Pip’s Point of View

New York comedian Chrissie Mayr upset some audience members in Dallas, and the video of the walk-out and the comedian’s reaction has gone viral.  Mayr was …

All of the dystopian novels we middle-aged to oldsters read in school were right. The political and cultural climate of the modern U.S. is shaping …

Meat Butter Flour Cooking Oil Coffee, Tea Rice Seasonings White bread Sliced Cheese Could be anyone’s grocery list, right?  Normal, every day items that are pretty …

Ron DeSantis’ Administration has filed a complaint against the Orlando Philharmonic for holding a holiday drag event. When first reading the headline, I’ll admit that …

A man in the Mall of America showed up wearing a t-shirt that showed the popular “Co-Exist” slogan crossed out, and the phrases “Jesus Saves” …

In an incredible story reported in the New York Post in December 2022, two administrators at the Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology …

The Supreme Court is currently debating a case in which a Web designer has denied services to a same-sex couple who wanted her to create …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown worked together to deny the press credentials of reporter William Kelly in an unconstitutional …

There is tremendous political division in our country, combined with a lack of compassion and decency, and it appears to be getting worse rather than …

Reddit has a board that is called “Am I the @sshole?”, on which posters tell a story, and people write in to judge whether the …

The GOP, the party of supposed limited governmental interference as a platform, has waged war on the women of this country by striking down Roe …

An Alaskan woman pulled out a White Privilege card at a traffic stop, and got off without a ticket. The cops found it funny, and …

We’ve learned over and over again that the words we use to describe our history, and the present, are important.  The shades of meaning give …

Brian Kilmeade has long been a blight on our tv screens, and his latest, blazingly intelligent opinions are no change from the usual.  On a recent …

Just a minute now, bucko. Believe it or not, I kind of understand your intense libido.  You need to clear the pipes now and then. It …

In the United States, most people in the suburbs are used to living in single family homes.  In England, having a single family home, or …

Here we go again.  We keep coming to this issue of banning books (and graphic novels) in schools, and George Orwell is rolling over in his …

Eric Clapton has been pissing people off more than usual lately, but perhaps they should take a second look at this case before adding it …

Recently, a New Jersey teacher allegedly removed a 2nd grade student’s hijab by force in the classroom.  She is reported to have said something about how the …

In Colorado, a hospital group has set a mandate for organ donation recipients: No Covid vaccine, no organ donation surgery. Their research shows that organ recipients …

This week, we are covering a story about a Toledo woman who is going to jail for shooting an attempted home burglar to death. My …

The Director of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremonies was fired the day before the ceremonies because of a Holocaust joke he told in 1998. …

Now, in the issue of full disclosure dear reader, I was once a student.  Yes, despite what you may think from listening to our show, …

Israeli scientists have worked up some sciency way to extend the lives of mice by 23%…as if anyone besides Walt Disney was hoping for this …

A group of first-year black law students are petitioning their school, Rutgers Law in Newark, NJ, to make a policy regulating  the use of racial epithets.  The …

Sometimes, in the quest to be more fair and progressive, well-intentioned people or establishments seem to be making things less useful.  This week on Davin’s Den, …

Stop it.  Just stop it now.  You all sound stupid. Conservatives flailing for something new to be outraged about. Freaking out about Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato …

There are sometimes it is so frustrating to live in a free country, yet still have to deal with religious folk and their rules. This …

Ah, Valentine’s Day, the one day of the year that men are mandated to show their womenfolk that they love them, in socially acceptable and …

This poor kid. This poor little eight-year-old boy, bullied and beaten at school to the point of unconsciousness. He must’ve been terrified to go back …

Sometimes, the weak spots in a law are not clear until a situation comes up that brings them into focus.  Currently, there is a case …

An Alabama Sheriff’s department is in hot water over their Christmas tree ornaments.  Seems the department decorated their tree with photos of their “frequent flyers” – …

There is a large segment of the population worldwide, but sadly mostly in the U.S., that doesn’t understand what freedom means.  Or they interpret it in …

It boggles the mind that in a democracy such as that of the United States, that we are dealing with perhaps the worst instances of …

Well, the way this year has been going, why shouldn’t we talk about Halloween being cancelled?  A Halloween that falls on a Saturday, no less.  The specter …

One of the stories we are going to talk about on this week’s show concerns a social studies teacher in Texas whose job is on …

Recently, the Trump campaign for re-election altered photos of Joe Biden for their ad.  A photo of Biden sitting on a floor among other people …

As of June 8, the Governor of Ohio issued an order that everyone in seven high risk counties have to wear masks. The  Butler County …

In this new era of adjustment and upheaval, brought about in part by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, our society has been struggling to …

There’s a new bipartisan bill proposed which would increase the penalties for scammers who have specifically targeted Covid-19 related issues. It seems that the scammers …

As Americans, we enjoy a lot of freedom that many on the planet don’t have. We are used to taking a lot of things for …

Recently, some famous TV doctors have been offering their opinions on the Covid-19 pandemic. Since our country has been enthralled for years with the cult …

For those of you who have not heard of this ludicrous and malignant twist on Christianity, the Prosperity Gospel is the teaching that if you …

I grew up at the time that the Jackson 5 was in their heyday. They had so many hits on the radio, and you couldn’t …

One of the stories we are covering on Davin’s Den this week is the question of whether the stars on the Hollywood walk of fame …

There’s a guy in the UK trying to get ethical vegans seen as a protected group, who can’t be fired due to their class, such …

Mike Bloomberg recently said of Corey Booker that he was “well-spoken”.  On the surface, this appears to be a compliment – until you take into …

People are sick of Christmas displays in stores while they are still wearing shorts and tank tops. Christmas music playing before Thanksgiving is abhorrent. Retailers …

It seems that every year now, there is a new outrage about Halloween costumes.  Sometimes, concern and re-thinking what has always been done in the past, …

One of the stories we will discuss on the October 8th show is the issue of body shaming. A 9 year old student refused to …

I was lying in bed the other evening, and listening to the quiet of the neighborhood being assaulted by the distant roar of a motorcycle.  …

This is the first day that I don’t have a job to go to.  I knew that this day was coming for a month now, …

At first, there is the very real, deep temptation to wallow. Curl up in the bed for hours, watch television and eat junk food, repeating …

“She’s funny. She seems a little eccentric maybe, but really, I don’t think it’s that bad.” I’m paraphrasing, but that is the gist of the …

There is a certain type of personality that I find very difficult to be around, and that is the self-aggrandizing blowhard.  We all know the …

My Nana was born in 1899, which as a child, confused me.  How could someone be from the time before the 1900’s and be alive?  To be …

It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one that I have been seeing a therapist for about as long as some of you …

I looked deeply into my cat’s eyes this morning, and told him how much I love him and that everything will be okay.  He was …

There has obviously been a downward slide in public manners and civil behavior in recent decades.  People seem to think that they should be allowed …

I remember reading somewhere that in relationships, people usually tell you what they want and where you stand with them.  Of course, you have to …

I don’t get excited about vacations until I am on the way, bags packed, tickets in hand. There is so much to do before I …

It seems that sometimes, the cool kids suddenly decide that something is no longer the “in” thing, and then everyone jumps on the bandwagon.  I’m …

I was lying in bed the other evening, and listening to the quiet of the neighborhood being assaulted by the distant roar of a motorcycle.  …

America has lost its collective minds.  I shake my head every day at the news, and the things that pass for logic these days. Latest …

One of the bits on the show is Name that Orgasm.  One of us needs to research a whole mess of orgasms and the rest …

Mr. Helix and I are trying to plan a vacation to England for early this summer. There is so much involved in trying to get …

My friend went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and let me tell you, those artists knew how to party.  You …

I was an innocent, a fairly naïve girl for a seventeen-year-old, working in a diner after school and on weekends. It was my first job after …

I used to stay up all night to write term papers in college.  I’d mentally plan out the flow of the paper, but it wasn’t …

As listeners who are also my friends on Facebook know, the past year at my “day programs” has been rather fraught with ups and downs.  …

When I was a child, my brother had a paper delivery route. His route was larger than the other kids’, and the weekend delivery was …

I recently had a conversation with a young man, just turned 19, about politics and race, that turned some of my preconceived notions on their …

This evening, I was driving home on a highway that is separated by a thick, wooded median, with wooded areas on either side of the …

When I was born, the gypsy mid-wife took one look at me and declared that I would be full of Smart Aleck for the rest …

Why do we continue to bless people when they sneeze?  It’s really a strange custom, and people never seem to think about it.  Of the …

It is truly disturbing to me to see, via my day program, that there is an unacceptable portion of the public that does not know …

I’m so tired of the political conversation.  Absolutely exhausted. It’s not that I’m tired of discussing politics as much as I’m exhausted by the way …

I drove into the gas station in New Jersey, where there are still people who pump the gas for you.  I’d been to this particular …

My friend lives next door to her elderly father.  Apparently, his health has been in more of a decline lately, what with his kidneys not …

Here’s the real thing about workplace life:  Sometimes you have to walk a tightrope between keeping things professional, and making sure that you don’t step …

As I walked through the parking lot of the barbeque place I like to go get our dinner from on occasion, I looked down and …

As anyone who is my Facebook friend can tell, I have been battling with angst, despair, depression, and bewilderment with my job for quite some …

Under duress, people show the real stuff that they are made of.  Some of my favorite books and movies are those that delve into the …

I was recently reading an article online mentioning that someone had gotten a tattoo of the phrase, “Ride or Die”.  I looked up the meaning …

One day recently in my office, I was discussing some event with a co-worker, and I happened to mention that someone in the story was …

For most people in the United States, St. Patrick’s Day is a day to wear green clothing and wacky, cheap shamrock encrusted jewelry bought on …

I was on a mission:  Find a replacement lid for a friend’s Pyrex tray.  Any color is fine, she said.  I even knew which outlet …

One of the jobs I held in high school into college was as a waitress in a small diner.  At first I worked the counter, …

  I sometimes watch the “Real Housewives of…” types of shows.  I admit this with no small amount of shame, because certainly there are better …

Our sense of smell is the one most strongly linked to our memories, so there is no wonder why we will sometimes find ourselves transported …

After running an errand this afternoon, I decided to drive home using a different route, one that I haven’t driven along for quite a while.  …

It’s ridiculous to me the layers of drama that can build up between people in such a small office place.  My “day program”, as we …

It seems to be that the world is suffering from a lot of black and white thinking lately.  I am not talking about the racial …

I have a slightly weird hobby. No, nothing like that.  Sicko. I like to relax by looking through those real estate free magazines they give …

Mid-way through my fiftieth year, I am finding that I am in that no-woman’s land between not being young anymore, and not quite being old, …

I think that by now, most of our listeners have realized that Pip Helix is not my given name, but a “stage name” that I …

I smoke occasionally.  Some days I don’t smoke at all, some days I have two cigarettes, or maybe three.  You can start pelting me with …

I was standing on the New York subway platform, wearing my favorite outfit at the time:  A dark blue skirt, black tights, high-top sky blue …

You’re straight, single and looking for love.  Well, I mean for longer than a couple of hours.  I understand your plight, and I’m here to …

Every project I start in my house is like opening a can of worms.  It’s not quite as bad as on the remodeling shows on …

When the day-to-day stresses start to get to me, I find that I take comfort in taking little trips down memory lane, to times when …

“Oh, he was just drunk.”  I wonder how many times in my life have I heard that excuse – the free pass for whatever someone …

Mr. Helix and I were recently wondering if we had a higher percentage of nutty friends than the average person.  Being a couple of eccentrics …

The New Jersey Shore holds a special and complicated place in my heart.  When I was a child, our family would drive to “The Shore” …

Man, kids can be brutal to one another.  The teasing, the beatings, the relentless harassment – I remember being on the receiving end of some …

There is an internet meme – one of those little phrases typed over a colorful background that people post on Facebook and other social media …

Mr. Helix and I were recently out in Las Vegas, where there are tons of service jobs available.  Between all of the casinos and the …

Oh man, did I ever get into it with my nemesis this weekend.  She thinks she is one bad bitch, just because she really rubbed …

You.  Yes, YOU.  Scumbag dropping your dog off at the shelter because he’s not cute anymore.  Because he’s old and you want a newer dog.  …

I felt a stab of guilt, as I realized that my sense of self-congratulations over understanding what the veterinarian was describing in technical terms was …

  I used to be of the opinion that people who complained of allergies were just nerds with a piece of duct tape holding the …

I hold grudges.  I know that it’s a particularly flattering thing to say about oneself, or a particularly healthy way to live, but I have …

In the bad old days, Casper Milquetoast had nothing on me.  I was a complete doormat, being nice to everyone and expecting everyone to be …

PIP HELIX – POEM   Twas the night before Obamacare The healthpocalypse was lurking But all through the Twittersphere, Were selfies of Miley twerking That’s …

Complaining is the metro New York area sport, and not only do we enjoy it, but we do it with panache.  We complain about politics, …

From my early teen years to college years, my parents and I used to go out once a week to the Rustler Steak House as …

This Veterans Day has me thinking about the men and women sacrificing everything to serve and protect our country, and for this, I want to …

It was a beautiful day about a month and a half ago, I was running on time for the start of the show and it …

I was just re-reading a book by Patti Boyd, one-time wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton (not simultaneously, but nearly), and the topic …

Pip Wrote: Joe Hurray!  Joe Currie is dead!  Although he was known to have died on stage numerous times, he actually just really and truly …

I never used to have insomnia.  As a matter of fact, people have often commented to me on how envious they are regarding how quickly …

There is nothing like a good stomach virus to remind you of how well you actually feel when you are not sick.  Perhaps I should …

A couple of years ago, I was in Atlantic City for a work conference, and I was in one of those little stores they have …

At the tail-end of this 40-year historical low in mortgage rates (or so they say – I didn’t exactly investigate that for authenticity), my husband …

When I was a child, my family would sometimes go up to Vermont to visit my grandmother and grandfather for a week during the summer.  …

I know that the perverted section of our audience are squirming around in their seats with the pants down after reading that title, but really, …

Okay, I think I am well on my way to becoming Hallmark’s Maxine. I was in a post office, not my usual one, to mail …

Here’s the thing about being in an irritable mood at work:  Men get to be grumpy.  Women only get to be PMSing bitches. Nobody says …

Much to my clumsily combined dismay and amusement, I find that I have passed one of the inevitable mileposts in the march to old age.  …

Before the internet arrived, bringing with it a whole new way of shopping for both material goods and mating material, people used to place personal …

As you have probably heard from the show, I am a crazy cat lady.  My husband and I share the house with six cats, and …

I’m expecting… …a new laptop.  It should be arriving any moment, if the Fed Ex tracking information is to be believed.  It was conceived in …

I really did not think I would have to write this blog.  I figured the Mayans were correct and I would be a nice toasty …

Jersey girls are born with two strong preferences:  A loathing of pumping their own gas, and an eternal affinity for diners.  Being born and raised …

Hurricane Sandy is just another opportunity for people to show their kindness and humanity, or what thoughtless and selfish morons they can be.  Both have …

“Ah, look at all the lonely people…” sang the Beatles years ago.  The subject of loneliness has been tapped by artists throughout the ages as …

I hope you have been listening to our shows in which Davin and Joe have been discussing their relationships with their African sweethearts .  The …

I am one of the movie-impaired. It’s a small, but practically never spoken of sub-group of differently-abled persons, the chief symptom being that I just …

So as many of you know I poke a stick in the eye of a very specific type of criminal element.  I torment the romance …

I support all kinds of animal causes.  I would throw myself in harm’s way to protect a child, and I am generally a good wife, …

All in All They Are Just Another Box in the Hoard A hoard is not built in a day.  It is a finely crafted megaton …

Hi Guys, I am going to try and post on here more often as I feel it is a good way for you to keep …

Hi, I hope you are well.  I just got back from a vacation on a cruise and have been battling a cold ever since.  Well …