Introduction
Welcome to the podcast version of BABETTE: The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth. It’s a free edition of the audiobook, recorded and voiced by author Ross Eliot, with additional material supplementing this complex story. See the Epilogue, Babette in Retrospect and FAQ sections at the end for more information or visit the main website. Outside the commercial fishing and plumbing worlds, Ross Eliot is best known as editor of the 'zine American Gun Culture Report from 2005-2010 and current left wing gun politics weblog Occupy the 2nd Amendment. If you feel BABETTE needs another positive or negative review, there are many sites available, including Goodreads.
David Coniglio composed original intro music, am denizen composed original outro music and the cover image was created by Teija Lammi using photographs of young Babette with a nun and her French mother Germaine Bonnefont.
First Episodes
Chapter 1 - Blood / A marriage proposal
Portland. The year 2000. A subculture youth encounters a bloody hospital scene and becomes faced with a wrenching decision. If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo...
Chapter 2 - Exodus I / Seattle to Portland
The story rewinds to 1998 as I abandon a questionable living situation in Seattle and ride my motorcycle south to embark on new adventures. I move into a boarding hous...
Chapter 3 - A strange professor
I begin attending Portland Community College and encounter an unusual history professor with terrible driving skills. She invites me out for lunch and I begin discover...
Chapter 4 - The library and Mt. Angel / An invitation
Dr. Ellsworth deepens our relationship and invites me to visit Mt. Angel Abby. I am escorted into her museum-like house which contains an extensive library. The very n...
Chapter 5 - Exodus II / The Tolman Street house
I move into Babette's house and navigate a bizarre situation on her doorstep. I take up residence in the basement pantry surrounded by endless drygoods and an immense ...