RAS #467 – Mantis Man

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this time we have a brand new Five Minute Mystery where diamonds are stolen and a murder committed. Then Jason Dowd joins us for The Paranormal With Jason. We talk about a frightening adventure sent in by Spencer Johnson titled Mantis Man. We end the program with the conclusion to last week’s epic science fiction tale The Misplaced Battleship.

Featured Story – The Misplaced Battle Ship

Our featured story this week is the Conclusion to The Misplaced Battleship. The work was originally published in the April, 1960 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. If you missed parts one and two you can listen to it here.

Last week we met James DiGriss AKA the Stainless Steel Rat. He was a con man of skill, but was caught by Special Corps and given the choice of prison or becoming one of their agents. His first assignment was to track down and recover a missing space faring battleship. He heads to the second planet of a B star in Corona Borealis, where he impersonates a General to get to the bottom of the mystery. After much research James discovers an inspired master criminal. His name is Pepe Nero and his accomplice is a girl named Angelina. He thanked the people of Corona Borealis and parted with these words, “The League fleet is already closing in on the renegades and you will be informed of the capture. Thank you for your assistance.”

About Jason Dowd – From an early age, Jason has loved his art. Over the years he has used various mediums, but none was more profound to him than photography. He finds inspiration wherever he goes because he keeps his eyes open for things that will make the perfect photo. Jason lives in the great state of Florida and has been a part of Ron’s Amazing Stories since the beginning. He first appeared on the podcast in episode #78 where he introduced us to his book A Haunted Soul: A True Story of One Man’s Struggle with the Paranormal. If that wasn’t enough Jason is our radio producer. He has been putting the podcast out on the radio for the last 5 years! Jason is also the CEO and founder of Gladys Goodies.

Jason’s Links: FaceBook, Twitter, Gladdy’s Goodies, AME Magazine, and Imagine-nation Art Studios.

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Jason Dowd

Welcome to the second edition of the new, These Are Your Stories. This project is starting out as a blog, but I hope that one day it will become a full podcast of its own. Long term this will be a live call-in show. I will host it and you will call with your stories. I am working on the logistics and will be doing some test runs of which will be posted as blogs right here. What I am looking for right now are folks who like to be part of the testing process. If you want to be a guinea pig please let me know by heading to the main website and using the contact tab. All manner of stories are welcome, so please consider taking part.

On this edition of These Are Your Stories we have our first test subject. Jason Dowd of The Paranormal With Jason joins us to tell us how it feels to be buried alive. How does he know? All you have to do is click the play button below and find out.

-Ron

This Week’s Podcast:
On the podcast this week Jason Dowd will join us for another edition of The Paranormal With Jason. This time we will respond to an email sent in by Spencer Johnson from Alberta, Canada. Also on the show will be the conclusion to our story The Misplaced Battleship. You can listen to this podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from Apple Podcasts, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link

Jason’s Links: FaceBook, Twitter, Gladdy’s Goodies, AME Magazine, and Imagine-nation Art Studios.

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RAS #466 – The Stainless Steel Rat

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this time it is all about the Stainless Steel Rat. The character was introduced in Harry Harrison’s short story The Misplaced Battleship, first published in 1960 in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. Harrison used this story, with minor modifications, as the introduction to the series’s first full-length novel called The Stainless Steel Rat. Why am I telling you this? Well, because like I said this whole show is about the guy.

Featured Story – The Misplaced Battleship

In this classic science fiction adventure, we are introduced to James Bolivar diGriz (aka The Stainless Steel Rat). It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship … but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude. But still a battleship–in the wrong hands!–that can be most dangerous.

The Podcast This Week – 11/19/20

On the show this week it is all about the Stainless Steel Rat. The character was introduced in Harry Harrison’s short story The Misplaced Battleship, first published in 1960 in Astounding Magazine. You will hear parts one and two read by the talented Phil Chenevert. Parts three and four will play Thanksgiving day.

Last Friday we introduced the blog version of These Are Your Stories. It quickly became apparent to me that friday is not a good day to publish. Not many of you took advantage of this. Of course, the post is still there and it is titled These Are Your Stories #1.

What is this project? While it is starting as a blog for now, plans are in the works for a brand new podcast by the same name. This will be a live callin show. I am working on the logistics and will be doing some test runs which will be posted as blogs. What I am looking for right now are folks who like to be part of the testing process. If you want to be a guinea pig please let me know by heading to the main website and using the contact tab. All manner of stories are welcome, so please consider taking part. One last thing about These Are Your Stories. I like to learn from my mistakes. So, it will be moving to Tuesdays. That means there will not be a new post until November 24th.

The 2020 Halloween Contest has ended and Sylvia has picked two winners this year. Ee will announce these lucky folks in early December. Thank you to everyone that sent in a guess.

You can listen to this week’s podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from Apple Podcasts, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link

These Are Your Stories Begins

Welcome to the very first edition of the new, These Are Your Stories. This is starting out as a blog post, but I hope that one day it will become a full hour podcast of its own. I told you a few weeks ago that I would be doing this and here we are. Long term this will be a live call-in show. I will host it and you will call with your stories. I am working on the logistics and will be doing some test runs of which will be posted as blogs right here. What I am looking for right now are folks who like to be part of the testing process. If you want to be a guinea pig please let me know by heading to the main website and using the contact tab. All manner of stories are welcome, so please consider taking part.

Now let’s get to our first story. All you have to do is click the play button below and enjoy These Are Your Stories.

-Ron