Story Spieler Podcast

Cell Phones In Hell

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:53:58 GMT

Cell Phones In Hell
Every since Brother Wooley of the Church of the Cell Phone said there were cell phones in heaven, he's received emails concerning whether there were cell phones in Hell.

Digital Rights Management

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:48:38 GMT

Sweethearts, Hello From Hollywood!
Today our entertainment reporter weighs in on Digital Rights Management.

Starman Novels

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:56:23 GMT

Three Sci-Fi novels from the Starman series written by David Baumann, Jon Cooper, and Mike Dodd:
The Runaway Asteroid
The Heart of Danger
The Last Command
These are all novel length and can be downloaded to use in your portable device or burned to CD.
For information about other books in the series go to Starman Series .

#163 John Steinbeck

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:15:28 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#163 John Steinbeck

Kind Little Edmund

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:13:32 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
Kind Little Edmund - This is the concluding story in the Book of Dragons

Children's Stories

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:44:17 GMT

Children's Stories
These are links to stories that have been moved to the Internet Archive and are available for your use:
Peter Pan
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Indian Old Man Stories
Doctor Dolittle
The Sea Fairies
The Snow Queen
Ozma of Oz
Alex the Parrot-Guin

#162 Jeffrey Chaucer (aka Geoffrey)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:04:41 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#162 Jeffry Chaucer (aka Geoffrey)

The Fiery Dragon

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:54:10 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
The Fiery Dragon

#161 Ecclesiates 2

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:36:42 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#161 Ecclesiates 2

The Dragon Tamers

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:19:17 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
The Dragon Tamers

The House I Live In

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:32:12 GMT

The House I Live In
This is a short feature starring Frank Sinatra that was released in 1945. It is interesting to look at in light of recent events.

#160 Ecclesiates 1

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:04:15 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#160 Ecclesiastes 1
Ecclesiastes was written such that you are to think Solomon was the author. That isn't true. The writing is from a much later period and contains Aramaic words. It's essentially about Epicurean philosophy and was written during the Greek period about 245 BCE.

The Island of the Nine Whirlpools

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:46:18 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
The Island of the Nine Whirlpools

#159 Pandar

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:46:57 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#159 Pandar
Uncle Pandarus was a character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida who tended to be excessively interested in promoting sex. From him we get the charge of pandering often used against madams and pimps.
I dedicate this reading to the memory of Bill Leach, one of my favorite actors, who played the part at Ashland one year.

The Ice Dragon

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:03:18 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
The Ice Dragon

#158 Mrs. Malaprop

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:43:53 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#158 Mrs. Malaprop

Deliverers of Their Country

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:32:45 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
Deliverers of Their Country

Uncle James or the Purple Stranger

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:51:31 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
Uncle James or the Purple Stranger

#156 James M. Barrie

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:56:59 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#156 James M. Barrie

The Book of Beasts

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:36:44 GMT

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
The Book of Beasts
The playing time of this story is 30 minutes.

Casey At The Bat

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:04:45 GMT

Casey At The Bat
Twas once the case that you couldn't complete your education without hearing this poem at least 5 times. I suspect today it's not done at all.

Certain Death Cola

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:36:01 GMT

#155 Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:47:56 GMT

The Short Attention Span Philosopher
#155 Richard Brinsley Sheridan

George Shearing Interview 1960

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:59:12 GMT

George Shearing Interview 1960
The topic wasn't music but rather the sighted world's misconceptions about the blind. The interview was conducted in a backstage green room between sets at a concert.
At the time English paper money varied in size by denomination so it was easy to tell what you were dealing with. Here a blind person has to be told what the denomination of a bill is and then folds it a special way when putting it in his wallet. Most sighted people don't know that. It provided the setup for a gag George was fond of pulling.

Question of Comfort

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:30:19 GMT

Question of Comfort by Les Collins

An alien cop sets a trap for an escaped prisoner by building a new ride at Disneyland. This story first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction magazine in 1959. Ticket prices of $2 are spoken of as high. They were. At the time most people earned $1/hr. The name Bonestell is mentioned. That would be Chesley Bonestell who illustrated the 1949 book "Conquest of Space". Many teenage boys who read that book went on to be the scientists in the space program. He designed realistic space settings for Hollywood movies. His paintings are on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
This is a 25meg file. Reading time is 52 minutes.