Join Holmes and Watson, and a sound show of horses hooves, Watson typing, and a crackling fire on a stormy night in Baker Street, as Holmes and Watson embark on one of their creepiest mysteries of the Sherlock Holmes canon!
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Is There Such a Thing as “Collective Memory?” Presenting a Summary of “Reframing Memory,” The Classic Affirmative Response
In 2006, Prof. Aleida Assmann, the premier authority in the field of Cultural Memory, explained how memory works at different levels and in different formats. Here is a summary of her 2006 article, “Reframing Memory,” which dissects the different kinds of memory and how it is a special view to argue, as some academics have, that there is, and can be, no such thing as collective memory. This is my summary of her argument. Any errors in “translation” are mine alone. –Richard Reiman
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The Enhanced “Man With the Twisted Lip,” A Sherlock Holmes Story
This new version of a recording only published last week features audio enhancements and sound effects that put you in the time and place of the story, more dramatically than ever.
One of the most popular, and certainly most socially-conscious, of the Sherlock Holmes stories is “The Man with the Twisted Lip,” by Arthur Conan Doyle. A man disappears, a beggar enters the picture, and Holmes and Watson are caught between the devil and the deep, brown opium den called “The Bar of Gold.” Of course Holmes solves the mystery, but first he has to determine what the mystery is in the first place. Come along with Holmes and Watson on this dangerous journey–if you dare.
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A Listener’s Introduction to “The Red-Headed League,” by Arthur Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle’s choice for second favorite short story in his collection of 56 Sherlock Holmes tale was “The Red-Headed League.” In this brief introduction and commentary on this story, I point out its distinction as one of the most light-hearted and merry entries into the Holmes canon, a perfect “gift” for the present holiday season. Elsewhere on this podcast site, you may listen to my reading of this delightful story, whether you are red-headed or not!
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A New Reading of “The Adventure of the Red-Headed League,” by Arthur Conan Doyle
In this, one of the funniest of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Holmes must unravel a preposterous tale of a charity for red-headed men, in order to foil a bank robbery of enormous proportions. Truly, this is one of the favorites in the Sherlock Holmes canon.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 15: “A Retrospection”
In this, the final chapter, Holmes explains to Dr. Watson how he cracked the case of the Hound of the Baskervilles, and how all the proverbial loose ends may be tied up–once and forever.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 14: “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
In this, the penultimate chapter of the novel, Holmes and Watson together solve the crime and save Sir Henry Baskerville.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 13: “Fixing the Nets”
Holmes and Watson prepare a trap for the evil one who hails from Merripit House, in this pivotal chapter of the book, now nearing its fateful conclusion.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 12: “Death on the Moor”
Sherlock Holmes makes his return in the novel, and not a moment too soon. After a frightful scare, the chapter moves closer to the story’s exciting denouement.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 11: “The Man on the Tor”
Watson pursues both leads, the identity of “L.L.” and that of the man on the Tor, and he unravels both mysteries in this important chapter.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 10: “Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson”
We are rapidly nearing the end of our mystery. But Watson continues to collect new questions along with new clues. One is the mysterious identity of “L.L.,” a woman who somehow lured Sir Charles to the moor gate where he died his horrible death. The other is the identity of the mysterious man on the Tor. It turns out that Selden and Barrymore know about him, too. But who is he? Watson ponders…and speculates…
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Chapter 16 from The American Yawp, a U.S. History Open Educational Resource Textbook
Capital and Labor
This is a reading of Chapter 16, on Capital and Labor, of The American Yawp, a free Open Educational Resource U.S. History textbook. This reading is by Dr. Richard Reiman, Ph.D., History.
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Chapter 15 of “The American Yawp.” A U.S. History Textbook:
Reconstruction
This is a reading of Chapter 15, on Reconstruction, of The American Yawp, a free Open Educational Resource U.S. History textbook. This reading is by Dr. Richard Reiman, Ph.D., History.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 9: “The Light Upon the Moor”
The gloom of the moor and the Great Grimpin Mire deepen as Watson explores the light upon the moor. Two terrible apparitions rise up before him. Listen–if you dare.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 8: “The First Report of Dr. Watson”
Read for you by Rick Reiman. The plot thickens.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter Seven: “The Stapletons of Merripit Hall”
Read for you by your host, Rick Reiman.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter Six: “Baskerville Hall”
Read for you by Rick Reiman. Subscribe and automatically receive the next episode in the series, Chapter 7, coming soon.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter Five: “Three Broken Threads”
Read for you by your host, Rick Reiman.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter Four: “Sir Henry Baskerville”
Read for you by Rick Reiman.
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New Reading of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter Three: “The Problem”
Read for you by Rick Reiman.
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