A stranger tries to sweet talk Marj and she is having none of it. In other news, the NCAA sweet sixteen comes to Champaign, Harvey and Betty are settling into their new digs, and Dad is sick again.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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Tilden Hall Hotel

Mr. Peepers

1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament

History of Scruggs Department Store

History of Mermod and Jaccard Jewelry

Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo

Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Intro and Outro music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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Because of You

Son of Ali Baba

Hans Christian Andersen

Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo

Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Just days after finishing Annapurna, Bob meets the one, the only, Maurice Herzog. Other news includes a barracks change, and more signs for a move to Yuma.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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Annapurna

Maurice Herzog

Louis Lachenal

Chamonix Valley

Yuma Proving Ground

Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Marj has an unexpected guest at the movies. At the office, everyone is a tizzy preparing for Mr. Ford’s visit from Chicago.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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Hans Christian Andersen

Danny Kaye

Member of the Wedding

The White Tower

Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo

Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Bob uses the back of a few postcards from the National Gallery and Corcoran Galleries of Art to relate his weekend in D.C. Highlights include seeing a piano virtuoso and standing at the top of the Washington Monument.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original postcards here.

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The National Gallery of Art

Montgomery Clift

Maurice Ravel

The Gunfighter

Gregory Peck

The Corcoran Gallery

Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo

Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Marj spends the weekend at home watching TV and making a care package before returning to Champaign for the week.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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Tilden Hall Hotel

Dave Garroway

Sid Caesar

Imogene Coca

Mister Peepers

Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo

Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Bob cleans up around the barracks, gushes over a mountaineering memoir, and recalls the story of a drunken bell boy they encountered last week in PA.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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Annapurna by Maurice Herzog

The 1950 Annapurna Expedition

The Glass Wall

Vittorio Gassman

Gloria Grahame

Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Marj takes the morning train to Champaign due to road conditions. She has to work that afternoon, but her manager rewards her with Fighting Illini basketball tickets. The next day, despite the weather, she goes out for a delicious supper with friends. Other news includes Stalin’s stroke and near death.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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Tilden Hall Hotel

Stalin’s Stroke and Death

Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo

Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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Bob gives the full blow-by-blow of his busy weekend, which includes the zoo, aquarium, Rodin museum, and of course Mrs. McThing. It also features a stranger in a hallway who knows his name and where he lives.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

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The Rodin Museum

The Original Cast of Mrs. McThing and A Contemporary Review

Jules Munshin

Julie Harris

I Am A Camera

The USS Norfolk

Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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It’s chaos in Alton when the biggest storm of winter hits. Marj is out driving when it does and has to make an emergency stop at Bob’s parents’ house. She doesn’t even have boots with her and runs almost barefoot to their door. In the end she finally gets home safe, but snow on the roads means that her new life in Champaign will be delayed a few days.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.

Links for Context:

Roxana Theater

Everything I Have Is Yours

Iron Mistress

Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo

Produced by Luca Tramontozzi

Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.

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