RAS #386 – Earthmen Bearing Gifts

On Ron’s Amazing Stories we have some breaking news, an unwanted car sitter, a creepy hiking story, and Lamar from Detroit is followed by ghosts. Jason dowd joins me on the Horror Express to talk about the future plans for that podcast, and we have a short story about the people of Mars. So, your job now is to press that play button and enjoy the show!

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Featured Story – Earthmen Bearing Gifts

Our story is one that the scientists of today should take note of. While this is a very short tale it offers a word of warning that just can’t be ignored. While we explore we need to consider whether we should explore? The story is called Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown. It was first published in Galaxy magazine, in June of 1960.

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Audible Joins The Family

Well, I have to say we have some pretty big news this week. I am very excited to tell you that Ron’s Amazing Stories has a brand new sponsor in Audible.Com. I have been trying to get them to sponsor the show since 2015. I have been rejected every time and was beginning to think that it would never happen. I tried again this past week and was given the green light to be a member of Audible’s Creators Affiliate Program. What does this mean to you? I will be rolling out a campaign this next week, but my plan is to redo the featured story segment with Audible as the sponsor.

Now, what is Audible? Audible is the world’s largest seller and producer of audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment. They have opened the world to us by producing quality books that you can listen to anywhere. They reinvented the media category and is the driving force behind today’s audio entertainment revolution.

I have been a member of Audible since the year 2000. The first book I ever bought from them was The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century. I bought that on September 1st of 2000. At that time I was a commuter spending up to three hours a day driving to and from work. Audiobooks were my life. They helped pass the time and took me to places that I could only imagine.

So, do you want to get a jump on this new program? This week in the podcast show notes I will have a special link to Audible. Click on this link and you will have the opportunity to get a free audiobook and a month free of audible. Try it out to see if works for you and keep the book for taking a chance on it.

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-Ron

This Week’s Podcast: On the show, this week Jason Dowd is back will another mini-Horror Express. We answer some of your emails and discuss the plans for the terror train going forward. Oh, and the conductor is back with a brief cameo. Also, on the show will be stories from you guys and much more. You can listen to this podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Sunday Night at 8:00 PM (PST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

RAS #385 – Zeritsky’s Law

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week we have a bag full of cats. We have stories ranging from a ghost cat to cats that raise baby bunnies. We read a science fiction story that stars a frozen cat, and a debut a brand new edition of Johnny Is It True, which has cat facts. Want more? Well as Ed Sullivan would say – We have a really big shoe“

Featured Story – Zeritsky’s Law

We have a quirky story that I absolutely love. A deep-frozen cat comes back to life and spurs a new profiteering business. The tale first appeared Galaxy Science Fiction in the November 1951 edition. It is called Zeritsky’s Law by Ann Warren Griffith and is read for us by Peter Eastman from Cape Town, South Africa.

True or False With Ed Sullivan

On this edition of Ron’s Amazing Stories the blog, we look at the great Ed Sullivan. Who was he? Why Was he? I will attempt to fill your brains with knowledge. How we will do it? Let’s play, True or False with Edward Vincent Sullivan.

Q1 – Let’s Start out with the truth.

Edward Vincent Sullivan was born September 28, 1901, and was an American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program The Ed Sullivan Show.

Q2 – Before all of his fame and attention he was a humble sports writer?

True: Sullivan landed his first job at The Port Chester Daily Item, a local newspaper for which he had written sports news while in high school. In 1919, he joined The Hartford Post, that newspaper folded in his first week there! He bounced through a series of news jobs with The Associated Press. Finally, in 1927, Sullivan joined The Evening Graphic as first a sports writer and then its sports editor.

Q3 – Wasn’t it in 1948 he became a household phenom?

False: In 1948 Marlo Lewis got the CBS network to hire Sullivan to do a weekly Sunday-night TV variety show called Toast of the Town. Debuting in June of 1948, the show was a success locally and was moved to CBS-TV Studio 50 in New York City. It was renamed to The Ed Sullivan Show where it would spend the next 23 years as a television icon!

Q4 – CBS-TV Studio 50 was the home of the David Letterman Show wasn’t it?

True: But it is no longer called CBS-TV Studio 50! In 1967 was renamed to the Ed Sullivan Theater. Before all of that, it was called the Hammerstein Theatre. It was built in 1927 named after Oscar Hammerstein, who was an American theatrical producer and director of musicals for more than 40 years.

Q5 – Ed Could not wait to book Elvis Presley on the show!

False: Sullivan was wary of Elvis Presley’s “bad boy” image, and initially said that he would never book him, but Presley became too big a name to ignore. So, in 1956, Sullivan signed him for three appearances. In August 1956, Sullivan was injured in an automobile accident near his country home in Southbury, Connecticut, and missed Presley’s first appearance. However, after Sullivan got to know Presley personally, he made amends by telling his audience, “This is a real decent, fine boy.”

That is all I have this time. If you want to learn more about Ed Sullivan I suggest heading over to The Ed Sullivan Official Website.

This Week’s Podcast: On the podcast this week we have a jam-packed show and it’s all about cats! We have ghost cats, strange facts about cats, and science fiction story that begins with a cat being flash frozen! Want more? Well, there is more and you can listen to this podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Sunday Night at 8:00 PM (PST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listings or find the station closest to you at this link.

RAS #384 – The Moon Weed Part 2

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this time we play the conclusion to The Moon Weed by Harl Vincent. I read a story sent in from Price, Utah that warns, “Antiquers Beware!”, and Tom has another growing-up memory to wind up the show. Also, I answer the question, “Why?” Will I get it right? Listen to the show to find out.

Featured Story – The Moon Weed by Harl Vincent

Our featured story is called The Moon Weed. It first appeared in Astounding Stories #20 from August of 1931. This week we will hear the conclusion. In part one we met Carl Vanderventer, “Van” for short, who is a scientist that figured out a way to extract items from the moon with ray beams. He unwittingly brings seed pods back and unleashes an army of plant-beasts on the world. He now fights for earth’s very survival and against the tightening web of voracious carnivorous plants that seemingly can’t be killed.