Podcasts - English Momentum

August 15, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL032: The Gambler ~ Racial discrimination: ‘Just’ an Indian

Gunsmoke, The Gambler, Part 3 Racial Discrimination: At the climax of the story, we come to the confrontation between Ascombe and Cass. We find out about a situation in the past that Cass had dismissed from his mind. He considered it unimportant and of no consequence. It had to do with how he had treated […]

August 1, 2014 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL031: The Gambler ~ Missing Motive

Gunsmoke, The Gambler, Part 2: Pro-Active Marshall Goes in Search of Missing Motive Matt Dillon is very perceptive. He can see that Ascombe hates Cass and probably wants to kill him. In Part 2, Matt tries to prevent a murder. Ascombe won’t tell Matt why he wants to kill Cass, so Matt goes in search […]

July 18, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL030: The Gambler ~ Guilty Remorse

Gunsmoke – The Gambler (Aired on CBS Radio, Oct 7, 1956): Gunsmoke, best loved Western of all time: In this episode of Dramatic Listening, we’re starting a new story — and a new genre once again. It’s an episode from the best-loved Western of all time, ‘Gunsmoke’. Gunsmoke was aired on the radio for 10 years from 1952-1961 […]

July 4, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL029: The Rocket ~ Living the Dream

Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Rocket’, Scenes 9 and 10: Photo by Bigstock Photo: Blend ImagesFIORELLO: Listen, keep your ears clean. Smell the smells of a rocket. Feel. Remember. So when you return, you will talk of it all the rest of your lives. Being ‘In The Moment’: Fiorello Bodoni is taking his kids on a weeklong […]

June 20, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL028: The Rocket ~ A Dream Revisited

Photo by Bigstock Photo: jezcHe bolted nine ancient automobile motors into the rocket’s empty engine room. Then he welded the engine room shut, so that none could see his hidden labor. Clever Innovation and Elbow Grease In today’s episode, Fiorello Bodoni dares to dream again. And not only to dream, but to see his dream […]