Sir Johnny Bangs 3: Chalk My Cue
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07/19/22 • 62 min
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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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Now sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.
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.
Email us at [email protected].
Remember to tell five friends to check out Campfire Classics.
Like, subscribe, leave a review.
Now sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.
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Oh! Pooh!
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Come down! Come down! And let’s see who you be!
If that didn’t make sense to you, you haven’t listened to this week’s episode yet. And why the heck not!?!? Huh? What’s keeping you?
It is a pretty good one. Ken has chosen a story for Heather by author Harriet Beecher Stowe of Uncle Tom fame. But like, it’s funny, and spooky, and there’s a lot of stuff about poo and penises. So, you know...a Campfire Classics episode.
Heather gives a masterful read despite the story being largely written in dialect (something regular listeners will know our hosts fear more than death by a thousand mosquitoes), and along the way you’ll be treated to some classic ‘90s movie references from Heather, Ken fundamentally misunderstanding what is happening in the story, and a surprisingly long conversation about the virtues of a wooden prosthetic foreskin.
"The Ghost in the Mill” was published in the collection Oldtown Fireside Stories in 1872.
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Victoria’s White Mound
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If you've ever found yourself think "This episode of Campfire Classics is too linear and the story they're reading makes a lot more sense than I want it to," then this is the episode for you. Good lord, your hosts are pulling out all the stops, hopping from non-sequitur to non-sequitur, and reading a story that feels almost like it was written by someone challenged to avoid any semblance of plot.
Now you're intrigued, aren't you?
Ken has chosen a short story by Virginia Woolf (the extra "o" proves you're supposed to howl her name) for Heather to read. It's called "Mrs. Dalloway in Bond Street". And while Heather does a fabulous job of reading, the story is just...confusing.
During moments of lucidity, your hosts ask:
What's the worst thing you ever consumed at a party?
Is it better to have no guests or shitty guests?
And what the crap is going on in this story!?!?
"Ms. Dalloway in Bond Street” was published by The Dial in 1923.
Email us at [email protected].
Remember to tell five friends to check out Campfire Classics.
Like, subscribe, leave a review.
Now sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.
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