A stranger tries to sweet talk Marj and she is having none of it. In other news, the NCAA sweet sixteen comes to Champaign, Harvey and Betty are settling into their new digs, and Dad is sick again. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: Tilden Hall Hotel Mr. Peepers 1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament History of Scruggs Department Store History of Mermod and Jaccard Jewelry   Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo Produced by Luca Tramontozzi Intro and Outro music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: Because of You Son of Ali Baba Hans Christian Andersen   Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo Produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Just days after finishing Annapurna, Bob meets the one, the only, Maurice Herzog. Other news includes a barracks change, and more signs for a move to Yuma. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: Annapurna Maurice Herzog Louis Lachenal Chamonix Valley Yuma Proving Ground   Narrated and Produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Marj has an unexpected guest at the movies. At the office, everyone is a tizzy preparing for Mr. Ford’s visit from Chicago. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: Hans Christian Andersen Danny Kaye Member of the Wedding The White Tower   Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo Produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Bob uses the back of a few postcards from the National Gallery and Corcoran Galleries of Art to relate his weekend in D.C. Highlights include seeing a piano virtuoso and standing at the top of the Washington Monument. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original postcards here. Links for Context: The National Gallery of Art Montgomery Clift Maurice Ravel The Gunfighter Gregory Peck The Corcoran Gallery   Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo Produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Marj spends the weekend at home watching TV and making a care package before returning to Champaign for the week. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: Tilden Hall Hotel Dave Garroway Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Mister Peepers   Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo Produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Bob cleans up around the barracks, gushes over a mountaineering memoir, and recalls the story of a drunken bell boy they encountered last week in PA. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: Annapurna by Maurice Herzog The 1950 Annapurna Expedition The Glass Wall Vittorio Gassman Gloria Grahame   Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Marj takes the morning train to Champaign due to road conditions. She has to work that afternoon, but her manager rewards her with Fighting Illini basketball tickets. The next day, despite the weather, she goes out for a delicious supper with friends. Other news includes Stalin’s stroke and near death. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: Tilden Hall Hotel Stalin’s Stroke and Death   Narrated by Arnelle Kodjo Produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Bob gives the full blow-by-blow of his busy weekend, which includes the zoo, aquarium, Rodin museum, and of course Mrs. McThing. It also features a stranger in a hallway who knows his name and where he lives. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. Read the original letter here. Links for Context: The Rodin Museum The Original Cast of Mrs. McThing and A Contemporary Review Jules Munshin Julie Harris I Am A Camera The USS Norfolk   Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.

Bob sends a postcard during his weekend in Philadelphia that includes a review of Mrs. McThing and a thank you for some spectacular cookies. Bob and Marj is a true epistolary podcast. You can read the original letter here. Links for Context: Schubert Theater The Original Cast of Mrs. McThing and A Contemporary Review Helen Hayes The Rodin Museum   Narrated and produced by Luca Tramontozzi Music by Stephen Tramontozzi – you can find his latest work here.   Find out more about us at https://www.bobandmarj.com, and follow @bobandmarj on twitter, or on Facebook as Bob and Marj.