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b'Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!!\\nIt\'s the first week of April, but we know you\'re no fool!\\xa0 How could we possibly know that you ask!?\\xa0 Because you\'re here, listening to us.\\nThis week\'s story comes from a new (to us) author that you probably read in school.\\xa0 Or you\'re like Ken and Heather and you didn\'t.\\xa0 Either way, Nathaniel Hawthorne is most famous today for having written The Scarlet Letter, but it\'s his short fiction we\'re interested in.\\xa0 Specifically the story "The Minister\'s Black Veil".\\nThe reading gets underway after some chat about holiday mascots and a brief Fozzie Bear impersonation.\\xa0 Conversation topics to listen for include rope tugging, open communication, and and the Great Pyramid (scheme) of Literature.\\n"The Minister\'s Black Veil"was first published in 1836 in The Token and Atlantic Souvenir. It also appears in Twice-Told Tales, a collection of short stories by Hawthorne published in 1837.\\nAnd remember to tell five friends to check out\\xa0Campfire Classics.\\nPromo from\\xa0I Had to Say It.\\xa0 Learn more at ihadtosayitpodcast.com\\nSo sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.'