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Wed, Apr 21 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1655

This week we offer some wonderfully feel-good tales from Charles Battell Loomis's 1908 book 'The Knack of It -- Some Essays in Optimism.'

Are people all good or all bad? Is everything Black or White and no Grey? Loomis argues that we are all 'Mixed Pickles' -- 57 Varieties!

Time: approx nine minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-21-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:32pm EDT

Tue, Apr 20 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1654

Note - We have skipped our Monday book serialization, but it will return next Monday!

This week we offer some wonderfully feel-good tales from Charles Battell Loomis's 1908 book 'The Knack of It -- Some Essays in Optimism.'

Today's piece concerns good deeds that roll along through history -- It's called 'Pass It Along' and you will love hearing it...

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

 

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When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you. 

 

Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-20-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:37pm EDT