Activated Stories

The Foolish Friend

There's nothing wrong with trusting your friends, as long as ...

There's nothing wrong with trusting your friends, as long as you don't entrust them with responsibilities they can't handle. A certain king learns that lesson the hard way when he sticks his neck out a bit too far in "The Foolish Friend", a...

CharlieBrown

Charlotte Brown was a young woman who married Capt. Nelson ...

Charlotte Brown was a young woman who married Capt. Nelson Cole Haley, skipper of the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan out of Mystic, CT. No doubt about that. But there is a rumor that before she married Capt. Haley, she was ditched at the altar by...

The Three Goats

Three wishes. Three oranges. Three musketeers. Three brothers. Three bears. ...

Three wishes. Three oranges. Three musketeers. Three brothers. Three bears. Three little pigs. And three goats, of course. The pivotal number in folktales and fairy tales is back again with a starring role in "The Three Billy Goats",...

Orpheus

"Orpheus" is a Greek myth about a musician who was ...

"Orpheus" is a Greek myth about a musician who was so good (or so "awesome" in contemporary musicians' lingo) that he truly inspired awe in all living creatures. Unfortunately, his talent didn't help build his patience any, and it...

Elves and the Shoes

"The Elves and the Shoes" from Holland is one of ...

"The Elves and the Shoes" from Holland is one of the simple but charming little accounts of the interaction between humans and elves, who were always playing pranks (the elves, that is -- although the humans may have done so as well). In...

The Talking Mule

What happens when animals and objects start talking? Unless you're ...

What happens when animals and objects start talking? Unless you're watching a Disney musical, it might be rather confusing. In "The Talking Mule", a whimsical little story from South Carolina, we see how such an incident could put things...

John Henry

John Henry is one of several larger-than-life American heroes associated ...

John Henry is one of several larger-than-life American heroes associated with specific occupations, like Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, Old Stormalong and Febold Feboldson. But the incident depicted in the many versions of the John Henry ballad actually...

The Three Wishes

from Ohio we talk about 2 great museums. Call us ...

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Sicko Movie Review

Bonus EpisodeThis week we saw a sneak peek for a ...

Bonus EpisodeThis week we saw a sneak peek for a film that we just had to talk about. "Sicko" by Michael Moore opens nationwide June 29th. We hope you enjoy our review. Please check back on Thursday for the regular episodes of...

Half-A-Chick

from Hot Springs, Arkansas