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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November 07, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #544
Tue, Nov 07 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #544 Stories of politics and elections are spotlighted in the Basement this week, for those who don't get enough of these things. From 1883, Bill Nye pays a visit to Old New York City to examine 'The Zealous Voter.' 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 Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html
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November 06, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #543
Mon, Nov 06 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #543 Stories of politics and elections are spotlighted in the Basement this week, for those who don't get enough of these things. From 1876, Max Adeler tells us 'How We Conduct A Political Campaign' Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html
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8min
November 05, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #542
Sun, Nov 05 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #542 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter Twenty-One, 'The Thresher, The Rat-Trap, and The Chances.' If you haven't heard the previous twenty chapters, go back and listen to those first! You'll be glad you did! Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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12min
November 04, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #541
Sat, Nov 04 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #541 Josephine Dodge Daskam brings us a tale concerning a letter-composing woman who may have been too smart for her own good, in the 1901 fable 'The Woman Who Played Cyrano.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Josephine Dodge Daskam Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/daskam.html
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November 03, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #540
Fri, Nov 03 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #540 Mr. Bowser demonstrates his astounding psychic powers in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale 'Mental Telegraphy.' This is one of Mister Ron's favorite Mr. Bowser stories! Time: approx ten 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
November 02, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #539
Thu, Nov 02 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #539 Ambrose Bierce spins a yarn about a seven mile walk across the prairie and a Clock of Doom ticking away in 'Mr. Swiddler's Flip-Flap' from 1911. Time: approx nine minutes Congratulations to Pete Anderson, the winner of the 1902 'Mr. Bowser' book! You may want to visit his blog at http://boogaj.typepad.com/pete_lit/ The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ambrose Bierce Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/bierce.html
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10min
November 01, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #538
Wed, Nov 01 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #538 Ambrose Bierce combines a thrilling story of a hunter, a bear, and a showman, along with a completely sardonic and cynical point of view in the 1899 story, 'The Lassoed Bear.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ambrose Bierce Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/bierce.html
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4min
October 31, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #537
Tue, Oct 31 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #537 Yet another sickeningly nasty and vicious (and screamingly funny) story by Ambrose Bierce from around 1912 is featured today -- 'The Widower Turmore' is a tale of a family with a long proud tradition of murder! Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ambrose Bierce Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/bierce.html
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15min
October 30, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #536
Mon, Oct 30 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #536 Grisly, disgusting, horrific, and hilariously funny stories by Ambrose Bierce grace the Basement this week -- today -- special for Halloween, we present 'A Bottomless Grave' from 1912 (mistakenly dated in the podcast at 1914). Time: approx twenty minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ambrose Bierce Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/bierce.html
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20min
October 29, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #535
Sun, Oct 29 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #535 On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today is Chapter Twenty, 'Success! (Sort Of).' If you haven't heard the previous nineteen chapters, go back and listen to those first! You'll be glad you did! However, just like last week's, this episode actually works well by itself, so go ahead and listen to just this one if you feel like it... 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
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FAQs about Mister Ron's Basement II:

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The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.