Bob's Short Story Hour is a podcast released weekly (or at least twice a month) in which your host, Bob, reads short stories from the public domain and which have been written and submitted by listeners.
Episode 118: (02/13/2022)
Story Timing Index of Day 4:
Credits:
Abby Brenker - Lunatics Radio Hour podcast and Lunatics Film Project
The real Plate XII of “Regnum Congo”
Episode 117: (01/17/2022)
Episodes 110-116: (12/20-12/26/2021)
Episodes 110 - 116 are a collection of short stories that were written as part of Folktale Week 2021 by Jon Cook of the Fadó podcast. They all take place within the Split Stone universe and if you’d like some more context to that storyline, and the contest that surrounds them, check out Episode 100 for the beginnings of a very cool endeavor! Below are the seven episodes that encompassed our Solstice Celebration, our 6th anniversary, and Jon’s participation in Folktale Week 2021. Thanks for listening! Enjoy!
Episode 109: (12/19/2021)
Episode 108: (12/16/2021)
Stories of Day 3:
Episode 107: (12/05/2021)
Episode 106: (11/29/2021)
Photo Credit: Josh Sorenson - @joshsorenson on Instagram
Episode 105: (10/31/2021)
Episode 104: (10/24/2021)
Special Guests:
Businesses/charities mentioned on this episode:
Hearts and Farts LLC
Episode 103: (10/17/2021)
Episode 102: (10/10/2021)
Episode 101: (10/03/2021)
Episode 101 includes my friend Collin Arnett and I visiting with Abby and Alan from the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast on a recent trip out east. We chat about all manner of things, including some real-life paranormal experiences!
Episode 100: (09/05/2021)
The project rules:
Episode 99: (09/01/2021)
Story Timing Index for Stories of Day 2:
Episode 98: (07/28/2021)
Story Timing Index:
Episode 97: (07/11/2021)
Story Timing Index:
Stories of Day 1:
Episode 96: (07/04/2021)
Episode 95: (06/06/2021)
Story Timing Index:
Links to Attractions Mentioned:
Critical Hit Games, Iowa City, IA
Credit to Anete Lusina - Public Domain image
Episode 94: (05/31/2021)
Design credit to Pilar Keprta - see more of here fantastic work HERE
Episode 94: (05/24/2021)
Pizza Rice Podcasting Collaborative Part 2
Episode 92: (05/17/2021)
Bob Daun and Jon Cook - and the BSSH Wall of Fame in the background.
Fadó podcast
Pizza Rice Podcasting Collaborative - Part 1
Episode 90: (05/09/2021)
Episode 90: (04/19/2021)
Daniele’s Podcasts:
Daniele's Books:
On the Warrior's Path
Other Books Mentioned in this Episode:
"They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-1945" by Milton Mayer
Episode 89: (04/12/2021)
Episode 88: (04/05/2021)
Episode 87: (03/29/2021):
Some relevant texts mentioned in the show are included below, and if you are listening and have other helpful links or texts, please send them my way and I will add them to the website:
Author DJ Swykert
Episode 86: (03/22/2021)
Stories Timing Index:
Episode 85: (03/15/2021)
Episode 84: (0308/2021)
Episode 83: (03/01/2021)
Episode 82: (02/22/2021)
Episode 81: (02/15/2021)
Episode 80: (02/08/2021)
Episode 79: (02/01/2021)
Episode 78: (01/25/2021)
Episode 77: (01/19/2021)
Episode 76: (12/31/2020)
Rose and John Benton
Episode 75: (12/25/2020)
As I mentioned in the episode Four Seasons Curling Club at Fogarty Arena, a non-profit organization has been hit hard this year due to COVID19.
John golfing.
My dog, Teach, who lays on the day bed behind me when I record the show.
Ben Trapp (Left) and Kevin Spilker (Right)
Episode 74: (12/22/2020)
Ben and his three-legged dog Jaxon.
Episode 73: (12/02/2020)
Anna would like to plug the Maritime Greyhound Adoption Program & Sighthound Placement
Books Recommended in this Episode:
“Spirits: A Collection of 15 Short Stories” written by Dennis Hughes
You can find Dennis’ book HERE
You can find Roger’s book HERE
Anna Lynch
Tesla
Episode 72: (11/24/2020)
Index for songs played in this episode (in order) from the album R & D by the Vince Berman Trio:
Episode 71: (11/11/2020)
Recommended Books this episode:
Episode 70: (11/4/2020)
Books discussed on today’s show:
Episode 69: (10/29/2020)
Episode 68: (10/27/2020)
Episode 67: (10/25/2020)
Episode 66: (10/16/2020)
Episode 65: (10/6/2020)
Episode 64: (08/29/2020)
Part 6 of a 6-part series
“The Scarlet Plague” by Jack London
Joel, Jessie and Bob in the Rothrock State Forest, PA.
Bob at Ken’s secret climbing spot. I won’t tell you where it is. ;)
Episode 63: (08/06/2020)
Interview with author and candidate for US senate in the state of MN - Paula Overby
In episode 62 Bob visits Colin on "The Grits with Collygreens" podcast for a fun interview discussing #COVIDlife, the Short Story Hour, his new podcast "Hidden Oaks" and curling in the USA. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening! Part 6 of "The Scarlet Plague" will be out soon!
Episode 61 continues our retelling of "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London. This is part 5 of a 6 part. series.
Episode 60 includes a reading of part 4 of a 6 part series featuring a reading of "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London. Thank you for listening! Enjoy!
Episode 59 features a recitation of the story "At the Gate" by Myla Jo Closser and is dedicated to my uncle and friend Jeremie Ryckewaert. Thank you for listening everyone.
Episode 58 includes the continuation of Jack London's "The Scarlet Plague" series, continuing with chapter three of the tale. Tune back to episode 56 for part one of the story. Thanks for listening!
Episode 57 features a continuation of our Jack London's "The Scarlet Plague" series. This episode is chapter two of six in the series. Tune back to episode 56 for the beginning of the tale. Thanks for listening.
Episode 56 features Part 1 of a retelling of the story "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London. This is the first part in a six part series. The Scarlet Plague was originally published in 1912 and tells of a post-apocalyptic world whose population was nearly wiped out by a plague in the year 2013. The parallels between the story and modern day are fascinating to think about as you you listen, or read along. Thanks for listening everyone. Enjoy!
Episode 55 of BSSH features a final sneak preview behind the production of the Hidden Oaks Podcast which is set to debut May 6th, 2020. Follow us for a round table discussion with the creative minds behind the project, and don't forget to tune into the new show. Find out more at www.hiddenoakspodcast.com or by searching Hidden Oaks on your favorite podcast app.
Episode 54 includes another look inside the upcoming podcast "Hidden Oaks". If you missed the first part, check out episode 53 which includes the first full episode of "Hidden Oaks", the new serial horror/suspense podcast coming out soon. Stay tuned next week for a sit-down interview with the creative minds behind the project.
Episode 53 includes a sneak preview of the first episode of Hidden Oaks, a new serial horror/suspense podcast being released in the next few weeks. The podcast is written by Patrick W. Marsh, Owen Swerkstrom, and myself, with original music by David Schwartz. I hope you enjoy it! Stay tuned for more updates on the upcoming release of the new show.
Episode 52 of the show includes a telling of the story "The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains" by Captain Frederick Marryat. This is an excerpt - specifically from chapter 39 of the book "The Phantom Ship" by the same author. The story stands alone well and I hope you all enjoy!
Episode 42, re-release edition. For some reason, the apple podcast app lost the feed for this episode only, so we are re-releasing it, as it has been a crowd (and my own personal) favorite story. Enjoy everyone.
Episode 51 includes a reading of the tale "The Silver Knife" by American author Ralph Allen Lang. I hope you enjoy this short story everyone! Have a good night. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to the 50th Episode of BSSH! I am so happy to be reaching this small milestone with you all. Thank you for listening and supporting us this far! Today's feature presentation is "The Graveyard Rats" by Henry Kuttner - wrapping up our "Fear of Rats" Series. I hope you enjoy this tale of a graveyard caretaker who is tasked with dealing with the problem of a particularly bad rat infestation. Thank you for listening everyone!
Episode 49 features a reading of the story "The Mystery of the Derelict" by William Hope Hodgson. This is part 2/3 of the "Fear of Rats" Series, leading up to our 50th episode! Stay tuned for the final part coming up next in either February or March, 2020! Following that episode I will be spending a little time sharing another project that I have been working on that relates to the show. Stay tuned everyone! Thanks for listening.
Join us as we begin an early celebration of our upcoming 50th episode. We will be presenting three tales featuring rats as the primary antagonist in the story leading up to the 50th show. Tonight's presentation is "Three Skeleton Key" by Georges Gustave Toudouze. Thank you for listening! Enjoy!
Today's episode features the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. It's the first episode of the new year! Welcome to 2020 everyone. Today's story is dedicated to Collin Arnett and I hope you all enjoy it!
The 4th Anniversary episode of BSSH includes readings of "The New Pass" by Amelia B. Edwards and "The Find" a Thomas Carnacki story by William Hope Hodgson.
In Episode 45 I sit down with my brother-in-law Tom Andrews and Lydia McChesney (his neighbor and our friend) and discuss all kinds of things including life, the military, pooping, booze, reality television, stories, Flex Tape, Ratheon, Nathan's hot dogs, and plenty more. My sister Lindsay makes a short call-in to the show. And finally, we discuss our friend Molly, who was my sister and Tom's St. Bernard for nearly two years. She was a great friend, had a big and loving personality, and she passed away a few days before the recording of this episode. We are dedicating the show to her. She was a great friend and our world will never be the same without her. Thanks for listening everyone. Enjoy.
This episode includes the 2019 Halloween Special feature presentation in which I read "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft. Thanks for listening everyone! Enjoy!
The beginning of the 2019 Halloween Special of BSSH is a surprise story by a surprise author! Tune in to learn more! Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Episode 42 of BSSH includes a reading of the story "The Family of the Vourdalak" by Aleksey Tolstoy which is a tale about vampirism in rural Serbia.
Episode 41 of the show includes a reading of Algernon Blackwood's novella "The Wendigo".
This episode includes readings of the stories "August Heat" by W. F. Harvey dedicated to Jonathan Jaekle, "The Avenging Phonograph" by E. R. Punshon dedicated to Collin Arnett, and "The Case of Lady Sannox" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dedicated to Robin Sand.
Special guests talk about random things, provide literary and other references and discussion. Stories about ghosts, stories about Smash Mouth, and stories about random other things. Hope you enjoy - let me know.
Episode 38 includes a recitation of "Man Overboard" by F. Marion Crawford. Dedicated to friends John & Rose, and Cori W. That's all folks! Thanks for listening, and enjoy!
Episode 36 includes part 2 of the Catching Up Series. I am joined again by my friend Marshal Bray, we discuss some non-fiction books that we recommend checking out if you're interested. I feature a reading of the story "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson. We discuss the works of Junji Ito and Marshal relays the "Sad Tale of the Principle Post". Finally we wrap up the show with the song "Mermaids on the Moon" by One Less Light
Part I of the "Catching Up Series" is dedicated to Robert Ralph who hails from The South. He is one of the listeners who helped encourage me to take some time back in front of the microphone and I am honored to call him a friend. This episode is the first show back since our anniversary which we missed last Christmas and is also the first episode of 2019. It features the story "For the Blood is the LIfe" by F. Marion Crawford. Stay tuned for several more episodes to be released soon! Thanks for listening everyone! ~Bob
This episode includes:
Interview with Claire Cylkowski regarding her upcoming project trip to Karnes, Texas as a law student and with the National Lawyers Guild to aid the Karnes Probono project. Links for more information:
https://www.raicestexas.org/?fbclid=IwAR3u4Py283NvMZM3TJ-4mB1JlViD4u4Fd6nx_tfrbT_qWtSQ8vcpGSk4SZU
https://www.gofundme.com/detention-center-trip
https://spark.adobe.com/page/6vbpzvxcBumWf/?fbclid=IwAR0IlEL2AcnBs-W-_ARKJaZJulRoO8SDnt4rMj5typtYeDdVyBM6VXu3P3E
https://www.nlg.org/about/history/?fbclid=IwAR30_XwyQOxGSAwXG0ZqbVUGzdPVt2ehdbk6SerevgSX7UobkKdB697ToHk
Following this interview I present “The Wishing Tree” by Stephen Young
Music in this episode is:
“What I Got” by Braden Canfield
“Someone You Dream Of” by Stephen Young and The Union
In this episode Bob, Matt Hogan, Chris and Clara sit around, drink, tell stories and chat. Special call in guests Eli and Ben Trapp join us for a short time. Hopefully you get some laughs. If you do not enjoy foul language or crude humor, skip this episode and we'll see you next month.
The second half of 2018's Halloween special includes the telling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story "Lot No. 249". Thanks for listening everyone. Happy Halloween, and I'll be back with you all soon!
Part 1 of this year's holiday special includes a reading of "The Upper Berth" by F. Marion Crawford. Stay tuned next Monday (10/29/2018) for part 2 of the special!
Go to www.bobsshortstoryhour.com for more information on the author’s and musicians featured in today’s episode.
See full show notes on www.bobsshortstoryhour.com for links to featured artists and other info.
Episode 28 includes a shout out to A Baker's Wife bakery in Minneapolis, MN - thank you guys for the wonderfully delicious confections! Followed by the stories "The Ghosts" by Lord Dunsany and "The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost" by literary master H. G. Wells. Enjoy!
This episode features some much awaited updates after our unplanned winter hiatus (related to back to back colds and flu...ugh... Stories this week are "Glass Stones" by Minnesota author Matthew Hogan, and "In an Absent Dream" by Canadian author Marian Thorpe. Musical guest Braden Canfield makes his return to the show and will have a new album featured in the coming months.
We also introduced a "contest" this week as well. The first five people who send in story recommendations for the show will receive a free signed copy of a novel from one of the authors who has been on the show already. Submissions can be anything, whether they are your works, recommendation of a friend who is an author, or classic/public domain stories you would like to hear. Thank you for participating! Check out our "submissions" tab on the website for instructions. Just go to www.bobsshortstoryhour.com to find us.
Thanks for listening everyone!
Episode 26 includes some show updates and information followed by the feature Halloween Special story "The Toll House" by W. W. Jacobs. The beginning of the outro is provided by Bob's oldest daughter Kyah.
Episode 25 of BSSH is a belated International Podcast Day 2017 special and includes a short introduction by the host. Following this is a reading of "The Passenger" by Lee Henschel Jr. which is an excerpt from his novel "The Sailing Master Book II: The Long Passage". Finally, our featured story for this year's International Podcast Day episode is "Sutter's Well" by Bob's Short Story Hour longtime friend Jeff Chapman. It is an eerie tale to lead up to our Halloween specials coming up later this month.
Finally, Listeners, I want to thank you for reaching out to me over the summer hiatus and encouraging me to get back in the studio. You were very kind and it means a lot to me to hear from you all, thank you.
Oh, and Kim G. - your suggested requests are most likely going to be this year's Halloween special - so be prepared, and thanks for the submissions!
Episode 24 contains some updates on the show and the website, a discussion about the new "Bob's Book Reviews" page on the website, and a sincere apology and explanation regarding the lack of timely episode release. I'm sorry. After all of this I am proud to present the story of "The Facts in the Case of M. Hussman" by Jeff Chapman! The triumphant return of one of the old salts of BSSH. Thanks for listening everyone! ENJOY!
Episode 23 includes a full-episode interview and banter with MN writer Matthew Hogan, some local MN business plugs such as Daniela's Chocolates in Forest Lake, MN, as well as Barley John's Brewpub in New Brighton, MN and New Richmond, WI. We follow up and read through and discuss laws # 17 - 22 of the Peterson Laws and we wrap up the show with a surprise reading of "The Voice That Tamed the West" written and read by Matthew Hogan.
Today we have a brand new musical guest featured that leads and ends the show. Welcome - Meat Raffle Road. The Rhinelander, Wisconsin folklore tale of The Hodag, as told by your host Bob. Then we have the finale of "Kwik Encounters" that we left hanging last month by Debra Geffen followed by the wonderful story of "Diamond Lil" by Jerry Mevissen - one of the authors who has been with the show from its very roots. Thanks for listening everyone! Have a good night!
Episode 21 of Bob's Short Story Hour includes readings of "The Egg" by Amelia Chambers, "The Peterson Laws" part IX including laws # 15 & 16 and "Kwik Encounters" by Debra Geffen. Musical guests Jocko MacNelly backing up the Peterson Laws as usual, and Braden Canfield between stories. Enjoy!
Episode 20 of BSSH includes readings of the stories: "Why Birds Fly" by Florence Witkop, "A Mound" by Ame Terra, the 8th installment of The Peterson Laws, and "I Hate Mondays" by Matthew Hogan. Musical guests this week include Braden Canfield's "The Wildest Geese Come Early in the Spring", "Cheated" by Haunted Laundry, and, as always "Redemption Song" by Jocko MacNelly as the background music for The Peterson Laws. Enjoy everyone, and thanks for listening.
Episode 19 of BSSH includes a reading of "The End" a short story by my friend Matthew Hogan, part VII of "The Peterson Laws" including Laws # 12 & 13 (The Do-Do Laws #2-3), and a reading of "The Old Man in the Hospital" by Van Allen. As always, solo guitar stylings of Jocko MacNelly (The Redemption Song this week) accompany the reading of the Peterson Laws, and this week's musical guest is Kyle Fosburgh featuring the songs "Western Skies" and "Blue Canadian Rockies" from his new album "Night Falls, Day Breaks". Thanks for listening everyone!
Episode 18 includes a reading of "Pre-Dude Days" which is the first true life story presented on the show. Following this, we hear the 10th and 11th laws from The Peterson Laws installments. Wrapping up the presentation is a recitation of "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Also included in this episode are the songs "Fortune Within" and "Variations on Wildwood Flower" by Kyle Fosburgh and as always "Money for Your Major Boom" by Jocko MacNelly as the background music for The Peterson Laws. The release of this episode marks an important date in this show's history. On 12/23/2015 we released our first episode making this the 1 year anniversary of Bob's Short Story Hour. Thank you to our submitting authors and musical guests, to all those who have done interviews on the show, to all those that have helped me with editing and ideas, my wife Tara who encourages me and keeps me on track getting my many tasks done, to all those who have donated to the project so far, and most importantly - to YOU, Listeners. Without you, none of this would be possible, nor would it matter. Thank you for listening, and as always, have a good night!
Episode 17 of Bob's Short Story Hour is a special Halloween episode of the show. It includes a reading of the story "The Lurking Fear" by H. P. Lovecraft as well as the spooky monster hunting of the host in the catacombs of a city near you. Enjoy and thanks for listening everyone!
Episode 16 includes a reading of British author Norman Turrell's "Coat's Tale" followed by an installment of The Peterson Laws, and Patrick Marsh's "Greenland Diaries" days 17 & 19. Stay tuned this month to the show for a special Halloween event later this week! A scary story that will keep you up at night is waiting for you here on the story hour! Thanks for listening everyone!
Episode 15 is a special release episode for International Podcast Day (9/30/2016) which features a repeat telling of Bob's favorite story so far, "But No, Nothing" by P. W. Bridgman. The original release of this story had a file corruption for a few months before it was fixed so the host wanted to re-release this episode so all listeners could get a chance to hear this great story. Thanks, again, for listening everyone!
In episode 14 of the show, Bob tells you some news about the upcoming Children's Story Hour podcast and Greenland Diaries podcast that he has been working on, stories on the show are "The Spider's Spinning" by Canadian author Marian Thorpe, Dr. Dave Peterson's laws # 7-8 on this show's Peterson Laws segment, and Part V of the Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh, days 14-16. We hope you enjoy!
Episode 13: (8/23/2016)
"He She" by Carl Brookins
For a complete list of Carl's books for purchase, click HERE
To purchase a copy of "The Petereson Laws: The Rules of Life, Laughter and Emergency Medicine" click here: www.amazon.com
To learn more about Lois, check out her website at loisgreiman.com
Lois' children's book mentioned in the interview ("Buffalo Knees") is slated to be featured on the first episode of Bob's Children's Story Hour and can be purchased HERE
If you like it and want to read more, you will have to tune in to future episodes, or if you absolutely can't wait, you can purchase the hard copy of the book featuring diary days 1-100 directly from Patrick HERE or in ebook format on www.amazon.com
To learn more about Patrick, visit his website www.basementsaid.com
Jocko's website can be found HERE
His CD's can be purchased on the website or by clicking HERE
Kyle's website can be found HERE
Author Carl Brookins - Sailing on Lake Superior 2004
Author/Physician Dave Peterson
Author Lois Greiman on her horse, Sage
Author Patrick Marsh of "The Greenland Diaries"
Musical Guest Kyle Fosburgh
Musical Guest Jocko MacNelly
Episode 12: (7/26/2016)
"Polaris" by H. P. Lovecraft
Some of Lovecraft's other stories have been featured on the show - to hear these listen to episodes 1, 3, 5, and 7.
To purchase a copy of "The Petereson Laws: The Rules of Life, Laughter and Emergency Medicine" click here: www.amazon.com
Jocko's website can be found HERE
His CD's can be purchased on the website or by clicking HERE
Kyle's website can be found HERE
Physician/Author Dr. David Peterson doing what he loves (Practicing Medicine)
Musical Guest Kyle Fosburgh
Musical Guest Jocko MacNelly
Episode 11: (7/6/2016)
"Iced" by Lois Greiman
Lois's books can be purchased via links on her website above, or on www.amazon.com
To purchase a copy of "The Petereson Laws: The Rules of Life, Laughter and Emergency Medicine" click here: www.amazon.com
If you like it and want to read more, you will have to tune in to future episodes, or if you absolutely can't wait, you can purchase the hard copy of the book featuring diary days 1-100 directly from Patrick HERE or in ebook format on www.amazon.com
To learn more about Patrick, visit his website www.basementsaid.com
Jocko's website can be found HERE
Author Lois Greiman on her horse Sage
The Peterson Laws by Dr. David Peterson
Author Patrick Marsh
Musical Guest Jocko MacNelly