RAS #317 – Words At War (Replay)

This time on Ron’s Amazing Stories we have a replay from April of 2014. We will look at World War II through news radio broadcasts. We will focus on what it was like here at home. We will use broadcasts from Bing Crosby, Jack Benny and many others who talk about everything from buying war bonds to how you can prevent the sinking of an American ship. It was a tough time for America, but they came together to stop some horrid crimes against mankind. It is my hope that what I have for you gives you a picture of what that era was like.

Our OTR Story – They Call it the Pacific

Our tale comes from the OTR series Words at War. This was is radio program that ran during the war years. Basically, it is a series of stories as told by the men and women who watched it all happen. It was produced in cooperation with the Council on Books in Wartime. Their promise was to present real tales of the battles, underground warfare, what was happening on the home front and of course the action on the seas. I have picked the episode, “They Call it the Pacific” which first aired on July 10, 1943.

The Horror Express Update

Jason and I recorded The Horror Express #20 and it will air as scheduled on March 8th. The topic will be UFO Stories and Jason tells us about the aliens of Nazca. The conductor has chosen an OTR tale called Fire In the Sky and of course we will read listeners comments and questions.

Internet Woes Strike The Podcast

pexels-photo-888992.jpegI have been without internet service since Saturday. A rather large tree limb came down and took the cable line with it. The cable company, while quite understanding, has been unable to restore the connection. Meaning they have not come by to put it back up. They are busy people with all the storms we had of late.

I am using my phone as a hotspot to get this blog out. This connection is not ideal for putting out any volume of work or a podcast for that matter. I hope to have it resolved soon and look forward to being able to do the simple things in life once again. For example being able to ask Alexa to turn on my desk lamp.

I will keep you posted!

-Ron

RAS #316 – Into Space

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week we will have a science fiction story taken from Astounding Stories of Super-Science. We have a “thinker”, type tale from Milton of San Francisco and our OTR story comes from Blackstone The Magician.

Our Marquee Story – Into Space

Our main story this time is something pretty special, but you are going to have to listen to it from a 1930’s point of view. We have a tale from the classic science fiction magazine, Astounding Stories of Super-Science. It’s called, Into Space, and appeared in the February of 1930 edition. It tells of man’s first trip into space. It was written by Sterner St. Paul and is wonderfully read by Steven Bateman.

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News Update – Feburary 2018

I have to say the response to last week’s podcast was… Amazing. I thank all of you for the warm well wishes to Tom and I am happy that you liked the new segment. I plan to polish it up and make it part of upcoming shows.  

Here are some updates for you!

-Ron

The Horror Express

For those of you that have been asking about, The Horror Express. I have confirmed with Jason and we will record the new episode on Friday (2/23). Jason and I appreciate your patience in this and we are excited to get back to work on the H.E. project.

Spotify

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PlayApod

PlayAPod LogoYou may have noticed that Ron’s Amazing Stories has a sponsor, sort of. I was asked to promote a new product called Playapod. It is a podcast player that syncs your podcasts to the cloud so you can pick up any device and go. It is a free download from the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and Amazon Appstore. I took a look at it on my android phone and I like how it’s put together. It has a small footprint and is easy to use. I want to thank PlayApod for asking me to promote them. If you want to know more go to playapod.com

This Week’s Podcast:

On the podcast this week we will have a science fiction story taken from Astounding Stories of Super-Science. We have a “thinker”, tale from Milton of San Francisco and our OTR story comes from Blackstone The Magician.  You can listen to this podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on TuneIn Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer radio? We are heard every Saturday night at 6:00 pm (EST). Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

The Calendar:

February 01 – Who is Helen Huber? – (RAS313)
February 08 – The Bear Trap – (RAS314)
February 15 – A Killing In Abilene – (RAS315)
February 22 – Into Space – (RAS316)

RAS #315 – A Killing In Abilene

On Ron’s Amazing Stories we are packed with good stuff! We have stuff with Alan Ladd, stuff with Frankenstein and brand new stuff I call, “Johnny, is it true?” Add more stuff, a Five Minute Mystery, and you have a podcast.

Our OTR Story – A Killing in Abilene

Our OTR story has the feel of a classic Western. It also benefits greatly by a stellar performance by Alan Ladd. What we have is an episode of the classic series Suspense. It is sort of a ‘Revenge Western’, without the revenge part. The hero doesn’t want to kill his brother’s murderer but instead bring him to justice in a courtroom. A novel approach to be sure. The tale is called, A Killing in Abilene, and First aired on December 14, 1950.

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