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 08, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #244
Sun, Jan 08 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #244 Detroit journalist C. B. Lewis's writing, popular in the late nineteenth century, doesn't often translate well to today's readers. Nevertheless, there are at least a handful of pieces in his 1884 book 'Sawed-Off Sketches' that are pretty funny. Today's tale involves a woman checking up on her husband's account of a trip to the big city, in 'The Game that 'Jeems' Played.' Time: approx six 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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January 07, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #243
Sat, Jan 07 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #243 George Ade gives us the lowdown on setting goals in the 1904 story 'The Galley Slave Who Was Just About To but Never Did.' Time: approx six and 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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7min
January 07, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #242
Fri, Jan 06 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #242 George Ade brings us a tale of someone who got exactly what she was looking for in 'The Fable of the Poor Woman Who Had to Live in a House that was Over-Run by Anecdotes' from 1904. Time: approx three and 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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January 07, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #241
Fri, Jan 06 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #241 Ellis Parker Butler, one of Mister Ron's favorite authors, is Spotlighted in the Basement this week. We're ending the week with another account of the world's greatest salesman, Eliph Hewlitt, in the 1905 story, 'A Guide to Book-Agenting.' Time: approx sixteen and half 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
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January 04, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #240
Wed, Jan 04 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #240 Ellis Parker Butler, one of Mister Ron's favorite authors, is Spotlighted in the Basement this week. Finally, a Brand New Writing Technique! ---from 1922--- 'The Dit School of Fiction' Time: approx eleven 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
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11min
January 03, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #239
Tue, Jan 03 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #239 Ellis Parker Butler, one of Mister Ron's favorite authors, is Spotlighted in the Basement this week. Christopher Columbus, you've met your match as an Explorer -- Mrs. Fliggis! Get the story straight in 'Great Discoveries' from 1921. Time: approx seven 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
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7min
January 03, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #238
Mon, Jan 02 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #238 Ellis Parker Butler, one of Mister Ron's favorite authors, is Spotlighted in the Basement this week. Meet the World's Greatest Salesman and hear his tall tale, 'Eliph' Hewlitt, Castaway' from 1902. Time: approx twenty-two 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
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22min
January 03, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #237
Mon, Jan 02 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #237 Ellis Parker Butler, one of Mister Ron's favorite authors, is Spotlighted in the Basement this week. 'Let's All Go Crazy.' from 1922, is a lesson for us all in logic, along with a burning musical question. Time: approx seven 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
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8min
January 02, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #236
Mon, Jan 02 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #236 George Ade brings in the New Year of 2006 with a 1901 Nag Story, 'The Fable of the Horse Maniac & What Caused the Filing of the Suit.' We have been a bit delayed, but Mister Ron's recording equipment and software is back up to speed. Enjoy. 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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January 01, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #235
Sun, Jan 01 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #235 George Ade brings out 2005 with 'The Unruffled Wife and the Gallus Husband,' a tale of death defying thrills and chills from 1912. We have been a bit delayed, but Mister Ron's recording equipment and software is back up to speed. Enjoy. Time: approx four 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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The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.