XENI READS PODCAST

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A podcast of classic stories and memory prompts, gently edited and read for senior parents and their families, for those with Alzheimer’s or other memory limitations, for those who need help reading or holding a book, and for anyone who wants to listen to an older story. Each book is modified for ea…

Xeni Reads


    • Jan 15, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 3 EPISODES


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    3. The Box-Car Children, Chapters 7-9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 31:33


    Xeni reads classic stories to senior adults. For information on how to help a senior parent or patient download this podcast, visit the resource page at XeniReads.com. Thanks to Erin at The Workshop, for guiding this idea into a program, Project Gutenberg for making old stories new to so many of us, and Playback FM for original music recordings.The year was 1924. The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company decided to change its name to International Business Machine something we all shortened to --IBM. See also, Edwin Hubble, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Doris Day, Cicely Tyeson, Don Knotts, Boris Karloff, John Barrymore, Greed an eight hour silent film production called Greed, and It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo, by Wendell Hall.Something else happened in 1924, Gertrude Warner’s book, The Box-Car Children was published. And now thanks to Project Gutenberg, I have a copy. That means it is time to read.

    2. The Box-Car Children, Chs. 4 - 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019


    Xeni reads classic stories to senior adults. In this episode we read chapters four through six of Gertrude Warner's original Box-Car Children. It is the story of four children who are orphaned and run away to live in an abandoned freight car. The Box-Car Children is in the public domain, which allows it to be edited for clarity and ease of recall, and each chapter begins with a quick recap of what has happened in the story so far. These are stories for senior adults, offered at a gentle pace with the hope of reconnecting listeners to older memories. Some words and phrases may be old and unfamiliar, but there is nothing explicit in the content. For more on how to help a senior parent or patient connect with the podcast, visit the resource page here at Xeni Reads.Thanks to Erin at The Workshop, for guiding this podcast idea into a very alive program, Project Gutenberg for making old stories new to so many of us, and Playback FM for original music recordings.

    1. The Box-Car Children, Chs. 1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 31:38


    Xeni reads classic stories to senior adults, including memory-loss patients, and in this episode she takes us to 1924. She samples the first recording of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” and shares other highlights from the year. Then settle in and get cozy, for Xeni reads the first three chapters of Gertrude Warner’s original Box-Car Children. It is the story of four children who are orphaned and run away to live in an abandoned freight car. The Box-Car Children is in the public domain, which allows it to be edited it for clarity and ease of recall, and each chapter begins with a quick recap of what has happened in the story so far. These are stories for senior adults, offered at a gentle pace, with the hope of re-connecting listeners to older memories. Some words and phrases may be unfamiliar, but there is nothing explicit in the content.For information on how to help a senior parent or patient connect with the podcast, visit the website at Xeni ReadsThanks toErin, of EM Workshop Project Gutenberg Aaron Dowd

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