Podcast Episodes

THE CALL OF THE TAME and THE CHAMPION OF THE WEATHER by O.HENRY

In THE CALL OF THE TAME a Rough Rider is in New York City for Teddy Roosevelt's inaugaration when he meets an old friend who had once worked with him on a ranch but is now living comfortably in the c…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

THE LITTLE MERMAID (PT 2) by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

Explicit: Original text contains references to violence. Use judgement with young ones.

Warning: Atheists and agnostics my find references to God, Christianity, angels and afterlife as well as sugges…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

LONG ODDS by H.RIDER HAGGARD

EXPLICIT (Hunting). Big-game hunter Allan Quartermaine was a featured character in our King Solomon's Mines series at 1001 Stories for the Road (see link below) and is the creation of British author …

Published on 6 years ago

THE LITTLE MERMAID by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON (PT 1)

In this story originally written by Hans Christian Anderson and later made popular by Disney, a young mermaid dreams of what life would be like as a human, and soon makes a deal with the sea witch to…

Published on 6 years ago

AN ADJUSTMENT OF NATURE by O.HENRY

Three friends living in New York City become infatuated with a waitress at their local diner and go to great lengths to keep her from running off with a wealthy prospector who had just arrived from A…

Published on 6 years ago

CHARLIE'S COUP by JACK LONDON

Another great Jack London short story culled from his adventures as a fish commission warden in the Oakland CA area.

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Published on 6 years ago

AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN

In this great short story by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, a young lady (Ursula) is ordered by her father to place some distance between herself and her suitor for the summer, and she is sent…

Published on 6 years ago

YOUTH by JOSEPH CONRAD (PT 2)

Marlow continues the story of his experiences on a burning merchant ship as the captain and crew finally leave the ship in three life boats knowing their chance of reaching land are few. The burning …

Published on 6 years ago

YOUTH by JOSEPH CONRAD (PT 1)

An older merchant seaman in the company of other men recalls his first time at sea, a harrowing adventure aboard a burning and storm tossed ship bound for Bangkok.

Sherlock Holmes and Watson try to g…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

A RELIC OF THE PLIOCENE by JACK LONDON

An Alaskan hunter stops at a remote cabin far out on the outskirts of known country and tells our narrator an incredible tale of coming across a bull mammoth that killed his dog and her pups. Knowing…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago