RAS on the Radio

The radio edition of Ron’s Amazing Stories has moved. We can now be heard on Sunday nights at 9pm Pacific time. At first glance, this may seem to be a setback. However, our show has been picked to be the kick-off program for a full slate of Old Time Radio programs. In other words, we are the headliner! I have been thinking about making some changes to the radio show and leaning heavier on OTR material there. Then I would use more listener stories and others on the podcast. My idea would be to advertise the podcast on the radio show. I am thinking that this might increase the numbers of the podcast listeners since the two would no longer be same. I have not talked this over with my radio producer yet and I sure would like to hear your feedback on this. You can leave your comments on Facebook or at ronsmazingstories.com.

EditRight 4u – Professional Editing

I have been told that I don’t do this enough. I am not a big commercial guy and I have avoided talking about my business. I am a freelance editor. I specialize in technical works, but I also have worked on projects ranging from Jim Harold’s campfire books to memoirs. I love to work on fiction and just don’t get to that enough. If you are in need of an editor I provide fair prices and do professional work. You can learn more about me and my business at editright4u.com That’s editright the number 4 and the letter u dot com.

The question of the Month

I have received a number emails about Ron’s Amazing Stories – The Archives. There seems to be some confusion about what they are. It is quite simple: Shows 1 through 100 are in the archives. Everything from show 101 to current is at ronsamazingstories.com. What I did was donate the first 100 shows to the public domain. If you want to visit the archives head to the main website and click the banner or head to archive.org and search for Ron’s Amazing Stories. This will give you the humble beginnings of the podcast.

This Week’s Podcast:

On the podcast this week we debut a brand new show called Hawk Larabee. Also, the segment ‘Johnny, Is It True?’ returns, and we have a listener story from Big Jimmy Calhoun. 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:

March 01 – Words At War (Replay) – RAS #317
March 08 – UFO and Other Stories (HE #20) – RAS #318
March 15 – Western Week – RAS #319
March 22 – Detective Week – RAS #320
March 29 – Special Guest J.D. Horn – RAS #321

I am excited to tell you that, The Horror Express podcast is on track to publish this Thursday. It will go live on the radio the following Sunday. On the show this time we have UFO stories, Jason talks about the Peruvian Aliens and David Larsen from HE #19 joins us to talk about this his side of the haunted Pinocchio doll story.  Also, the conductor thinks outside the boxcar and brings us another scary OTR tale and of course we end the show with your comments and questions. I can’t wait for you to hear it.

This Week’s Podcast:

You can listen to this podcast this Thursday at The Horror Express, download it from iTunes, stream it on TuneIn Radio or listen on your radio Sunday night at 9 pm Pacific time. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

The Calendar:

March 01 – Words At War (Replay) – RAS #317
March 08 – UFO and Other Stories (HE #20) – RAS #318
March 15 – Western Week – RAS #319
March 22 – Detective Week – RAS #320
March 29 – Special Guest J.D. Horn – RAS #321

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

Do you listen to Spotify? Did you know that Ron’s Amazing Stories can be heard on the Spotify mobile app? It’s  true and I need your help. If you use Spotify will you help out the show and follow us? Just search for Ron’s Amazing Stories and click on that follow button. Do you have friends that use the app, tell them about the show and maybe they will follow us too. Thank you for listening no matter how you do it.

PlayApod

You 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)

On this edition of the blog, we talk about a couple of new features that have been added to the home website at ronsamazingstories.com.

The Archive – There is now a link to the RAS Archive Site. This is a page on the Internet Archive that contains all of the shows from 2011 through the end of 2012 (with a few from early 2013 tossed in). From here you can stream, download and view all of the early podcasts from Ron’s Amazing Stories. This ends a long-term project to complete the archive. There are a lot of good things there and all you have to do is click on “archives” on the side panel to find them.

The Bold and The Blog – A new TAB is available called “Blog”.  Right now, this simply guides you to the current blog site. In the future, I plan to close the WordPress site and incorporate the podcast and blog in one place. It will be easier for me to maintain and for you find. However, when it goes live it will change how you subscribe to the blog. I will give out more information on that before the change is made. Why the wait? I am waiting for my WordPress subscription to run out.

So, head on over to ronsamazingstories.com, check out these two changes and let me know what you think.

-Ron

This Week’s Podcast:

On the podcast this week we are chalked full of mystery. We debut a brand new detective series, tackle a mystery from 1969 and hear a Sherlock Holmes story told only to the folks at Edinburgh University. 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 6pm EST. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

The Calendar:

January 04 – Knock – (RAS309)
January 11 – Too Many Crooks – (RAS310 – S7E2)
January 18 – Horror Week – (RAS311 – S7E3)
January 25 – The Horror Express #20 – UFO Stories

Here is the news for the month of December:

Spotify – Ron’s Amazing Stories will soon to be available on the mobile version of Spotify! This is something I tried and failed to get from the beginning. I did all of the paperwork and am now waiting for the podcast to show up on the list. So, if you are Spotify user, on your phone or tablet, be sure to favorite us and rate us. This is a big step forward!

IOS App Store Link  or  Google Play Link

The Blog – Do you read the blog? My numbers suggest that maybe fifty of you do. The blog is an extension to the show often with more information about what you are hearing or what is coming up. It is weekly and you can follow it on WordPress, Facebook or have an email sent to you when it is updated.  

Stories – I have had a shortage stories of late, which is not unusual for the holiday season. You can send me your stories, stories ideas or request a call back at ronsmazingstories.com and click on the contact tab. Your stories are what makes this… Ron’s Amazing Stories!

Upcoming events – We have some cool stuff coming to the show.  Jason and I are preparing The Horror Express #20! This show will cover UFO’s and Jason is going to talk about the recent find in Peru that has everyone rethinking the alien part of ufology! My Brother Jim is preparing to tell us all about his strange visit to an ancient Scottish chapel, and I am working on scheduling interviews with some upcoming authors. It just keeps getting better!

This Week’s Podcast:

On the podcast this week we will head to the great Northwest for a classic tale from the 1880’s gold rush, also an Elk takes a ride on a Honda Civic. You can listen to this podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on TuneIn Radio or listen to it on your radio Saturday night at 6pm Eastern time. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

The Calendar:

November 30 – Arizona Lightning – (RAS #305)
December 07 –  Werewolf Trial – (RAS #306)
December 14 – Rosslyn Chapel – (RAS #307)
December 21 – Christmas Replay
December 28 – RAS #308 or HE #20