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Campfire Classics PodcastThe Drinks Was GoodWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
I'm not gonna lie, this weeks story is a really good one. Your hosts are returning to form with a story old enough to be considered classic from an author with some drama in her life. Heather reads "Ponsonby and the Pantheress" by Richard Dehan (pen name of Clotilde Graves), and I'm not even going to be sarcastic this week, she killed it. Great Story, great read, and Ken...is also there.
Things to remember:
The moon is sexy.
The drinks was good.
The do...2022-11-221h 16Campfire Classics PodcastBad TouchWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week, your hosts have lost their minds and decided for some reason to subject us all to a long ass edition of Clown Corner. So, you'll have to forgive me for wanting to get out of this as quickly as possible.
This one comes with several warning:
Clowns aren't funny.
ClownDog is coming to get you. Woof woof stab, bitches.
Clowns are your overlords, now.
Oh, and Heather picked a story for Ken called "The Happy Clown". Has there ever been a t...2022-11-151h 22Campfire Classics PodcastA Cock ColonelWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
The only important thing to come out of this episode is Heather's new country song entitled "Snake Proof Boots". Genuinely, nothing else matters. But, I'm not going to tell you when in the episode that happens, so if you want to hears it you'll just have to listen to the entire episode.
Some strange talking points do come up that leave me with questions.
What is a "shit tin brick house"?
How many creepy ass dolls is Lindsay hiding?
Can we get through one epis...2022-11-081h 13Campfire Classics PodcastThen Came Lady XanaxWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Coming to you from the City of Brotherly Love!
Heather doubles down on Clown Corner (oh lord, now we'll never get rid of it), and I'm pretty sure Ken compares himself to a god.
They also ask some hard hitting questions.
What's the hardest thing about moving?
He had the third biggest what in London?
What sword swallowing skills are transferable to everyday life?
Oh yeah, plus they read a story. Heather selected a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story called "T...2022-11-011h 17Campfire Classics PodcastWhy Am I StickyWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Heather's back and it's looking like we might actually get a few episodes in a row with the OG team!
Will Clown Corner survive its first run in with her? Only you can decide!
What did you learn in High School?
What's the worst slutty holiday?
Do ghosts orgasm?
These questions are answered, whether you like it or not, while heather reads the story Ken has picked out for her. It's called "Call From a Far Planet" by Tom Godwin. It's pr...2022-10-251h 17Campfire Classics PodcastA Vengeful CouchWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
How do you murder a couch?
Who is going to get theirs?
How early is too early for coming?
These questions seem needlessly...nope, just needless. But, that's the price we pay for letting this show go on so long.
If you've enjoyed Clown Corner so far, then it's your fault we're still doing it! This week's clown update is...hmm...no, I'm not going to spoil it. Better to let you find out be listening.
But the story is by a n...2022-10-1856 minCampfire Classics PodcastNo Morals, All FillerWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Can you braid your back hair?
What does WCCDESTARWSMAPTBT stand for?
Do women really have "war counsels"?
And most importantly, does any of this have a point? That one is easy to answer. Nope! No point. No moral. All filler.
Craig Kellberg is once again in the co-host seat, putting up with another installment of Clown Corner, and then reading a story by O Henry called "The Trimmed Lamp".
It is either a filthy euphemism or a poetic hint at the stor...2022-10-121h 02Campfire Classics PodcastBad DatesWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Can we talk about clowns two episodes in row?
What's your first thought when you hear "collar"?
Does The Expendables need another sequel?
I don't know, but that sounds like the kind of stuff we talk about here, alright. Pointless and meandering.
Craig Kellberg is back in the co-host seat for a second week in a row, and selected for Ken a story called "A Call" by Grace MacGowan Cooke. Possibly with the help of her sister.
And then your hosts r...2022-10-041h 06Campfire Classics PodcastBad DoctorWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
How do you feel about clowns?
Is it okay to practice your strokes in public?
Would you smoke another man's pipe?
These questions and more are discussed as your hosts try to read another one of those books that look good on your shelf.
If you have a shelf.
Or books.
This week, Craig Kellberg is back in the co-host seat, and Ken has given him a story called "A Fight with a Ghost" by and author credited as...2022-09-271h 00Campfire Classics PodcastAngsty BloviationWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
How old is too old to be a teenage dirtbag?
Like, that whole attitude stops being cool eventually, right?
That seems to be a major talking point in this weeks story by Russia's great tragedian or comedian depending on who you ask, Anton Long-middle-name-that-starts-with-a-P Chekhov.
Ken reads the story with such great detailed character work that even he forgets when he's reading and when he's just being an idiot. And this week's co-host Jamie does her best to sneak some historical relevance in, b...2022-09-201h 09Campfire Classics PodcastThe Menace in the RearWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Have you ever thought "Gosh, I miss being young"?
This episode will singlehandedly change your mind.
The good old days were neither good, nor old, nor days. Actually that's not true. They were definitely days, they were older than today, and some of them may have been good, but that's not the point.
The point is that this week, your hosts have a story for you by Stephen Crane called "The Pace of Youth", and good lord young people are stupid! Not you of...2022-09-061h 12Campfire Classics PodcastSexy Carl’s Jr.Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
So this one gets...sexy? If we can call grease and custard sexy
Ken has a story for Heather to read this week from a man named Victor Bridges (look him up, he barely exists), who has become our new favorite author here at Campfire Classics.
This episode gets raunchy, hysterical, sexy, funny...it's basically podcasting burlesque.
The story is called "The Man with the Chin" (no spoilers in that title), and Heather does an admirable job reading it. That's a joke you'll ge...2022-08-301h 13Campfire Classics PodcastLook After Your AssWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Look after your own ass. Just good words to live by.
This week we're dipping into the tales of the Brothers Grimm! Because somehow we seem to have missed them so far.
Ken selected this story and a returning guest host is reading it! Because no one, not even Ken, liked his solo episode from last week. Don't worry, the people in charge of making that decision have been mercilessly ridiculed.
So! The story this week is called "Little Table Set Thyself, Gold-Ass, and...2022-08-231h 00Campfire Classics PodcastTales From the TubWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Welcome to the first official installment of Tales From the Tub, where Ken and Heather can't record together, so Ken just reads you story!
A few weeks back, in the episode "Silly Old Bear" Ken read the first Winnie the Pooh story. Today, he reads you the second.
We will soon return to your normal programming, but for now Campfire Classics hopes you enjoy this quiet little short story read with no sex jokes made about getting stuck in a hole.
Winnie-the-Pooh was first...2022-08-1615 minCampfire Classics PodcastThrobbing KnobWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Go become a burglar. I think that's the moral of this week's episode.
Or possibly it's that '90s pop culture references are weird.
I really don't know. Maybe this episode, like life, has no moral, and we are all merely wandering through a meaningless nihilistic wasteland that we call "reality" because we don't know what else to do.
Agh! This is what happens when I'm forced to listen to Ken try to be clever and philosophical while Heather butchers French words. I get...2022-08-091h 16Campfire Classics PodcastDemon BJWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week is just unsettling, beginning to end. Even the light hearted banter is a little weird. But that is fitting, because our author this week is Weird Horror master H.P. Lovecraft.
Because we've covered Lovecraft before, so you can hear fun facts about him by listening to Season 1, Episode 11 "Don't Go in the Moist Hole" or in Season 2's "Coming for Boston".
Instead, Heather has covered a haunted acoustic guitar, and a disturbingly skeletal electric guitar from haunted eBay.
Then Ken rea...2022-08-021h 07Campfire Classics PodcastVictoria’s White MoundWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
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 (th...2022-07-261h 12Campfire Classics PodcastSir Johnny Bangs 3: Chalk My CueWelcome 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...2022-07-191h 02Campfire Classics PodcastOh! Pooh!Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
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...2022-07-121h 15Campfire Classics PodcastA Spoonful of SugarWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This one gets weird right off the bat, with Heather deciding that being literary and funny isn't enough, this show also needs to be a paranormal political travelogue. It's a pretty wild opening that includes advice on finding some really horrifying stuff on the internet. Ken does not approve.
Once we get to the story, chosen by Heather this week, we're back in familiar if unsettling territory as Ken reads a ghost story from M.R. James entitled "The Haunted Dolls House."
It's exactly the k...2022-07-051h 14Campfire Classics PodcastA Plethora of ButtsWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
It's the closest thing to a live episode we've done yet! Recorded at an actual campsite in front of a real live tent! Oh, the excitement! The drama! The...butt jokes? Okay, so it's the same old show.
Ken has chosen a story for Heather to read by author Stuart Strauss (probably a fake name) called "The Shadow on the Moor". That part is probably real.
As the stories are read, your hosts ask:
How do they spell cigarette in 2937?
Do you remember the...2022-06-291h 19Campfire Classics PodcastFrozen FlagpoleWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
A perfect example of why we can't have nice things, this episode was recorded late at night, and good lord, our hosts are punchy.
So, what does that mean for us? Well, really business as usual, I suppose. Heather and Ken chatter on like morons for like ten minutes, and then Heather introduces the story she has pick for Ken to try to read this week. Written by Vincent James O'Sullivan, it is called "The Interval." and that's all the hints you get!
Ken reads vali...2022-06-211h 01Campfire Classics PodcastChode RocketWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Have you ever wondered what a Garth Brooks Science Fiction song would sound like?
No? That's okay, neither had I. Then I heard this episode, and oh my...
This week, Ken has a story for Heather that was written by a railroad watchman who never went to school. And if that doesn't get you excited, you're probably a clever person.
H. Beam Piper wrote "The Answer" and it was published back in 1958. Once again, lazy copyright lawyers make it available to us already! Thou...2022-06-141h 08Campfire Classics PodcastRevenge of Pirate JesusWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
In a world where EVERYONE has a podcast, you must ask yourself...why aren't we a union yet!?
Did you read that in you best Don LaFontaine voice? I hope so. Anyway, about the episode.
Heather has chosen a story for Ken to read. It's a Western by the guy who wrote Destry Rides Again. The story is "Wine on the Desert" by Frederick Schiller Faust, AKA Max Brand, AKA Evan Evans, AKA George Owen Baxter, AKA George Evans, AKA Peter Dawson, AKA David Manning, AKA J...2022-06-0759 minCampfire Classics PodcastA Gay PartyWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Happy 100 episodes!
That's right! Our silly little podcast has made it to 100. That's wild!
To celebrate Heather returns to the microphone, and Ken decides to badmouth a bunch of beloved TV shows that were cancelled way before their time. Because this is a classy show...or something.
Ken has selected the story for Heather to read, and surprising no one, it's an Agatha Christie story. And you know what that means! That's right. Heather has to try to do her Hercule Poirot voice. And it...2022-05-311h 19Campfire Classics PodcastThe Worst Musical EverWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
And welcome back Craig to Episode 99! We're almost at a landmark!
How do we celebrate? By reading a story that we don't really understand and planning the worst musical ever constructed!
Obviously.
Ken has selected the story (if that's what we're calling it) from a new author named Andrew Halliday. His story "The Engine-Driver" is about...an engine driver, I guess. I'm actually not sure. I just finished editing the episode and I don't think your hosts even know what it was.
Any...2022-05-171h 01Campfire Classics PodcastAn Announcement2022-05-1000 minCampfire Classics PodcastA Douche And A CowardWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
There's a new host in town this week. Campfire Classics recurring character Ken's Mom (known to most of the world as Jamie Sandberg) has finally shown up in the flesh for a Mothers Day Weekend recording session. That means this is going to be a nice clean wholesome episode, right?
Right?
Aw, that's cute.
Ken clearly is a little tentative about the usual brand of humor in front of his own mother, but she pushes the issue and...well...you'll just have to l...2022-05-101h 13Campfire Classics PodcastMalign PursuitWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week's co-host is Ken's brother, Craig! The boys had fun last time he came on, but this week Craig starts the episode off with a shocking revelation!
Once they sort that out, Ken introduces this week's author and story, and Craig jumps into a valiant reading of C.M. Eddy, Jr's "The Ghost-Eater".
Along the way, the boys discuss a new music genre, Craig struggles to pronounce words (this is why you warm up), and Ken fails to remember the name of the guy w...2022-05-031h 10Campfire Classics PodcastPhallic Billy ClubWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Hey, who's that on the podcast? Heather! She's back for this one as she gets closer and closer to getting off the ship!
Ken has a story for her to read by a new author, Richard Le Gallienne, called "The Haunted Orchard". It is, unsurprisingly, a little haunting story about a ghost. In an orchard. But despite being a little on the nose, it's beautiful story with some incredible imagery.
Ken and Heather catch us up on Heather's recent adventures, then they get into the stor...2022-04-261h 07Campfire Classics PodcastGreen BoobiesWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Alright, we're swinging hard back into the realm of SciFi this week with a short story from one of the biggest names in the genre, Philip K. Dick. He gave us Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report, and this week he's giving us "The Gun".
This is one of those stories that is mostly so engaging that your hosts forget to be funny, but don't worry, they still find time to discuss their end of the world time capsule items, talk in ridiculous voices, and speculate on...2022-04-121h 09Campfire Classics PodcastAlas, Wife...Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Ready for a story with a moral? Nah, me neither. How about this vague fairy tale by Scotsman Andrew Lang. Ken has selected the story "The Fisherman and his Wife" from The Green Fairy Book.
Your hosts also play a new game that you can play along with at home! Write in and let us know how you stack up.
Along the way, Ken and Emily discuss decorative metals, crown fashion, and filthy song lyrics!
"The Fisherman and his wife" was published in 1892.
2022-04-0556 minCampfire Classics PodcastChekhov’s SlapWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Here's a bit of tonal whiplash from last week. Good lord, you really never know what you're going to get with this show, do you!?
So, Ken is reading a children's story this week called "The Book of Beasts"! Written by Edith Nesbit, it is an early children's adventure story about a boy king and a dragon. Also, pay attention to this week's fun facts, because Nesbit's personal life was bananas!
Ken puts in a respectable effort at reading the story, but plenty of ridiculousness is...2022-03-291h 04Campfire Classics PodcastA Solemn DoodyWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Oh no. They are punchy this week. The first twenty minutes is nothing but foolishness with no serious material covered. It was almost like someone told our hosts that this podcast was supposed to be FUNNY. But we all know that here at Campfire Classics we won't stand for frivolity in our literature.
Eventually, Ken and Emily buckle down to the solemn business of reading the great work selected for this week's episode, "The Shadows on the Wall" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.
Irksomely filled with...2022-03-221h 03Campfire Classics PodcastHaunted as F-Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We're back with another ghost story, this one from Rudyard Kipling of The Jungle Book fame. It's a weird one given that the scariest thing that happens is a game of billiards, but manages to be spooky despite Ken's Reading of it. Emily does give some fascinating Fun Facts about our author though, complete with a fake news death hoax.
This week, discussion topics include surprise manual labor, mustache grooming tips, and...do all old white people know each other?
Please, email us at 5050artsproduction@g...2022-03-151h 07Campfire Classics PodcastWhat to Expect When You’re Expecting DeathWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Okay, so, spoilers, but apparently the author doesn't care so why should we: this week's story is called "A True Relation of the Apparition of one Mrs. Veal, the next Day after her Death: to one Mrs. Bargrave at Canterbury. The 8th of September, 1705." No, really, that is the title of the story, not the story in its entirety. Written by Daniel Defoe of Robinson Crusoe and more commonly known by its shorter title "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal," this story is sometimes credited as the first modern ghost sto...2022-03-081h 03Campfire Classics PodcastMummy TittiesWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
"Little Mummies" was the alternative title to this episode, but you know...shock value. Throw some saucy language in the title and you get more listens.
Anyway! Welcome! This week, Emily has dug up and old mummy's curse story for Ken to read. It was written by Louisa May Alcott, and...wait...that can't be right. I'm going to double check that. Yes, that is correct. Louisa May Alcott, the woman who brought us Little Women, is responsible for this disturbing tale about a curse coming from an Egypti...2022-03-011h 00Campfire Classics PodcastThe Return of Sir Johnny BangsWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Officially knighted by...well...us...Sir Johnny Bangs has returned!
That's right friends, our author from Episode 1 of this season is back! Back then we read "The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall," which was an amusing or sad ride, depending on whose side you were on. This week we're reading a Sherlock Holmes/A.J. Raffles mashup called "The Adventure of the Dorrington Ruby Seal".
Emily works her way through the story, but the usual distractions still exist:
How's the puzzle going?
What i...2022-02-221h 02Campfire Classics PodcastSounding Her DepthsWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Happy Big Game Week! We hope your team won.
Happy Valentine's Day! We hope your day was fun.
And happy New Episode Day! Always our favorite one.
This week's story, read by Ken, is an uncommonly romantic story compared to our usual selections. Written by early feminist author Kate Chopin, the story "A Mental Suggestion" takes a few unexpected turns. And even more very expected ones. Why is it that characters are so terrible at seeing their own mistakes when it's so obvious to...2022-02-151h 10Campfire Classics PodcastComing For BostonWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week in honor of the upcoming romantic holiday, we're reading a horrifying story by master of creepiness, H.P. Lovecraft, called "The Picture in the House".
Naturally, your hosts do their due diligence, being weird, playful, and totally dorky. But eventually they get to the story and then, well...Trigger Warning. Because this Trigger Warning contains slight spoilers, the Trigger in question will be listed at the end of this blurb.
Well, that's the important stuff out of the way. Listen to audience members chi...2022-02-0856 minCampfire Classics PodcastExplain the JokeWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Ken gets to read again, finally, as Emily has chosen story for him to read. This week we return to long time favorite author H.G. Wells with a story called "Mr. Brishner's Treasure."
But first, your hosts take a few minutes to discuss their true passion: Puzzles! No, not like cool puzzle boxes. Not escape rooms. Those pictures that someone cut into tiny pieces so that we have to put them back together just to see what they look like.
Except that we don't need...2022-02-011h 10Campfire Classics PodcastEvil and ObsceneWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
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 Gr...2022-01-2552 minCampfire Classics PodcastTitties AkimboWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We really need to start more episodes with dance parties. That would be fun.
This week we've got a 20 second disco early on, and it just keeps getting weirder.
We're celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's birthday this week. Fun facts are all about the Poe Toaster, and Emily reads the story "The Angel of the Odd". And oh boy, is it odd.
Conversation along the way includes the worst day ever, bouncing for fun and exercise, and repeated ejaculations!
"The Angel of the...2022-01-181h 07Campfire Classics PodcastSneering PussWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We're a little slap happy this week! But the best things in life always happen...
That's it, the best things in life always happen. It's not profound but there it is.
Emily is back behind the mic, taking some of the pressure off of Ken this week, and she jumps in to read a mid '50s Pulp Detective ScifFi by a guy called Paul Fairman. His story, "Dalrymple's Equation" is pretty wild, but not near as wild as our hosts tangents.
What is...2022-01-111h 07Campfire Classics PodcastSilly Old BearWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
A short one this week, just a quick Happy Public Domain Day message from host Ken Sandberg.
Life has gotten away from your hosts, but it's not every week that Winnie-the-Pooh enters public domain! So, if you're a fan of that silly old bear all stuffed with fluff, give this one a listen.
Next week will return to the usual irreverent insanity, but for now, enjoy a sweet simple story from our childhood.
And, to see Ken read from A.A. Milne's book o...2022-01-0421 minCampfire Classics PodcastDon’t Start With This OneWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
That title really says it all. This is a weird one. The story is lovely, but the setup is unconventional. If you're a new listener, maybe start somewhere else.
If you listen anyway, the first listener to message us having figured out what is different about this week wins 150 points and a brand new shiny Thank You from us!
This week, the story comes from P. G. Wodehouse. For fun facts about this funny man, check out Episode 33, Dynamite of the Soul.
And on t...2021-12-2858 minCampfire Classics PodcastOrgy? OrgyWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week we have a mascot! Lucy the sad eyed dog!
She's adorable, but we try not to dwell. As you know, we here at Campfire Classics are very good at keeping on track with our job of reading literature. Speaking of, this week Emily Bosco is back and she's reading a Charles Dickens short called "The Ghost in Master B.s Room".
The jokes start before we get around to the first paragraph, but that's not uncommon. Along the way topics discussed include bisexual tex...2021-12-211h 09Campfire Classics PodcastTear Jars and TombstonesWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We're making history with Campfire Classics this week! Something that has never been done. It's a podcast hosted by...two dudes.
That's right, this week, with Heather once again unavailable for comment, Ken's brother Craig is stepping up to the mic to read a story by a new author named Gertrude Barrows Bennett. The story is called "Behind the Curtain". And spoilers...there's a curtain in it.
We don't think this episode gets too inside jokey despite the fraternal co-hosts, but one concern we do have...2021-12-141h 03Campfire Classics PodcastFairies, Wishes, and SeagullWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week we have a pair of Fairy Tales read to us by real life fairy, well, self proclaimed half-fairy, Tauren Hagans! She's able to take a break from singing Christmas tunes out in North Carolina to sit behind a mic and read with Ken.
Ken has chosen two stories from L. Frank Baum's American Fairy Tales, and the stories are delightful. We've read from this book before, so you get a few fun facts, but for more in depth looks into Baum's life check out episode 1/31 "Ac...2021-12-0759 minCampfire Classics PodcastA Good Many InsertionsWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Here at Campfire Classics, the coming of the holiday season means only one thing. A shift in the tone of our stories. It’s time to leave the mysteries and frivolities of the rest of the year behind and turn our minds back to that genre truly synonymous with Christmas...GHOST STORIES!
Emily is back behind the mic, coming at us from Connecticut. Ken has chosen a story for her from long time Campfire Classics favorite M.R. James. The story is called "The Diary of Mr. Poynte...2021-11-301h 08Campfire Classics PodcastAlien Sex PartyWelcome 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...2021-11-231h 15Campfire Classics PodcastMoaning in the DarkWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We're on a roll now! Two in a row with your favorite hosts. Heather is once again recording from quarantine on board a cruise ship, but, by the time you're reading this she's FREE!
Not that she's been counting the days. Or hours. Or seconds.
This week, Ken has selected a story for Heather to read. Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this non-Sherlock Holmes related story is called "Playing with Fire". Despite this title, you will be relieved (or disappointed) to know that neither of you...2021-11-161h 19Campfire Classics PodcastBlame It On the ThongWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
With Heather reporting in from shipboard quarantine off the coast of Puerto Rico, it's time for another episode of your favorite "edu-taining" "literary" "comedy" podcast. Wow, that's a lot of sarcastic quotey fingers...
But, Heather is back at the mic, and she has selected a story for Ken to read from a new (to us) author name Laura E. Richards. The story is called "Maine to the Rescue", and though there is a little confusion at first regarding what the heck is actually happening, once we get in...2021-11-091h 14Campfire Classics PodcastBeef Tornados (Season 2, Episode 15)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Heather is getting on a ship! Like, tomorrow. Or possibly yesterday! I don't know what day it is, but the point is she was unable to join us this week. I have it on good authority this is going to stop happening soon.
But for this week, Ken is joined by Kim Wilpon, who tries her hand at reading a story by our muse, Dame Agatha Christie. It's her first foray in into co-hosting with us, but you may recognize her voice from her brief appearance a coupl...2021-11-021h 01Campfire Classics PodcastVampire Trees! (Season 2, Episode 14)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 adv...2021-10-261h 03Campfire Classics PodcastTime Pieces and Cabbages (Season 2, Episode 13)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
With Heather deep in rehearsals for Footloose she was sadly unavailable this week. Fortunately, guest host Emily has graciously agreed to return to the campfire!
Ken has selected a story by Edgar Allan Poe, because it's October and Poe is good for spooky season. The story, maintaining the satanic theme of last week, is called "The Devil in the Belfry". It is, however, much less traumatizing than the last Poe story we read. If you would like to listen back to that episode (and really upset yourself) you...2021-10-191h 07Campfire Classics PodcastThe Opposite of a Midwife (Season 2, Episode 12)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week, we're doing some special "Platinum Members Only" content. But don't worry regular listeners, you're only missing some minor gymnastics work and a brief eyeliner tutorial.
Other than that, it's business as usual here at Campfire Classics. Heather has chosen a short story by Guy de Maupassant again and continues to struggle with his name. For details on his life, check out Season 1, Episode 48 entitled Naked Stew!
The story is called "The Devil," and without giving too much away, the devil is bad. In addi...2021-10-121h 09Campfire Classics PodcastDoody Calls (Season 2, Episode 11)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Did you get the title? It's "doody" instead of "duty". Because it's a bathroom joke!
That's right loyal listeners, this week our hosts are explaining all of their jokes! After complaints that the humor has become too sophisticated and high brow everything is getting dumbed down just a little more. Can you believe it!?
Heather is reading this week, and Ken chose another short story from recent fan and host favorite author Mack Reynolds (Season 2, Episode 3 "Sex Fly"). The story is called "Potential Enemy", and once...2021-10-051h 11Campfire Classics PodcastWhat happens in the Locker Room... (Season 2, Episode 10)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...2021-09-281h 10Campfire Classics PodcastWho‘s That Girl? (Season 2, Episode9)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Don't panic, but I think there's something different about this week. If you listen VERY carefully, you might notice what it is.
Oh no, now I have to try to not give away the surprise in this blurb. Hmmm...that'll be tricky...
Okay, this week your hosts **giggle giggle** are tackling another mystery from the Campfire muse Agatha Christie. One of you hosts **giggle snort** reads the story "The Case of the Missing Will". But I'll confess it feels a little strange. Almost as though one o...2021-09-211h 01Campfire Classics PodcastThe Baum 2.0 (Season 2, Episode 8)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Wow! This is a weird one. Our hosts recorded from different timezones! That's nothing new for most podcasts, but this was an odd experience here at Campfire Classics.
Regardless, this week, our intrepid heroes return to the writing of one Mr. L. Frank Baum. Last tackled back in January, this episode comes jam packed with new facts about the author and TWO new stories. That's right folks, it's a two for one deal! "The Queen of Quok" and "The Girl Who Owned a Bear" all in one sittin...2021-09-141h 23Campfire Classics PodcastTequila! (Season 2, Episode 7)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Neither rain, nor snow, nor too many Margaritas shall keep us from bringing you this show.
And this week, we test a part of that promise. But which part? I'll bet you can guess!
This week Ken gets to read a loopholed Public Domain story from beloved children's author and apparent psychopath Roald Dahl. Heather has chosen for Ken a story called "Lamb to the Slaughter," and I have it on good authority that it's not nearly as depressing as that title makes it sound!...2021-09-071h 12Campfire Classics PodcastThe Drag Queen Chaperone (Season 2, Episode 6)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Bienvenue, nos amis! Welcome, our friends!
That's right! This week we're taking a crack at French literature, and Heather gets to swing at that sweet sweet troubling language.
Our story today comes from author Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc, a French writer often compared favorably to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story Ken has chosen for Heather is called "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin," and is the first ever appearance of the great gentleman-burglar and detective Arsène Lupin.
It is a fascinating case...2021-08-311h 16Campfire Classics PodcastAre You Afraid of the Dark? (Season 2, Episode 5)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week's author is a man who has not only been suspected of actual time travel, but has also been compared to American National Treasure Nick Cage.
Did you get my pun? National Treasure?
Graham Green (the writer, not the actor from Dances With Wolves) wrote "The End of the Party," and then almost a hundred years later Heather decided Ken should read it. So he did. And now you are moments away from listening to that very read. So in a way, you too are...2021-08-241h 10Campfire Classics PodcastDon't Try This at Home (Season 2, Episode 4)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Are you ready for some new bits!? Here comes Science: Just in Case, a new segment of questionable scientific value where Ken explores stupid ways to set things on fire and Heather listens on in abject horror.
The we get to the literature. This week, Heather reads for us another tale from SciFi great H. G. Wells. Ken has chosen a story called "The Truth About Pyecraft". But you could be forgiven for hearing "Pie Craft". We were definitely hoping for a story about baked goods and wit...2021-08-171h 12Campfire Classics PodcastSex Fly (Season 2, Episode 3)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Let's kill Hitler!
Good, now we have your attention! Our story this week was chosen by Heather. It's another of those strange, more recent stories that managed to slip between the copyright cracks back in the '50s. Author Mack Reynolds, sometimes known as "Maxine", has a fascinating first in literature related to the Star Trek universe. But, this week's tale, while still SciFi, stays a little closer to home. While Ken reads "Unborn Tomorrow," your hosts run off on the usual tangents and memories form their pa...2021-08-101h 21Campfire Classics PodcastEggplants All Night Long (Season 2, Episode 2)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
This week's piquant tale is a puerile journey of perfidious intimacy bred of propinquity. Also, we learned a lot of new words that we wanted to squeeze into this intro!!
Our story was chosen by Ken from the catalogue of Brazilian Literature. Author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, a criminally under appreciated artist in the English speaking world, brought us "The Fortune Teller," a short that will certainly please any fans of the Soap Opera or Telenovela genre. And really anyone else. Filled with over the top emo...2021-08-031h 12Campfire Classics PodcastSir Johnny Bangs (Season 2, Episode 1)Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
It's the season 2 premiere!
Which really means nothing more than we're restarting the episode count because it feels cool.
This week, Heather has selected a story for Ken to read by an author unknown to either of our hosts before this reading. His name was John Kendrick Bangs, and he might have invented an adult film genre. Or possibly just ghost story sub-genre. You know it's hard to tell sometimes. Regardless, the story is called The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall: A Victorian Christmas Spirit Stor...2021-07-271h 09Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 57- Full Service SolicitorWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Happy anniversary!
We've been doing this for a year! A full trip around the sun! 12 calendar pages! 57 episodes in 365 days.
To celebrate, we're reading a detective story by a woman who is one of the most important writers in the genre. But no, it's not Agatha. This week's story, "The Ninescore Mystery", was written by Baroness Emma Orczy, best known today for the stories of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
This story centers on a detective known as Lady Molly and her sidekick Mary. They ge...2021-07-201h 37Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 56- Taco TuesdayWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Have you had your taco today?
This week, your hosts extend a tentative olive branch to recent Campfire Classics villain Mark Twain as they read the short story that made him famous "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". Heather chose this story, and Ken does his best to read it, but it isn't a straight path through. Along the way your literary companions get distracted by Philadelphia geography, spaying and neutering pets, and beefy tacos.
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was first publ...2021-07-131h 11Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 55- Potato Munchin' Jelly SackWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
"It started with a load of potatoes."
What started!? And what did potatoes have to do with it!?
These questions and more will be answered in this week's story "The Thing in the Truck," read by host Heather Michele Lawler and written by Darius John Granger. Kinda. Probably. In a manner of speaking. It's another twisting turning tale from the catalogue of pulp fiction, and is another story in public domain because of one of those legal loopholes Ken has gotten so good at finding.
2021-07-061h 14Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 54- Scratch & Sniff Horse ButtsWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
It's a party!!
A Baby Party!!
What? You don't know what a baby party is? That's okay, neither did your hosts before reading this week's story entitled "The Baby Party" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you're thinking it's a party where someone is going to juggle babies, you're wrong. Probably. Maybe. Actually, we're still not entirely sure on that part.
This week is full of discoveries! What is the word Ken apparently cannot say? Who has the best pizza in small town western North C...2021-06-291h 24Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 53- Worship the Lady Horse-o-PussWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Some content may not be suitable for children.
Or adults.
Or people with high class standards.
This week, Ken has dug up a story for Heather to read from the catacombs of pulp fiction magazines. The story is "The Thing on the Roof" by Robert E. Howard.
And folks, this one gets weird. Like...weird.
Heather discovers her Achilles' Heel is the word "particularly".
Ken very nearly chokes to death because of a flashlight.
And how would yo...2021-06-221h 20Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 52- Screw You Mark TwainWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Well, this episode comes with a content warning.
Not because it's especially vulgar, just because we decided it's finally time to add one of those.
So, there's the business out of the way. Now for the fun stuff.
This week's story was selected by Heather and was written by Bret "Not The Hit Man" Harte. My apologies to anyone who is not a fan of '90s WWF wrestling. That joke was a little niche.
The story in question, "Tennessee's Partner", is...2021-06-151h 08Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 51- Muff PincherWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
With 50 episodes in the bag, it felt like time to return to our roots. So here's another story from our muse, Agatha Christie.
But it's not a Poirot mystery this time. Oh no, this week Ken is giving Heather a Tommy and Tuppence mystery. Which means Heather definitely won't have to pull out her questionable French accent. Right?
Well, the adorable detective couple, Tommy and Tuppence, get up to some wild hijinks, and along the way your favorite podcasting couple discuss many of life's little qua...2021-06-081h 19Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 50- Don't Google ThatWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We're ringing in June with our 50th episode!
50!
Like, we actually made it to 50 stories...
Okay, 49 stories, since "A Scandal in Bohemia" took up episodes four and five, but you get the point!
And the honor of the author of episode number 50 goes to none other than Oscar Wilde.
Ken gets to read this one, and it is a laugh riot. "The Remarkable Rocket" had our hosts in stitches even when it wasn't making accidental pornographic double entendres. But...2021-06-011h 27Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 49- A Bodice RipperWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Oh my! This one gets steamy!
That's right, for the first time, Campfire Classics is taking on a romance novel. And one written by the incomparable Mary Shelley titled simply "The Dream".
This episode runs a touch long because all the heaving bosoms got our hosts a little worked up, but along the way they still manage to tackle the usual array of important world issues. What gives you rage? Who the hell is Dan Apollo? And why aren't there more rock songs about pasta?...2021-05-251h 32Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 48- Naked StewWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
You'll never believe what Heather says to Ken at the end of this episode!!!
That's how clickbait works, right? Annoying headline to get you to click the link?
As long as you're here, you may as well listen to this week's story by French author Guy de Maupassant. A name which Heather chose and still never managed to pronounce quite right. But that's okay, the title of the story is blessedly easy to pronounce. "The Necklace".
This story has a surprise ending that wo...2021-05-181h 17Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 47- Lesbian Vampires on BroadwayWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Okay, we may as well be upfront. This one goes off the rails a bit. But that's some of the fun! Right?
Right?
This weeks author is a man with a very cool name, who was recommended to us through social media: Sheridan Le Fanu. His story "Dickon the Devil" (hmm...that's two in row Ken has picked with "Devil" in the title) provides the fodder for this weeks ridiculousness.
Amidst the the wacky hijinks, Heather and Ken tackle some hard hitting issues like...2021-05-111h 16Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 46- No Win SituationWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
It's May! It's May! The lusty month of May! And this week's episode is full of unexpected musical theatre references. But that is beside the point.
The point, when we come to it, is reading old stories, and in this episode Heather has chosen a story for Ken to read called "The Phantom Coach" by a fascinating woman named Amelia Edwards. It's a moody, broody, winter night on the moors kind of tale, so strap in.
But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom. As pro...2021-05-041h 19
Campfire Classics PodcastTrue Crimes and a Lie, Vol.9Welcome to True Crimes and a Lie, the gameshow within our podcast where we try to tell the difference between truth and lies.
We're not good at it.
This month's TCaaL comes from Episode 45 of Campfire Classics, and is possibly the most absurd episode we've released yet.
Our guest Wayne joins us from Florida Men on Florida Man, and it is just possible that his Florida based understanding of truly bizarre crimes will give him the edge needed to solve this month's riddle. You can catch him with his regular crew every week at FMo...2021-04-3021 minCampfire Classics PodcastEpisode 45- Captain B.O.Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Everyone's favorite gameshow is back, and this time with special guest contestant, Wayne from the podcast Florida Men on Florida Man. With his insider knowledge of strange crimes and bizarre stories, can he help Heather find the lie, or will Ken prove too tricky for them? Either way, Wayne is a great addition to the True Crimes and a Lie team. Do not miss it.
Once that craziness wraps up, we move on to our story. Ken has selected "Daniel and the Devil" by Eugene Field, and Heather...2021-04-271h 18Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 44- Harass 'em with ButterWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
What do you get when you mix two quarantined actors, a long dead author, and a bottle of wine?
Well, you're here, so you've probably guessed the answer is: an Episode of Campfire Classics!
This week it's Ken's turn to read, and Heather has selected a story that has been adapted and referenced countless times in television, film, and other media. "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. It is a truly classic tale of the macabre. Along the way, our hosts discuss wine and mo...2021-04-201h 10Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 43- Pardonnez Moi!Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Thanks for coming back!
This week is big one! The story comes from a classic author so American he was born the same year the USA won its independence (and we'll leave you to decide for yourself how you feel about that). Washington Irving wrote some of the first American stories and novels that got to be called literature. This week, Heather is reading "The Adventure of My Uncle", a story from a quirky collection from an even quirkier author. Listen, we think you'll agree.
Alon...2021-04-131h 20Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 42- Nice Hat, Brah!Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
It's the first week of April, but we know you're no fool! How could we possibly know that you ask!? Because you're here, listening to us.
This week's story comes from a new (to us) author that you probably read in school. Or you're like Ken and Heather and you didn't. Either way, Nathaniel Hawthorne is most famous today for having written The Scarlet Letter, but it's his short fiction we're interested in. Specifically the story "The Minister's Black Veil".
The reading gets underway after some...2021-04-061h 23Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 41- Crotch of ShameWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Ken threw a little curve ball this week with some fun facts that have nothing to do with the story. What are those facts about? You'll have to listen to find out.
This week's author is a Campfire Classics regular, SciFi great H.G. Wells. For facts on him, go check out Episodes 3 and 8. The story is "The Red Room," and Heather's reading is strangely reminiscent of an episode of Frasier. Along the way, our hosts eschew their traditional sex jokes in favor of a much more high...2021-03-301h 16Campfire Classics PodcastTrue Crimes and a Lie, Vol. 8Welcome to True Crimes and a Lie, the gameshow within our podcast where we try to tell the difference between truth and lies.
We're not good at it.
This month's TCaaL comes from Episode 40 of Campfire Classics, and is full of bizarre twists and turns.
Our guest, Kevin, joins us from The Jury Room. You can listen to him dissect true crime, conspiracies, and cults at JuryRoomPodcast.com, but will he be able to help heather discern fact from fiction?
2021-03-2621 minCampfire Classics PodcastEpisode 40- Look at my Specimen RodWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We're back with another story, three more crimes (one of them a lie), and a whole lot of juvenile banter.
This week is March's "True Crimes and a Lie," but it is also our first story from one of the great American writers, Herman Melville. This story was specially selected by Heather for Ken to read specifically because of its title, "The Lightning-Rod Man." It is a wild ride with a couple of dramatic characters and a shocking number of jokes about the male reproductive organ. Or may...2021-03-231h 19Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 39- The Dead Travel FastWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
If it's Tuesday it must be...Munich?
This week, you'll be delighted to learn that Heather is going to attempt her German accent again. Do you think it will be better than last time? You'll have to listen to find out. The story is from horror legend Bram Stoker, and in fact was first written to be part of his most famous book Dracula. The story is called "Dracula's Guest".
As we work through the story, we address some important issues. Like the value of theatr...2021-03-161h 16Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 38- Cuckoo in the BeanWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
As we near the 1 year mark of being quarantined from the world, let's look back at all the marvelous...
Nah, never mind, how about we just read another story.
This week, Ken gets to read an odd little story by the apparently famous (though we'd never heard of him) Ring Lardner. "Haircut" is a charming, folksy, storyteller-y short story with more suspicious character crammed into 8 pages than you can shake a stick at (or some other olde timey idiom).
Along the way, Ken a...2021-03-091h 12Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 37- Jealousy's a Green-Eyed GhostWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Another week, another episode, another beautiful story read passably well by the team of Campfire Classics!
This week, Heather takes a crack at "The Shell of Sense" by Ghost Fiction author and American Suffragette Olivia Howard Dunbar. The story goes places we weren't expecting, and takes ages getting a couple of places we were anxious to get. Who the f**k is Theresa!?
Other important questions include, 'What new awards categories should be established?' 'Who would you haunt?' and 'Why do my super pow...2021-03-021h 17Campfire Classics PodcastTrue Crimes and a Lie, Vol. 7Welcome to True Crimes and a Lie, the gameshow within our podcast where we try to tell the difference between truth and lies.
We're not good at it.
This month's TCaaL comes from Episode 36 of Campfire Classics, though this recording has 2 1/2 minutes of extra audio not heard on the full episode.
Our guests Ashley and Jeff struggle to find a hint that will point them toward the correct answer. Will they guess right?
Will you?
2021-02-2626 minCampfire Classics PodcastEpisode 36- Don't Take the HoonannyWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
A lot is going on this week. First of all, it's the return of True Crimes and a Lie with special guest contestants Ashley Lawler and Jeff Verde! Can you pick out the lie? Will they?
Our story this week comes from author Frank R. Stockton and asks with its title a very important question: "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
Other questions we answer include, 'What was the first reality show?' 'What happens when you eat brunch too fast?' and 'Why is the king...2021-02-231h 16Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 35- The Magical Mr. ElectricoWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Welcome back. This week we are treated to a surprisingly modern (for us) story. "Asleep in Armageddon" was published in 1948, but through some interesting copyright loopholes, has entered the Public Domain early. We also get some fascinating fun facts on Science Fiction literary legend Ray Bradbury.
Important topics of discussion this week include Heather's plan to join the Daily Show, a man with a magic sword, and what do you think "wreckage" means?
"Asleep in Armageddon" was published in 1948 in Planet Stories.
Promo: Boo...2021-02-161h 17Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 34- Lost in TranslationWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
In a drastic departure from last week's episode, this week's author is gothic romance adventure novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. "Thrawn Janet" is a short horror story written in Scots English and read (kinda) in this episode by Ken. To hear his brief attempt at the original dialect and text head on over to patreon.com/5050ArtsProduction.
This episode covers a wide array of topics, from The Big Game, to who would you haunt if you came back as a ghost, to sitting in a bog with a bo...2021-02-091h 16Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 33- Dynamite of the SoulWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Thank you for helping us pass 2,000 downloads!
We're hitting classic humorist P.G. Wodehouse this week! Well, reading, not hitting. He is dead and it would be weird to hit him. We learn a lot about Sir Wodehouse while Heather makes a valiant effort to read his short story "Absent Treatment". We tackle the world's first "Not" joke, the origins of the dancing feline musical, and what actually is the "Dynamite of the Soul"?
"Absent treatment" was published in Strand in March 1911 and can be foun...2021-02-021h 18Campfire Classics PodcastTrue Crimes and a Lie, Vol.6This episode comes from Campfire Classics' episode "A Gift to Humanity". This is a special one, because for the first time Heather isn't working alone. The ladies from Wine Dine and Storytime join in on the fun and try to figure out which stories are real.
Let us know how you did playing along at home. And check out our guests show wherever you listen to podcasts.
2021-01-2825 minCampfire Classics PodcastEpisode 32- A Gift to HumanityWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
Happy six month anniversary! We've been doing this for half a year. And we're celebrating by inviting some guests! The ladies from the podcast Wine Dine and Storytime help us play a round of "True Crimes and a Lie". Who will win?
It's a new author this week, so you'll get to hear some fun facts about the fascinating Edith Wharton before Ken reads "Miss Mary Pask". In all, it's an extra long action packed episode. Heather plans a new career running an Air BnB, Ken tries to de...2021-01-261h 47Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 31- Acetone High on the Yellow Brick RoadWelcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
It's been a long couple of ...weeks? ...months? ...centuries? We could all use some self-care. Hopefully, this will provide you with some simple joy. This week, Heather gets to read two stories by the great L. Frank Baum. Though neither of them have anything to do with magic slippers.
Discussion topics include TED Talk Tangents, fancy chickens, and moist beatboxing.
"The Box of Robbers" and "The Glass Dog" were both published in the 1901 collection American Fairy Tales.
So sit back, light a fire (or...2021-01-191h 15Campfire Classics PodcastEpisode 30- Musty Hussies!Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!
We're celebrating Public Domain Day!
On January first, a whole year worth of writing entered the public domain and became fair game for us to try to read. Please join us in welcoming 1925 into the fold. To celebrate, Heather has chosen to give Ken a short story from that year, "The Strange Case" by Edgar Wallace. It will be a race to the finish as Ken tries to make it to the end before his sugar high runs out.
Today, your hosts struggle to remember wha...2021-01-121h 16