On The Road With Al and Ivy and Delta Snake Review Blog, the "Anthology Vol 1" eBook on Kindle, and reviews of the arts and related technology. This is the podcast version of the blogs that are published on X and Blogspot.
The episodes feature reviews of music, classic literature, technology, history books and commentary on current events.
Native Americans, samurai and Japanese women: Why the Western view of them is often wrong.
July 3rd Episode of On The Road With Al and Ivy: why many experts on ethnic cultures only know that they've read and what they subconsciously project.
Host Al Handa riffs on three books; Black Elk Speaks, Last Of The Mohicans, and The Secret History Of The Lord Of Musashi. The discussion is about the difference between the interpretation of an ethnic work or society by a Westerner as opposed to a member of the culture being profiled.
Note: The podcast is a first take, unedited recording with unfiltered commentary. Candid observations, controversial views and even mistakes are not edited out or modified.
29 Jun 2026
What George Orwell meant when he called an author's style "A Mickey Mouse Movie."
Orwell called Henry Miller's writing style "A Mickey Mouse Movie," but meant it as a compliment. Al Handa discusses Orwell as an essayist and reviewer, discussing the Orwell compilation of essays and letters, "An Age Like This: Vol. 1," and using his own book "Delta Snake Anthology Vol. 1" as the primary commentary. However, the discussion goes where it leads in this live format. The episode is one take, no editing except adding some original music in the background in the beginning.
18 Jul 2024
Joan of Arc - The biography by Anatole France - One woman that men couldn't erase from history...
Joan of Arc is a polarizing figure even in modern times. One of France's greatest satirists wrote a two-volume biography about her. His conclusions will surprise those expecting a debunking of the legend surrounding this remarkable woman.
Music:
Intro: Mescalene Manny by Handa-McGraw International
Episode: Sunday's Moon by Handa-McGraw International
Outro and featured: In The Summertime by Mark McGraw
3 Jul 2024
George Orwell on Power Worship, Machiavelli's The Prince, and the Food Chain as a pseudo religion...
Al riffs on Machiavelli's The Prince from the viewpoint of George Orwell's quote about power worship. Also what exactly is nature's food chain, is it an heirachy or ecosystem?
Featured Music;
Madagascar Summer and Sunday's Moon by Handa-McGraw International.
Congress Springs Rag by Mark McGraw.
16 Jun 2024
Jack London's Star Rover. Was it science fiction, metaphysical mumbo jumbo or deep insight?
Episode 5 Contents
- Review of Jack London's "The Star Rover." Was it early Science Fiction or a Metaphysical work about reincarnation, mental illness and sanity.
- Some riffing on the subject of witch hunts and how society defines sanity and normal behavior.
Music: "Plains Of The Dead" and "The Siren" by Handa-McGraw International.
"Mississippi John On The Mainline" by Mark McGraw.
8 Jun 2024
The Outlaw Josey Wales book and movie: knowing what's important and profile of a homeless woman...
Episode 4: The book "Gone To Texas (aka Josey Wales) by Forest Carter, a Homeless Woman's hard choice, outlaw protocols, value of friendship and knowing what's important.
Music:
Handa-McGraw International: Joyous Noise At The Burnside Church/Sunday's Moon/Maximum Delta Dirge/Interstellar Blowout
Mark McGraw: Water Into Wine Time
27 May 2024
The Godfather by Mario Puzo and Robin Hood: Is there honor among thieves? Plus John Steinbeck
Podcast Episode 3
Topics:
Mario Puzo, Dumas, and the Robin Hood myth.
Some thoughts on Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, On The Road by Kerouac Scroll Version, and The Road by Jack London.
Music:
My Dog Dreams And Becomes A Mermaid Techno Mix, Sunday's Moon and Nigel Raga by Handa-McGraw International.
Taylor's Blues by Mark McGraw
20 May 2024
The Poverty writings of Jack London and George Orwell plus essay: The Kind Elderly Lady
Topics:
- The Poverty writings of Jack London and George Orwell with commentary.
- The Kind Elderly Lady (aka Somebody's Grandmother)
Excerpt from On The Road With Al & Ivy: The Anthology Vol. 2 - 2016-2018
Music:
Sunday's Moon by Handa-McGraw International
Mississippi John On The Mainline and Taj'n 'Round by Mark McGraw
Intro and outro music: My Dog Dreams and Becomes A Mermaid (techno version) by Handa-McGraw International
23 Apr 2024
Hermann Hesse and Marcel Proust: Two geniuses that AI couldn't create...
Topics:
1. Hermann Hesse, Marcel Proust and A.I.
Riffing on the Subject Of Rites Of Passage For Men and Women (Humor)
Music: Trouble In Tucumcari, Sunday's Moon, Plains of the Dead by Handa-McGraw International and Mark McGraw.
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