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

4.7

66 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Mister Ron's Basement II:

How many episodes does Mister Ron's Basement II have?

The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.

Mister Ron's Basement II episodes:

March 20, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1322
Fri, Mar 20 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1322 We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors (well, this time around, 20th Century...). May Isabel Fisk is about as forgotten as a once-popular writer can be, which is a shame, because she was extremely funny. Today's piece first appeared in 1903, and it really is a classic! It's called 'A Woman in a Shoe-shop.' Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
...more
11min
March 19, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1321
Thu, Mar 19 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1321 We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors. One of the most imaginative writers of the 19th century, Lucretia Peabody Hale wrote stories for kids that always had a sly wink and a nod for the grown-ups. Today's piece from 1886 deals with a young man with a unique talent looking for a calling in life. It's called 'A Place for Oscar.' Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Lucretia Peabody Hale Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/hale.html
...more
12min
March 18, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1320
Wed, Mar 18 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1320 We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors. Mary Andrews Denison is almost totally forgotten today, but she was one of the most popular authors of the mid-nineteenth century. Today we hear about an unexpected dinner guest in the first chapter of 'That Husband of Mine' from 1877. Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
...more
15min
March 17, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1319
Tue, Mar 17 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1319 We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors. Sarah Orne Jewett was an extremely popular writer of the late 19th Century, and her work is experiencing a resurgence today. Excerpted from a chapter from her 1877 book 'Deephaven,' we present 'The Circus at Denby.' Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
...more
0min
March 16, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1318
Mon, Mar 16 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1318 For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which the King opens his big mouth and gets him and the Boss in Hot Water -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.' Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html
...more
14min
March 15, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1317
Sun, Mar 15 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1317 SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO 1880 Stanley Huntley pieces about dangerous characters from the wild west -- first a brash young man fresh from the frontier visits a Brooklyn Bar in 'A Party from Deadwood' and then we offer a bit of poetry about a desperado on the run in 'The Snake from Glendive Creek.' 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 The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
...more
10min
March 14, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1316
Sat, Mar 14 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1316 Our Saturday Night Special is Part Three of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant' from 1882! Don't miss this, but don't even think of listening to it until you have heard Parts One and Two, which you can get by clicking here and here. Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html
...more
15min
March 14, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1315
Sat, Mar 14 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1315 We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors. Kate M. Cleary sharply points out the double standard applied to women writers in her 1895 piece 'The New Man.' 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
...more
5min
March 13, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1314
Fri, Mar 13 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1314 We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors. One of Kate M. Cleary's funniest pieces appeared in Puck Magazine in 1892 -- wherein we learn a bit about farm economics -- it's called 'A Trip Postponed.' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
...more
6min
March 12, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1313
Thu, Mar 12 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1313 We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors. For our lucky Episode Number 1313, we are offering another Kate M. Cleary story that originally appeared in 1890 -- in it, beautiful Sylvia has an encounter with a bashful beaux in 'A Mutual Misunderstanding.' Time: approx twelve and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
...more
13min

FAQs about Mister Ron's Basement II:

How many episodes does Mister Ron's Basement II have?

The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.