The Fishwrapper Podcast

Thomas Buller and William Podington have been lifelong friends since they were schoolmates. Now grown, with each owning a distant home, they’ve both offered numerous invitations to one another for a visit. Despite the many invitations, neither has ever accepted due to a respectful fear of one's hobby of choice. After 5 long years over the silly ordeal, they finally agree to put aside their fears and visit one another’s home. What could possibly go wrong?

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Thomas Buller and William Podington have been lifelong friends since they were schoolmates. Now grown, with each owning a distant home, they’ve both offered numerous invitations to one another for a visit. Despite the many invitations, neither has ever accepted due to a respectful fear of one's hobby of choice. After 5 long years over the silly ordeal, they finally agree to put aside their fears and visit one another’s home. What could possibly go wrong?

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One fine morning, the staff of the Grandtower household, is upended by the simplest of items, a “Tie Pin." Through his own actions, the head of the household (The Duke) sets off a series of events that may just ruin the Very Fine Morning for all. 

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Sarah Adams and Submit Thompson are two close-knit friends in the little village of Bridgewater, where each serves as the sister neither one ever had. The stone wall that lies along the narrow gap between their two homes serves as a place where they meet and share confidences. As each family's Thanksgiving dinner nears, the two girls agree to a wager, which threatens Sarah's favorite possession, a lovely doll she has named Thankful. 

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Ned ventures out to Island Rock, a structure jutting out of the Nova Scotian waters along Fundy shore, to capture photos of a peculiar rock formation known as the "Hole in the Wall".  Meanwhile, young Ernest, an orphan boy being housed by Richard, Ned’s Uncle, is saddened by his rash decision to sell his only true companion Laddie, a black and white Newfoundland, whom he loved since he was a pup. While Ned explores Island Rock, he notices that the boat he brought has drifted from where he secured it. Not knowing how to swim, and with no one around to hear his cries for help, Ned has but 6 hours before the tied rises and the waters leave Island Rock & Ned, completely submerged below the waves. 

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Araminta's husband has waited long for the opportunity to buy an automobile so he can avoid the monotonous commute to and from work each day. Impatient, and confident in his skill to learn, he ambitiously chooses to take his new machine for a joy ride upon its new arrival. His confidence however, is quickly humbled as his attempts to steer the uncontrollable beast lead him through a series of adventurous thrills through the countryside causing damage to his property as well as to others. 

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EPISODE 2: Ray and his family intended to move west to Arizona but due to car trouble find themselves, for the moment, In Cabeza New Mexico where Mr. Walker, the Hotel Proprietor, has made it his mission to encourage Ray and his family to stay permanently.  We continue the story as Ray and his wife struggle to get the bakery up and running. Ray, through trial and error, tries to get the bread to bake just right. Once perfected everyone is soon captured by the sweet aroma of freshly baked bread. Slowly, despite an issue with a temporary invasion of mice, Ray and his wife find themselves adapting to the new way of life and the independence it has to offer. Despite Ray's love for baking he is concerned he is no longer able to provide for the many things his family once enjoyed back in Detroit. Any slight need places them in a state of financial anxiety so he proposes to sell the bakery and move his family back to Detroit. Many offers are made but none that are suitable enough. As time progresses they broaden their menu and begin to scrimp even more in order to help build a getaway fund. Prepared to leave the next morning, they settle in for what they think is their last night in Cabeza New Mexico. Hit by a storm, the bakery is flooded and they are forced to stay the night in the Hotel. The next day as the people from town rally to assess and fix the damage Ray's wife concludes she can't leave. She has grown to appreciate what they have in Cabeza more than what they need. Thanks to Ray's persistent presumption of success and the many people who quickly and easily showed them love and support through all their trials she has grown to appreciate it here.

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EPISODE 1: After being bitten by the baking bug during a brief trip to Arizona, Ray boldly chooses to quit his job as an Automotive Tool Engineer in Detroit and move his family back West to Arizona to make a fresh start in the bakery business. After car trouble leaves them stranded in Cabeza New Mexico the family finds themselves surrounded by people who are willing to go out of their way to make them stay. Led by Mr Walker, the Hotel Proprietor, everyone in town pools together to offer Ray and his family everything they need to help get settled in. 

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From the debate on the proper use of you all, the peculiar pronunciations of many terms, the meanings of  phrases that mean not much to anyone from the north, read about the idiosyncrasies of being married to a woman from the South.

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Turkeys have gone missing from several farms and the Bradshaw family is desperate for a good  season this year to help pay off their farm. Sam Bailey, a shiftless member of the community is the first victim and joins a vigilance committee to help solve the mystery of the missing turkeys. Sam Bailey points suspicion on the neighborhood hunchback claiming he has found a pile of feathers behind his shanty. Mr Bradsaw is not quick to find blame with the crippled man who has otherwise lived peacefully on his own. Young Henry Bradshaw discovers a hidden old cistern at the rear of their chicken house and quickly formulates a plan to trap the thief should he try to make an escape through the back end of their property stealing their turkeys that evening. The next  morning Henry is surprised, as is everyone else, by who is caught in the cistern trying to make off with the Turkeys. 

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