What do you call a fella who can hear trees grow, see around mountains, rip snakes out of the ground, and make a buck cross-eyed?  You call him the Muler Man.  This episode contains a taller than tall story from California's past, an old story that came out of the Sierra Nevada pack mule era, with special thanks to Mr. Harris, who took the time to share much of this tall tale you are about to hear.

Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

Telling Simple Guest Announcer:  Cynthia Speakman

Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.

Theme Music by Dan Henig
Music Entitled:  Arpy  

IN ORDER:
Story Music #1:  Swoop by The  Mini Vandals
Story Music #2:  Royal Mountain Breakdown by The Mini Vandals
Story Music #3:  Under the Wire by The Mini Vandals 

A snowshoer vs a bear wearing snowshoes.  Staying alive is on the mind of one.  Hunger is on the mind of the other.  Who can walk-run or hop-run faster through deep snow?
This episode contains a famous, never heard of, chase story from California's past, an old story that took place outside of the town of Bishop, many, many years ago, originally reported by the Mammoth City Times back in the 1880's.

Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

Teller:  Eric Hurtt

Telling Simple Guest Announcer:  Christine R.

Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.

Theme Music by Dan Henig
Music Entitled:  Arpy  

Story Music by Kevin MacLeod
Music Entitled:  Marty Gots a Plan
Marty Gots a Plan by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500015

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Love is given.  Love is taken, sometimes by others.  But the love that was given, that feeling, never goes away.  This episode contains a love story from California's past, an old story that came out of Indian Gulch, many, many years ago.

Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

Teller:  Eric Hurtt

Telling Simple Guest Announcer:  Amika W.

Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.

Theme Music by Dan Henig
Music Entitled:  Arpy  

IN ORDER:
Story Music #1:  Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen
Story Music #2:  Morning Mandolin by Chris Haugen
Story Music #3:  Surrender by Dan Lebowitz

His partner, his cabin and hundreds of something, just up and disappeared.  And what about his gold?  This episode contains a story from California's past about lost gold on ridge above the old mining town of Camptonville.

Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

Teller:  Eric Hurtt

Telling Simple Guest Announcer:  Ruth B.

Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.

Theme Music by Dan Henig

Music Entitled:  Arpy  

Story music:  The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/

Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Some roads have dead ends. Other roads have ghosts.  And some roads have ghosts missing shirts and pants and socks.  This episode contains a ghost story from California's past, about haunted road near Lake Tahoe

Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

Teller:  Eric Hurtt

Telling Simple Guest Announcer:  Colleen M.

Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.

Theme Music by Dan Henig

Music Entitled:  Arpy  

Story music:  Falling Rain by Myuu

Some roads have dead ends. Other roads have ghosts.  And some roads have ghosts that  stand in front of on coming cars and live to tell about it.  This episode contains 1 ghost story from California's past, about a haunted road near the town of Coloma.

Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

Teller:  Eric Hurtt

Telling Simple Guest Announcer:  Elizabeth R

Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.

Theme Music by Dan Henig

Music Entitled:  Arpy  

Story music:  Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100251

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Welcome to Telling Simple, a podcast with a bare-bones style of storytelling where stories are retold, simply.  There are a lot of great stories from the past that have been misplaced or are rarely told anymore.  Here you’ll find those stories stripped down to the bare-bones of what’s taking place to allow you to fill in the background.

The podcast will start in California and then move on to other states.  Each episode will contain one well told story, released on the 1st and 15th of every month, plus there will be surprise bonus episodes appearing now and again.  So if you like what you hear, you will want to remind yourself to subscribe, so that you don’t miss out when new episodes are released.   

Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions
Narrator:  Eric Hurtt
Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.

Theme Music by Dan Henig
Music Entitled:  Arpy 

Story Music:
A Singular Perversion - Darkness by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100660
Artist: http://incompetech.com/