Podcasts about becky thatcher

(00:00-17:57) Is Jackson trolling with his updates? Little nippy in the studios but Doug's vest is keeping him warm. The Chiefs owner's wife had some thoughts on God being behind the Chiefs. Is T-Rav gonna propose to T Swift? Which sports moment over the last 25 years gives you the most joy? (18:05-34:37) These Eyes. Revisiting the question of the STL sports moment that brought the most euphoria over the last 25 years. (34:47-51:56) Blues are having a tournament of sweaters. Is Jackson's wiring off? Crack whore accusations. The panels, get outta here. Just the fellas on the Becky Thatcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-17:57) Is Jackson trolling with his updates? Little nippy in the studios but Doug's vest is keeping him warm. The Chiefs owner's wife had some thoughts on God being behind the Chiefs. Is T-Rav gonna propose to T Swift? Which sports moment over the last 25 years gives you the most joy? (18:05-34:37) These Eyes. Revisiting the question of the STL sports moment that brought the most euphoria over the last 25 years. (34:47-51:56) Blues are having a tournament of sweaters. Is Jackson's wiring off? Crack whore accusations. The panels, get outta here. Just the fellas on the Becky Thatcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amos and Edda are in a body of water, so that of course means that it is unclear: a) what kind of body of water it is, b) how deep the water is, and c) if there are any other people around. Amos threatens (promises?) to drown himself waiting for Edda to swim by again. I mean, they're married or at least dating at this point, so I'm not sure why he's being so stealthy about looking at her. Later, he sees legs under the water and decides to swim through them BEFORE BEING CERTAIN THEY BELONG TO EDDA. It ends up being Edda, who traps him between her thighs (metaphor!), and then he basically stays there, with his head pressed against her vagina. Mostly, it's the top of his head, which is confusing but also a bit of a relief. There's a moment where it totally seems like Ol' Mac-El-Dee wanted to imply that Amos was going downtown while in the pool, but the way it's drawn would rule that out. Physical impossibility rears its head in a strip where it appears Edda has removed Amos's head from his body. In the end, they either fuck, drown, or fart jointly under the water. Because ROMANCE! In a bonus strip, Edda dance/romances a dead-eyed Amos (is there any other kind?) and ends up kissing him while standing with her feet on his shoulders. Yeah. Try to imagine what that looks like. And good luck! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1830800511823671634) or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C_cGP8up0MM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This disgusting episode includes: Headphones vs. Earsets Jigsaw puzzles Kansas City Is Stroud's Fried Chicken still around? Yes, it is (https://www.stroudsrestaurant.com/). Sudoku Jigsaw Chat! Brooke's hair surprises! The official beginning of Spring Crocuses are fucking useless Stretch Armstrong Australian Crawl Giantesses Catywampus and Kitty-Corner 9-1-1 & 9-1-1 Lone Star Thigh gap Becky Thatcher A bit of a Ben Franklin Milk Milk Lemonade Little House on the Prairie Slingblade "Can't Touch This!" by MC Hammer "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 971, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Key 1: It's the fort over which Francis Scott Key observed "the rockets' red glare". Fort McHenry. 2: If you're shooting from the top of the key, you're trying to score in this sport. basketball. 3: His most famous work was completed in a Baltimore hotel room in 1814. Francis Scott Key. 4: This ornithologist visited Key West in the 1830s; here's the house that's now named in his honor. Audubon. 5: What the priest uses to lock doors after mass, or a slang term for a bottle opener. a church key. Round 2. Category: Sixth Sense 1: Her predictions, including the JFK assassination, earned her the epithet "Seeress of Washington". Jeane Dixon. 2: French for "seeing clearly", it's the ability to "see" or envision images and events. clairvoyance. 3: Scientist Joseph Banks Rhine popularized this term for the sixth sense. ESP (extrasensory perception). 4: Also called mind-to-mind communication, it's the sending of thoughts from one person to another. telepathy. 5: This southern seer, who died in 1945, was famous for making medical diagnoses while in a trance. Edgar Cayce. Round 3. Category: Celebrity Biographies 1: "Norma Jean". Marilyn Monroe. 2: "His Way". Frank Sinatra. 3: "A Rocky Life". Sylvester Stallone. 4: "Mr. Strangelove". Peter Sellers. 5: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Rebel". James Dean. Round 4. Category: Time To Re-Up. With Re in quotes 1: To resurface a piece of furniture with some new varnish. refinish. 2: To increase your efforts--specifically twofold. redouble. 3: 6 letters: hairlines do this, get farther away into the distance. recede. 4: To follow the title command of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's biggest hit. relax. 5: Refusal to accept someone or something; in basketball, it's a blocked shot. reject. Round 5. Category: Twain 1: Twain claimed it was easy to give up this habit, saying "I've done it a thousand times". smoking. 2: The grave of Laura H. Frazer, Twain's childhood friend, also bears the name of this character she inspired. Becky Thatcher. 3: As a teenager Twain, like Ben Franklin, was apprenticed to one of these. printer. 4: Mark Twain's grave is in Elmira in this state. New York. 5: Twain was on the staff of this Nevada town's Territorial Enterprise. Virginia City. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

KMOX weekend host Scott Jagow hopped off solid ground for his Roaming St. Louis segment this week. He boarded both of the Gateway Arch Riverboats, the Becky Thatcher and the Tom Sawyer.  He learns about the boats' fascinating history, the wide range of cruise experiences now available and he gets a crash course in what it's like to be a ship captain.

Support Us And Donate Here:⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring, hateful chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.This was the first novel to be written on a typewriter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/librivox1/support

 It's the second week of Sci-Fi-ebruary, our month-long tribute to science fiction films and this week we let those psychos, the Dom DeLuise Patreon donors, have their way with three very different adventures. Up first, David Cronenberg takes us on a weird journey into a small town where a fringe psychologist is working to get his patients to manifest rage in a physical form, including little rage monsters that terrorize those who invoke their ire in 1979's The Brood picked by Portland Paul. Next, famous American author Mark Twain and three of his characters; Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, embark on a trip into space to follow Halley's Comet, all in beautiful Claymation in 1985's The Adventures of Mark Twain picked by Eamon. And finally, in a post-apocalyptic world where vigilantes ride planes through streams of air, Mark Hamill plays a bounty hunter bringing in a valuable prisoner only to have him stolen by loose cannon Bill Paxton who wants the hefty reward for himself in Slipstream from 1989. All this plus Sean's adventures in cat love, our AI lawyers, some very heartfelt voicemails, AMC making bad decisions, and so much more!LISTEN NOW:MP3 Direct DonloydAlso, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We'll keep things in motion with your love and support.

Tim Convy will be dropping by today. A lot of Tim's around these parts. Iggy's new nickname from Lern is "coat." Martin's appearance yesterday was well-received. We will be off for MLK day. Blues pick up a good come-back victory vs. the Flames last night. Here comes Tim Convy! Check Tim out at the Funny Bone at the Streets at St. Charles this weekend. KC vs. STL. Stand-up. Tim and Tim talk about Artie Lang. Shoutout to Tim Convy, go see him this weekend. Stanley Steamer. STL folks rooting for the Chiefs. California rivalries. Golden Globes breakdown. Folks are upset with Iggy's recap. P&G. Iggy is upset with the awards shows in general. Crestfallen. The Martin segment yesterday. Former producers and interns. Yesterday's QFTA got deep. Stories from station's past. Steve in Wildwood joins us. Steve talks expensive dinners in Florida and his weight. Steve left a mic drop this morning for Balloon Party. Steve gives us the lowdown on the Becky Thatcher. Tim and the Plowhawk sing a duet. Radio "inside baseball." Steve's schedule today. House appraisal. Tim's REM sleep. Dreams. The Plowboy's passport. Scheduling. Caller Drew joins us and his completely out of breath. Rehashing our Mt. Rushmore of fast foods. Caller Drew gives us his Steak n' Shake order.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tim Convy will be dropping by today. A lot of Tim's around these parts. Iggy's new nickname from Lern is "coat." Martin's appearance yesterday was well-received. We will be off for MLK day. Blues pick up a good come-back victory vs. the Flames last night. Here comes Tim Convy! Check Tim out at the Funny Bone at the Streets at St. Charles this weekend. KC vs. STL. Stand-up. Tim and Tim talk about Artie Lang. Shoutout to Tim Convy, go see him this weekend. Stanley Steamer. STL folks rooting for the Chiefs. California rivalries. Golden Globes breakdown. Folks are upset with Iggy's recap. P&G. Iggy is upset with the awards shows in general. Crestfallen. The Martin segment yesterday. Former producers and interns. Yesterday's QFTA got deep. Stories from station's past. Steve in Wildwood joins us. Steve talks expensive dinners in Florida and his weight. Steve left a mic drop this morning for Balloon Party. Steve gives us the lowdown on the Becky Thatcher. Tim and the Plowhawk sing a duet. Radio "inside baseball." Steve's schedule today. House appraisal. Tim's REM sleep. Dreams. The Plowboy's passport. Scheduling. Caller Drew joins us and his completely out of breath. Rehashing our Mt. Rushmore of fast foods. Caller Drew gives us his Steak n' Shake order. 

Broadway star Kate Reinders joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss her role as a champion of dreams both on and offscreen, advice for aspiring musical theatre performers, working on Disney's High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and much more. Plus, a special surprise from her co-stars Matt Cornett and Mark St. Cyr! Kate Reinders was raised far from the bright lights of Broadway in Spring Lake, Michigan. One summer changed her life forever, when she attended a theater camp thanks to the support of her parents. Flash forward, Kate is now a bonafide Broadway star. In 2001, she made her debut in the short-lived Broadway musical comedy The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as a swing and understudy for characters Amy Lawrence and Becky Thatcher, played by Kristen Bell. She then joined the 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods as an understudy. Her first starring role came in the 2003 revival of Gypsy as June; she went on to play Caroline in the 2005 jukebox musical Good Vibrations. Later that year, Kate played Glinda in the Chicago production of Wicked, alongside Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba; for which received glowing reviews. She went on to replace Megan Hilty as Glinda in the Broadway production. On Broadway, Kate is perhaps most known for originating the role of Portia in the 2015 musical comedy Something Rotten! Onscreen, Kate has been seen in shows like Ugly Betty, Modern Family, and Anger Management. As of 2019 fans know her most for playing drama teacher Miss Jenn in the hit Disney Plus show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.  Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Kate @katereinders Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio We are supported by the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.This was the first novel to be written on a typewriter. (From Wikipedia)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.This was the first novel to be written on a typewriter. (From Wikipedia)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.This was the first novel to be written on a typewriter. (From Wikipedia)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.This was the first novel to be written on a typewriter. (From Wikipedia)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain原文Chapter VII: McDougal's CaveIt was Becky Thatcher's birthday on Saturday and all of Becky's friends were happy and excited."I'm having a big picnic near the river," said Becky to Tom, "After the picnic we can visit McDougal's Cave.""It'll be great fun!" said Tom. He liked Becky a lot.On Saturday morning a big boat took Becky, Tom and their friends down the river.There were no mothers and fathers, but a few boys and girls were eighteen years old.There were a lot of good things to eat and everyone ate, played and had fun.After the picnic the children went to visit McDougal's Cave.Everybody had candles because it was dark inside the cave.Some children were afraid but they all went in.Caves are exciting and mysterious.McDougal's Cave was very, very big.It had hundreds of tunnels, rooms and secret passages.No one knew all of them.The children played and ran in the tunnels and in the rooms.But they always played near the entrance.They did not want to get lost.Tom and Becky wanted to find an ew tunnel.They walked and walked and soon they were alone.Where were the other children? They were lost!In the evening the other children returned to the boat.They laughed and talked, but they were very tired.They did not see that Tom and Becky were not there.The boat took them back to St Petersburg.Huck saw the boat but he did not know about the picnic.The mothers of St Petersburg did not like him.They never invited him to birthday picnics.But tonight Huck was not interested in birthday picnics.He was interested in Injun Joe's treasure.He hid behind a tree and watched an old house."Injun Joe's in that old house," he thought, "I'll stay here and wait. When he comes out I'll follow him and I'll find the treasure."It was late and very dark.Soon two men came out.It was Injun Joe and his friend.Huck followed them quietly."They're going to Widow Douglas's house," thought Huck, "But why?"Suddenly the two men stopped.Injun Joe said, "Many years ago Widow Douglas's husband was very cruel to me. Now I want to hurt the widow. I want to cut her face, her nose and her ears. And you must help me.""Oh, please don't kill her," said his friend. Injun Joe laughed.Huck heard this and wanted to run away.But he remembered that Widow Douglas was kind to him."I must help her," thought Huck, "These men want to kill the poor old woman!"Huck ran quickly to Bill Welsh's house. "Mr Welsh, help, help!"Mr Welsh opened the door. "Mr Welsh, please help me! Two men want to kill Widow Douglas!"Mr Welsh and his sons took their rifles.They ran to the widow's house.Suddenly there was a loud shot.Injun Joe and his friend escaped, but the widow was not hurt.The next morning Huck returned to see Mr Welsh."You're a courageous boy, Huck," said Mr Welsh, "You saved the widow's life. The two men escaped but we'll find them. Sit down and have breakfast with us!"Huck was happy because he saved the widow's life. And now he had new friends, Mr Welsh and his family.That morning all the people of St Petersburg knew about Tom and Becky and they were very worried. Where were they?Tom and Becky were lost in McDougal's Cave.They did not know what to do. Theywere both afraid.Tom took Becky's hand. They walked and walked.Tom wanted to find the entrance of the cave, but he couldn't.Tom and Becky entered a big room with a lot of black bats.It was terrible. The bats flew over their heads and when Tom and Becky ran away the bats followed them.Finally the bats went away.Becky looked at Tom and said, "Tom, where are we?""I don't know, Becky."They continued walking in the dark tunnels.They were both tired and hungry. Becky started crying."No one will ever find us, Tom. There are too many tunnels and rooms. Oh, we're going to die here!""We'll get out of this cave, Becky, you'll see," said Tom.They ate their last piece of cake.Soon their last candle went out. Everything was dark.What time was it? What day was it? They didn't know.They were tired and slept.When they woke up they were very hungry. Suddenly, Tom heard a noise."Listen, Becky! Did you hear a noise? Someone is looking for us!Becky looked at Tom and smiled. "I'm going to see. You stay here, Becky!" said Tom.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain词汇提示1.sheriff 警长2.jail 监狱3.pirate 海盗4.raft 木筏5.funeral 葬礼原文Chapter four：Jackson's IslandThe next day everyone knew about poor Dr Robinson.The sheriff found Muff Potter's knife near the body of the doctor.He put Muff in St Petersburg's small jail.Tom and Huck looked at each other."We saw Injun Joe kill the doctor," said Torn, "Muff didn't kill him. Poor Muff!""I know," said Huck, "But we mustn't say anything. Remember, Injun Joe is dangerous - very dangerous.I'm sorry for Muff Potter, too."The two boys were afraid."We must keep this secret," said Tom sadly.Tom could not forget.At night he had bad dreams about Injun Joe and Muff Potter.He kept the terrible secret but he was very unhappy.Aunt Polly was worried about him.She gave him a lot of different medicines.But Tom did not feel better.He was unhappy at school too.Becky Thatcher didn't talk to him anymore."No one loves me," thought Tom, "What a horrible life!"It was now summer and there was no more school.Tom and his friend Joe Harper went to sit by the Mississippi River.They fished, talked and looked at the boats.One day Tom said, "Let's go do something exciting!""OK!" said Joe, "But where can we go and what can we do?""Let's run away! We can go and live on Jackson's Island. We can be pirates. A pirate's life is exciting," said Tom.Jackson's Island was a small island in the Mississippi River.It was about three miles south of St Petersburg.No one lived on the island."Huckleberry Finn can come with us too," said Tom, "Remember, Joe, don't you're your mother, father or anyone about our adventure. Go home and bring some food. We'll meet here at midnight."Tom and Joe were excited. At midnight the three boys met on the river.Tom brought some meat to eat.Joe brought some bread and Huck brought a frying pan.They found a small raft and they went down the river to Jackson's Island.When they arrived on the island, they made a fire and cooked some meat."This is fun!" said Joe."We're free and we can do everything we want!" said Tom."What do pirates do?" asked Huck."They go on ships and take the money. Then they go to an island and hide it in a secret place," said Tom.The three boys were happy and slept under the stars.The next morning, they went swimming in the river.Then they went fishing.They cooked the fish on the fire and ate it.It was delicious.After breakfast they walked around the island and went swimming again.In the afternoon they sat around the fire and ate some meat.Suddenly Tom said, "Can you hear a strange noise? Listen!""What is it?" asked Joe."Let's go and see," said Huck.They ran to the river.They saw a steamboat and a lot of small boats near it."Every boat from St Petersburg is out on the river," said Joe, "What's happening?""They're looking for a dead body," said Huck, "The same thing happened last summer when Bill Turner fell into the river and drowned."The three boys felt like heroes and laughed."The people of St Petersburg are looking for us. They're talking about us. We're famous!" said Tom happily.This was an exciting adventure for Tom, Huck and Joe! They felt like real pirates on Jackson's island.The boats and the steamboat went away.The boys went fishing again and had fish for dinner.Then they slept under the stars.But Tom could not sleep.The next morning, he wasn't there."Where's Tom?" asked Joe. "I don't know," said Huck.After a few minutes Huck said, "Look! Tom's swimming in the river. He's coming to the island."Tom told them his story."Last night I couldn't sleep. I thought about Aunt Polly. So I went home but no one saw me. I saw Aunt Polly and your mother, Joe. Poor Aunt Polly cried a lot. And your mother was very sad too. Everyone thinks we're dead. I heard some interesting things.""What did you hear?" asked Huck."Well, there will be a funeral for us on Sunday at the church," said Tom.Huck andJoe looked at him with big eyes. "And now I have a great idea. Listen - "Tom told Huck and Joe his great idea.They liked it and laughed.Sunday was the day of the funeral.There were no happy faces in St Petersburg.Everyone in the village was in the small church.Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary and Joe Harper's family were all dressed in black.The Reverend said many kind words about the three boys.The boys' families cried and cried.Becky Thatcher cried.Everyone cried a lot.Suddenly there was a noise at the church door.The Reverend looked up and stopped speaking.Everyone in the church turned around and looked.Their mouths opened.The three dead boys slowly walked into the church.Tom was first, then Joe and then Huck.There was great silence for a moment.Then Aunt Polly, Mary and Joe's mother ran to the boys.They kissed Tom and Joe.Aunt Polly cried and then she laughed. Poor Huck did not know what to do.No one kissed him.He started moving away but Tom stopped him."Aunt Polly, it's not right. Somebody must be happy to see Huck," said Tom. "Oh, you're right Tom!" cried Aunt Polly and she kissed Huck.Tom was very proud of his great idea.Then the Reverend said, "Let us sing and be happy!"Everybody sang and laughed.It was a very happy day.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain词汇提示1.beetle 甲壳虫2.reverend 牧师3.graveyard 墓地4.witch 女巫5.whispered 耳语原文Chapter II: Tom and HuckThe next day was Sunday.Tom wore his clean Sunday clothes - he hated this!Tom, Sid and Mary always went to Sunday school on Sunday morning.But Tom was not a good student and never listened to the teacher.After Sunday school Tom and his family went to church.This Sunday he had a big black beetle in his pocket.When the Reverend started speaking, Tom took the black beetle out of his pocket.He put it on the floor.There was a little dog in the church.It saw the beetle and wanted to play with it.Suddenly the beetle bit the dog's nose.The little dog barked and everyone looked at it.It jumped and ran after the black beetle.It ran all about the church barking and making a lot of noise.The people in the church laughed silently.Their faces were red. The Reverend continued talking but no one listened to him.Tom was happy because he had an interesting morning in church.On Monday morning Tom did not want to get up."Get up immediately, Tom, and get ready for school!" Aunt Polly cried.On his way to school Tom met his friend Huckleberry Finn.Huck's father drank whiskey all the time and did not work.Huck had no mother and no home.He lived in the streets and did not go to school.His clothes were old and dirty.He went fishing and swimming when he wanted.Huck was happy.All the mothers of the village hated him because he was lazy and used bad language.All the children of the town liked him very much. They admired him."Hello, Huckleberry! What's that?""It's a dead cat," said Huck."What will we do with it?" asked Tom."I want to take it to the graveyard after midnight," Huck said, "A dead cat can callghosts out of their graves.""Really?" asked Tom."Well, old Mrs Hopkins told me. She's a witch and she knows about these things," said Huck."Can I come with you?" asked Tom."Of course! Or are you afraid of ghosts?" asked Huck."Afraid of ghosts! Of course not!" said Tom , "Come and call me at my window at eleven o'clock tonight."Tom was late for school.The teacher was angry and said, "Thomas Sawyer! Why are you late again?"Suddenly Tom saw a new girl in the classroom.She had blue eyes and long blonde hair.She was very beautiful. Tom looked at her.He was in love!There was a free chair next to her and Tom wanted to sit there.But how?Tom thought quickly and said, "I stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn."The teacher was very angry."You know you must never talk to that boy!"The teacher took his stick and hit Tom.The children laughed at Tom.He sat down next to the new girl.He looked at her.Then he drew a picture of a house."Let me see it," she whispered.Tom put the picture in front of her."It's nice. Draw a man," she said.Tom drew a man near the house.It was a terrible picture, but the girl liked it."You draw beautifully. I can't draw," said the girl."I can teach you after school," said Tom."Oh, thank you!""What's your name?"Tom asked. "Becky Thatcher. I know your name. It's Tom Sawyer."That night Tom and Sid were in bed at half past nine.Sid was soon asleep but Tom was not.At eleven o'clock he heard Huck meow.He dressed quickly and went out of the bedroom window."Let's go!" whispered Huck.He had his dead cat.Tom and Huck walked down the dark road.They walked for about half an hour.The graveyard was on a hill.There were a lot of trees and a lot of graves; everything was dark and scary.The wind made strange noises and dark clouds covered the moon."Are the ghosts making these noises?" thought Tom.He was afraid but he said nothing."Now let's find the grave of Hoss Williams," said Huck.They soon found the grave."Here it is. He died last week," said Huck."Do you think Hoss Williams can hear us?" asked Tom."Well, I think his ghost can hear us," said Huck."Then let's call him Mr Williams," said Tom."Alright," said Huck, "But everybody called him Hoss.""Sh!" "What is it, Tom?" asked Huck."Do you hear the noise? Look over there, Huck! Oh, no!" said Tom.

Chapter Sixteen - The boys find turtle eggs on the sandbar that afternoon and eat fried eggs for supper and for breakfast the following morning. They swim and have wrestling matches and a mock circus on the beach. Chapter Seventeen - Back in the village, everyone remains in mourning. Becky Thatcher regrets her coldness toward Tom, and their schoolmates remember feeling awful the last time they saw the boys. On Sunday, everyone gathers for the funeral. Read by John Greenman

Chapter Three - In this chapter, Tom first sees Becky Thatcher. To attract her attention, he begins a series of outlandish and absurd "show-offs" to little avail. At supper that night, when Aunt Polly is out of the room, Sid accidentally breaks the sugar bowl. Chapter Four - Tom prepares for Sunday school with the help of his cousin Mary. As Tom struggles halfheartedly to learn his Bible verses, Mary encourages and entices him with the promise of “something ever so nice.” Tom then dresses for church, and he, Mary, and Sid hurry off to Sunday school, which Tom loathes. Read by John Greenman

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River. This was the first novel to be written on a typewriter. Chapter One - The novel opens with Aunt Polly scouring the house in search of her nephew, Tom Sawyer. She finds him in the closet, discovers that his hands are covered with jam, and prepares to give him a whipping. Tom escapes over the fence. Tom comes home at suppertime to help Aunt Polly's young slave, Jim, chop wood. Aunt Polly asks Tom about skipping school. Tom explains his wet hair by saying that he pumped water on his head. Chapter Two - On Saturday morning, Aunt Polly sends Tom out to whitewash the fence. Jim passes by, and Tom tries to get him to do some of the whitewashing in return for a a marble. Jim almost agrees, but Aunt Polly appears and chases him off. A little while later, Ben Rogers, another boy Tom's age, walks by. Tom convinces Ben that whitewashing a fence is great pleasure, Ben agrees to give Tom his apple in exchange for the privilege of working on the fence. Over the course of the day, every boy who passes ends up staying to whitewash, and each one gives Tom something in exchange. By the time the fence has three coats, Tom has collected a hoard of miscellaneous treasures. Read by John Greenman

A few years ago Jane and I were in Hannibal, the home town of Mark Twain.  We did all the touristy stuff -- the Becky Thatcher house, the Tom Sawyer cave.  We also went into a book store where I saw the autobiography of Mark Twain.  This was not a typical autobiography.  he tried that and stopped.  Then he decided to invent a new form of autobiography.  He would just write individual segments, often just 4-6 pages long.  He threw those into a box, in no particular order.  His instructions to the person who was executor of his estate was to put these together into a book but NOT in chronological order.  The result is wonderful.  I have a few more things to tell you along the way, about visiting his house in Hartford, about some things he wrote, but the best part of this podcast is a reading of his story about needing $3.00, and meeting a beautiful dog with beautiful eyes. Well, listen away. I think you will like this. 

 The FAQ is from Raquel: How do I get from Amsterdam to EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND OR SIMILAR CITIES IN EUROPE? Today's Destination: Hannibal, Missouri Today's Mistake: Toe Blisters from tight shoes Travel Advice:  re-frame your aging body…. How do I get from Amsterdam to EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND OR SIMILAR CITIES IN EUROPE? ferry, train, flights, car or a combo   https://1map.com/routes Today's Destination:  Hannibal, Missouri What do I suggest for this destination besides painting Becky Thatcher's fence? trains, ghost tours, river boat dining, hiking.  caves museums outdoor hikes farmers market, live theater music under the stars concerts https://www.visithannibal.com/   Today's Mistake: Toe Blisters from tight shoes blisters hurt with every step. USS Midway….lots of steps and stairs Today's Travel Advice: re-frame your aging body….in words of love Connect with Dr Travelbest   https://www.amazon.com/Steps-Solo-Travel-womans-travel/dp/0963918737 Drmarytravelbest.com Dr. Mary Travelbest Twitter Dr. Mary Travelbest Facebook Page Dr. Mary Travelbest Facebook Group Dr. Mary Travelbest Instagram email: info@drmarytravelbest.com Dr. Mary Travelbest Podcast Dr. Travelbest on TikTok Dr.Travelbest onYouTube

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain audiobook. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River. One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring, hateful chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.

Season# 2  Episode # 14  - We hoisted our equipment up into a hay loft and began to chat.  Why is there a kitten in the Tupperware?  Animal Stories on WLS radio in Chicago. Parting gifts from the farm, Going down the rabbit hole, seeing UFOs, Think about it and IT will happen, watermelon seeds and Tom Sawyer & Becky Thatcher weekend. What's your weakness? Reassembling a barn, close up photos at the fair, bull scrotum for sale, hot air balloons, and Princess was a nice horse. Remember to tell your friends and review rate us on Apple!  Visit lifes3x5s.com for each episode's photo gallery, a way to contribute ideas to our podcast and the Tip Jar.

Ken talks with Becky Thatcher, Michigan Artist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fifty-four years ago this month, three boys went missing in Hannibal, Missouri, and were never seen again. The cold case, situated as it is in the boyhood home of Mark Twain and beloved fictional characters like Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher, has been the subject of attention and speculation by everyone from authors to armchair detectives in the decades since.

Welcome to Stories Come to Life. This is Episode Eleven, book one, and I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.  Everyone loves a picnic, and Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher are no exception. Not only is there a big outdoor feast and some games,  but there is also a deep limestone cave to explore.  But while Tom and Becky are roaming through the cavern's labyrinth, Huckleberry Finn has another kind of adventure. Now, sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life!

Welcome to Stories Come to Life. This is episode eight, book one, and I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.  It's almost summer vacation in Tom Sawyer's town of St. Petersburg, and Tom has plans to leave school with a bang. But first he needs to make things right between himself and Becky Thatcher.  Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life! 

“We affirm divine order outworking in our coming elections, we affirm divine outworking on our planet, in the water, in the rain, in the fires, in all of it.” Rev. Karen re-visits the core spiritual tool of prayer, in its various forms, as a great way to navigate current challenges.  Examining the healing and affirmation works of Myrtle Fillmore, she encourages us to re-invigorate our prayer practice. Worship Arts include group recordings from Seattle Unity band, Erin McGaughan, Olivia Hamilton, Jesse Whitford, David Loy, as well as commmunity members Tim Clements-Levin, Mercedes Nicole, Bonnie Pasek, Song Mei Doran, Abbie Doran, Karen R. Smith, Clara Fredrickson, Melissa Mager, Howard Langveldt, Dayna Cole, Alyce Watkins, Scott Meihn, Jay Thompson, Cindy McComish, Emily Kozie, Paul Gamman, Jennifer Bolles, Paul Liebert, Don Bennet, Inez Lindsey, Matt Corey, Becky Thatcher, Mitch Hunter. Check out the full service video, featuring a montage of chaplains and prayer team members, with archival photography from Annie Christensen, Gordon Lee, Casey Longacre and many others. Reading presented by Marcia Rutan; offering presented by James Tierney; closing prayer from Scott Caldwell. The talk begins at 15:31. Take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected during this time, including after-service fellowship and Wednesday evening Zoom services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram for more, including quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more. Want to get regular updates? Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.

Let's take a ride on the Rivers of America over to Disneyland's Tom Sawyer Island. This week some Presidential history and some Tom Sawyer Island Raft history.

The kids escape the cave! Weirdly they run into Joe down there and Tom is pretty casual about it. Go on, read it yourself:
https://bookshop.org/books/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-original-and-uncensored/9781074561192Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

The kids keep an eye on the “spaniard” and “Injun Joe” for a few days then Becky Thatcher comes back! So Tom pretty much forgets about the murderer and the gold to go hit on her. A big party is planned and Huck and Becky wind up missing- which kind of takes the shine off the fact that Huck saved a woman’s life.Go on, read it yourself:
https://bookshop.org/books/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-original-and-uncensored/9781074561192Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Katherine McNamara, named one of Vanity Fair's "Breakout Bunch," is an accomplished actor, dancer, singer/songwriter and was awarded the 2018 People's Choice Award for Top Female Television Actress for her leading role of 'Clary Fray' in the Freeform series, Shadowhunters (2016) ; a book-to-screen adaptation of the bestselling "The Mortal Instruments." The series premiered to stellar ratings, being the #1 series debut in more than two years, and helped launch the re-brand of the channel alongside fan favorite Pretty Little Liars (2010). Kat was nominated twice for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice Sci-Fi TV Actress" and won the People's Choice Top Television Actress Award on the The E! People's Choice Awards (2018). In 2015, McNamara closed out a lightning year, portraying another fierce female role as 'Sonya' in the second installment of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) trilogy, Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) (2018) alongside Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario. Most recently, she was cast as Mia, a tough street fighter, in the CW series Arrow (2012) with Stephen Amell and Emily Bett Rickards. McNamara began her professional career on Broadway, at the age of 13, as the principle character "Fredrika Armfeldt" in Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music", starring opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. She was fortunate to continue on as "Fredrika" with the second ALNM Broadway cast of Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch. Her other theater roles include "Esther Jane" in the per-Broadway world premiere of "A Christmas Story, the Musical!", as well as "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Crucible", "Inherit the Wind", "Annie", "The Secret Garden" and "Galileo". She has also been cast in a number of Equity workshops/readings, including "Little Dancer" and "Pan" (aka "Fly") with Laura Osnes, which was created by the "In the Heights" creative team - Jeffrey Seller, Alex Lacamoire, and Andy Blankenbuehler. McNamara's love for acting stretches beyond the stage, with credits in television and film productions. Television credits include Happy Together (2018) (2018), Glee (2009) (2009), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (1999), Drop Dead Diva (2009) (2009), 30 Rock (2006) (2006), Late Show with David Letterman (1993) (1995), Good Morning America (1975) (1975) and PBS's Great Performances: Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010) . McNamara starred in Disney Channel's Girl Vs. Monster (2012) with Olivia Holt which attracted more than 5 million viewers and had recurring roles on Jessie (2011) as "Bryn Breitbart" and on Kickin' It (2011) as the mean girl from Swathmore Academy, "Claire". She filmed the much anticipated Disney pilot, Madison High (2012), where she portrayed "Cherri O'Keefe", resident fashionista and creator of Madison High's popular gossip blog. She can also be seen in the highly acclaimed Freeform series, The Fosters (2013). McNamara made her big screen debut film in Warner Brothers picture New Year's Eve (2011), where she portrays "Lily Bowman". Besides the Maze Runner series, Kat also starred in Universal's R.L.Stein film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (2015) opposite Dove Cameron as well as the independent bullying film, Contest (2013) with Kenton Duty . The film dives into the dark world of high school bullying and found a home on Cartoon Network as part of their anti-bullying initiative. Other film projects include Katherine starring as "Becky Thatcher" in the re-make of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014), alongside Joel Courtney and Jake T. Austin, which was released in 2013, Disney's family-friendly Little Savages (2016), A Sort of Homecoming (2015) opposite Laura Marano, Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016) with Cloris Leachman, Natural Selection (2016) with Anthony Michael Hall, A Wife's Nightmare (2014) with Jennifer Beals and Indiscretion (2016) with Mira Sorvino, Christopher Backus and Cary Elwes. She recently finished filming a cameo in the new Charlie Day comedy, El Tonto. The triple threat has added music to her resume. Katherine plays the guitar and piano and enjoys singing and songwriting. She has several songs featured in films/television, including her original song "Chatter" on the "Contest" soundtrack, "Wait for You" in "A Sort of Homecoming" and "Ember" in the Shadowhunters series. Besides working on music, McNamara wants to expand her creative repertoire to include directing. Katherine is also an advocate for education. At the age of 14, McNamara graduated with top honors from high school and then quickly graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Business (emphasis in Finance) from Drexel University's Le Bow School of Business at the age of 17. She is now pursuing a Master of Science in Literature at John Hopkins University as part of their Advanced Academics Graduate Degree program. McNamara is an award winning dancer and has a passion for all forms including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, waltz and even hula. She was a member of the Actors Equity Young Performers Committee and is a reader for the Blank Theater's New Play Development Reading Committee and recurring performer in their Living Room Series. Katherine is committed to giving back to the community as well. She is an ambassador for Girl Up, the United Nation's girl empowerment organization, a spokesperson for Stomp Out Bullying, an avid supporter of the MS Society, a member of the Lollipop Theater Network, a lifetime Girl Scout and a volunteer for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. She also supports St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the Big Slick benefiting Kansas City Children's Hospital, and Michelle Obama's Global Girls' Alliance, an organization that helps young women around the world achieved their potential. She currently resides in Los Angeles and her hometown is Kansas City, Missouri.

Katherine McNamara, named one of Vanity Fair's "Breakout Bunch," is an accomplished actor, dancer, singer/songwriter and was awarded the 2018 People's Choice Award for Top Female Television Actress for her leading role of 'Clary Fray' in the Freeform series, Shadowhunters (2016) ; a book-to-screen adaptation of the bestselling "The Mortal Instruments." The series premiered to stellar ratings, being the #1 series debut in more than two years, and helped launch the re-brand of the channel alongside fan favorite Pretty Little Liars (2010). Kat was nominated twice for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice Sci-Fi TV Actress" and won the People's Choice Top Television Actress Award on the The E! People's Choice Awards (2018). In 2015, McNamara closed out a lightning year, portraying another fierce female role as 'Sonya' in the second installment of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) trilogy, Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) (2018) alongside Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario. Most recently, she was cast as Mia, a tough street fighter, in the CW series Arrow (2012) with Stephen Amell and Emily Bett Rickards. McNamara began her professional career on Broadway, at the age of 13, as the principle character "Fredrika Armfeldt" in Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music", starring opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. She was fortunate to continue on as "Fredrika" with the second ALNM Broadway cast of Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch. Her other theater roles include "Esther Jane" in the per-Broadway world premiere of "A Christmas Story, the Musical!", as well as "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Crucible", "Inherit the Wind", "Annie", "The Secret Garden" and "Galileo". She has also been cast in a number of Equity workshops/readings, including "Little Dancer" and "Pan" (aka "Fly") with Laura Osnes, which was created by the "In the Heights" creative team - Jeffrey Seller, Alex Lacamoire, and Andy Blankenbuehler. McNamara's love for acting stretches beyond the stage, with credits in television and film productions. Television credits include Happy Together (2018) (2018), Glee (2009) (2009), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (1999), Drop Dead Diva (2009) (2009), 30 Rock (2006) (2006), Late Show with David Letterman (1993) (1995), Good Morning America (1975) (1975) and PBS's Great Performances: Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010) . McNamara starred in Disney Channel's Girl Vs. Monster (2012) with Olivia Holt which attracted more than 5 million viewers and had recurring roles on Jessie (2011) as "Bryn Breitbart" and on Kickin' It (2011) as the mean girl from Swathmore Academy, "Claire". She filmed the much anticipated Disney pilot, Madison High (2012), where she portrayed "Cherri O'Keefe", resident fashionista and creator of Madison High's popular gossip blog. She can also be seen in the highly acclaimed Freeform series, The Fosters (2013). McNamara made her big screen debut film in Warner Brothers picture New Year's Eve (2011), where she portrays "Lily Bowman". Besides the Maze Runner series, Kat also starred in Universal's R.L.Stein film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (2015) opposite Dove Cameron as well as the independent bullying film, Contest (2013) with Kenton Duty . The film dives into the dark world of high school bullying and found a home on Cartoon Network as part of their anti-bullying initiative. Other film projects include Katherine starring as "Becky Thatcher" in the re-make of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014), alongside Joel Courtney and Jake T. Austin, which was released in 2013, Disney's family-friendly Little Savages (2016), A Sort of Homecoming (2015) opposite Laura Marano, Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016) with Cloris Leachman, Natural Selection (2016) with Anthony Michael Hall, A Wife's Nightmare (2014) with Jennifer Beals and Indiscretion (2016) with Mira Sorvino, Christopher Backus and Cary Elwes. She recently finished filming a cameo in the new Charlie Day comedy, El Tonto. The triple threat has added music to her resume. Katherine plays the guitar and piano and enjoys singing and songwriting. She has several songs featured in films/television, including her original song "Chatter" on the "Contest" soundtrack, "Wait for You" in "A Sort of Homecoming" and "Ember" in the Shadowhunters series. Besides working on music, McNamara wants to expand her creative repertoire to include directing. Katherine is also an advocate for education. At the age of 14, McNamara graduated with top honors from high school and then quickly graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Business (emphasis in Finance) from Drexel University's Le Bow School of Business at the age of 17. She is now pursuing a Master of Science in Literature at John Hopkins University as part of their Advanced Academics Graduate Degree program. McNamara is an award winning dancer and has a passion for all forms including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, waltz and even hula. She was a member of the Actors Equity Young Performers Committee and is a reader for the Blank Theater's New Play Development Reading Committee and recurring performer in their Living Room Series. Katherine is committed to giving back to the community as well. She is an ambassador for Girl Up, the United Nation's girl empowerment organization, a spokesperson for Stomp Out Bullying, an avid supporter of the MS Society, a member of the Lollipop Theater Network, a lifetime Girl Scout and a volunteer for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. She also supports St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the Big Slick benefiting Kansas City Children's Hospital, and Michelle Obama's Global Girls' Alliance, an organization that helps young women around the world achieved their potential. She currently resides in Los Angeles and her hometown is Kansas City, Missouri.

Geoffrey’s Junebug teammate, member of the comedy band The Whiskey Mountain Way, and audio engineer for Golden Age Radio, Kate Hardly joins us to talk about a movie that scarred her as a child and gave a friend of hers lasting PTSD: The Adventures of Mark Twain!Image Description: A still from The Adventures of Mark Twain, in which a terrifying mask (that vaguely resembles Mark Twain) on a stick hovers in empty space above / in front of an armored, headless body, whose hand is holding a cigar. Here’s the … not exactly a summary … that Kate sent us before rewatching:“I am terrified at the prospect of rewatching The Adventures of Mark Twain. This feature length film from 1985 is a bad trip made entirely out of clay. I remember having a very uncomfortable feeling while watching it, as if the television was connected to something unholy and I were it's unwilling victim. In fact, I had repressed all memory of having seen it until a friend confided in me about their resulting PTSD. Then it came flooding back. The movie was real.I think it was Christmas. It was late in the day, perhaps even night. The adults were making merry and my cousins and I were left alone with a television to keep us occupied. Little did they know that tv had a black box connected straight to hell. Or maybe I was alone at home when I saw it? Perhaps this movie reached out and found me many times. I really don't remember the details, only that it felt wrong. The message it gave was this: You don't matter. Your life does not matter. God cannot save you from a painful, meaningless existence and an excruciating death, after which no one will mourn you. If you tell an adult what you've seen here they will not believe you. They'll call you a liar and punish you for it. This is our secret. Keep it, or else terrible things will happen. But none of it will matter.There's also Mark Twain, who maybe kidnapps Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher. They used to be real children but now they're trapped in the clay world. Huck, too. There is a trippy checkered floor that is also evil. Ok, now that I've told you everything I can remember I'm going to look for a clip of this thing....Oh. My. God.I have to call my therapist.”Was Kate right? Yes! But also she missed a good deal of the plot, so we have a pretty wild journey through this, the first Claymation animated feature, and the one which gave Claymation its name! We also learn that Geoffrey has actually watched a live production of Starlight Express in London(!!!), and talk a bunch about fanfiction, including the post-apocalyptic science fiction story Julia wrote based on the children’s bedtime classic, Goodnight Moon. You can read “Goodnight Room” on the Hugo award-winning fanfiction database, Archive of Our Own, if you are so inclined. We are all fans of stop motion animation in all its forms, whether they are claymation or not. One recent stop motion artist we enjoy is Andrea Love, who uses wool.Of course we also talk a bunch about Mark Twain’s work, art in general, horrifying racist characters, and existentialism. You know, the usual. Anyway, check out Kate’s music and stuff! If you’re having fun listening to us, please tell your friends about us! Subscribe to our newsletter at thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com for free, or pay $5/month to get access to two bonus paid episodes each month! We’re also on Patreon if that’s your jam! Rate and review us! follow us on Twitter where we’re @thisiswhy_pod! And, of course, you can always drop us a note at at thisiswhywerelikethis@gmail.com. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com/subscribe

Geoffrey's Junebug teammate, member of the comedy band The Whiskey Mountain Way, and audio engineer for Golden Age Radio, Kate Hardly joins us to talk about a movie that scarred her as a child and gave a friend of hers lasting PTSD: The Adventures of Mark Twain!Image Description: A still from The Adventures of Mark Twain, in which a terrifying mask (that vaguely resembles Mark Twain) on a stick hovers in empty space above / in front of an armored, headless body, whose hand is holding a cigar. Here's the … not exactly a summary … that Kate sent us before rewatching:"I am terrified at the prospect of rewatching The Adventures of Mark Twain. This feature length film from 1985 is a bad trip made entirely out of clay. I remember having a very uncomfortable feeling while watching it, as if the television was connected to something unholy and I were it's unwilling victim. In fact, I had repressed all memory of having seen it until a friend confided in me about their resulting PTSD. Then it came flooding back. The movie was real.I think it was Christmas. It was late in the day, perhaps even night. The adults were making merry and my cousins and I were left alone with a television to keep us occupied. Little did they know that tv had a black box connected straight to hell. Or maybe I was alone at home when I saw it? Perhaps this movie reached out and found me many times. I really don't remember the details, only that it felt wrong. The message it gave was this: You don't matter. Your life does not matter. God cannot save you from a painful, meaningless existence and an excruciating death, after which no one will mourn you. If you tell an adult what you've seen here they will not believe you. They'll call you a liar and punish you for it. This is our secret. Keep it, or else terrible things will happen. But none of it will matter.There's also Mark Twain, who maybe kidnapps Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher. They used to be real children but now they're trapped in the clay world. Huck, too. There is a trippy checkered floor that is also evil. Ok, now that I've told you everything I can remember I'm going to look for a clip of this thing....Oh. My. God.I have to call my therapist."Was Kate right? Yes! But also she missed a good deal of the plot, so we have a pretty wild journey through this, the first Claymation animated feature, and the one which gave Claymation its name! We also learn that Geoffrey has actually watched a live production of Starlight Express in London(!!!), and talk a bunch about fanfiction, including the post-apocalyptic science fiction story Julia wrote based on the children's bedtime classic, Goodnight Moon. You can read "Goodnight Room" on the Hugo award-winning fanfiction database, Archive of Our Own, if you are so inclined. We are all fans of stop motion animation in all its forms, whether they are claymation or not. One recent stop motion artist we enjoy is Andrea Love, who uses wool.Of course we also talk a bunch about Mark Twain's work, art in general, horrifying racist characters, and existentialism. You know, the usual. Anyway, check out Kate's music and stuff! If you're having fun listening to us, please tell your friends about us! Subscribe to our newsletter at thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com for free, or pay $5/month to get access to two bonus paid episodes each month! We're also on Patreon if that's your jam! Rate and review us! follow us on Twitter where we're @thisiswhy_pod! And, of course, you can always drop us a note at at thisiswhywerelikethis@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com/subscribe

Jessica Lawson and I chat about writing and the strange quirks of being a writer. We discuss each of her books, where she gets her ideas, and her best writing practices. She doesn't sing a song about lost socks, alas, but she does talk about her editorial process and her best tips for successful school visits. Jessica and I have been online friends for years and it was a pleasure to finally have a conversation in person. I learned a lot and you will as well. Jessica Lawson enjoys living in Pennsylvania, where she and her family spend weekend hours hanging at the local orchard, pretending to be on Top Chef Junior, building with magnet blocks, making up new holidays, and reading plenty of books. She likes pizza. A lot. She is the author of The Actual and Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher, a book that Publishers Weekly called “a delightfully clever debut” in a starred review, and Nooks and Crannies, a Junior Library Guild Selection and recipient of three starred reviews. Her 3rd book, Waiting for Augusta, won the Colorado Book Award for Juvenile Fiction, and was also a Junior Library Guild Selection. Of her latest book, Under the Bottle Bridge, School Library Journal says: "Beautifully written, with vivid characters, this exploration of family and friendship shines from the first page." She fell in love with storytelling at an early age, and is a sucker for Roald Dahl, Maurice Sendak, Linda Sue Park, RL LaFevers, Charles Dickens, Karen Cushman, Barbara Park, Amy Tan, Maryrose Wood, Barbara Cooney, Anne Ursu, Christopher Paul Curtis, Gail Carson Levine, Rita Williams-Garcia, Arnold Lobel, Isabel Allende, Sharon Creech, Eva Ibbotson, Shannon Hale, Maeve Binchy and many, many, many other wonderful authors and illustrators. She writes middle grade fiction, lots of to-do lists, and songs about lost socks. MiddleGradeNinja.com JessicaLawsonBooks.com

Happy Friday, July 27th Everyone! The Weekend is here! Park News - First off let's get right into Bing Bong's Sweet Stuff Confectionary which opened last Saturday. We got to explore it a few times this week and have already noticed some changes since it's opening day. On opening day they had a few hiccups with the drinks. It's BACK!! The Wildest ride in the Wilderness!! Big Thunder Mountain Railroad made its return from refurbishment today! Can't tell you how happy I am about that! It is My FAVORITE ride so I've missed it! Disney announced this week that Holidays at the Disneyland resort returns November 9th. With that comes, Festival of Holidays, A Christmas Fantasy parade and of course, Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle. We also learned this week during the Disney Parks Live Stream for Paint the Night, that The Paint the Night Parade & the Pixar Play Parade will be sticking around after the September 3rd Pixar Fest end Date! Still no word on the Together Forever Fireworks Spectacular but we will be keeping our fingers crossed that it stays! A couple more refurbishments hitting the parks starting next week. Starting Monday, July 30th, Pinocchio's Daring Journey will be down till August 3rd. Matterhorn Bobsleds will be down July 30th - August 23rd (Estimated date) Also, don't forget the Enchanted Tiki Room will be closed starting August 6th with an unknown return date. Also in Disney News….PhotoPass day is coming Sunday, August 19th. During this day-long celebration of photography in Disney parks, you'll discover creative & fun photo ops throughout the parks! Breaking News Today - Disney & Fox shareholders have voted to approve the $71.3 Billion merger of the 2 companies, marking another step closer to Marvel Studios Introducing the X-Men & Fantastic Four into the Marvel Cinematic, Universe. We learned this morning that Disneyland Resort workers approved a contract that raises the Minimum hourly wage for Cast Members Effective Immediately, as of this morning their pay is now $13.25 and starting January 1st goes up to $15.45. Congratulations to all our well-deserved cast members! Speaking of Cast Members, we have come in contact with SO MANY AMAZING cast members who make Magic Happen Daily!! Cast Members who truly Love what they do and embody The Disney Spirit! On the other hand, sadly you get a few that unfortunately aren't so magical. Not Park news but it is Disney! August 1st - 26th, in Sherman Oaks Ca, there will be a Pop-Up Event called @ThatsfromDisney. Here you will get a look at many Disney Artifacts past & present with an Auction starting August 24th. So if you want to own a Doom Buggy or Rocket Rod, this is your chance! STAR WARS NEWS - News hit today that Star Wars Episode IX will begin filming at London's Pinewood Studios on August 1st, 2018. For all the latest info go to D23.com Food News - Mexican Pot De Creme dessert - go over our experience with it. New Menu item at the Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland. Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches (2 per order) with Vanilla Ice cream, drizzled with caramel & chocolate sauce. River Belle Terrace is now serving Breakfast! Here are the new Breakfast menu items! Short Rib Skillet, Southern Fried Bone-In Pork Chop, Country Biscuits & Gravy, Becky Thatcher's Fried Green Tomato, Mickey Shapes Pancake, Granola & Mixed Berry Parfait, Southern Sweet Skillet, Monkey Bread & Seasonal Oats. Another new Menu item - There's a new Margarita in Town! The new Pineapple Margarita from Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill on Pacific Wharf in DCA looks refreshing & delicious. Sprinkles Cupcakes in Downtown Disney, released a New Cupcake this week and I'm sure it's an acquired taste! It's a fluffy Vanilla cake filled with Flaming Hot Cheetos topped with creamy white cheddar frosting dusted with crushed hot Cheetos but hurry cuz it won't last long. According to Sprinkles Instagram, it's only here till tomorrow, July 27th.

What is the difference between a love story and a romance? Which do you prefer?  We sat down at the Bryant Corner Café to talk about love. Valentines Day had everyone thinking about it, but we got into a pretty substantive discussion about the difference between love stories and romances.  Finally, different kinds of love, between different people emerge as our main theme.  Nancy started out, however, by calling our attention to a recently published novel she found remarkable by an author she follows.“A God In Every Stone,” by Kamila Shamsie, is the story of a young English woman who goes on an archeological dig in what would become Pakistan just before WW1 just breaks out. Nancy says, “What we get in this wonderful, wonderful novel is a perspective on WW1 from the Indian soldiers who went to fight for the British and died in great numbers.”  It is also a story of the beginnings of the fight for independence on the sub-continent.  She says it opens up a period of history as only fiction can, bringing new insights and revealing the roots of our present turmoil in the struggles of the past.  It is a challenging book for the way the story is told and for the subject matter, but she says it fabulous. Here are the books we talked about. Some are romances. Most are love stories.What do you think, what is the difference? “Gone With The Wind,” by Margaret Mitchell“Romeo and Juliet,” by William Shakespeare“Soulless” by Gail Carriger, a romance about a young woman who is rudely attacked by a vampire. Nancy loved it. “Astrid and Veronika,” by Linda Olson.  Sharon says two women, one young, one old, share a love, but not a sexual love.“Me Before You,” by JoJo Moyes. A young woman takes care of a wheel-chair bound man.  Nancy loved it because JoJo Moyes doesn’t give into the easy way out andturned what mighthave beenaromance into a love story.“Plainsong,” by Ken Haruf a love story between two old men and the young girl they care for.“Dancing Alone Without Music” by Larry Gildersleeve, who is a friend of Jenny’s. She says it’s an evolution of different loves.Diana Galbadon’s long and involved books. “Life After Life” by Kate Atkinson. Judy says it is about love within a family.“Boys In The Boat,” by Daniel James Brown.  Judy said that what amazed her was the love of Mr. Pocock for the boats themselves and the young men in the boat. So now, when defined so broadly, what book isn’t a love story? “Angle of Repose,” by Wallace Stegner, in which Nancy asks, who loves whom? ( well, she said “who loves who,” but you know how autocorrect can be.)  Another love story by this definition can be Stegner’s “Crossing to Safety.”“Still Alice,” by Lisa Genova“Cocoon of Cancer” An Invitation to Love Deeply,” by Abbe Rolnick with Jim Wiggins“Chocolat,” by Joanne Harris is Roz’s choice. That prompts Nancy to plug her other books, which she says don’t get the attention they deserve. She recommends “Gentlemen and Players.”“Like Water For Chocolate,” by Laura Esquivel“Bettyville,” by George Hodgman is the story of a son who leaves his life to take care of his 90 year old mother.  Susie says it is funny and delightful.“Cold Mountain,” by Charles Fraser“Atonement,” by Ian McEwan“Love In The Time of Cholera,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez“Love Again,” by Doris Lessing. Not about romantic or erotic love,  but about the trembling between them says Elwyn. He also loves the episode in Tom Sawyer where he explores his passion of Becky Thatcher.“Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand,” by Giaconda Belli“Middlemarch,” by George EliotWrapping, we had shout outs for Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache mysteries, Dorothy Sayers’ romance between Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane and to get into the western genre, “Shane,” by Jack Shaefer about the love of a young boy for his father and the man who rides in to help.“Bridges of Madison County,” by Robert Waller, or “Fanny Hill,” by John Cleland, but now we are getting pretty far afield from love or even romance. These are but insubstantial flings, aren’t they?  

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is set in the 1840's in the fictitious town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom lives with his deceased mother's sister, Aunt Polly, and his half-brother, Sid. After Tom plays hooky from school, he is made to whitewash Aunt Polly's fence as punishment, but persuades his friends to do it for him. Tom's real trouble begins when he and Huck Finn witness a murder committed by Injun Joe. They swear to never tell, and the wrong man, Muff Potter, is accused of the crime. Tom, Huck, and a friend run away to be pirates, but become aware that the whole town is searching for their bodies. Each of the boys make an appearance at their own funerals, where they are greeted with open arms. As Muff Potter's trial begins, Tom is overcome with guilt and testifies against Injun Joe, who quickly flees the courtroom. Later, on a class field trip to a cave, Tom and his love interest, Becky Thatcher, get lost. As they run out of food and candles searching for a way out, Tom and Becky come upon Injun Joe, who is using the cave as a hideout. Tom finds a way out just as the search party is giving up. The town rejoices and Judge Thatcher, Becky's father, has the cave sealed, unknowingly trapping Injun Joe inside where he starves to death.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-138-fish-derby-april-25/ It's all about Huck Finn and great family fun!  For about 40 years (no one remembers for sure), the BI Sportsmen's Club has organized an annual Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher fish derby for kids under 14 years old.   In this podcast, Alan Kasper, club president, describes this beloved community event: families bring their kids to fish, and in the spirit of Huck Finn, the kids are only allowed to use the cane fishing rods (loaded up with worms) provided by the Sportsmen's Club.   Prizes are given for various fish-related criteria, and the competition is serious.  The kids can take their fish home in buckets, bags or whatever they've got with them (might be good to bring a container). Each year, the Fish & Wildlife Dept. donates between 350-400 fish with which to stock the pond, so there are plenty of fish for everyone.  Imagine seeing the joy of a 5-year old catching her first fish! Families can park along the side of Sportsmen's Club Rd or up in the club parking lot. To get a feel for the event and to view photos of previous Fish Derbies, visit http://biscwa.org/fishing-pond-kids-at-bisc/nggallery/page/2 Credits:  BCB Host Channie Peters; BCB audio editor Tim Bird; BCB publishers Chris and Diane Walker.

This I Love Jazz with Don Wolff episode is based in the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in St. Louis. Performance and interview guests are St. Louis native Don Cunningham and his wife Alicia. For this program, they perform Big Band, Latin, and classic jazz with a large ensemble. Follow the I Love Jazz cameras as we take a trip down the Mississippi on the paddlewheeler Becky Thatcher and explore the history of music on the river - yesterday and today. From Don Wolff's archives, our Jazz Gem features a rare performance from Bob Wilber's Sidney Bichet Legacy Band with Pug Horton. You'll meet our newest "Rising Star of Jazz" -Leo Davis. And in our educational segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap teams up with SIUE professor Rick Haydon in part two of the "Rhythm Guitar in Jazz".

Back at home, Tom shows uncanny insight about events that took place while he was supposedly "away." Aunt Polly questions his good nature, Becky Thatcher rejects and accepts him, and school comes to a resounding close for the summer.

for Realtors, Used Cars and Free Puppies Real estate is a business involving mountains of money. It's also a business in crisis. Put these together and it means ka-ching if you know how to make the phone ring for realtors. You ought not be surprised that I know how to make phones ring.  What should surprise you is that I'm willing to tell you… for free. Here's how to Make Magic in real estate: 1.   Ask the realtor to show you an unusual house. More often than not, you'll want the house to be in the price range an average person could afford. 2.   What makes this house quirky or weird or memorable isn't really important. What matters is that it has something distinctive about it. 3.   Visit the house. Ponder the distinctive feature until it triggers the memory of a cultural icon. 4.   Pull the icon into your ad copy. Radio works best, but this technique also works well in newspaper classifieds. 5.   Always mention the price of the house. 6.   Never mention the square footage, the number of bedrooms, or the address. Let's say it's a white, frame house with a front porch, the kind that blanketed America during the first half of the 20th century. Older parts of every town are littered with these. The only thing this house has going for it is a giant tree in the front yard. ANOUNCER: Telling your friends how to find your new house will be easy.FEMALE ON PHONE:  “We're the house with the giant tree in the yard. You can't miss us.”ANNOUNCER: That big tree is begging for a tire swing. Will yours be the family that finally hangs one from that massive branch? Add a white picket fence and it's the house of Tom Sawyer. Here comes Becky Thatcher down the sidewalk. This is the house of a Norman Rockwell image. In a minute you'll see Andy and Barney cruise past in the patrol car. Aunt Bee is making a pie in the kitchen. This is a house for celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas. A home to come home to. And just two hundred and nine thousand dollars makes it yours. Want to see it? Call Kathryn Nelson at 555-5555. She's not one of those big hair, lots-of-jewelry realtors. She's regular people.REALTOR: Kathryn Nelson. Small hair, modest jewelry. 555-5555Okay, that was easy. Let's try again. This time it's a house begging for a remodel. The appliances are a weird color, the sinks and bathtubs are pink porcelain and the bathroom tile is checkerboard black and white. The light fixtures are strange. ANNOUNCER: Did you ever see Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's? Distinctive. Avant-guarde. Sophisticated. Straight out of The New Yorker magazine. This is the house of Holly Golightly. Ridiculously retro. Definitely not for everyone. But absolutely adorable. And it has a driveway built for a sportscar. There's only one and this is it. Two hundred and twenty-nine thousand. And the shrubbery! I'm not even going to try to describe it. Listed by Harvey Rich Realtors, of course. Harvey Rich has all the interesting houses.REALTOR: Boring houses are for boring people. Harvey Rich has interesting houses. And I'd love to show you this one. 555-5555 Harvey Rich.Now let me make this clear: The goal is to make the phone ring. Whether or not the caller buys the advertised house is unimportant. The realtor just wants to meet folks who are thinking of moving. He or she wants a shot at listing their current home. If the respondent doesn't like the home you featured, the realtor will happily drive them to see some other ones. NOTE: If you yield to temptation and add any of the typical “3 bedroom, two bath” real estate language, it'll kill response deader than a bag of hammers. The Cognoscenti will recognize this technique as a variation of Being Perfectly Robert Frank: 1. Selected Details. 2. Interesting Angle. 3. What to Leave Out. This is...