Mister Ron's Basement II
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Tue, Nov 29 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #204

Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, is being spotlighted this week with stories from his 1891 book 'Remarks.' Some strange events and a truly nasty practical joke are recounted in the tale 'Shorts.'

Time: approx three and half minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-29.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:29pm EDT

Mon, Nov 28 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #203

Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, is being spotlighted this week with stories from his 1891 book 'Remarks.' Today, we are informed of the doings of Medical Students and the various sciences concerened with what makes us tick in 'Anatomy.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-28.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:27pm EDT

Sun, Nov 27 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #202

Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, is being spotlighted this week with stories from his 1891 book 'Remarks.' Today's tale of a mysterious wax museum is called 'Lovely Horrors.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-27.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:25am EDT

Sat, Nov 26 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #201

George Ade gives the low-down on the flighty younger generation of women in the 1902 story 'The Fable of How Aggie had Spells that the Home Remedies could not Touch.' Also, a song not by Elvis.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-26.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:23am EDT

Fri, Nov 25 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #200

George Ade helps us celebrate our 200th Episode of The Basement with 'What Father Bumped into at the Culture Factory' from 1903.

Hello Central!

Time: approx eight minutes

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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-25.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:20am EDT

Thu, Nov 24 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #199

Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. Most appropriately, this hilarious article originally run in the Buffalo Express in 1889 appeared in a book for the first time in 1919, -- 'Last Words of Great Men.'

Incidentally, Twain's actual last words, written on a piece of paper, were 'Give me my glasses.'

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-24.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:17am EDT

Wed, Nov 23 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #198

Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. For Thanksgiving, we present his short tale, 'Hunting the Deceitful Turkey' published in 1916.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-23.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:15pm EDT

Tue, Nov 22 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #197

Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. 'A Fable,' published in 1916, is almost totally different from anything else the author had written previously.

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-22.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:08pm EDT

Mon, Nov 21 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #196

Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. 'The Approaching Epidemic,' originally written around 1870 and published in 1919, explores a nineteenth century phenomenon that ought to be familiar to anyone today.

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-21.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:07am EDT

Sun, Nov 20 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #195

Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. From 1916 comes the only slightly absurd tale of 'The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm.'

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-20.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Sat, Nov 19 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #194

George Ade tells who the winner will always be in a contest between the Atheletically Skillful and the Unabashed Klutz in 'The Fable of the Crafty Love-Maker who Needed a Lady Manager' from 1902.

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-19.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:01am EDT

Fri, Nov 18 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #193

George Ade's 'The Fable of the Day's Work and The Morning After' from 1901 gives the real lowdown on proper nutrition.

This is one of Mister Ron's Favorite funny stories.

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-18.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:59am EDT

Thu, Nov 17 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #192

A silly story from the 1913 collection, 'Folk Tales Every Child Should Know,' edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie -- 'Hans Who Made the Princess Laugh' from the Norwegian Tale of Peter Christen Asbjornsen.

Time: approx eleven minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-17.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:57am EDT

Wed, Nov 16 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #191

One of the great philosophical questions of all times is explored in 'Intelligence and Luck' translated from the Bohemian by A. H. Wratislaw and included in the 1913 book 'Folk Tales Every Child Should Know,' edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie.

Time: approx eight minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-16.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:55am EDT

Tue, Nov 15 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #190

One of the most fascinating stories from the 1913 collection, 'Folk Tales Every Child Should Know,' edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie -- 'The Greedy Youngster' from the Norwegian Tale of Peter Christen Asbjornsen.

Time: approx nineteen minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-15.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:53am EDT

Mon, Nov 14 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #189

From 'Folk Tales Every Child Should Know' edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie in 1913, a story of someone who always looks at the bright side of life -- 'Hans in Luck' by the Brothers Grimm.

Time: approx eleven minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-14.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:51am EDT

Sun, Nov 13 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #188

Recalling stories from the 1913 collection, 'Folk Tales Every Child Should Know,' edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie. Today's is 'The Lad Who Went to the North Wind' by Sir George Webbe Dasent.

Time: approx six minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-13.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:48am EDT

Sat, Nov 12 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #187

George Ade gives Cupid a Holiday in 'The Fable of the General Manager of the Love Affair Who Demanded a Furlough' from 1901.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-12.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:53pm EDT

Fri, Nov 11 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #186

George Ade strikes a Blow for Freedom in his short tale, 'The Fable of the Single-Handed Fight for Personal Liberty' from 1904.

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:51am EDT

Thu, Nov 10 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #185

Spoofs of Sherlock Holmes strike at us from every direction this week! Taking a phone message with O. Henry's 'The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes' from 1911, featuring the surmising deductions of The Great Detective!

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:48am EDT

Wed, Nov 09 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #184

Spoofs of Sherlock Holmes strike at us from every direction this week! No stone is left unturned in Stephen Leacock's 'Maddened by Mystery -- or the Defective Detective' from 1911, featuring the inscrutable deductions of The Great Detective!

Time: approx fourteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:43pm EDT

Tue, Nov 08 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #183

Spoofs of Sherlock Holmes strike at us from every direction this week! Hot in pursuit in 'The Escape of the Bull-Dog' by Cunnin Toil (R. C. Lehmann) from 1893, featuring the astounding deductions of Picklock Holes!

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-08.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:39pm EDT

Mon, Nov 07 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #182

Spoofs of Sherlock Holmes strike at us from every direction this week! The Game is Afoot in 'The Adventure of the Table Foot' by Zero (Allan Ramsay) from 1894, featuring the remarkable deductions of Thinlock Bones!

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2005-11-07.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:38am EDT

Sun, Nov 06 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #181

Spoofs of Sherlock Holmes strike at us from every direction this week! Today we hear 'The Adventure of the Diamond Necklace' by G. F. Forrest from 1905, featuring the amazing deductions of Warlock Bones!

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2005-11-06.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:36pm EDT

Sat, Nov 05 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #180

George Ade brings us a tale of a true modern day Solomon in 'The Fable of Flora and Adolph and a Home Gone Wrong' from 1899. Goo-Goo Eyes!

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:14pm EDT

Fri, Nov 04 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #179

George Ade figures out how Some People like to get the most they can out of Everything in 'The Fable of the One Who Got What Was Coming to Him and Then Some More' from 1904.

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-04.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:12pm EDT

Thu, Nov 03 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #178

Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 Tale of the Fantastic, 'Diplomacy,' is a reminder not to lose one's head when losing one's head...

Time: approx six minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-03.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:10am EDT

Wed, Nov 02 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #177

Perhaps the Shortest Episode of Mister Ron's Basement ever -- Stephen Crane's Fantastic poem 'A Man Said to the Universe' from 1899, answering the eternal question -- or maybe not.

Time: approx one and a half minutes

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Direct download: revry-2005-11-02.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:08pm EDT

Tue, Nov 01 2005

Mister Ron's Basement #176

Ever wonder what fireworks have to say to each other? Check out 'The Remarkable Rocket' written by Oscar Wilde in 1888, one of our Stories of the Fantastic this week!

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2005-11-01.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:04am EDT