Dramatic Listening... The Podcast Where You Learn English By Listening To Radio Plays

Photo by Bigstock Photo: Jr CasasFIORELLO: You are all mine. Even if you never move or spit fire, and just sit there and rust for fifty years, you’re mine! Ray Bradbury's sci-fi, The Rocket, scenes 5 and 6: In today’s episode, Fiorello Bodoni tries to get back to just living. He’s trying to forget about rockets and Mars so that he won’t have to face disappointment again. His reality is the small world of his junkyard, his broken down machinery, and a family that is relying on him to provide for them.   Turning Down the Chance of a Lifetime: In our last episode, Fiorello was trying to choose who would get to go to Mars — his wife, one of his children, or himself. When logical reasoning couldn’t settle it, he turned to drawing straws. But even that failed. Of course, they all wanted to go, but what it came down to was a deep fear that their chance of a lifetime would make the others jealous and destroy their relationships. Feet on the Ground: With his hopes dashed, Fiorello returns to his work in the junkyard