HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories Podcast Transcripts
Don McDonald · 20 episodes with transcripts
Classic Tales and New Laughs from Twain to Today Comedy is the oldest trick in the book (or the short story), and HumorUs goes digging for the funniest classic tales with a few new ones sprinkled in. Each episode is one short story, narrated with care and a raised eyebrow.
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The Romance of a Busy Broker — A Classic Humorus Story by O. Henry
October 5, 2026
Don McDonald (0:02)
Looking for something a little scarier this October? Try Frightly, our podcast devoted to stories that bite back. Search for Frightly on this podcast service. And now, before today's story, some commercials from people who were considerably more generous than I was.
Hi, I'm Don McDonald. There are those for whom work becomes an obsession to the detriment of their personal lives. Well, the businessman in our next story gives new meaning to the modern term workaholic in The Romance of a Busy Broker by O.
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