8.29.2009

Episode 91: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 31-32


In which we arrive at Simon Legree's plantation.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 31-32
(download or listen via this link)

This book is in the public domain.

Story rating
PG 13 ... contains offensive language and concepts which require a certain level of maturity to understand.


Reference Works

Podcast Highlight
H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
website, iTunes link


My Huffduffer feed
Julie D's Huffduffer page, iTunes, RSS

8.22.2009

Episode 90: The Hiccup Flask

(listen or download from link above)

A tale of wonder in which we encounter a caliph, a thief, an alchemist, and a hiccup ... from the mind of James Powell.

Note: This story is under copyright by James Powell and may not be reproduced except by permission of the author. See his website here for more information and for more writing.

Much thanks to Jesse Willis of SFFaudio for thinking of me when considering audio for the story. Also for providing the art; original source here.


Podcast Highlight
Electric Sheep

Movie review and Heroes episode are featured on my Huffduffer feed
RSS, iTunes feed


Additional links
Anne is a Man - Podcast Reviews
They won't let him into iTunes but they can't keep him down. Visit his blog for tons of thoughtful reviews.

Thai Spoon
You won't find a better meal or a better deal in downtown Chicago.

Edgy Podcast Reviews: Episode 77
The one where they get reviewed ... by Forgotten Classics!
Email them with shows you'd like to see reviewed
(edgypodcastreviews@gmail.com)

8.07.2009

Lagniappe 29: Seductions of Rice

Seductions of Rice
(listen or download from link above)

In which we travel the wide world seeking rice and also find adventure.

(Review of the book Seductions of Rice is here.)

According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

8.05.2009

Lagniappe 28: The Food of a Younger Land

Food of a Younger Land
(listen or download from link above)

In which we learn about food, history, and the Great Depression.

(Review of the book Food of a Younger Land is here.)

According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure