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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Mister Ron's Basement II episodes:

August 02, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #804
Thu, Aug 02 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #804 In our final selection from Thomas L. Masson's 1921 book, 'Well, Why Not?' the author owns up with 'Confessions of A Happily Married Man.' 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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August 01, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #803
Wed, Aug 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #803 Let's visit the past -- from the future -- in Thomas L. Masson's 1921 tale 'Looking Backward on the Home -- In the Year 3000 A.D.' from the book 'Well, Why Not?' Time: approx six 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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July 31, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #802
Tue, Jul 31 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #802 Planning on popping the question? Thomas L. Masson provides some handy openers in 'When You Propose' from his 1921 book 'Well, Why Not?' 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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July 30, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #801
Mon, Jul 30 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #801 More stories from Thomas L. Masson's 1921 book 'Well, Why Not?' are featured in The Basement this week. Today, a businessman has an employee recruiting problem in 'The Right Man.' Time: approx four 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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July 29, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #800
Sun, Jul 29 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #800 We are celebrating Mister Ron's Basement episode number EIGHT HUNDRED!!! 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. In celebration of Episode #800, we have a short discussion of George Ade and his writing, then a story from 'In Babel' called 'The Other Girl.' Time: approx fifteen 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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July 28, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #799
Sat, Jul 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #799 SUNDAY SALAD presents a couple of irreverent Stanley Huntley stories from 1883 -- a religious editor deals with demanding reader in 'Wanted New Ones' and the Spoopendykes try to find a missing Bible in 'Searching the Scriptures.' Time: approx fifteen 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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13min
July 27, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #798
Fri, Jul 27 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #798 Mr. Bowser shows off his unique prowess in lexicography in 'A Lesson in Spelling' by C. B. Lewis from 1902. Time: approx nine and a half 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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July 26, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #797
Thu, Jul 26 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #797 The last tale from Thomas L. Masson's 1921 book, 'Well, Why Not?' for this week features a pointed discussion between Satire and Humor in 'Strangers in a Strange Land.' 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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4min
July 25, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #796
Wed, Jul 25 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #796 From Thomas L. Masson's 1921 book, 'Well, Why Not?' comes some straight talk on a difficult subject -- 'Jealousy.' 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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July 24, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #795
Tue, Jul 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #795 From Thomas L. Masson's 1921 collection, we find out what a sensitive and sincere fellow the guy who crams people into crowded Subway cars is in 'My Subway Guard Friend.' Time: approx four 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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The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.