Episode 159: Genesis, chapter 30

In which Leah and Rachel begin an unusual competition
and Jacob asks Laban for some pay.

Episode 159, chapter 30
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Book Information

• This book is in under copyright. Forgotten Classics has been granted the non-exclusive right to read Robert Alter's translation of Genesis and his commentary. This book is published by WW Norton. Please contact Mr. Alter or his agent for any permissions. Many thanks to Robert Alter and Georges Borchardt for their graciousness in allowing us to read this book.
• If you are enjoying this reading, please buy Genesis. It comes to life even more when you are able to see and ponder the words.
• Story rating: R for adult situations and commentary.
• I will do my best to properly pronounce any Hebrew words but cannot promise accuracy. Biblical words may be pronounced using this guide.

Podcast Highlight

• Music From 100 Years Ago

Mentioned Link

• Mightier Than the Sword: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and the Battle for America
  by David S. Reynolds: NY Times review, WSJ review

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Episode 158: The Green Girl, chapters 1-8

In which Earth is under attack via the ether.
And we meet Melvin Dane and the girl of his dreams. Literally.

Episode 158, chapters 1-8
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Book Information

• For The Fifth Annual SFFaudio Challenge
  Courtesy of the Wonder Ebooks edition.
  NOTES: “Early sense of wonder SF.” First published in the March and April 1930 issues of Amazing Stories. Later collected in 1950 as Avon Fantasy Novel #2. “Melvin Dane has been seeing a vision of a green girl since he was a child. Images of her came over the ether. Is she just fantasy? Or a reality that managed to cross time and space? And now, with the Earth under threat of extinction, will Melvin ever meet that girl of his dreams?”
• Story rating: G (so far)

Highlight

• White Cat (free audiobook)

Mentioned Link

• A Good Story is Hard to Find

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Lagniappe 47: Just So - The Beginning of the Armadillos

In which we hear a story of the High and Far-Off Times, Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog,
Slow-Solid Tortoise, and Painted Jaguar.

The Beginning of the Armadillos
(listen or download from link above)
Read with singular dash and verve and many wonderful voices by Will Duquette.

See the story, a song of travel, and all the illustrations with Kipling's captions.
As always, thank you to Will Duquette for his tip-top narration.

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

Episode 157: Genesis, chapters 28-29

In which Jacob has an unexpected encounter
and gets a taste of his own medicine.

Episode 157, chapters 28-29
(download or listen via this link)

Book Information

• This book is in under copyright. Forgotten Classics has been granted the non-exclusive right to read Robert Alter's translation of Genesis and his commentary. This book is published by WW Norton. Please contact Mr. Alter or his agent for any permissions. Many thanks to Robert Alter and Georges Borchardt for their graciousness in allowing us to read this book.
• If you are enjoying this reading, please buy Genesis. It comes to life even more when you are able to see and ponder the words.
• Story rating: R for adult situations and commentary.
• I will do my best to properly pronounce any Hebrew words but cannot promise accuracy. Biblical words may be pronounced using this guide.

Highlight

• Be Kind, Rewind

Mentioned Link

• The Green Girl by Jack Williamson
• A Good Story is Hard to Find

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