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If sometimes in their zeal to keep me busy they have booked me in Winnipeg on Monday night, in New Orleans on Tuesday night, with little side-trips to San Diego, California, and Presque Isle, Maine, on Wednesday and Thursday, not to mention grand finales at Omaha and Key West on Friday and Saturday, I view that sequence rather as a tribute to my agility than as a matter to be unduly captious about. It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7050378/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Essays Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg</url><title>From Pillar to Post</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/from-pillar-to-post--7050378</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:29:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>John Kendrick Bangs</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Essays Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker51@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Fiction"/><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Drama"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>01699624-54f1-5acc-a69b-4420da23a4b2</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens-G. K. 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If sometimes in their zeal to keep me busy they have booked me in Winnipeg on Monday night, in New Orleans on Tuesday night, with little side-trips to San Diego, California, and Presque Isle, Maine, on Wednesday and Thursday, not to mention grand finales at Omaha and Key West on Friday and Saturday, I view that sequence rather as a tribute to my agility than as a matter to be unduly captious about. It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74364406</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:03:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74364406/appreciations_and_criticisms_of_the_works_of_charles_dickens_g_k_chesterton.mp3" length="244016002" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Kendrick Bangs</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>30472</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Booklover and His Books-Henry Lyman Koopman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/booklover-and-his-books-henry-lyman-koopman--74319063</link><description><![CDATA[I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>20078</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Shadows on the Wall-Frank W. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74166758</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:03:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74166758/shadows_on_the_wall_frank_w_boreham.mp3" length="164642191" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Kendrick Bangs</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>20560</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Holiday Round-A. A. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74116664</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:03:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74116664/holiday_round_a_a_milne.mp3" length="238804915" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Kendrick Bangs</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>29821</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 098-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/short-nonfiction-collection-vol-098-various--74081555</link><description><![CDATA[I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26875</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Romance Of The Commonplace-Frank Gelett Burgess</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/romance-of-the-commonplace-frank-gelett-burgess--74043758</link><description><![CDATA[I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74043758</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:03:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74043758/romance_of_the_commonplace_frank_gelett_burgess.mp3" length="138555950" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Kendrick Bangs</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17302</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heretics-G. K. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26149</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pagan Papers-Kenneth Grahame</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pagan-papers-kenneth-grahame--73938629</link><description><![CDATA[I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73938629</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:03:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73938629/pagan_papers_kenneth_grahame.mp3" length="71357154" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Kendrick Bangs</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8911</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Character Building-Booker T. 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If sometimes in their zeal to keep me busy they have booked me in Winnipeg on Monday night, in New Orleans on Tuesday night, with little side-trips to San Diego, California, and Presque Isle, Maine, on Wednesday and Thursday, not to mention grand finales at Omaha and Key West on Friday and Saturday, I view that sequence rather as a tribute to my agility than as a matter to be unduly captious about. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14105</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays-George Wood Anderson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unfinished-rainbows-and-other-essays-george-wood-anderson--73747238</link><description><![CDATA[I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. 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It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16997</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fireside Chats-Franklin D. Roosevelt</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fireside-chats-franklin-d-roosevelt--73688545</link><description><![CDATA["Fireside Chats-Franklin D. 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Through Lucy's keen observations and engaging prose, listeners are invited to experience the richness of human interactions and the unique stories that emerge from various settings. The themes of identity, community, and the interplay between people and their environments resonate strongly today, reminding us of the importance of connection in an increasingly fragmented society. 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But for their interest some of the most cherished experiences of my life would have been beyond my reach. If sometimes in their zeal to keep me busy they have booked me in Winnipeg on Monday night, in New Orleans on Tuesday night, with little side-trips to San Diego, California, and Presque Isle, Maine, on Wednesday and Thursday, not to mention grand finales at Omaha and Key West on Friday and Saturday, I view that sequence rather as a tribute to my agility than as a matter to be unduly captious about. It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72104330</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:38:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72104330/from_pillar_to_post_john_kendrick_bangs.mp3" length="184092457" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Kendrick Bangs</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. In...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of the valued services rendered me in my ten years of platform work by my friends of the Lyceum Bureaus. In office and in the field they have labored strenuously, often affectionately, and always loyally, on my behalf. But for their interest some of the most cherished experiences of my life would have been beyond my reach. If sometimes in their zeal to keep me busy they have booked me in Winnipeg on Monday night, in New Orleans on Tuesday night, with little side-trips to San Diego, California, and Presque Isle, Maine, on Wednesday and Thursday, not to mention grand finales at Omaha and Key West on Friday and Saturday, I view that sequence rather as a tribute to my agility than as a matter to be unduly captious about. It is a manifestation of a confidence in my powers to overcome the limitations of time and space that I think upon with an expanding head, if not with a swelling heart, and whether this required annihilation of distance has been wholly agreeable or not it has enabled me to see more of my own country than I otherwise could have seen, and to that extent, I hope, has made a better American of me. - Summary from the author's preface]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>23012</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bangs,bureaus,essays,finales,loyally,pillar,post,presque,strenuously,works</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42b9d3c656782fd774b7c08f8a61a63.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
