Mister Ron's Basement II
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Sat, Dec 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1535

Mister Ron is snow-bound in his Basement today, and in commemoration, our Saturday Night Special story from 1886 is called 'Bill Nye on Polar History.'

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_Basement12-19-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:01pm EDT

Fri, Dec 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1534

We are wrapping up a week of Gelett Burgess's light look at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace,' with an analysis of what makes something funny, which is quite unique in its perspective.

It is called 'The Sense of Humor.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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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 subscribing in iTunes.

Mister Ron's Basement (Ron Evry) - Mister Ron (Ron Evry) - Mister Ron (Ron Evry)
When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.


Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement12-18-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:34pm EDT