Vivid first person accounts and Brilliant nature writing!
A visit to Niagara Falls” by Fanny Trollope,
from Domestic Manners of Americans, 1832
"The Approach to Yosemite Valley” and "The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed,”
by John Muir from The Yosemite. 1912
"The Grand Canyon” by Major John Wesley Powell,
from Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872 under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
"A Curious Pleasure Excursion”, by Mark Twain,
An Advertisement published at the time of the "Comet Scare” 1874
Excerpts from EVE'S DIARY,
(with interpolated extracts from ADAM’S DIARY)
BY MARK TWAIN
Originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Christmas 1905,
it is widely believed that this piece is Twain’s tribute to his late, beloved wife,
Olivia Langdon Clemons
UTTER NONSENSE!
Selections from the genius of
Edward Lear:
Limericks, A Book of Nonsense, 1846;
The Pobble Who has No Toes, Laughable Lyrics, 1877;
To Make An Amblongus Pie, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, 1871;
“How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear!”
and
Lewis Carroll:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865;
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, 1871
KINDRED SPIRITS
Great fiction featuring Unusual allies, Surprising companions, and Unlikely friendships
from the novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim;
Makes the Whole World Kin, a short story by O. Henry,
and the poetry of archy & mehitiabel by Don Marquis.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Being a Ghost Story for Christmas, by Mr. Charles Dickens
Brought to life with music and special effects
in an original, 1-hour Radio adaptation by R. Bobby, Michael Ducharme, and Linda Pack
This production was designed and directed by Linda Pack, and recorded by Alicia Bales at the KZYX Studio in Philo. The sound was mixed by Peter Temple at Peter Temple Studio in Albion.
CAST:
Ebenezer Scrooge, Peter Crachitt, Undertakers Man -
R. Bobby
Mr. Dickens, Singing Child, Little Fan, Martha Crachitt, Charwoman. Maid -
Linda Pack
Fred, First Gentleman, Bob Cratchitt, Marley's Ghost, Old Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present, Old Joe - Lindy Peters
Second Gentleman, Ghost of Christmas Past, Belle, Mrs. Cratchitt, Tiny Tim, Lucy, Turkey Boy -
Nichole Phillips
“JOURNEY TO A NEW HOME"
Featuring masterworks by Willa Cather,
Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost
and the true story of Helen Carpenter’s
"Journey by Ox Cart to Potter Valley in 1856."
special guest Kate Magruder
Special Thanks to Judy Mayhan
for her recording of "Everything Must Change”
.
"THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL"
A literary feast about our greatest love,
Food!
A veritable smorgasbord of stories
by Carl Sandburg, Saki (H.H. Munro) and O. Henry
accompanied by some tasty tidbits of culinary history.
Followed by a special bonus track “Bad Salad”
from Antonia Lamb’s album Lucky’s House,
CHALLENGED and CENSORED
Selections from Banned Books
Hear what many people, over centuries, have not wanted you to hear!
Featured authors include:
Nicholas Copernicus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain,
George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, James Joyce
This program is in honor of Banned Books Week, an annual event sponsored each September by the American Library Association, celebrating the First Amendment and the Freedom to Read by spotlighting current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools and highlighting the value of free and open access to information.
"THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING NECKLACE"
A tale from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
by one of the foremost creators of the classic mystery story.
the Baroness Emma Orczy
and featuring The Old Man in the Corner, the first "armchair detective,”
Intriguing, Entertaining, Ingenious!
TALES OF CATS AND DOGS
Poems, memoirs, and short stories
about Our Best Friends, featuring
Rudyard Kipling’s The Cat That Walked By Himself and
Memoirs of Yellow Dog, by O.Henry
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
A selected condensation of the luminous,
thought-provoking masterwork
by Virginia Woolf.
Beautiful, compassionate, and truly human.
IN MEMORIAM
For all selections, use was granted by gracious permission of The Author.
a selection from The Butterfly Kid, by Chester Anderson, 1967
a scene from The Greenhouse, by Antonia Lamb, 1966
an excerpt from her self-publlshed memoir, Conversations with Grandmother Redwood, by Bonnie Sanger, 2006
The Red Shoes, an environmental art piece, by Linda Pack, 2007
Kugel and the 200 Strats, an unpublished story by Lenny Laks, 2016
Like a Flower, Like a Fire, from Mendocino Malady by Bobby Markels, 1980
