Mister Ron's Basement II
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Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1237

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we are reading from this week. Today, we take a whiff of a tasty treat -- 'Cabbages.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Direct download: revry-2008-12-11b.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:23pm EDT

Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1236

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we are reading from this week. Today, we explore the great American way of not doing business -- 'Committees.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2008-12-11a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:17am EDT

Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1235

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we will read from this week. Today's essay gives us the straight scoop on 'Menus.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Direct download: revry-2008-12-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:55am EDT