Podcast Episodes

THE COUNTRY COTTAGE and THE SCHOOL MISTREESS by ANTON CHEKHOV

So much for that quiet holiday weekend so longed for by these two newlyweds! It's FAMILY TIME!!!!

Anton Chekhov's "A Country Cottage" centers on two young newlyweds, Sasha and Varya, who are enjoying…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING and A BRAVE LITTLE QUAKERESS

The First Thanksgiving- Published in 'Short Stories From American History in 1905 by Blaisdell & Ball, this story of the 1621 Plymouth Celebration tells of the actual events in a brief, appealing for…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: BRIGHTEN'S SISTER-IN-LAW by HENRY LAWSON

This story was a great find and is still one of our best performing episodes. Henry Lawson's "Brighten's Sister-In-Law" is a poignant narrative, a classic example of the Australian bush ballad. The s…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY A GREENWICH VILLAGE STORY

FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY

New York City in Greenwich Village around 1910 was a haven for aspiring artists and anyone looking for work in a growing new city. Sue and Johnsy were tw…

Published on 2 months ago

FALL FAMILY THEME: A BURGLAR'S CHRISTMAS by WILLA CATHER A STORY OF FORGIVENESS:

2025 SPECIAL-FALL FAMILY & HEROES THEMES NOW THRU 12/31-Lots of family stories here at 1001 Classic Short SAtories now thru December-Tell a friend

In this story we find a young man at the bottom of h…

Published on 2 months ago

HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AS 1001 HEROES AND 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES GO 100% FAMILY AND HONOR THEMES NOW THRU DEC 31ST ( SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE- MORE COMING MID NOV)

The Holidays are approaching and at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast our shows themes every Sunday will be turning to FAMILY and HONOR -SINCE MANY OF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT BRINGIN…

Published on 2 months ago

RIP VAN WINKLE (WASHINTON IRVING) and THE AMERICAN BOY (THEODORE ROOSEVELT)

Rip Van Winkle- A very lazy old Dutchman takes his dog on a mountain hunting trip to escape his nagging wife and winds up meeting a strange little group of gnomes carrying a keg of liquor and getting…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

PERJURED by EDITH MIRILEES

A teen-aged boy witnesses an horrific death by the railroad tracks of his small town and to build his status with the older boys he hangs with he adds a lie to his story, saying that a known local to…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

A GRAY SLEEVE by STEPHEN CRANE

After a skirmish a Civil War cavalry Captain enters a house thinking it might be housing enemy and finds a scared young lady holding a gun behind her back.  The Captain, after investigating the house…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

DAVID SWAN by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

A young man heading for college in Boston decides to catch a nap in a cozy little glen not far from the stage stop. While sleeping soundly he is silently approached by three different entities- the f…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago