Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

About Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

A weekly series of four-minute essays from commentator Tom Walton, retired editor and vice president of the "Toledo Blade." Covering an array of topics, from the intricacies of the English language to the inspiration found within the geometry of a baseball diamond, Walton offers warm and unique insights into the world around us.

Publisher

WGTE Public Media

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2016

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

490 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Sports Overlap

   What a neat time of year. My two favorite sports, baseball and football, overlap.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   My Happiest Decade

   High school and college graduations, a marriage, and a childbirth helped define my happiest decade.

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Two Universities, Better Apart

   Some people wonder if Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo should merge. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,812,748

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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