Here at the end of January, we take just the shortest glance at our seasonal nemesis, cold and frost.
“The Cold Snap” by Edward Bellamy (1898)
“Thoughts on Thermometers” by A.A. Milne
“The Good Hours” by Robert Frost
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TRT: 18:36
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As we dig out from the remnants of the blizzard of ’16, Snowzilla, perhaps it would be a good time to visit a tropical paradise. In this episode, we take to the warmer, inviting climes of Hawaii…
“A Smile of Fortune” an excerpt from “‘Twixt Land & Sea” by Joseph Conrad
“The Bright Land” from “The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands & the Philippines” (1916) by Isabel Anderson
“The Lovers,” an excerpt from “Ballads” (1895) by Robert Louis Stevenson
An excerpt from “Our Little Hawaiian Cousin” (1902) by Mary Hazelton Wade
“Love-Life in a Lanai” from “South-Sea Idyls” (1873) by Charles Warren Stoddard
“Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee)” by Queen Liliukalani
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TRT: 42:07
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The telegraph operator was, in many cases, a woman, just as many telephone operators are even today. In this episode, we survey the prospects for the fair sex in the field of telegraphy, which may lead to a decent wage, and, even the possibility of romance across the telegraph wires.
“Telegraphy” by Gerorge J. Manson, from “Work for Women” (1883)
“The Telegrapher’s Valentine” by J.C. Maxwell (1860)
“Wired Love” (1880) by Ella Cheever Thayer
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TRR: Episode 19, “Dots & Dashes (Part 2)”
TRT: 24:23
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Dots and dashes, the language of telegraphy, and later, what became known as wireless. In this episode, we try our hand at the sending key of the original method of sending an e-mail (an electronic mailing), as we explore the world of the telegraph, its 
origin, and its effect upon the world.
“A Story of the Telegraph” (1905) by John Murray
“Heroes of the Telegraph” (1891) by J. Munro
“Great Inventions and Discoveries” (1911) by Willis Duff Piercy
“The Romance of Modern Invention” (1907) by Archibald Adams
“Along the Smooth and Slender Wires” (1848) by Unknown
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TRR: Episode 18, “Dots & Dashes (Part 1)”
TRT: 21:49
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