Audio narration – Audibly Speaking: A Site of History and Memory

I have never recorded an abridged version of a Sherlock Holmes mystery short story, not wishing to truncate the words of the great Conan Doyle.  However, it occurred to me that the time of three half-hour sitcoms may be too much for listeners to bear to listen to a Holmes short story.  In order to … Continue reading NEW! Something Completely Different, An Abridged Version of “The Adventure of the Second Stain” →

For Christmas this year, I roll out an encore presentation of my narration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s greatest short story, “The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans.”  The English government is paralyzed by fear as its most closely guarded secret is stolen or bought by an international spy.  Its “most exalted person” (obviously Queen Victoria … Continue reading NEW! A Christmas Present: My Encore Presentation of the Enhanced “Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans,” A Sherlock Holmes Short Story →

And now for something completely different… Here is an audio introduction to the English literary critic, A.C. Bradley, and his legendary lectures on the high tragedies of William Shakespeare: the plays of Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear.  Bradley has been mute too long, buried in the mass of materials not properly advertised or displayed … Continue reading A.C. Bradley on Shakespearean Tragedy in Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and King Lear →

“The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone,” by Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle, was one of two stories in the canon which was told not in the voice of Dr. John Watson but in third-person.  Intended as the basis of a play, a one-act drama, it consists mainly of dialogue between two individuals at a time. Most … Continue reading NEW! “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone,” A Sherlock Holmes Theatrical Drama →

In this year of 2025, we celebrate the centennial of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.  I have recorded the first three chapters of the heartbreaking novel, and the latest chapter is out today!  I have links to all three chapters below should you wish to listen to them in order.  Perhaps you, too, admire … Continue reading NEW! Chapter Three of “The Great Gatsby,” Narrated by Rick Reiman! →

Some readers, who are avid fans of the atmosphere of the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes tale, “The Adventure of Shoscomb Old Place,” may be disappointed with the hastily wrapped conclusion that Doyle sought fit to conclude the story.  As a pastiche, a different ending concludes this audio narration of the tale. … Continue reading NEW! A New Sherlock Holmes Part-Pastiche: Doyle’s “The Adventure of Shoscomb Old Place,” with a New Conclusion →

What a whimsical tale Dr. Watson has to tell of Jabez Wilson and “The Red-Headed League!” Between the laughter and the mirth that Holmes teases out of the tale, there emerges a dastardly crime so cunning that only Holmes himself could solve it.  John Clay, the “fourth smartest man in London,” according to Holmes, and … Continue reading NEW! Perhaps the Most Popular of all Sherlock Holmes Stories, “The Adventure of the Red-Headed League!” →

The story of American history, the “American Yawp,” begins with this chapter, Indigenous America, spanning 10,000 years of history. There is nothing quite like it in history, as you will hear when you listen to it.

This opinion piece on Medicare Advantage concerns the “hard-sell” that private insurance companies make this time of year on behalf of “Medicare Advantage,” the private insurance alternative to Original Medicare.  I record this podcast episode to warn seniors to do their homework, and ask the question, why are insurance companies so anxious to sell their … Continue reading NEW! Oh, Those Medicare Advantage TV Commercials (from One Not a Fan of Medicare Advantage)! →

In this final episode about my opinions and experience with learning Medicare for retirement, I spread the word that many people are talking about:  Medicare Advantage plans and Part D Prescription Drug plans are undergoing big changes, premium hikes and in some cases disappearing acts during this Annual Election Period between October 15 and December … Continue reading NEW! About the Part D Madness in Medicare this Annual Election Period for 2025 →