Episodes
April 5, 2022
NEW! “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” A Sherlock Holmes Story
Read for You by Rick Reiman
March 28, 2022
A Trailer for Conan Doyle’s “The Yellow Face,” on AudiblySpeaking: Coming Soon!
A Trailer for Conan Doyle's "The Yellow Face," Coming the first Week in April
March 3, 2022
NEW! “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet,” by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Feb. 14, 2022
New! “A Case of Identity,” A Sherlock Holmes Story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Read by Richard Reiman
Feb. 6, 2022
“The Adventure of the Empty House,” a Sherlock Holmes Story
Sherlock Holmes returns to life in this thrilling story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had killed off the greatest consulting detective in the world, but the reading public insisted he rethink his plans. So Holmes returns from the dead in this classic story from the pen of his creator, Doyle.
Jan. 31, 2022
The Blind Leading the Blind: Book-Banning USA and the Sudden Concern for Racial Tests
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Jan. 29, 2022
Narrating Sherlock Holmes
Narrating Sherlock Holmes How are the Sherlock Holmes stories ideal for the audio narration format–and how are they ideal for the narrator who wants to learn the art of audio narration?
Oct. 16, 2021
An Interview with Claudia, of “Spinster’s Library”
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Sept. 27, 2021
An Interview with Bernadett Nyari: Concert Violinist Extraordinaire
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Sept. 13, 2021
Constitution Day 2021 presentation at South Georgia State College:
This podcast is South Georgia State College’s contribution to the commemoration of Constitution Day in 2021. In deference to the pandemic there will be no face to face presentation, but this (socially) “distanced learning” opportunity will take its place. Here, Dr. Rick Reiman looks at the career and contributions to our Constitutional understandings of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) of Texas. Jordan was a passionate eloquent defender of the Constitution. In 1974, she served on the Ho...
Aug. 21, 2021
“The Adventures of the Dying Detective,” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In this short story by Doyle, Holmes is near death from an exotic tropical disease? Or is he? It seems that he has met his match in the form of a new Moriarty. Or has he? You will have to listen to this tale of mystery and mendaciousness–if you dare.
Aug. 20, 2021
Actor in the News: Amanda Mehl
Amanda Mehl, actor and co-founder of the Public Citizen Theater (PCT) in Portland, Oregon, is our special guest today on AudiblySpeaking. She has acted in several productions for the PCT since 2016, including “The Maids,” by Jean Genet (directed by Aaron Filyaw). In our conversation Amanda talks about the challenges of acting in the time of Covid, the ways in which citizens expand on the theater opportunities available to them, and the innovative moves she has made to build a voiceover repertoir...
Aug. 6, 2021
Music Guest: Rebecca DuMaine
On this special episode of the podcast, I speak with Rebecca DuMaine, an exciting jazz singer with the Dave Miller Trio, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We talk about the musical genre in which she and the Trio specialize, and how it speaks to us in good times and in Covid time, as well as her journey toward her musical life.
July 24, 2021
“The Crooked Man,” A Sherlock Holmes Tale
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Crooked Man” appeared in 1893 and subsequently in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It was one of the 19 most popular stories in Doyle’s catalog of favorite Holmes tales. See my audio review of this book on AudiblySpeaking either before or following your listening to this story. And now, experience the story of “The Crooked Man–” if you dare.
July 13, 2021
About White Privilege
What is this thing…called “white privilege?” Where does it come from and what is it all about?
July 12, 2021
Coming Soon: “The Adventures of the Crooked Man”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote “The Adventures of the Crooked Man” in 1892. It turned out to rank 15th on his list of 19 favorite short stories. My audio narration of the story will appear soon here on AudiblySpeaking. In this introduction, I analyze and critique the structure of the story and its qualities in terms of the expectations inherent in the mystery genre of storytelling.