Mister Ron's Basement II

By Ron Evry

***"The stories are gentler than what passes for humor today, but what's surprising is how current some of them are. Human folly doesn't change much from decade to decade."

--John Kelly, Washington Po... more

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January 10, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #954
Thu, Jan 10 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #954 There are some folks who feel that you can't start a child's education early enough, and some who -- well -- hear it for yourself, in Thomas L. Masson's 1905 tale, 'What It Meant.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/masson.html
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January 09, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #953
Wed, Jan 09 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #953 A modern couple try for real, true, old fashioned romance in Thomas L. Masson's 1905 story, 'Modern Love.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/masson.html
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January 08, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #952
Tue, Jan 08 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #952 A young robin gets some book learning about flying in 'A Delayed Flight' from Thomas L. Masson's 1905 collection, 'A Corner in Women and Other Follies.' All things considered, this may be the first time the phrase 'delayed flight' might have ever been used in print. Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/masson.html
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January 07, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #951
Mon, Jan 07 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #951 Modern life and romance among modern men and women gets the spotlight in many stories from Thomas L Masson's 1905 book 'A Corner in Women and Other Follies.' Today we hear the introduction to the book, 'The American Idea' and examine a new-style, practical marriage ceremony in the short tale, 'Modern.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/masson.html
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January 07, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #950
Sun, Jan 06 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #950 Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. A new cook disrupts the smooth operation of a household in 'Buck and Gertie.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html
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January 06, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #949
Sun, Jan 06 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #949 SUNDAY SALAD features TWO 1881 Stanley Huntley pieces concerning New Years Day visiting -- in the first story, a young man decides to modernize the traditional New Years visits using that very new-fangled invention in 'Calling by Telephone' and Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke argue over the list of who to visit in 'Some Difficulty About the Calls.' Time: approx eleven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
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12min
January 05, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #948
Sat, Jan 05 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #948 Mr. Bowser hovers at death's door with nary a complaint in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale, 'He Has Three Days of Sickness.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html
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10min
January 03, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #947
Thu, Jan 03 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #947 After an involuntary extended break from Podcasting due to technical circumstances beyond our control, Mister Ron's Basement is back with more great fun stories from the Public Domain! From the 1855 collection, 'Doesticks, What He Says' by Mortimer Thomson, we offer the excruciatingly funny story, 'New Year's Day in New York.' Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html
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16min
January 03, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #946
Thu, Jan 03 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #946 After an involuntary extended break from Podcasting due to technical circumstances beyond our control, Mister Ron's Basement is back with more great fun stories from the Public Domain! Today, we bring in the New Year with the delightful tale of 'A Minute of Time' by Robert J. Burdette, from his 1912 book, 'Old Time and Young Tom.' Time: approx thirteen minutes Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/burdette.html
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13min
December 23, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #945
Sun, Dec 23 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #945 SUNDAY SALAD presents a Stanley Huntley classic Christmas story from 1882 entitled 'Juvenile Poetry' and a nautically inspired Spoopendyke tale called 'Trouble in Port,' also from 1882. Time: approx eleven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
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12min

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The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.