9.20.2009

Episode 94: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 38-39


In which Uncle Tom's experiences the dark night of the soul and we go ghost hunting.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 38-39
(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
The Happy Hour Lounge
(Website, iTunes link)

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Julie D's Huffduffer page, iTunes, RSS


Other Links

9.11.2009

Episode 93: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 35-37


In which we learn about Simon Legree's past,
Emmeline and Cassie consult,
and we catch up with George and Eliza.


Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 35-37
(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
Check the Podroll in the sidebar for:
Car Talk, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Lyrics Undercover, Vinyl Cafe, Rejection Slip Theater, Decoder Ring Theater, Baba the Storyteller, Uvula Audio, Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase

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

9.03.2009

Episode 92: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 33-34


In which Uncle Tom takes a stand and we meet Cassy and hear her story.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 33-34
(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
Engines of Our Ingenuity
website, iTunes link


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

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

7.30.2009

Episode 89: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 29-30


In which Marie uses her power and we meet Susan and Emmaline.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 29-30
(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
Among the Dead
website, iTunes link


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

7.24.2009

Episode 88: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 27-28


In which we see the fruit Eva sowed.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 27-28
(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
SFFaudio Podcast
website, iTunes link


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

7.16.2009

Episode 87: Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 24-26


In which we bid Eva goodbye.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 24-26
(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
Quick and Dirty Tips
website


My Huffduffer feed
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7.10.2009

Episode 86: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 21-23


In which we journey back to Kentuck; go to the lake; and meet Albert, Henrique, and Dodo.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 21-23
(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
Rejection Slip Theater
website, Feedburner feed, iTunes


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

Other Links

7.03.2009

Lagniappe 27: Ask Dr. Boli

Ask Dr. Boli
(listen or download from link above)

In which we celebrate Dr. Boli's two year anniversary on the world wide web ... and learn why the sky is blue.

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

7.02.2009

Lagniappe 26: The Uncommon Reader


A little something extra from the The Uncommon Reader (by Alan Bennett), in which a most unusual person begins reading books.

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

6.25.2009

Episode 85: Mary Stewart, The Moonspinners

The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart

In which we travel to Greece with Mary Stewart, the author who created romantic suspense.

The Moonspinners: excerpt

This book is under copyright.

Story rating: for adult readers, though there is no offensive content

More information about Mary Stewart
Mary Stewart on Wikipedia

Mary Stewart: a born storyteller

My favorite Mary Stewart romantic suspense titles
(look for them at Amazon or at ABE Books)
* The Ivy Tree
* This Rough Magic
* The Gabriel Hounds
* Touch Not the Cat
* Nine Coaches Waiting
* Madam Will You Talk?
* Wildfire at Midnight
* My Brother Michael
* The Moonspinners

Podcast Highlight
Crimes Against Food

Breakfast episode is featured on my Huffduffer feed
RSS, iTunes feed


Additional link

6.17.2009

Episode 84: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 20


In which we meet Topsy.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 20

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
Useless Information
website, iTunes


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

6.11.2009

Episode 83: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 19


In which we find out more about Prue and about St. Clare's boyhood, twin brother, and more.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 19

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

Highlight
Radio Downloader (for capturing and downloading BBC shows)
website, SFFaudio review


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

Other Links

6.05.2009

Episode 82: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 18


In which we return to New Orleans for Miss Ophelia's experiences and hear Prue's story.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 18

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
Stories of the Journey Home
website, iTunes


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Other Links

5.12.2009

Episode 80: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 16


In which we learn more about Marie, St. Clare and ... religion.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 16

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
Movies You Should See
website, iTunes

Also: Craig Bevan's Movie Minutes
website, iTunes

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Julie D's Huffduffer page, iTunes, RSS

Other Links


5.07.2009

Episode 79: Mouth Wide Open, 5

In which we recover from the flu, snack and read thrillers, and eat street food.
EP 79: Mouth Wide Open, 5
Rating: G


This Book is Under Copyright
Produced with permission of John Thorne

For information about Mr. Thorne or for permissions please see his website, Simple Cooking.

I am indebted to John Thorne for his gracious permission to podcast this novel.

Highlight
Huffduffer: like an RSS feed for podcasts
Other Links


Note:
I thought this was the 4th episode with Mouth Wide Open but upon uploading the file, I see that it is actually the 5th ... c'est la vie.

5.01.2009

Episode 78: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 14-15


In which we meet the St. Clare family and Uncle Tom acquires a new master.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 14-15

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
Jazz Diaries of the Sly Crooner (where living swank is the best revenge)
website, iTunes

Other Links

4.26.2009

Lagniappe 25: Dark Possessions


A little something extra from the mind of James Powell, in which we have a deep experience of mystery and furniture.

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 versions.


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

4.23.2009

Episode 77: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 12-13


In which we experience "lawful trade" and get a glimpse of heaven.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 12-13

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
Lyrics Undercover
website, iTunes

Other Links -- My Roadtrip Pals

4.11.2009

Lagniappe 24: Book of Obituaries


A little something extra from the The Economist's Book of Obituaries, in which we delve into death.

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

4.01.2009

Episode 76: Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapters 10 and 11


In which we return to the plantation for Uncle Tom
and meet a mysterious stranger in a tavern.


Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 10

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
Edgy Podcast Reviews
website, iTunes

Other Links