Why hasn’t street sweeping changed in 80 years? And are Fuller Brush men extinct now? On Poetry Corner, Larry recites the great poem “Hard Luck” by Edgar Albert Guest. And we hear about the movie “How The West Was Won.” Quote of the week: “Lots of love and action. Like your house, and mine.”

Larry takes his Marine son to the airport for his latest deployment. And Larry tells stories from the set of The Princess Diaries. For Poetry Corner, Larry recites, “Waltzing Matilda.” For Magic Movie Moment, we hear about the classic movie, “The Best Years Of Our Lives.” Quote of the week: “That may mean something in actual Italian.”

Larry explores grouchiness and the empty nest phenomenon as his youngest son gets ready to graduate from high school. For Poetry Corner, Larry recites “Andy’s Gone With Cattle” by the great Australian poem Henry Lawson. On Magic Movie Moment, we hear about the new Wonder Woman. Quote of the week: “I’ll call the Amazons. That’s a meeting I can get.”

Hear Larry’s review of Wonder Woman and a nod to the anniversary of D-Day. Then Larry recites George Henry Boker’s “Sonnet XXX” (which is not a dirty poem, by the way). And we hear about the Scarlette Johansen movie “Lucy.” Quote of the week: “Downtown? That’s not good news for anybody.”