Campfire Classics Podcast

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a new Literary Comedy Podcast!!

In our sixth installment, we read a ghost story from M.R. James called "Wailing Well."  Heather complains about the weather, Ken's dialect work is regionally suspicious, and the English Boy Scouts have some peculiar practices.

"Wailing Well" was written in 1927, published in 1928, and included in M.R. James' 1931 book Collected Ghost Stories. 

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

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a brand new Literary Comedy Podcast!!

For our fifth episode we read Part 2 of "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. We discuss the King of Pop, Holmes gets down and dirty, and of course #stokemysmokerocket

"A Scandal in Bohemia" was originally published on June 25th 1881 in The Strand Magazine. It is the first of fifty-six short stories published as a collection in 1892 called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a brand new Literary Comedy Podcast!!

For our fourth episode we read Part 1 of "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Heather dives back into her German dialect work, New Jersey gains another celebrity, and we dream of playing dress up Billy Porter and The Rock. 

"A Scandal in Bohemia" was originally published on June 25th 1881 in The Strand Magazine. It is the first of fifty-six short stories published as a collection in 1892 called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a brand new Literary Comedy Podcast!!

For our third episode we read "The Star" by the father of Science Fiction, H.G. Wells. Fun Facts comin' at cha.  Is Pluto a still Planet!? And wow, this feels like it was written yesterday!

"The Star" was originally published in 1897 and is considered to be the birth of the modern "Apocalyptic Space" story. 

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

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a brand new Literary Comedy Podcast!!

For our second episode we read a ghost story by Charles Dickens. Heather shows off her "talent" for accents, a new frozen treat is discovered, and...Vampires?

"To Be Read At Dusk" was originally published in Heath's Keepsake in 1852 

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

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a brand new Literary Comedy Podcast!!

In our premeire episode we read a classic Agatha Christie and learn some new words while Ken narrowly avoids having to attempt a South African dialect.

"The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb" was originally published on Sept. 26th 1923 in issue 1600 of The Sketch Magazine.

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

Here is a small taste of Balsamo The Magician by Alexander Dumas. Stay tuned for full episodes dropping on Tuesday July 21st at Noon Eastern!