Campfire Classics Podcast

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!

We've got heather back for 1 hour during a rehearsal break! Can we do it? Could anybody do it? Is it madness to even try? Record an episode of Campfire Classics in such a short time!? Can Ken and Heather stay on track!?

Let's find out...

Well, it's Halloween, or close enough, and since last week's story was less scary than anticipated, we've decided to go with the never miss spookiness of H.P. Lovecraft. This week's story is called "The Unnamable", which seems inherently false advertising. If you name something "The Unnamable" it is no longer unnamable. Lies! Lies on the level of "The Neverending Story"!

That bit of perturbation dealt with, the story is really quite engaging, despite a few tangents during which your hosts discuss:
Dicks and why they are always swinging.
The origins of Harry Potter's name.
And, of course, arboreal vampirism. Look at the episode title.

Ken's Fun Facts are all about the history of Halloween, so if you want to learn a bit about our author, check out episode number 11, titled "Don't Go in the Moist Hole" where Heather tries to read the story "The Tomb".

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Now sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!

Happy American Thanksgiving, if you celebrate that holiday. If you don't, Happy Alien Sex Party Day. If you are unfamiliar with this holiday, that's because I am making it up right now as I write this episode blurb.

Heather is out of quarantine and performing, but she was able to squeeze us in to her busy schedule long enough to select a story for Ken to read. This week's story is the misleadingly titled "The Vegans Were Curious" by possible extra terrestrial Winston K. Marks.

The story is an interstellar romp through human/alien relations, but even that isn't enough to keep our hosts focused for long, as discussion topics cover...well, actually a lot of it is almost on topic. Vegan Thanksgiving recipes, vegan celebrities, and is "going down" vegan?

Our sincere apologies to any vegans we might offend. It was unintentional, and as you'll see, completely unnecessary.

"The Vegans Were Curious" was first published in Imagination in 1954. Extensive research has discovered no evidence that the story is still in copyright. If we are wrong, please let us know so that we can docilely accept our punishments.

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Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!

YES! The knight errant and lord protector of the realm, Sir Johnny Bangs has returned again, to keep us safe from boredom and bad puns. And he succeeds on one of those two fronts.

Long time fans will be delighted to learn that Heather has chosen a story by John Kendrick Bangs for Ken to read this week. But our long time fans have proven that they are easily entertained, so maybe that's not saying much!

After a quick series recap on how our hosts are incapable of following a through line without severe tangential nonsense. But that seems to be part of their charm! Either that or we all have some sort of auditory Stockholm Syndrome.

Ken reads the story with his usual array of voices ranging from grizzled to old to old and grizzled. Along the way your hosts discuss how many balls are too many, the invention of the contact lens, and your favorite joke.

"The Speck on the Lens” was published in the collection The Water Ghost & Others in 1894.

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This week, it almost seems Ken and Emily have a prophetic connection to the story, which would be way cooler if it weren't a story called "And All the Girls Were Nude". As you might imagine it's not our most PG story.

Written by Richard Magruder (that's MagruDer with a D, not a B), it is a story which, while not particularly subtle, is wildly entertaining.

As the story progresses your hosts discuss the educational value of this very podcast, the euphemistic possibilities of the Grand Canyon, and how neither of them have ever seen any pornography.

"And All the Girls Were Nude" was first published in December 1954 in the magazine Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy. Extensive research has not uncovered any evidence of a current copyright on the story.

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Also, the 2022 calendar featuring co-host Ken in Halloween animal ears is now available on our website!

And find Emily online using her social media handle @embosc

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Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!

Reunited and it feels so good!
or
Almost Heaven. West Virginia.
or
Guess who's back. Back again.

Whatever musical theme you choose for this episode, I promise, it's a good one. Heather has joined Ken in Lewisburg, WV, and together they work their way through another story. This week, Heather has brought back Ambrose Bierce, last appearing in Episode 12, so that Ken can read the story "Beyond the Wall".

Heather does sing a lot, and the whole show briefly teeters on the edge of become a GoT fancast, but your fearless hosts get us back on track by keeping us off track with such topics as:
The disappearance of Jack Black.
Horror with a side of French Toast.
And the potential devastation of an ill timed fart.

Plus, believe it or not, Ken gets briefly poignant as he pontificates on the importance of emotional honesty. Like really. It's touching. And weird.

"Beyond the Wall" was published in Cosmopolitan in 1907.

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Now sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.