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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August 11, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1412
Mon, Aug 10 2009 Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features Chapter Two, 'At the Hotel Norman,' where we meet Nattie the Telegrapher's neighbors. Time: approx twenty-one and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Wired Love index is at: http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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August 09, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1411
Sun, Aug 9 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1411 SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO wildly funny Stanley Huntley pieces today -- The first one, from 1881, brings a widower from Denver into the Brooklyn Eagle office to place a unique obituary ad in 'Wanted it Just Right.' Then, from 1882, a fervent bible thumper corners the Managing Editor in 'The Modern Evangelist' Time: approx nine 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 When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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August 09, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1410
Sat, Aug 8 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1410 Our Saturday Night Special offers some Nasty Mischief from W. L. Alden's 1897 book, 'The Adventures of Jimmy Brown' -- 'The Old, Old, Story.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/alden.html
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August 08, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1409
Fri, Aug 7 2009 Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.' Today, Hermione ponders a big question and comes up with an upward and onward solution for the future in 'The World is Getting Better.' Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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August 06, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1408
Thur, Aug 6 2009 Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.' Today, we hear Hermione's entirely reasonable explanation for 'How the Swami Happened to Have Seven Wives.' 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 When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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August 06, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1407
Wed, Aug 5 2009 Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.' In today's tale, Hermione reveals more than she thinks in 'Understanding, and One's Own Home.' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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August 05, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1406
Tue, Aug 4 2009 Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.' There really never has been such a unique and fun character such as Hermione, and we will be presenting some of her stories this week. Today's piece is called 'Sincerity in the Home.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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August 04, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1405
Mon, Aug 3 2009 Our Monday Book Serialization begins a NEW Novel today! We are presenting a fun tale of virtual, online romance! Yes, you've heard these kinds of stories before in our modern, cyber-linked information age, but this book was written back in 1880! Journey with us to the past for a tale of two telegraphers who engage in a long-distance romance by wire in Ella Cheever Thayer's 'Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes.' Today we read Chapter One -- 'Sounds From A Distant "C"'. Time: approx twenty-one and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Wired Love index is at: http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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August 03, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1404
Sun, Aug 2 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1404 SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley pieces from 1882 today. The first concerns a census taker and a census answerer who know each other all too well in 'Difficulties of Census Taking.' Then a stranger from Oshkosh accosts a Brooklyn trolley rider in 'Making Himself Sociable.' Time: approx eight and a half 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 When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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9min
August 02, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1403
Sat, Aug 1, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1403 We have returned to our new server at libsyn.com with NEW stories! Our Saturday Night Special story tonight is by Robert Benchley. It's pretty self-explanatory -- from 1922, 'Reading the Funnies Aloud.' Time: approx seven minutes Your comments are welcome! Send emails to [email protected]. The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.