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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Fir-Tree from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

The story is about a Fir-Tree that pines (get it? pines…never mind) away its youth wishing for something better, only to realize that in the end its youth was the happiest time of its life.

This fairy tale is Rated G. It has a moral about wasting your youth, and is kind of depressing but maybe a good moral for the kiddies (who wont care cause they are kiddies, so by the time you are old enough to understand the moral it is too late to do anything about it).

You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg Pink Fairy
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The Fir Tree

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After three weeks away, the show returns. Hooray!!!

This time around an eclectic mix of gems from the days when radio was king!

This week:

Musical Opening – Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman

Space Patrol: February 21, 1953 – The Moon Beetles
Bela Kovacs, Dick Tufeld (announcer), Ed Kemmer, Ken Mayer, Larry Robertson (producer, director), Lou Houston (writer), Lyn Osborn, Mike Mosser (creator).

My Friend Irma: March 23rd, 1948 – Election Connection
Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director, writer), Parke Levy, Hans Conried, Frank Bingman (announcer), Leif Erickson.

The March of Time: January 1st, 1942
Westbrook Van Voorhis (narrator).

The Black Museum: June 3rd, 1952 – The Leather Bag
Orson Welles (narrator), Ira Marion (writer), Harry Alan Towers (producer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor).

Cavalcade of America: April 13th, 1938 – Thomas Jefferson and American Education
Donald Voorhees (composer, conductor), Edward Longstreth, Kenneth Webb (writer, director), Arthur Pryor (producer), Frank Singiser (announcer).

Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209: April 4th, 1948 – The Donna Dunham Case
Bill Brownell (sound effects), Dudley Manlove (announcer), Eloise Rowan (organist), Helen Kleeb, Henry Leff, Jack Thomas, Jay Rendon (sound effects), John Grover (announcer), Lou Tobin, Monte Masters (writer, producer), Natalie Masters.

Duffy’s Tavern: March 16th, 1949 – Spike Mcguirk Bully
Ed Gardner, Eddie Green, Charlie Cantor, Sheldon Leonard.

Musical Closing – Roll ‘Em – Benny Goodman

Once again, Elliott Miller is our humble announcer!

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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Snow Queen from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

The story is a long one about a boy who gets taken away by the Snow Queen, and the adventures of the girl who sets out to find him.

This fairy tale is Rated G. It has a happy ending, there are some death threats and some coachmen are killed by robbers, but this story is over thirty minutes long and that part is less than a minute. Other than that it is sweet. So maybe Rated G-?

You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg Pink Fairy
or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The Snow Queen

or just click below and listen right now

I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Three Brothers from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

The story is of three brothers and their father. The father loves all his sons and doesn’t know who to leave the house to when he dies. He tells the sons to learn a trade, and the one who learns the best would get the house. It is a fairly short story, less than five minutes.

This fairy tale is Rated PG, because at the end the brothers all die. If the story had ended at the happy ending it would have been great, but thry took itr all the way to the end. While it isn’t really bad, it isn’t really happy either.

You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg Pink Fairy
or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The Three Brothers

or just click below and listen right now

Top 10 Games of 1995

In this episode, Geoff talks about the worries of publishing a new game, we have several reviews from contributors, and we continue our Summoner Wars contest. Dexter and the Chief make an appearance, and Tom talks about 17 games in 17 minutes (or less). Finally, we end the show with a look back fifteen years ago – what are the best games from 1995?

The Dice Tower is a podcast about BoardGames. Not your Monopoly and Checkers fare, but REAL boardgames. There are boardgames with real strategy, that are actually fun to play. The Dice Tower is the most listened to boardgame podcast in the world.

I do the interior segment pieces on the show. Eric Summerer does the show intro/outtro and is the co-host. He is a very talented voice artist himself, you can download some of the audiobooks he has narrated at Audible.com.

Tom Vasel is the show’s host. I have never encountered a more knowledgeable person concerning boardgames.

Give the show a listen, you might find a whole new hobby to explore!