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:

March 29, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #324
Wed, Mar 29 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #324 We're celebrating One Year of Mister Ron's Basement this week by Re-Recording our favorite (and funniest) older episodes! Please help out by making a donation to the program by clicking http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html H. C. Bunner, the editor of Puck Magazine from 1877 until his death in 1896, had a knack for writing fun short stories with great characters and sly twists. 'What Mrs. Fortescue Did,' from 1894 is one of the lost gems of American Humor, and we re-present it here. Time: approx thirty 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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31min
March 28, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #323
Tue, Mar 28 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #323 We're celebrating One Year of Mister Ron's Basement this week by Re-Recording our favorite (and funniest) older episodes! Please help out by making a donation to the program by clicking http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html Charles Battell Loomis offers an extremely funny tale about that newfangled device in 'Araminta and the Automobile' from 1903. Time: approx fifteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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16min
March 27, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #322
Mon, Mar 27 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #322 We're celebrating One Year of Mister Ron's Basement this week by Re-Recording our favorite (and funniest) older episodes! Please help out by making a donation to the program by clicking http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html Stephen Leacock's 1918 story 'To Nature and Back Again' is one of those extremely funny, timeless tales that make doing this podcast worthwhile. It's really, truly hilarious! Time: approx twenty minutes 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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20min
March 27, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #321
Sun, Mar 26 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #321 We're celebrating One Year of Mister Ron's Basement this week by Re-Recording our favorite (and funniest) older episodes! Please help out by making a donation to the program by clicking http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html Stephen Leacock's 1916 'An Irreducible Detective Story' was the First story ever read on this podcast. Here is a newly re-recorded version. Time: approx five minutes 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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6min
March 25, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #320
Sat, Mar 25 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #320 We're celebrating One Year of Mister Ron's Basement this week by Re-Recording our favorite (and funniest) older episodes! Please help out by making a donation to the program by clicking http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html George Ade explains why the Family Album ought to stay hidden in the 1902 story 'The Fable of the Fatal Album and the Leap for Life.' 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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html
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6min
March 24, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #319
Fri, Mar 24 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #319 George Ade brings us the sad story of a newly rich Box-Stall Dweller who tries to break into High Society in the 1901 tale, 'The Fable of The Crustacean Who Tried to Find Out by Reading a Book.' 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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9min
March 23, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #318
Thu, Mar 23 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #318 Charles Battell Loomis spins an intriguing yarn about a pushy visitor from Out of Nowhere who simply Won't Go Away in the 1900 story 'A Man of Putty.' 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 Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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29min
March 22, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #317
Wed, Mar 22 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #317 One of Charles Battell Loomis's most consistently funny stories, 'An Eastern Easter,' from 1901, is also one of his most delightfully charming. Not to be missed! Time: approx twenty-seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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28min
March 21, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #316
Tue, Mar 21 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #316 Charles Battell Loomis tells us of a young lady with a true Gift for Gab in 'Little Miss Flutterly's Dissertation on War' from 1901. Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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7min
March 21, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #315
Mon, Mar 20 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #315 Charles Battell Loomis tells of a traveller who took a whirlwind tour of Europe, and was disappointed by the whole thing, in the 1901 story 'The Man from Ochre Point, New Jersey.' Time: approx thirteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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13min

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