Ink and Ash: A Short Story Podcast

Episode 11: The Humor of Mark Twain

07.11.2018 - By Shawn EnnisPlay

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We've focused on a few dark stories over the course of this show, but this week, we're going with some lighter content by one of the best-known humorists in American literature. Join host Shawn Ennis for THREE short stories by the incomparable Mark Twain, including "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County," "The Story of the Good Little Boy," and "The Story of the Bad Little Boy."  0:00-0:51 - Intro/iTunes Review 0:52-1:23 - Leave your own review 1:24-5:02 - Intro to Mark Twain and this week's stories 5:03-7:29 - Mark Twain's intro to "The Jumping Frog" 7:30-19:37 - "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" 19:38-26:13 - "The Story of the Bad Little Boy" 26:14-35:06 - "The Story of the Good Little Boy" 35:07-35:59 - Afterword, Final note on "The Jumping Frog" 36:00-37:22 - Wrapping up the show 37:22-38:00 - What’s coming next week? See you then! Have you written a short story that you want to have read? Submit it to the show! Email: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/syypodcast Twitter: @syypodcast Instagram: @syypodcast Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1373775434?ls=1 For a full list of music and sound effect credits, visit http://syypodcast.libsyn.com/blog (Sounds recorded in-studio not credited.)

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