indian Summer, The Middle Class, and Lake Baikal – October 25, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ocean Plastic, Protest Flags, Wit and Wisdom, Arctic Ice, and Michigan’s Coral Reef – September 17, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Israel, Speaking English And Alzheimer Breakthrough – September 3, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Interview With Linc Smelser And Jerry Zar From The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra – August 27, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – “!”, Brexit, Summer of Hell, Plastic in the Pacific, and Talking Trees – August 20, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ford’s Changing Lineup, ID Cards, Earth Day, etc. – August 13, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall – July 23, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Clear Alternative – April 16, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Baseball 2018 – April 02, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – The 2018 Olympics And More – Febuary 18, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Retail industries, Robo Calls And The Strong Stock Market – Febuary 5, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Hollywood Secret Weapon, Future Of The Ocean And More – November 20, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – October 30, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Climate Change and Coral Reefs, The Search for Another Earth – September 18, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – GPS Maps, Antarctica, Heat Waves, and Plastic Trash – August 28, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Bob Dylan’s Acceptance Letter for the Nobel Prize, and his Affection for the Old Standards – August 07, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – His Music and More – May 01, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 2 – April 17, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 1 – April 10, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – U.S. Mexican Border – December 19, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Gotthard Tunnel QA, U.S. Mexican Border – December 5, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Vintage Baseball, Food Waste and Super Rich – October 31, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Globalization after Brexit; Future of World Oil Production; LLI at NIU; Best Places for Expatriates – September 12, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Dave Brubeck and His Music – August 29, 2016
March 26, 2020
Kansas,Peak Happiness, Venice, Items of Note
February 27, 2020
Ukraine, Artificial Intelligence, Questions and Answers, Curing Ebola
February 6, 2020
Food Waste, Social Diversity, Wit and Wisdom, Superiority and Privilege
January 9, 2020
Flu vaccine, Items of Note, Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, Wit and Wisdom
December 12, 2019
Baseball Rule Changes – October 24, 2019
5G, Ocean Mysteries, Hong Kong – October 10, 2019
Lotteries, University Cities, Oil, Brain, Literature – June 24, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft Pt. 2 – June 3, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft – May 20, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Great Lakes Facts, Climate Change – May 6, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – “Casey at the Bat”, Cats, Super Fungi – April 29, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – How to Hide an Empire, Edgar Allen Poe – April 15, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – 100 Years of Bauhaus – April 8, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Invasive Reptiles of Florida, Interstellar Probes, Northern Explorers, Etc. – March 25, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Future Facts, Cats and Boxes, Easter Island, Etc – March 11, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Things to Avoid, Forest Fires, Saudi-US Alliance, Etc – January 21, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Last First on Earth, 10,000-year-old Emojies, Etc – Jan 14, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Claude Debussy, The Beginning of Modern Music? – January 7, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Word-Pairs, Robot Replacements, Amazon HQ2, etc. – December 24, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Legacy of World War 1- December 10, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Smells, Arctic, Search Engines, Smithsonian – November 26, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Student Debt, 18-Hour Flight, Extreme Hurricanes, and the Aral Sea – November 1, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – VW Bug Swatted, Indian Summer, The Middle Class, and Lake Baikal – October 25, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ocean Plastic, Protest Flags, Wit and Wisdom, Arctic Ice, and Michigan’s Coral Reef – September 17, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Israel, Speaking English And Alzheimer Breakthrough – September 3, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Interview With Linc Smelser And Jerry Zar From The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra – August 27, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – “!”, Brexit, Summer of Hell, Plastic in the Pacific, and Talking Trees – August 20, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ford’s Changing Lineup, ID Cards, Earth Day, etc. – August 13, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall – July 23, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Clear Alternative – April 16, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Baseball 2018 – April 02, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – The 2018 Olympics And More – Febuary 18, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Retail industries, Robo Calls And The Strong Stock Market – Febuary 5, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Hollywood Secret Weapon, Future Of The Ocean And More – November 20, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – October 30, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Climate Change and Coral Reefs, The Search for Another Earth – September 18, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – GPS Maps, Antarctica, Heat Waves, and Plastic Trash – August 28, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Bob Dylan’s Acceptance Letter for the Nobel Prize, and his Affection for the Old Standards – August 07, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – His Music and More – May 01, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 2 – April 17, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 1 – April 10, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – U.S. Mexican Border – December 19, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Gotthard Tunnel QA, U.S. Mexican Border – December 5, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Vintage Baseball, Food Waste and Super Rich – October 31, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Globalization after Brexit; Future of World Oil Production; LLI at NIU; Best Places for Expatriates – September 12, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Dave Brubeck and His Music – August 29, 2016
February 6, 2020
Food Waste, Social Diversity, Wit and Wisdom, Superiority and Privilege
January 9, 2020
Flu vaccine, Items of Note, Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, Wit and Wisdom
December 12, 2019
Baseball Rule Changes – October 24, 2019
5G, Ocean Mysteries, Hong Kong – October 10, 2019
Lotteries, University Cities, Oil, Brain, Literature – June 24, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft Pt. 2 – June 3, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft – May 20, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Great Lakes Facts, Climate Change – May 6, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – “Casey at the Bat”, Cats, Super Fungi – April 29, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – How to Hide an Empire, Edgar Allen Poe – April 15, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – 100 Years of Bauhaus – April 8, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Invasive Reptiles of Florida, Interstellar Probes, Northern Explorers, Etc. – March 25, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Future Facts, Cats and Boxes, Easter Island, Etc – March 11, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Things to Avoid, Forest Fires, Saudi-US Alliance, Etc – January 21, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Last First on Earth, 10,000-year-old Emojies, Etc – Jan 14, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Claude Debussy, The Beginning of Modern Music? – January 7, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Word-Pairs, Robot Replacements, Amazon HQ2, etc. – December 24, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Legacy of World War 1- December 10, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Smells, Arctic, Search Engines, Smithsonian – November 26, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Student Debt, 18-Hour Flight, Extreme Hurricanes, and the Aral Sea – November 1, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – VW Bug Swatted, Indian Summer, The Middle Class, and Lake Baikal – October 25, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ocean Plastic, Protest Flags, Wit and Wisdom, Arctic Ice, and Michigan’s Coral Reef – September 17, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Israel, Speaking English And Alzheimer Breakthrough – September 3, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Interview With Linc Smelser And Jerry Zar From The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra – August 27, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – “!”, Brexit, Summer of Hell, Plastic in the Pacific, and Talking Trees – August 20, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ford’s Changing Lineup, ID Cards, Earth Day, etc. – August 13, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall – July 23, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Clear Alternative – April 16, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Baseball 2018 – April 02, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – The 2018 Olympics And More – Febuary 18, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Retail industries, Robo Calls And The Strong Stock Market – Febuary 5, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Hollywood Secret Weapon, Future Of The Ocean And More – November 20, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – October 30, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Climate Change and Coral Reefs, The Search for Another Earth – September 18, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – GPS Maps, Antarctica, Heat Waves, and Plastic Trash – August 28, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Bob Dylan’s Acceptance Letter for the Nobel Prize, and his Affection for the Old Standards – August 07, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – His Music and More – May 01, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 2 – April 17, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 1 – April 10, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – U.S. Mexican Border – December 19, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Gotthard Tunnel QA, U.S. Mexican Border – December 5, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Vintage Baseball, Food Waste and Super Rich – October 31, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Globalization after Brexit; Future of World Oil Production; LLI at NIU; Best Places for Expatriates – September 12, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Dave Brubeck and His Music – August 29, 2016
December 12, 2019
Baseball Rule Changes – October 24, 2019
5G, Ocean Mysteries, Hong Kong – October 10, 2019
Lotteries, University Cities, Oil, Brain, Literature – June 24, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft Pt. 2 – June 3, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Identity Theft – May 20, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Great Lakes Facts, Climate Change – May 6, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – “Casey at the Bat”, Cats, Super Fungi – April 29, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – How to Hide an Empire, Edgar Allen Poe – April 15, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – 100 Years of Bauhaus – April 8, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Invasive Reptiles of Florida, Interstellar Probes, Northern Explorers, Etc. – March 25, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Future Facts, Cats and Boxes, Easter Island, Etc – March 11, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Things to Avoid, Forest Fires, Saudi-US Alliance, Etc – January 21, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Last First on Earth, 10,000-year-old Emojies, Etc – Jan 14, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Claude Debussy, The Beginning of Modern Music? – January 7, 2019
A Little of This, A Little of That – Word-Pairs, Robot Replacements, Amazon HQ2, etc. – December 24, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Legacy of World War 1- December 10, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Smells, Arctic, Search Engines, Smithsonian – November 26, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Student Debt, 18-Hour Flight, Extreme Hurricanes, and the Aral Sea – November 1, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – VW Bug Swatted, Indian Summer, The Middle Class, and Lake Baikal – October 25, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ocean Plastic, Protest Flags, Wit and Wisdom, Arctic Ice, and Michigan’s Coral Reef – September 17, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Israel, Speaking English And Alzheimer Breakthrough – September 3, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Interview With Linc Smelser And Jerry Zar From The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra – August 27, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – “!”, Brexit, Summer of Hell, Plastic in the Pacific, and Talking Trees – August 20, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Ford’s Changing Lineup, ID Cards, Earth Day, etc. – August 13, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall – July 23, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Clear Alternative – April 16, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Baseball 2018 – April 02, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – The 2018 Olympics And More – Febuary 18, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Retail industries, Robo Calls And The Strong Stock Market – Febuary 5, 2018
A Little of This, A Little of That – Hollywood Secret Weapon, Future Of The Ocean And More – November 20, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – October 30, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Climate Change and Coral Reefs, The Search for Another Earth – September 18, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – GPS Maps, Antarctica, Heat Waves, and Plastic Trash – August 28, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Bob Dylan’s Acceptance Letter for the Nobel Prize, and his Affection for the Old Standards – August 07, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – His Music and More – May 01, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 2 – April 17, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – Music of Roy Orbison – Part 1 – April 10, 2017
A Little of This, A Little of That – U.S. Mexican Border – December 19, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Gotthard Tunnel QA, U.S. Mexican Border – December 5, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Vintage Baseball, Food Waste and Super Rich – October 31, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Globalization after Brexit; Future of World Oil Production; LLI at NIU; Best Places for Expatriates – September 12, 2016
A Little of This, A Little of That – Dave Brubeck and His Music – August 29, 2016
