In which we contemplate murder, self-sacrifice, marriage, and happy endings. Episode 242, Cricket on the Hearth 3 (download or liste...

In which we go on the carrier's rounds, enjoy a picnic, meet Caleb's daughter, and see an unimaginable sight. Episode 241, Cr...

In which we meet the Peerybingles, Boxer, a poor toymaker, a crabby toymaker, an unusual parcel and ... the cricket. Episode 240, Cri...

In which we sample some hors d'oeuvres from a tasty platter of American food writing. Episode 239, American Food Writing (downl...

In which football, Thanksgiving, and shopping end up the year. Episode 238, Mrs. Appleyard's Year, November-December (download or l...

In which we have a martini, read a scroll, and practice magic. Episode 237, No Forwarding Address (download or listen via this link) ...

In which we learn that what this country needs is a good cigar-shaped spaceship . Episode 236, Lighter Than You Think (download or list...

In which we have a pint at the White Hart while hearing a scientific tall tale. Episode 235, The Ultimate Melody (download or listen vi...

In which we are transported to 17th century Salem village for an encounter with Puritans, witch-meetings and pink ribbons. Episode 234, ...

In which the whole truth about Beatrice ... and about Giovanni ... is discovered. Episode 233, Rappaccini's Daughter, part II (down...

In which a young man from Padua spies a beautiful maiden in her garden. But is there something deadly there too? Episode 232, Rappaccini...

In which Autumn brings migration, roasted corn, and the choreman. Episode 231, Mrs. Appleyard's Year, September-October (download o...

In which baseballs are encouraged to break windows and we hear an unusual story from Civil War days is told. Episode 230, Mrs. Appleyard...

Granted, it is  featured in the Literature category, a sub-set of the Arts category in podcasts. Still, it was a decidedly wonderful surpr...

In which it is summer in Vermont so get ready for picnics, July 4th, and new-picked peas. Episode 229, Mrs. Appleyard's Year, June-J...

In which, after a large whiskey, Mr. Jorkens tells a tale of a daughter of Rameses. Episode 228, A Daughter of Rameses (download or ...

In which we drive into the country, consider the elm,and think about baby talk. Episode 227, Mrs. Appleyard's Year ch. 5 - M ay (do...

In which we consider hand towels, gray days, sick days, and the British telephone. Episode 226, Mrs. Appleyard's Year ch. 3-4 - Marc...

A bit of In the Steps of St. Paul by H.V. Morton (listen or download from link above) According to Webster la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap,...

In which we consider hand towels, gray days, sick days, and the British telephone. Episode 225, Mrs. Appleyard's Year ch. 2 - Februa...

A bit of More Scenes from the Rural Life by Verlyn Klinkenborg.  (I received this book as part of the Amazon Vine review program ... (...

In which we meet the Appleyards and consider Mrs. Appleyard's New Year's resolutions. Episode 224, Mrs. Appleyard's Year int...

In which Doan and Carstairs solve not just one mystery, but all of them. Episode 223, The Mouse in the Mountain, Finale (download...

In which there are one aviator, two brothers, and three daughters (with a little Pig Latin thrown in). Episode 222, The Mouse in t...

In which there is murder, mayhem, and a missing person in the night ...  and a mysterious umbrella. Episode 221, The Mouse in the...