Bob and Marj: Recent Episodes
Luca Tramontozzi
A true epistolary podcast. Robert and Marjorie were high school sweethearts who blossomed into soulmates. Follow their relationship in real time when the Korean War wrenched them apart.
A stranger tries to sweet talk Marj and she is having none of it. In other news, the NCAA sweet sixteen comes to Champaign, Harvey and Betty are settling into their new digs, and Dad is sick again.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Tilden Hall Hotel
Mr. Peepers
1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament
History of Scruggs Department Store
History of Mermod and Jaccard Jewelry
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Intro and Outro music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Because of You
Son of Ali Baba
Hans Christian Andersen
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Just days after finishing Annapurna, Bob meets the one, the only, Maurice Herzog. Other news includes a barracks change, and more signs for a move to Yuma.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Annapurna
Maurice Herzog
Louis Lachenal
Chamonix Valley
Yuma Proving Ground
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj has an unexpected guest at the movies. At the office, everyone is a tizzy preparing for Mr. Ford’s visit from Chicago.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Hans Christian Andersen
Danny Kaye
Member of the Wedding
The White Tower
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob uses the back of a few postcards from the National Gallery and Corcoran Galleries of Art to relate his weekend in D.C. Highlights include seeing a piano virtuoso and standing at the top of the Washington Monument.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original postcards here.
Links for Context:
The National Gallery of Art
Montgomery Clift
Maurice Ravel
The Gunfighter
Gregory Peck
The Corcoran Gallery
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj spends the weekend at home watching TV and making a care package before returning to Champaign for the week.
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Links for Context:
Tilden Hall Hotel
Dave Garroway
Sid Caesar
Imogene Coca
Mister Peepers
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob cleans up around the barracks, gushes over a mountaineering memoir, and recalls the story of a drunken bell boy they encountered last week in PA.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Annapurna by Maurice Herzog
The 1950 Annapurna Expedition
The Glass Wall
Vittorio Gassman
Gloria Grahame
Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj takes the morning train to Champaign due to road conditions. She has to work that afternoon, but her manager rewards her with Fighting Illini basketball tickets. The next day, despite the weather, she goes out for a delicious supper with friends. Other news includes Stalin’s stroke and near death.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Tilden Hall Hotel
Stalin’s Stroke and Death
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob gives the full blow-by-blow of his busy weekend, which includes the zoo, aquarium, Rodin museum, and of course Mrs. McThing. It also features a stranger in a hallway who knows his name and where he lives.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
The Rodin Museum
The Original Cast of Mrs. McThing and A Contemporary Review
Jules Munshin
Julie Harris
I Am A Camera
The USS Norfolk
Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob sends a postcard during his weekend in Philadelphia that includes a review of Mrs. McThing and a thank you for some spectacular cookies.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. You can read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Schubert Theater
The Original Cast of Mrs. McThing and A Contemporary Review
Helen Hayes
The Rodin Museum
Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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It’s chaos in Alton when the biggest storm of winter hits. Marj is out driving when it does and has to make an emergency stop at Bob’s parents’ house. She doesn’t even have boots with her and runs almost barefoot to their door. In the end she finally gets home safe, but snow on the roads means that her new life in Champaign will be delayed a few days.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Roxana Theater
Everything I Have Is Yours
Iron Mistress
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj travels to St. Louis to see Point of No Return, starring Henry Fonda. Just a day later, her relationship with Bob passes its own point of no return when she gets “I love you” in writing.
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Links for Context:
The American Theater
Point of No Return
Henry Fonda
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob says hello from the Big Apple
Read the original postcard here.
Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj bakes some cookies, pays her taxes, goes to the movies, and has a tooth extracted in a productive weekend. The army approves Bob’s move to Arizona and she is not happy about the Yuma-to-Alton telephone rates.
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Links for Context:
The Grand Theater
The Lusty Men
Point of No Return
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Bob (Marsh) pass weekend inspection again and land in Philadelphia on their way to NYC. Marj’s last letter has him thinking about their relationship and he says I love you for the first time… sort of.
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Links for Context:
Burl Ives
Ames Brothers
Strange Fascination
Hugo Haas
Pickup
Girl on the Bridge
Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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After receiving Bob’s letter from Philadelphia, Marj warns of seductive dangers lurking in big city cocktail lounges, and scolds him (jokingly, mind you) for writing it in his underwear. While on the subject of said paramour, she daydreams about his homecoming, only to fret that work might keep her away when the time comes. She ends on a happier note by recounting the tale of last night’s babysitting and announcing that Dad is back from the hospital.
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Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
Marj visits her Dad in the hospital, and her Mom is sick with a bad cold. She has a tough time taking over the household chores while also working full time.
Bob and Marj is true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Quincy, IL
The Song of Mehitabel (Origin of Toujour Gai)
The Shrike
The Ambassador Theatre of St. Louis
The Fox Theatre of St. Louis
The Thief
The Grand Theater in Alton
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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While in Philly for the weekend, Bob and Bob (Marsh) visit Independence Hall and an automat for the first time.
Bob and Marj is an epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
The Marlyn Hotel
“World Famous” Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Legend of Lovers (or Eurydice)
The Member of the Wedding
Julie Harris
I Am A Camera
Example of an Automat
Rodin Auguste Museum
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj is surprised by Bob's Valentine.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links:
Vladimir Horowitz
History of the Hotel Jefferson
History of the American Theater
Bennet Cerf
Arturo Toscanini
The Saturday Evening Post Issue Marj is Referring To
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj sends her Valentine’s Day card along with a short letter.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original card and letter here.
Links for Context:
The Shrike
Stalag 17
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob sends a pair earrings for Valentine’s Day.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original card and letter here.
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob goes to Baltimore to see Stalag 17 and Washington D.C. for an illustrated lecture on Grand Teton National Park. He also starts seeking a transfer to the Yuma Test Station in Arizona.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Chuck Davey vs Kid Gavilan
Ford’s Theater
Stalag 17
George Tobias
Douglas Watson
John Ericson
Interior Department Auditorium Today
Yuma Test Station
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj gets the car back in working order, gets a day off from work, and wistfully daydreams about mountain climbing. She also shows a rare glimpse of her naughty side with her post script joke.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Cover of the Feb. 7, 1953 Issue of The Saturday Evening Post
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj is still having trouble with her car. Despite multiple checkups it’s leaking oil like crazy.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links:
Shurtleff College
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob's weekend pass is pulled as punishment for having one unlabeled pair of underwear during inspection. On the bright side, at least it wasn’t for having dust in his canteen cup.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Stalag 17
Martha Graham
Das Deutsches Haus in Baltimore
The History and Photos of the Alton YMCA
The Women’s Army Corps. (or “WAC”)
The Enclosed Postcard Features Odalisque by Renoir
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj spills a bottle of perfume on herself and the letter. (I’m sure Bob didn’t mind though).
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read along with the original letter here.
Links:
The History of the Shady Oak Theater
The Magic Box
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj is buzzing with news. There's a new girl at work, Mary Kay has a baby, and Betty moves in with Harvey.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
April in Paris
The Magic Box
History and Pictures of the Shady Oak Theater
Laurence Olivier
Peter Ustinov
Robert Donat
Glynis Johns
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob's guard detail is an absolute snooze fest. He daydreams about guard duty at the Women’s Army Corps barracks, reminisces about last weekend, and plans the next weekend.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter and check out Bob’s amusing self-portrait here.
Links For Context:
Women’s Army Corps.
Martha Graham
Judith (Ballet)
The Baltimore Automobile Show in 1953
TIME Magazine Cover and Article feat. the New Studebaker
“Duck Pins”
Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob feels the Monday blues after a wonderful weekend in D.C.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read along with the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Augustana College
National Gallery of Art
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
WAC, as in “WAC’s Barracks”
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj goes on a very awkward date.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links for Context:
Jack Kramer
1958 Sports Illustrated Article about Kramer’s “Troupe”
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj's boss is told off for understaffing the office.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Cobean’s Book (The Naked Eye)
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj is slower on the draw and writes her letter a whole 2 hours after talking on the phone. Despite missing Bob a lot, she has a fun night out at the symphony.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Mr. Peepers
Eleazar de Carvalho
The Shrike
Vladimir Horowitz
Kiel Auditorium
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob writes a letter 2 minutes after talking to Marj on the phone to further detail another successful trip to Washington.
WARNING: This episode contains some offensive (not explicit) language.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Red Skelton
Mr. Peepers TV show
Martin and Lewis
Wally Cox
The Story Behind “I Go Pogo”
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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The troop’s demonstration for the general is rained out, much to Bob’s relief.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
The Naked Eye
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj’s married co-workers are up to no good on a work trip.
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Links:
Hotel Orlando
Litchfield, IL
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj has trouble with her new car.
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The Promoter
Rashomon
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj has a tough morning when her brother Harvey leaves home for his own stint in the army. The day goes from bad to worse when the weather kills a girls’ night out in St. Louis.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob sends a few Aberdeen themed postcards in lieu of the usual stationery. He's getting into the swing of things at the new post.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links:
The Fourposter
Camp Breckinridge
The Selkirks
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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The Stockdales are moving away soon, so Marj heads over to say goodbye. Her visit is cut short when their daughter's blood glucose skyrockets.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links:
The Women's Army Corps (WAC)
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob spends the weekend in Baltimore to catch an NBA doubleheader, go bowling, see the symphony and 2 movies to boot. Not to mention he tries pizza for the first time! It’s quote: “real good.”
Links For Context:
The Baltimore Coliseum
Syracuse Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors Box Score
Boston Celtics vs. Baltimore Bullets Box Score
St. Louis Bombers
The Playhouse Theater Today
The Promoter (or The Card)
Madeline
The Bad and the Beautiful
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj tells a few uproarious and foul-mouthed stories about her friend Linda.
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Links For Context:
Carrie
One Minute to Zero
Kodachrome
Palmer Method
Rashomon
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj meets Mr. Fisher’s family at dinner in between long shifts at work.
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Links For Context:
Carrie
Operation Secret
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob gets into the Development and Proof Service at Aberdeen and is much relieved. There's a chance he will go overseas, but it’s much less likely with the new assignment.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read along with the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Development and Proof Service
FECOM
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj is hard at work after the holidays. Between coworkers that fall into sewer ditches and ones who can’t do a single task properly, she has her hands full.
Bob and Marj is true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Mt. Vernon, IL
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Now that the holidays are over, Bob makes his way to Aberdeen Proving Ground for his official assignment.
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Links For Context:
Aberdeen Proving Ground
The Old Savoy
The Fourposter
Stephen Bosustow
Mr. Magoo
Madeline
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj's last day at work before Christmas vacation is one to remember. Her absent-minded manager locks himself out the building in the freezing cold, and her colleagues drink until they're sick at the company holiday party.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Woodriver, IL
Mr. Peepers
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob meets a few characters around camp. The first is a fellow private on the punishment roster for the outrageous crime of holding his cap instead of wearing it. The other guy knows one of Bob's notorious former work colleagues.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
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Centralia, IL
Evansville, IN
McLeansboro, IL
Shawneetown, IL
Shawneetown Ferry
Algona, IA
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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In a cynical fit of patriotism, the company commanders give the troop a weekend off for not deserting during bivuoac. They also grant the day off from class, but everyone has to give blood or else get stuck on Kitchen Patrol.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Marj receives a steely reception from her new coworkers in Champaign, but she cheers up when Bob's brother Carl and some friends take her to the movies.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
Links For Context:
Champaign, IL
Plymouth Adventure
Snows of Kilimanjaro
Chanute Air Base
Miracle in Milan
Shurtleff College
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob goes out Saturday night to Morganfield, which includes visits to hot spots such as the drug store and liquor store. At the latter, many troops buy liquid spirits to maintain their metaphysical ones on bivouac.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letters here.
Links for Context:
Morganfield, KY
USO
Bivouac
C-rations
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob reluctantly spends Thanksgiving at Breckinridge. Although they would rather be home, the troops do enjoy quite the feast.
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Bivouac
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
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Robert Montgomery’s Show
Uptown Theater
Walk East on Beacon
The Half Breed
Robert Montgomery Presents: The Valeri Special
Ezio Pinza
52 Ford Dub Coupe
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
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Bivouac
The Ferry Route
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Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Pandora and The Flying Dutchman
The Uptown
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
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M-1 Rifle
Hotel Leland
The Quiet Man
The Lusty Men
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Woodriver, IL
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here.
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The Story of Will Rogers
Stix
Famous
Scruggs
“Time at the tone”
Draft Classification: 1-D
Mt. Vernon, IL
Be My Baby Bumblebee
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. You can read the original letter and see Marj's hair(!) from this episode here.
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Leland Hotel
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter and extras, including “the elegant piece of literature” she mentions in this episode here.
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1952 Presidential Election
The Crimson Pirate
Leland Hotel
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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M1 Rifle
Austin Peay State University
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Marj has a relaxing Sunday at home after the craziness of work in Chicago. She schemes of ways to visit Bob in Kentucky before riffing on Elizabeth Taylor’s bad acting, M1 rifles, and the weather.
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M-1 Rifle
Ivanhoe
The Crimson Pirate
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.
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“The Savoy”
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
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Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
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Army Mental Hygiene Service
Prisoner of Zenda
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
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Inspector General
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
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Airmail - Special Delivery
Bismark Hotel
The Fourposter
Stalag 17
I Am a Camera
Stouffers
Well O’ The Sea
Sherman House Hotel
Kungsholm and menu
La Petite Gourmet
La Salle
Victorian Room and menu
Palmer House
Old Heidelberg
Shangri-La
Rockford, Illinois
Spinning Wheel
IBT
London House
Allerton Hotel
Tip Top Tap Room
Marquette Park
Elsah, Illinois
Clifton, Illinois
Civic Theatre
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
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Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
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516th Airborne Infantry Regiment
Army Security Agency
The Big Sky
The Caine Mutiny
Kitchen Patrol
The Turning Point
Springfield Rifle
Alton is definitely not 150 miles from Breckinridge (nice try Bob)
PX
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
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Camp Breckinridge
Ike Jacket
My Gun is Quick
The Big Sky
The Universe and Dr. Einstein
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here. (Sorry this one is a little late!)
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo
Produced by Luca Tramontozzi
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.
Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast based on their letters. You can read the original letter from this episode here.
Many thanks to Stephen Tramontozzi for the music in this episode. The intro and outro music is from Renovations off his new album Walkabout.