So here's an important question.  Can you tell fact from fiction?  Do you know the difference between real and fake news?  Test your senses in this edition of True Crimes and a Lie! a gameshow within a podcast, where Heather tries to pick the true crimes from the lie.

This episode comes from Campfire Classics Episode 29- Eight Miles in My Rear.

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Welcome to 2021!  So glad you made it!

This week sees the long anticipated return of True Crimes and a Lie, our gameshow within a podcast where Ken shares three crime stories and Heather tries to guess which ones are real and which is fiction.  Then we get a story from Scottish author Hume Nisbet, whose name Ken has trouble pronouncing correctly.  This week's story is The Vampire Maid.

During the episode, your hosts discuss beatbox mastery, the return of the guillotine, and Heather has a near fatal laughing fit over a sophomoric butt joke.  So, business as usual. 

The Vampire Maid was published in 1900, and has been reprinted many times since.

So sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.

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This is our farewell to a long year.

And we're coming back to an author we loved last time.  Mr. H.H. Munro, better known as Saki.  Ken gets to read two stories, "Laura" and "Sredni Vashtar" (how would you pronounce that name?)  This week, conversations include New Year's Resolutions, ejaculations in the kitchen area, and...did you hear that cat?  Ah well, see you next Tuesday!

"Sredni Vashtar" can be found in the 1912 collection The Chronicles of Clovis, "Laura" in the 1914 Beasts and Super-Beasts.

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What is your favorite late December tradition?  Because this week, we've found a new one.

Taking up the torch of a centuries old British tradition, we're reading a ghost story for the holidays.  Spooky author M.R. James returns to give us some tips on writing, and Heather takes a pass at his short "Lost Hearts."  Ken tries not to roast his chestnuts, we learn a lot about architecture, and jokes are funnier when you explain them, right?

"Lost Hearts" was originally published in 1895. It was later collected in James' 1904 book Ghost Stories of an Antiquary.

Craig Kellberg once again contributes his musical talents. Listen for his sick Hurdy-Gurdy shredding.

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Only two more episodes in 2020 after this week!  The year that wouldn't end is drawing to a close.  It is moving into the past, as all things do.

This week, we're tapping into one of history's greatest storytellers, Hans Christian Andersen.  He is responsible for some of the most enduring tales of all time, not to mention a fair number of Disney's plot lines, and in today's episode, Ken gets to read "The Fir Tree".  True to form, our hosts keep it classy as they discuss stalkers, killing rats, and getting pooped on.

"The Fir Tree" was published in 1844 and is part of the collection New Fairy Tales.

And a special shoutout to "The Jury Room" and the show's host Kevin.  Looking for some true crime in your podcasting day?  Head over to juryroompodcast.com and give him a listen.

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25 episodes!  This feels like a quarter life crisis or something.

We have a new author this week.  Mary E. Wilkins Freeman!  Heather reads her short story entitled "The Christmas Masquerade".  And it is a wild ride.  A ride on loose horses, with drunk babies, and full of cherries.

And so many other strange twists and turns.  There is honestly too much to cover here, so just give it a listen.

"The Christmas Masquerade" can be found in the 1893 collection The Pot of Gold and Other Stories.

Oh!  And special thanks to Craig Kellberg, for his recordings of Away in a Manger and God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen. 

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December 2020 starts with some big life news from our hosts.  Back into our regular rotation, this week's story comes from an author named E.F. Benson, who, in addition to having a fabulous moustache, was the writer of many horror and satire shorts.  This story is called "The Room in the Tower".

Our hosts start by sharing the big news before going on to such important topics as recurring dreams, bad decision making in horror stories, and possibly have some disturbing premonitions. 

"The Room in the Tower" was published in a collection of the same name in 1912.

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Movember is coming to a close as we prepare for Thanksgiving.  Poirot returns for one more adventure, this one entitled "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor." Ken's moustache listens in as Heather gets her second try at the great Belgian detective.

See the moustache at movember.com/m/kensandberg

This week, Heather shows off her dance moves, Ken finally comes clean about his medical training, and seriously...what is a turnip faced watch!?

"The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor" was published in the magazine The Sketch in 1923 and can be found in the short story collection Poirot Investigates.

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Movember moustache tribute week number 3!  Hopefully you have not tired of M. Poirot.  Campfire Classics hasn't. This week's mystery is "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery." Ken takes the helm, reading this uncommonly silly adventure, and, of course, continues his moustache growth at movember.com/m/kensandberg.

This week's talking points include a real life mystery, finding an insult that isn't an insult, and a particular personal discomfort, which is discussed at length.

"The Million Dollar Bond Robbery" was published in the magazine The Sketch in 1923 and can be found in the short story collection Poirot Investigates.

So sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.

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Week two of the Movember moustache tribute from Campfire Classics brings us another Poirot Mystery from Dame Christie.  This one is called "The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim", and Ken continues to raise money for Movember with his sad moustache which you can see at movember.com/m/kensandberg.

This week, Heather gets to take her first turn at the great Belgian detective and his French accent with...mixed success.  

"The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim" was published in the magazine The Sketch in 1923 and can be found in the short story collection Poirot Investigates.

So sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.