Ron's Amazing Stories

On this time we explore the world of the Orb and tell its story. We have four listeners' tales on the subject, an old-time radio personality that plays one, and we end with a news story from 2013 about the Teotihuacans who used them. So, get ready to be amazed and press that play button. Featured Story - Ham Spade, Private Orb Our featured story is a story within a program called . It is quite humorous and doesn’t really have anything to do with Orbs. It comes from Henry’s old-time radio series. The episode titled Ham Spade, Private Orb and it first aired on April 25, 1950. Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On the podcast this time we have a full slate of amazing stories. We have three more ghost tales from listeners which include a big Texas ghost, a missing kitty, and a light switching shadow. Our featured story is a classic sci-fi adventure with time travel, intelligent rodents, and a surprise ending. We end the show with another edition of Not So Important Times In History.  So, let's spend an hour together and hear some of . Featured Story - The Eternal Wall Our featured story for this week is The Eternal Wall.  It first appeared in the pages of Amazing Stories Magazine in November of 1942.  It received some critical acclaim and opened with this tagline: A scream of brakes, the splash into icy waters, a long descent into alkaline depths ... it was death. But Ned Vince lived again—a million years later! It was written by Raymond Z. Gallun and is read for us by Greg Margarite.  Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On the program this time we are featuring the Ghost Story. We have three listener tales that take us from a haunted roadside to a floating white lady and then to a free-falling burning ghost. Sylvia Shults is back with more Ghost Stories With Sylvia and we end the show with the history of Rice Krispies. So grab your favorite beverage and please enjoy . Featured - Ghost Stories With Sylvia Sylvia Shults is a Librarian, Author, and Ghost Hunter. She has spent a lifetime in the pursuit of the weird and strange. Her non-fiction works include Ghost of the Illinois River, Fractured Spirits, 44 Years in Darkness, Hunting Demons, The Spirits of Christmas, and her latest release Fractured Souls. All of her books are available on and you can find out more at her . Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On we have an amazing black cat story that will Amaze You! We also have two listener stories. A friendly orb encounter and a classic science fiction story called The Odyssey of Sam Meecham.  We then end the show with another edition of Not So Important Times In History.  Featured Story - The Odyssey of Sam Meecham Our featured story for this week comes from Fantastic Universe January of 1954. This is a strange little story that somehow seems silly, but when you listen you're captivated and transported to another time and place. It is titled The Odyssey of Sam Meecham and it was written by Charles E. Fritch. Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On we debut a brand new segment called Not So Important Times In History. We have three new listener stories;  A bike ride through a cemetery gets creepy, A floating ghost, and Bigfoot are disappearing. Then we have a classic horror story about aliens who come to earth via meteors. And we end the show with old-time radio commercials from our past. Featured Story - The Meteor Man Our featured story this week comes from one of the earliest horror series of the golden age of the radio. Lights Out ran from 1934 to 1947. It was created, directed and written by Wyllis Cooper and Arch Oboler.  What we will hear is one of Arch’s stories called The Meteor Man and it first aired on December 22, 1942 Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On this time we have something pretty special. We have a complete segment of your stories on the cryptid The Thunderbird. We also return to our roots and play an old-time radio story from X-Minus One called, The Reluctant Heroes.  The Two and a Half Minute Mystery is back with a brand new story.   Program note: The song Lost Frontier by Kevin MacLeod was used in the Thunderbird segment. You can find out more and the license to use it is . Also, if you want to see the video of a Thunderbird in flight, it can be found . Featured Story - The Reluctant Heroes Our story for this week comes from X-minus One. It was one of the best science fiction series that came from the golden age of radio. It tells a story that we just might be exploring for real, man’s first base on the moon. It first appeared in the pages of Galaxy Science Fiction in January of 1951 later adapted to radio on December 19, 1956. It is titled The Reluctant Heroes and was written by Frank M Robinson. Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On this time we feature a crazy pig that can read your mind and much more. We have three listener stories that include a time-traveling wood carving, a forest rangers story, and a strange encounter at Big Bear Rock. Johnny Is It True is back with a brand new segment and we end the show with dinosaurs.  Featured Story - Beyond Lies The Wub Our story for this week is one of my favorites from the classic pulp mags of the 1950s. It is called Beyond Lies the Wub and is a science fiction short story written by Philip K. Dick. This was his first published story, originally appearing in Planet Stories in July of 1952. The tale follows a crew of Earthmen who have sent a ship to bring Martian goods back to Earth. While on Mars, one of the crew members buys a creature for what he considers to be a ridiculously low price. The Martian natives call this creature a wub. When the Captain decides to kill and eat it the wub speaks up to voice its disagreement. Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On this time we have an original science fiction story written by our very own Jose Munoz called Faster Than Light. Later, I will read a listener suggested tale called Texas week, and we also have a collection of events from a haunted antique store in Tucson, Arizona. So, grab some popcorn, your favorite beverage and enjoy the show. Featured Story - Faster Than Light As I said we have a special story for you this week. It was sent in by long time listener Jose Munoz. This is his second submission to the show and is a science fiction tale that is epic in scope. Leah Arez is a physicist who has one goal, time travel. But what are the consequences? She doesn’t know, but the future may hold all her answers. I figured this one needed a professional touch, so I went to our friend Mark Nelson, narrator extraordinaire to read it to us. The story is titled Faster Than Light and is a lesson in time travel as well as history. You can hear Jose’s other story in Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On this week we had so many tales that I had to cut one to make Room! We have two guests on the show. Sylvia Shults is back with another round of incredible ghost stories, and we meet . Alton is a professional storyteller who will read a tale about a haunted man cave. Our featured story comes from Mexico and could be the scariest chupacabra encounter we have ever had.  Featured Story - The Night I will Never Forget This story was sent in by Gabriel Jordan from Texas City, Texas. It tells of his two encounters with Chupacabra while in Mexico. It presents a side of the cryptid that I have not heard of before. Terrifying! Program Note: Sylvia Shults is a Librarian, Author, and Ghost Hunter. She has spent a lifetime in the pursuit of the weird and strange. Her non-fiction works include Ghost of the Illinois River, Fractured Spirits, 44 Years in Darkness, Hunting Demons, The Spirits of Christmas, and her latest release Fractured Souls. All of her books are available on and you can find out more about her at her . Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

On this time we have a cave murder, a donkey story, unknown eyes and even a spirit who throws people around. Jack White reads the exciting conclusion of The Diamond Thunderbolt and we end the show with more classic old-time radio commercials.  Featured Story - The Diamond Thunderbolt by H. Thompson Rich This story comes from the pages of Astounding Magazine, July of 1931. It is called,  The Diamond Thunderbolt by H. Thompson Rich and features many answers to questions that I ask myself all of the time. It is expertly read for us by James White. Locked in a rocket and fired into space!—such was the fate which awaited young Stoddard at the end of the diamond trail! Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?