Podcast Episodes

THE PHANTOM COACH by AMELIA EDWARDS

In this tale a young man out grouse hunting on the moor finds himself lost with snow coming fast, and seeking shelter, he meets an old man who leads …

3 years, 7 months ago

THE LEGEND OF THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA by WASHINGTON IRVING

This story takes us back to the time of Philip IV of Spain, when the court moved for a period of time to Granada. It is the story of the love between…

3 years, 7 months ago

A TINY LITTLE THING and ANDROCLUS AND THE LION

A Tiny Little Thing - (anonymous) A father teaches his young daughter an important llesson about small creatures...

Androclus and The Lion- (James Ba…

3 years, 7 months ago

THE HEATHEN by JACK LONDON

In this South Seas story, our protagonist befriends an island man named Otoo and they become3 inseparable for years . Otoo becomes a stalwart protect…

3 years, 7 months ago

BIG TWO-HEARTED RIVER (PT 2) by ERNEST HEMINGWAY

In Part 2 we offer some history on the town of Seney, Michigan, when it served as home for three thousand loggers, becoming a North Central version o…

3 years, 8 months ago

BIG TWO-HEARTED RIVER (PT 1) by ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Big Two-Hearted River is one of Hemingway's first stories, written upon his return from the Italian Front in 1919, and released in 1924 as a part of …

3 years, 8 months ago

THE PARADISE OF THIEVES A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

Father Brown is traveling in Italy when he comes across a strange situation. An English family on vacation is in the guidance of a local courier, and…

3 years, 9 months ago

TWO THOUSAND STIFFS by JACK LONDON

Jack London tells us what it what like to join "Kelly's Army" , also called "Kellys Industrial Army" as one of two thousand unemployed men riding the…

3 years, 9 months ago

ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN by H.E. MARSHALL

The two were inseparable, according to legend, and this is best version I have ever heard. Actually, it combines two versions, one, in prose, from Th…

3 years, 10 months ago

THE TWO CARTRIDGES by STEWART EDWARD WHITE

The Sheriff of Deadwood rides out alone after a stage robber who killed the guard and stole a shipment of money. He finds the robber and more trouble…

3 years, 10 months ago