Mister Ron's Basement II
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Thur, Apr 29 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1663

From Oliver Herford's 1922 book 'Neither Here Nor There,' we discover a thrifty way to save a fortune -- 'The Low Cost of Cabbing.'

Time: approx five minutes

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-29-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:55pm EDT

Wed, Apr 28 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1662

We have found a fascinating, but little known book from 1922 by Oliver Herford, called 'Neither Here Nor There,' featuring a collection of strange stories.

Ever wonder where the unique flavor of Tutti-Frutti comes from? Well, wonder no longer as we hear about 'The Tutti-Frutti Tree.'

Time: approx four minutes

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

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-28-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:38pm EDT

Tue, Apr 27 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1661

We have found a fascinating, but little known book from 1922 by Oliver Herford, called 'Neither Here Nor There,' featuring a collection of strange stories.

Today we settle forever, the answer to the immortal question, 'Are Cats People?'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

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

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-27-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:20pm EDT

Mon, Apr 26 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1660

Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' Today, we experience the delights of Chapter Three, 'Miss Slimmens Is Honored With A Serenade.'

 

 

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:  revry@panix.com

Time: approx thirty minutes 

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

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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of 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. 

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-26-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:34pm EDT

Sun, Apr 25 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1659

SUNDAY SALAD offers an uncredited 1883 piece reprinted from Drake's Traveller's Magazine, obviously written by Stanley Huntley. It's a series of funny tall tales concerning Rattlesnakes called 'This Takes the Medal for 1883.'

Time: approx five minutes

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-25-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:50pm EDT

Sat, Apr 24 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1658

Our Saturday Night Special piece is a bit of poetry from 1858 by William C. Richards concerning a line from Shakespeare -- Puck's "I'll put a girdle round the earth in forty minutes" and how it applied to his modern 19th Century technology -- it is called 'The Telegraph Foreshadowed.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-24-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:06pm EDT

Fri, Apr 23 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1657

We are wrapping up a week of some wonderfully feel-good tales from Charles Battell Loomis's 1908 book 'The Knack of It -- Some Essays in Optimism.'

These days, many people get angry about one thing or another and have no trouble expressing it. This is nothing new, as we see in Loomis's 1908 piece, 'On Venting One's Spleen.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-23-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:02pm EDT

Thur, Apr 22 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1656

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 is one of Mister Ron's favorites of all time -- written not long after the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire -- it is called 'On Keeping Young.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-22-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:58pm EDT

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

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

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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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.

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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:

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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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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.

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

Sun, Apr 18 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1653

SUNDAY SALAD features Stanley Huntley's 1881 tale of a patriotic 4th of July Orator offering ad placement services in his speeches, in 'Are We an Advertising Nation?'

Time: approx seven minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-18-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:58pm EDT

Sat, Apr 17 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1652

Our Saturday Night Special story by S. K. Selig from 1906 concerns a philandering King and a Queen with a plan -- It is called 'A Fairy Tale Up to Date.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-17-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:23pm EDT

Fri, Apr 16 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1651

We have encountered a forgotten but truly unique book from 1880 called 'Our American Hash -- A Satire.'

Our final piece from this book concerns itself with matters of life and death involving a tasty treat -- 'Hash and Life Insurance.'

Time: approx ten minutes

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

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-16-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:45pm EDT

Thur, Apr 15 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1650

We have encountered a forgotten but truly unique book from 1880 called 'Our American Hash -- A Satire.'

Today's piece concerns certain foreign objects commonly found in boardinghouse meals -- hairs! -- in 'Hash and Bristles.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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

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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.

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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!

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-15-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:53pm EDT

Wed, Apr 14 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1648

We have encountered a forgotten but truly unique book from 1880 called 'Our American Hash -- A Satire.'

Today we explore a truly unique philosophy in 'Hash and Life.'

Time: approx six minutes

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

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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.

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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!

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-14-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:22pm EDT

Tues, Apr 13 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1648

We have encountered a forgotten but truly unique book from 1880 called 'Our American Hash -- A Satire.'

Our first story about this greasy, American classic dish is called 'Remembering the Feast.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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

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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.

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-13-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:15pm EDT

Mon, Apr 12 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1647

Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' Today we offer Chapter Two, 'Miss Slimmens Has Hope.'

 

 

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:  revry@panix.com

Time: approx eighteen minutes 

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

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html 

 

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of 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:

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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!

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-12-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:35pm EDT

Sun, Apr 11 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1646

SUNDAY SALAD takes a look at women wearing men-like fashions back in 1883 in Stanley Huntley's 'A Dress Reform.'

Time: approx five minutes

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

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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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.

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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!

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Direct download: Mister_Rons_Basement4-11-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:12pm EDT

Sat, Apr 10 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1645

Ever wonder what do do with a 'Know-It-All'? Here's a great solution in our Saturday Night Special story by Tom P. Morgan from 1900 -- 'The Knowing Man.'

Time: approx five minutes

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

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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.

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Fri, Apr 9 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1644

Humorist Edgar Wilson 'Bill' Nye and Poet James Whitcomb Riley were a very popular team on the lecture circuit during the 1880s. In 1889, they issued a book that was sold at these speaking engagements called 'Nye and Riley's Railroad Guide.' 

This week we have been reading from that book.

Riley offers a truly confusing poem called 'Good-bye er Howdy-Do' and Nye begs for the return of his cook in 'Oh Wilhelmina, Come Back!"

 

 

 

Time: approx seven minutes

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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.

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 Thur, Apr 8 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1643

Humorist Edgar Wilson 'Bill' Nye and Poet James Whitcomb Riley were a very popular team on the lecture circuit during the 1880s. In 1889, they issued a book that was sold at these speaking engagements called 'Nye and Riley's Railroad Guide.' 

This week we are reading from that book.

Today, Riley points out a newlywed couple at the theater in his poem, 'In a Box' and Nye visits an 'imitation hotel' in 'Where the Roads are Engaged in Forking.'

 

 

 

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: 
 

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.

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Wed, Apr 7 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1642

Humorist Edgar Wilson 'Bill' Nye and Poet James Whitcomb Riley were a very popular team on the lecture circuit during the 1880s. In 1889, they issued a book that was sold at these speaking engagements called 'Nye and Riley's Railroad Guide.' 

This week we are reading from that book.

Today, we offer a short, poetic bit of Advice by Riley entitled 'Never Talk Back' and a reminiscence by Nye called 'Where he First met his Parents.' 

 

 

Time: approx seven minutes

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

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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: 

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.

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:59pm EDT

Tue, Apr 6 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1641

Humorist Edgar Wilson 'Bill' Nye and Poet James Whitcomb Riley were a very popular team on the lecture circuit during the 1880s. In 1889, they issued a book that was sold at these speaking engagements called 'Nye and Riley's Railroad Guide.' 

This week we will be reading from that book. Today we offer the introduction, 'Why It Was Done.'

Time: approx six minutes

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

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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: 

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.

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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!

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:57pm EDT

Mon, Apr 5 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1640

We are beginning a NEW Monday book serialization! 

Writing under the pen name of Mrs. Mark Peabody, Metta Victoria Victor amused readers of Cosmopolitan Magazine through the 1850s with the adventures of Miss Slimmens, the old maid milliner. You can hear an early Miss Slimmens story in Basement Episode Number 265.

In 1859, some of her stories were put together in the book 'Miss Slimmens's Window.'

Today, we begin with the Introduction of this book, and Chapter One, 'You Can't Catch Old Birds With Chaff.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:  revry@panix.com

Time: approx sixteen minutes 

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

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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of 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. 

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:52pm EDT

Sun, Apr 4 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1639

SUNDAY SALAD brings a strange piece by Stanley Huntley from 1884.

Politician and former Secretary of State John Hay published a novel in 1883 called 'Bread Winners' that violently attacked labor unions in the United States. Knowing the book would cause controversey, Hay published it anonymously. For many months afterward, the question of the book's authorship was on everyone's lips, with many theories as to who it was offered.

In today's piece, 'Who Wrote It,' Huntley tackles that question in his inimitable style. Most listeners won't get all the references to contemporary personalities, but it is still fun anyway.

Time: approx seven minutes

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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.

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:57pm EDT

Sat, Apr 3 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1638

Our Saturday Night Special story is by Charles Battell Loomis. From 1904, Loomis attempts identifying the professions of a group of successful men, without much luck, in 'A Puzzling Subject.'

Time: approx six minutes

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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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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.

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:31pm EDT

Fri, Apr 2 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1637

Max Adeler's published writings in books is a small sampling of his total output -- he wrote for Philadelphia newspapers for decades from the 1860s through the 1880s, and much of his work is simply buried.

Oddly enough, we have found a good deal of Adeler material in New Zealand newspapers from the period, and we have been reading some this week.

In this 1881 piece, Max Adeler experiments with a variety of techniques in growing a grape vine. It is called, appropriately enough, 'Max Adeler on Grapes.'

Time: approx five minutes

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

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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.

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:51pm EDT

Thur, Apr 1 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1636

Max Adeler's published writings in books is a small sampling of his total output -- he wrote for Philadelphia newspapers for decades from the 1860s through the 1880s, and much of his work is simply buried.

Oddly enough, we have found a good deal of Adeler material in New Zealand newspapers from the period, and we will be reading some this week.

Adeler had a knack for tall tales, and this one is absolutely the tallest!

Or is it the shortest?

From 1879, we present 'One of Max Adeler's Stunning Facts.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: 

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.

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:55pm EDT

Wed, Mar 31 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1635

Max Adeler's published writings in books is a small sampling of his total output -- he wrote for Philadelphia newspapers for decades from the 1860s through the 1880s, and much of his work is simply buried.

Oddly enough, we have found a good deal of Adeler material in New Zealand newspapers from the period, and we will be reading some this week.

Here's a short 1889 piece about a dog and a hundred dollar bet. It's entitled 'S'posin', Sir.'

Time: approx four minutes

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

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: 

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:

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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!

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