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:

May 18, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #374
Thu, May 18 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #374 Stories of Books and Publishing are in the Basement this week. Eli Perkins discovered a fascinating piece in the Atlanta Constitution back in 1883 -- 'The Honest Book Agent' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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May 17, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #373
Wed, May 17 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #373 Stories of Books and Publishing are in the Basement this week. Bill Nye brings us the inside scoop on first-time book publishing in the 1891 piece called, well, 'Concerning Book Publishing.' Time: approx four and a half minutes Time: approx six 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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5min
May 16, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #372
Tue, May 16 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #372 Stories of Books and Publishing are in the Basement this week. From 1915, Stephen Leacock suggests a solution for Multimillionaires too busy to read -- 'Our Literary Bureau.' Time: approx eleven and a half minutes Time: approx twenty minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at: http://leacock.ca
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12min
May 15, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #371
Mon, May 15 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #371 Stories of Books and Publishing are in the Basement this week. Ellis Parker Butler conceives of a unique and necessary new kind of policy in 'The Amalgamated Book Insurance Club' from 1906. Time: approx eleven and a half minutes Time: approx twenty-four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at: http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/
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12min
May 14, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #370
Sun, May 14 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #370 Stories of Books and Publishing are in the Basement this week. H. C. Bunner's 1894 tale, 'Mr. Vincent Egg and the Wage of Sin' clues us in on how writers might spend their time between assignments. Time: approx twenty-eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The H. C. Bunner Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/bunner.html
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29min
May 14, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #369
Sat, May 13 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #369 George Ade clues us in on what makes the Beauty Biz roll along in the 1901 tale, 'The Fable of Women's True Friend & The Hopeful Antique.' Time: approx five 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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6min
May 12, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #368
Fri, May 12 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #368 George Ade takes us to a Class Joint with some Real Characters for a bite to eat in the 1900 tale 'The Fable of the Cruel Insult and The Arrival of the Lover from No. 6.' Time: approx eight 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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9min
May 11, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #367
Thu, May 11 2006 MIster Ron's Basement #367 The uniquely cynical, existential, and sometimes incomprehensibly wacky writing of Ambrose Bierce is spotlighted in the Basement this week -- Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Punster Sailors, and a cranky Sea Captain are all part of the 1874 story, 'Following the Sea.' Time: approx nine 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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9min
May 11, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #366
Wed, May 10 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #366 The uniquely cynical, existential, and very pointed humor of Ambrose Bierce is spotlighted in the Basement this week -- Bierce lays out his unique solution to coping with Bores in the 1894 piece, 'The A.L.C.B.' Time: approx five 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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6min
May 10, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #365
Tue, May 09 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #365 The uniquely cynical, existential, and often downright silly humor of Ambrose Bierce is spotlighted in the Basement this week -- here is a twist on a classic tale of removing a thorn from a vicious beast's paw -- 'The Grateful Bear' from 1874. Time: approx eight 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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9min

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The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.