{"id":10360,"date":"2023-10-31T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=10360"},"modified":"2023-10-23T22:30:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T03:30:32","slug":"tcnw-759-golden-arm-stories-and-chief-swanees-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2023\/10\/tcnw-759-golden-arm-stories-and-chief-swanees-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"TCNW 759: Golden Arm Stories and Chief Swanee&#8217;s Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Two Chairs No Waiting\" class=\"wp-image-3528\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Two Chairs No Waiting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome<br \/><strong>Running time:<\/strong> 0:43:51<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the Halloween time and it is a tradition here on Two Chairs No Waiting to tell a spooky story or two around the campfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year we have a special guest storyteller. James Dodson has been coming to Mayberry events for a few years now as &#8220;Andy&#8221; and I thought it would be fitting to have him tell a story that I know you&#8217;ll all enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the search for a story to tell you that is in the same spooky vein as \u201cThe Golden Arm,\u201d I found \u201cChief Swanee\u2019s Gold\u201d written by Craig Dominey and Lanny Gilbert on \u201cThe Moonlit Road\u201d podcast\/website. Craig granted me permission to share that story with you and it will be followed by a version of The Golden Arm folktale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden Arm was most famously told by Mark Twain and also used by him to instruct others in how to tell a story. In 2015, I first presented the Mark Twain version of the story in episode #349. This being the spooky time of the year, I thought it was time to tell another version of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is spooky so be sure to keep those who might not sleep well, like Barney and Gomer, away from this episode I wouldn\u2019t want to have anyone staring darkness trying to spot someone looking for their gold or their golden arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"TCNW 759: Golden Arm Stories and Chief Swanee&amp;#039;s Gold\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_iDj2tryDL5w\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iDj2tryDL5w\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iDj2tryDL5w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT43M52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-10-31T00:00:11Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_iDj2tryDL5w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iDj2tryDL5w\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">TCNW 759: Golden Arm Stories and Chief Swanee&#039;s Gold<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iDj2tryDL5w\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iDj2tryDL5w\/0.jpg\" alt=\"TCNW 759: Golden Arm Stories and Chief Swanee&amp;#039;s Gold\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Two Chairs No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Podcast can be found at https:\/\/www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:43:51 It\u2019s the Halloween time and it is a tradition here on Two Chairs No Waiting to tell a spooky story or two around the campfire. This year we have a special guest storyteller. James Dodson has been coming to Mayberry events for a few years now as &quot;Andy&quot; and I thought it would be fitting to have him tell a story that I know you&#039;ll all enjoy. In the search for a story to tell you that is in the same spooky vein as \u201cThe Golden Arm,\u201d I found \u201cChief Swanee\u2019s Gold\u201d written by Craig Dominey and Lanny Gilbert on \u201cThe Moonlit Road\u201d podcast\/website. Craig granted me permission to share that story with you and it will be followed by a version of The Golden Arm folktale. The Golden Arm was most famously told by Mark Twain and also used by him to instruct others in how to tell a story. In 2015, I first presented the Mark Twain version of the story in episode #349. This being the spooky time of the year, I thought it was time to tell another version of the story. 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