Podcast appearances and mentions of Jesse B Semple

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 563, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Short Stories 1: "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" was one of the "Nine Stories" he published after "Catcher in the Rye". J.D. Salinger. 2: The 1922 play "Rain" is a dramatization of "Miss Thompson", this author's story about Sadie Thompson. Somerset Maugham. 3: In this O. Henry story, the kidnappers pay the father $250 to take the kid back. "The Ransom of Red Chief". 4: He called his third collection of short stories "The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million". O. Henry (William Sydney Porter). 5: The character Jesse B. Semple figures prominently in many of this "Harlem" poet's short stories. (Langston) Hughes. Round 2. Category: Jokers 1: He claims he gets mail that says "You may already be a loser"; now that's getting no respect. Rodney Dangerfield. 2: Her, as Liz Lemon: "I took one of those 'Which Gossip Girl Are You?' quizzes, and it said I was the dad's guitar". (Tina) Fey. 3: Ali Wong learned "In order to be a" this "wife, you have to be a" this. "I am more of a commemorative plaque". a trophy. 4: George Carlin and Lily Tomlin were featured in the 1995 special "20 Years of Comedy on" this cable network. HBO. 5: In a 1984 film Rob Reiner said they "earned a distinguished place in rock history as one of England's loudest bands". Spinal Tap. Round 3. Category: Lakes And Rivers 1: Because of their salt water, the Caspian and Aral, 1st and 4th largest lakes in the world, are called these. Seas. 2: About 70% of China's rice crop is grown in this river's basin. Yangtze River. 3: Sam Rayburn Reservoir is this state's largest lake. Texas. 4: The Irrawaddy is a river road to Mandalay in this country. Myanmar or Burma. 5: World's largest lake, nearly 5 times as big as Superior. the Caspian Sea. Round 4. Category: Robert Louis Stevenson 1: The place where Stevenson and his wife spent their honeymoon in 1880 is now a state park in this state's Napa Valley. California. 2: This title character was an "M.D., D.C.L., LL.D....". Dr. Jekyll. 3: (Hi Ho, Kermit the Frog here) As Captain Smollet, I followed the map to this Robert Louis Stevenson island. "Treasure Island". 4: "The Silverado Squatters" was an 1883 tale about Stevenson's experiences in one of these camps in California. mining camp. 5: Around 1890 Stevenson bought 300 acres in what's now this country, where he was called tusitala, or "teller of tales". Samoa. Round 5. Category: Howdy, Partner! 1: 19th century printing partner of Nathaniel Currier. Ives. 2: After his partner's death in 1809, he partnered with Nicholas Biddle to complete the expedition report. (William) Clark. 3: Born in 1895, this lyricist partnered with composers Friml, Romberg, Kern and Rodgers. Hammerstein. 4: He partnered with Edward Williams in 1866 to "Cover the Earth" with paint. Sherwin. 5: In 1673, he and his exploring partner Joliet became the first Europeans to visit the area of Chicago. Marquette. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Tyreke and Sho investigate the question of "Can humans actually fly" through an in-depth discussion on the 1977 classic "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison. Today they are joined by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, an internationally recognized Langston Hughes scholar, and professor of English at Spelman College. She is the author of the only book-length study of Hughes’s celebrated Jesse B. Semple stories, Not So Simple: The “Simple” Stories by Langston Hughes (1995). She has also edited four volumes of short fiction by Hughes. You can purchase this book and others at barnesandnoble.com. This is a Forth District podcast in partnership with Terminus Collective.

Tyreke and Sho investigate the question of "Can humans actually fly" through an in-depth discussion on the 1977 classic "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison. Today they are joined by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, an internationally recognized Langston Hughes scholar, and professor of English at Spelman College. She is the author of the only book-length study of Hughes’s celebrated Jesse B. Semple stories, Not So Simple: The “Simple” Stories by Langston Hughes (1995). She has also edited four volumes of short fiction by Hughes. You can purchase this book and others at barnesandnoble.com. This is a Forth District podcast in partnership with Terminus Collective.

Langston Hughes,  Jesse B. Semple by Lewis Cole, Now Theater