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The Truth

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Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity

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THE TRUTH makes movies for your ears. They're short stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes funny, and always intriguing. Every story is different, but they all take you to unexpected places using only sound. If you're new, some good starting places are: Silvia's Blood, That's Democracy, Moon Graffiti, Tape Delay, or whatever's most recent. Listening with headphones is encouraged! We're a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

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Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity

WaitWhat

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Every creative work you’ve ever loved has a hero’s journey behind it. On Spark & Fire, you'll hear creators tell the story of bringing one beloved work to life. Iconic creatives — like Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, Pixar director Domee Shi, comedian Patton Oswald, musician Wynton Marsalis, and novelist Isabel Allende — share the endless iterations, the inevitable setbacks, and the breakthrough ideas along the epic process of creation. But this isn’t an interview show. It’s a story — told ...

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Selected Shorts

Symphony Space

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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. New episodes every Thursday, from Symphony Space.

LeVar Burton Reads

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LeVar Burton and Stitcher

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The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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The best short fiction, handpicked by the best voice in podcasting and presented in 3D immersive audio. In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story. LeVar’s narration blends with gorgeous soundscapes to bring stories by Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Nnedi Okorafor, Kurt Vonnegut, Ken Liu and more to life. So, if you’re ready, let’s take a deep breath... Our immersive audio is best with he ...

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The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

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New Yorker fiction writers read their stories.

Dead Pilots Society

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Dead Pilots Society

Ben Blacker and Andrew Reich

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In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve. Starring actors you know and love from television and film, a live audience, and a good time in which no one gets notes, no one is fired, and everyone laughs. Presented by Andrew Reich (Friends; Worst Week) Ben Blacker (The Writers Panel podcast; co-creator, Thrilling Adventure Hour), and Noah Findling (The New York Times, Comedy Central).

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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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Do you recall your parents saying "Wise Up?". This is the BEST way to increase your intellect, grow your vocabulary, and broaden your view of history and culture. Take the "wise up!" challenge and listen to any 5 of these narrated stories and give your brain a treat! (It works for all ages, including TV-bound seniors). Enjoy listening to well-narrated tales from writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, ...

The Big Loop

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The Big Loop

Paul Bae

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The Big Loop is a biweekly anthology series from the co-creator of The Black Tapes. Hosted by Paul Bae (co-creator of The Black Tapes & PNWS), each episode is a self-contained narrative exploring the strange, the wonderful, the terrifying, and the heartbreaking. Stories of finite beings in an infinite universe.

The Truth

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The Truth

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LeVar Burton Reads

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LeVar Burton and Stitcher

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Short Story

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BBC Radio 4

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Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.

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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

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From the creator of the hit podcast Lore comes a new, bite-sized storytelling experience. Each twice-weekly episode features two short tales that take listeners on a guided tour of the unbelievable, the unsettling, and the bizarre. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading!

Horror Stories Podcast

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Horror Stories Podcast

Robert Crandall

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Audio versions of short stories by authors like Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, H.G, Wells and others.

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1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories

Jon R. Hagadorn

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A spine-chilling collection of classic stories and tales from the other side featuring classics from a wide variety of writers that include H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, and many others. Radio dramas (suspense, horror, and gothic) will also be featured.

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1001 Stories For The Road

Host Jon Hagadorn

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Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast

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Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, 1001 Stories For The Road is bringing back adventure with stories like "Treasure Island", "The Secret Adversary" by Agatha Christie, "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "Tarzan of the Apes", "King Solomon's Mines", "The 39 Steps", "The Call of the Wild"- and many more. These stories are classic for a reason- they are great! And they are family friendly. We appreciate reviews-thank you!

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Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast

Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast

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Stories from the Borders of Sleep

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More than 900 Horror Episodes, and a NO ADVERT Podcast with original Horror narrated in Audio Drama format just for your earball's. Creepypasta, Nosleep, Project Gutenberg, Let's Not Meet, Old Time Radio, Personal Stories and so much more. There is literally a story for everyone on this Podcast and I can't wait to bring them to your lovely ears! 💖

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Stories from the Borders of Sleep

Seymour Jacklin

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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast

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A semi-regular podcast, featuring original stories, fantastic fables and curious tales written and read by your host, Seymour Jacklin. Each episode takes the listener on an imaginative and thought-provoking journey. Aimed at adults but very suitable for children, too.

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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

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Playing On Air: Short Audio Plays

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Monthly readings and dramatizations of stories by the world’s leading writers of suspense chosen from the magazine’s archives. The full range of the genre is represented in these riveting audio renditions, from the drawing-room mystery to urban noir—including police procedurals, private-eye tales, psychological suspense, and locked-room and impossible-crime stories. Visit TheMysteryPlace.com for more stories, book reviews, subscription info, and more.

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Playing On Air: Short Audio Plays

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Story Story Podcast: Stories and fairy tales for families, parents, kids and beautiful nerds.

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Hear short, contemporary stage plays with first-rate casts. Playing on Air brings together award winners and emerging young talent, and each play is followed by a conversation with the playwrights and cast. Tune in for great American plays with great American actors, hosted and produced by Claudia Catania.

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Story Story Podcast: Stories and fairy tales for families, parents, kids and beautiful nerds.

Story Story Podcast

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Fairytales, stories and folktales from the mouths of storytellers around the world. For parents, children, families, librarians, teachers and people who are obsessed with "once upon a time" and "happily ever after". Gathering folktales from around the world with princesses, ghosts, clever Jacks and giants. Grimm Download the MP3, Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher or listen at www.storystorypodcast.com. The Stories Podcast, The Story Podcast, Reading With Your Kids Podcast, Sto ...

Drabblecast

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Drabblecast

Norm Sherman

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Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine's Podcast

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Strange stories by strange authors for strange listeners

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Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine's Podcast

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

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Little Stories Everywhere

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AHMM introduces The Hitchcock Podcast Series. Each month we post a new reading of a favorite story from our archives, selected and introduced by the magazine's editor, Linda Landrigan. For over 60 years, AHMM has published the best in short crime fiction. This podcast series features stories by AHMM contributors, occasionally supplemented by interviews with the authors. Visit TheMysteryPlace.com for more stories, book reviews, subscription information, and more.

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Little Stories Everywhere

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Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

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A good story can take you anywhere. Every week Little Stories Everywhere will bring you magical, adventurous, fantastical tales to excite your imagination and carry you and your family members to new places around the world. Hosted by Oscar-nominated actor Virginia Madsen and celebrated voice actor Robbie Daymond, stories will include timeless classics as well as brand-new tales. Listen to Little Stories Everywhere on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early an ...

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Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

Tara A. Devlin

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Toshiden is a biweekly show in which horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin explores various urban legends from Japan. From Kuchisake-onna's long history to the hidden meaning behind convenience store toilet signs, we explore it all and look at how they came about and why they became a legend in the first place.

Writing Alchemy

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Writing Alchemy

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CrimeWAV - the crime stories podcast

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Writing Alchemy is storytelling that centers intersectional characters, including a fairy tale series that combines humor and magic with serious topics, and a tabletop role-playing series about the adventures of disabled and mentally diverse heroes.

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CrimeWAV - the crime stories podcast

Seth Harwood and guests

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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

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This is the home for the premier series of crime short stories on the internet. This is the only podcast devoted to crime. THIS IS CRIMEWAV.

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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Loyal Books

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Anyone who has ever been on a package tour with a group of strangers who soon become friends, and passed time swapping stories with them, would instantly identify with this timeless classic of English literature. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer recounts twenty different stories recounted by a diverse group of pilgrims who gather at The Tabard Inn in Southwark, near London, before setting out for the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The Host of the inn proposes that they entert ...

LeVar Burton Reads

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LeVar Burton and Stitcher

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LitReading - Classic Short Stories

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Don McDonald

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Egyptian Tales, translated from the Papyri, Series One by W. M. Flinders Petrie

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Humans have shared stories for millennia. For most of that time, telling tales was a verbal process. A storyteller would regale an audience with accounts of adventure, bravery, compassion, despair, enlightenment, and fear. Stories were a shared experience, until the advent of inexpensive mass-printing processes in the 19th century which allowed most of us to read to ourselves. Yet, that desire to have a story read aloud is still ingrained in our collective soul. While we still read books for ...

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Egyptian Tales, translated from the Papyri, Series One by W. M. Flinders Petrie

Loyal Books

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Brick Moon Fiction - BMF Podcast

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Brief, and in some cases incomplete, stories of magic from ancient Egypt.

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Brick Moon Fiction - BMF Podcast

Jason T Reed Productions

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Science fiction podcast. Featuring the best new writers in the science, speculative, horror, and fantasy fiction.

Chatterbox Audio Theater

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Chatterbox Audio Theater

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The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by Alfred Edgar Coppard

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Chatterbox creates fully soundscaped audio works for free download. With rare exceptions, Chatterbox shows are recorded live, with manual sound effects and as little post-production editing as possible.

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The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by Alfred Edgar Coppard

Loyal Books

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Twenty-four short stories by famous and not-so-famous British authors.

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Bloody FM

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Every season is a different fictional tale. A mini-series for the ears. Every season will introduce a new genre, a new plot, and new characters.

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1001 Stories From The Gilded Age

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The Easy Chair with Laura Hurwitz

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1001 Stories From The Gilded Age (Formerly 1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories) brings you a wide mix of classic short stories and long-form family-friendly novels, a perfect mix of timeless classics from another age - when life was slower, men and women dressed well in public, , and courtesy, manners, and morals were practiced. From this age comes great stories from woman authors as well as popular stories such as The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables and Black Beauty. Our "Gilded Age' coll ...

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The Easy Chair with Laura Hurwitz

Laura Hurwitz

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Author Laura Hurwitz reads you a story, continued week to week.

Saint Stories for Kids

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Shining Light Dolls

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Stories from the Borders of Sleep

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A weekly podcast of stories for kids about Catholic Saints, from the creator of Shining Light Dolls, Chantal Baros. Join us each week for a new short story about the lives of the Saints!

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Stories from the Borders of Sleep

Seymour Jacklin

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The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

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The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

Norm Sherman

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The Twenty Percent True Podcast

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Strange Stories, By Strange Authors, for Strange Listeners

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The Twenty Percent True Podcast

Carolyn Rahaman

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Every week a new story. Every episode a new monster.

Nipe Story

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Podcast by Finger Piano Productions

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Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast

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Nipe Story (Tell Me A Story) is a fortnightly Kenyan podcast that gives a voice to written short stories. This podcast is hosted by Kevin Mwachiro. @kevmwachiro Karibu! Welcome.

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Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast

M. C. Williams

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The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton

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This is the Myths Your Teach Hated, a weekly podcast where I tell the stories of cultures around the world in all of their original, bloody, uncensored glory. Modern tellings of these stories have become dry and dusty, but I’ll be trying to breathe new life into them. These stories are NSFW.

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The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton

Loyal Books

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Robbery, murder and treason. Strange happenings in quiet English villages. A book critic who happens to find a corpse with its head crushed, an Irish freedom fighter framed for a crime, the disappearance of a valuable coin, a strange dispute over a property claim and a host of other intriguing situations make up the contents of G K Chesterton's collection of short stories The Man Who Knew Too Much. For fans of Chesterton's immortal clerical sleuth, Father Brown, these stories are equally del ...

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Selected Shorts

Symphony Space

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Spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when they are performed by stars of the stage and screen. Listen free on your computer or mobile device. Symphony Space, the home of Selected Shorts, was founded almost 40 years ago in the belief that the arts bring people together, transcend barriers, and celebrate both our similarities and our differences. That belief remains our guiding principle and is more important now than ever. Your generosity during th ...

Alt Shift X Podcast

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Alt Shift X Podcast

Alt Shift X

about a year ago37w

Best Russian Short Stories by Various

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Alt Shift X interviews and livestreams. Watch Alt Shift X videos at youtube.com/AltShiftX

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Best Russian Short Stories by Various

Loyal Books

about a year ago1y

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In this collection of Russian stories, editor and compiler Thomas Seltzer selects from a range of the best examples of 19th and early 20th century Russian literature. As a survey of famous authors at the height of the powers, as well as some writers who have been unjustly neglected, this anthology is indispensable.

The Stinging Fly Podcast

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The Stinging Fly

about a year ago6w

Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten

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Irish writers read and discuss a favourite story from the archives of the Stinging Fly magazine.

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Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten

Soren Narnia

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Works written and produced by Soren Narnia. The text of these stories is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA. Email: songofsadbirds@aol.com -- When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher asked me to sit next to a handicapped kid named Sean and help him along a little if I could. It wasn't easy, because he was quite slow, but I tried. When Sean got especially excited about something, or if he was told he had done something well, he would smile and s ...

The Dog Is Dead

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The Dog Is Dead

podcastgod

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Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan

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It's like the Twilight Zone for an optimist's heart. Every episode starts with the same line, but becomes a totally different story. And yet, they’re all intertwined. Can you find the connections? **Winner - Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival Script Competition 2019** The Dog Is Dead is part of the podcastgod family of podcasts.

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Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan

Eddie Lenihan

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Eddie Lenihan is Ireland’s most well known storyteller. He has been telling tales for over 35 years. Each month, Eddie will share Irish wisdom and stories from the past on the Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan podcast. As a cultural preservationist, Eddie has amassed the largest collection of folk stories and tales in Ireland. His dedication to the tradition has seen him collect and compile stories from all across the country, particularly those that deal with the themes of the supernatural ...

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JEEVES TAKES CHARGE by P.G. WODEHOUSE 48:21

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Jeeves Takes Charge" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post in the United States in November 1916, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in April 1923. The story was also included in the 1925 collection Carry On, Jeeve…

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Smoking Gun 10:03

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Today's tour features a pair of curious performances, although for very different reasons and with wildly different legacies. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

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ON THE DIVIDE by WILLA CATHER 36:41

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"On the Divide" is a short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather. It was first published in Overland Monthly in January 1896. Plot summary On the Nebraska prairie, Canute takes to drinking to forget his boredom after spending the first forty years of his life in Sweden. Lena takes to teasing him and going to church with him. One day, he asks …

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP29) THE HOUSE OF MORRELL & SON 30:26

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An Englishman from a firm to which Morell owes money stops by for a long talk with Morrell...who is awaiting news of his ship.By me

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AN O.HENRY DOUBLE-HEADER TOBIN'S PALM and THE COMING OUT OF MAGGIE 34:51

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Tobin's Palm From O' Henry's 'The Four Million': Two young sons of Ireland , John and Daniel (Tobin) head for Coney Island Amusement Park in order that good palm John can relieve Daniel of his worries over his girlfriend's not having arrived yet from County Sligo with his money. It's been three moneths and no sign of her. He consults a fortune tell…

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VALSE TRISTE and THE FAST ONE LIGHTS OUT! 58:09

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Two spine-tingling terror tales for your listening pleasureBy me

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 28) THE PRISON REGISTER 17:17

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Background to elements of the plot A short novel titled Georges by Dumas was published in 1843, before The Count of Monte Cristo was written. This novel is of particular interest to scholars because Dumas reused many of the ideas and plot devices in The Count of Monte Cristo.[5] Dumas wrote that the germ of the idea of revenge as one theme in his n…

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Lillian Fishman Reads “Travesty” 42:04

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Lillian Fishman reads her story, “Travesty,” from the May 12 & 19, 2025, issue of the magazine. Fishman is the author of the novel “Acts of Service,” which was published in 2022. She is currently at work on her second novel, from which this story was adapted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast

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Episode 155 - Cloudy with a Chance of Rice Cakes 20:12

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This week on MYTH, we’re delving into the ancient kingdom of Kangleipak, now known as Maripur. You’ll learn why you shouldn’t trust strangers met after midnight, why you shouldn’t wear a king’s clothes, and why the best rice cakes fall from the sky. Then, in Gods and Monsters, maybe you shouldn’t ignore the warnings about drinking from the fountain…

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(BEST OF # 60 OF 565) THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN - A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 1:00:00

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Best American Short Stories 2022 58:14

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Selected Shorts celebrates this important collection each year, and this show, presented by host Meg Wolitzer, reprises works from the 2022 Best American edition selected by guest editor Andrew Sean Greer. Included are “The Little Widow from the Capital,” by Yohanca Delgado, performed by Krystina Alabado, and a second story selected by John Updike …

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Oftentimes, you make an impact on the world around you by standing out. This pair of stories shows just some of the ways that can be done. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 27) THE STORY 38:07

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The innkeeper takes time to give the traveller answers regarding persons of the past whom he knew well....By me

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FAREWELL and FASCINATION by GUY DE MAUPASSANT 28:07

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Two similar stories by Maupassant explore the memories of older men with regard to the woman whom they just can't forget....] for music credit: Midnight in Paris Music by Jean-Paul Verpeaux from Pixabay New sponsor spot time markers: Sponsor Message intro 12:51 Show re-entry: 12:54 Visit us at www.bestof1001stories.com…

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Eyes Wide Open 9:48

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Fire and ice are on the menu today. Enjoy your tour through the Cabinet! Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

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AHEAD OF SCHEDULE by P.G. WODEHOUSE 35:43

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get ready for another "Jeeves" style adventure- this time with the clueless Rollo and his excellent butler and advisor Wilson. It seems Rollo is quite caught up with a young lady but he has his own "system" for getting the final "yes" from her and doesn't need advice. Join our email list at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales podcast and browse our …

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DECORATION DAY by SARAH ORNE JEWETT 36:32

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DECORATION DAY by SARAH ORNE JEWETT More about Sarah's story 'Decoration Day' Three years after the Civil War ended, in 1868, General John A. Logan—the head of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans—established that May 30 should be set aside as Decoration Day, so-called from the tradition of decorating graves with flower…

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KNOCK AT THE DOOR and METEOR MAN LIGHTS OUT! 47:32

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Two chilling episodes from Lights Out!By me

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 26) THE PONT DU GARD INN 39:45

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A solitary priest approaches a small empty tavern near the banks of a river and inquires of the owner, who name we know. Our website: www.bestof1001stories.comBy me

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Nocturnal Creatures” 34:25

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “Nocturnal Creatures,” from the May 5, 2025, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of several plays, the memoir “When Skateboards Will Be Free,” and the story collections “Brief Encounters with the Enemy” and “American Estrangement,” a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, which was published in 202…

Horror Stories Podcast

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203 MS Found In A Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe 42:05

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Horror on the high seas. A Poe classic. Any Reproduction of Robert Crandall's voice for any purpose including Artificial Intelligence is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. Thank you for listening.By Robert Crandall

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BEST OF (#59 of 564) THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 58:42

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Adios, Sayonara, Goodbye! 57:16

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Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories by contemporary Japanese writers that were featured during a live program created in collaboration with the Japan Society. Each touches on the idea of letting go. In “Hawaii,” Aoko Matsuda imagines a afterlife for garments. It’s read by Maria Dizzia. In “Sunrise,” by Erika Kobayashi, a woman’s life parallels…

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Devil in the Details 9:44

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Today's tour through the Cabinet features a pair of moments when story breaks into real life and changes things. Well, maybe. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Dead Pilots Society

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Episode 172: Lauren Herstik Interview (American Vandal, Pearson) 1:10:44

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In this after-show episode of Dead Pilot Society, we're joined by writer Lauren Herstik, who brought us Camp Friends — a pilot that's had more lives (and deaths) than most scripts could dream of. This one has everything: clown camp trauma, projectile vomit over a salad bar, surrealist puberty freakouts, and a long, winding journey through the chaot…

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Adios, Sayonara, Goodbye! 57:16

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THE BEAST IN THE CAVE and THE ALCHEMIST H.P. LOVECRAFT 42:35

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A tourist gets lost in Mammoth Cave and runs into a very scary situation in 'The Beast In The Cave' In 'The Alchemist' a curse haunts an old family for 6 hundred years, killing each male member of the family at age 32. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com by going to 1001 Classic Short Storiers and tapping on "Episodes"- then look for…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 25) THE UNKNOWN 20:56

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Dantes visits the old home of his father and also searches Catalan for MercedesBy me

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Screaming Mad 10:26

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Madness can be curious. On today's tour, we'll see it lead to military tragedy and powerful art. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

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THE FORTUNE TELLER by MACHADO DE ASSIS 32:15

17 days ago32:15

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tThis story by award-winning Brazilian writer Machado de Assis delves into infidelity and jealousy in a small town in Brazil.The characters are well- developed and the action is non-stop. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com for more great stories.By me

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THE STORY OF MR. MAGS and SCOOP LIGHTS OUT! 51:08

17 days ago51:08

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Two late-night radio stories to scare the wits out of you

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A SOCIETY by VIRGINIA WOOLF 40:15

17 days ago40:15

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A group of women form a society to determine what it is that men bring to this life-so they start asking questions but find themselves getting limited answers. As a late "Gilded Age"piece of work it challenges the status quo in 1921 at the beginning of an era when women no longer were required to being 10 or 15 children into the world- that educati…

Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 24) THE SECRET CAVE 23:31

17 days ago23:31

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This is one chapter we've all been waiting for....By me

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Episode 154 - Love and War 33:10

19 days ago33:10

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This week on MYTH, we’re returning to the dawn of time for a tale from the very first city. You’ll learn that you shouldn’t trust a bad gardener, that cities make great hiding places, and that turning the seas to blood is a favorite pastime of pissed off deities. Then, in Gods and Monsters, the god of pestilence is going to risk a zombie apocalypse…

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BEST OF (#58 of 562) THE JEWEL ROBBERY AT THE GRAND METROPOLITAN A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE 37:41

20 days ago37:41

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Poirot can’t resist a case, even when holidaying in Brighton with Hastings. When a necklace goes missing, the case is a simple matter of logic for the little Belgian. This was only the second of Agatha Christie's short stories to appear in print. In the UK, it appeared in The Sketch magazine on the 14th March 1923 as The Curious Disappearance of th…

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BEST OF (#59 of 564) EASTER EVE by ANTON CHEKHOV 34:22

20 days ago34:22

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By Jon Hagadorn

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Writers & Readers 58:14

20 days ago58:14

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Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories and two poems the celebrate the power and mystery of reading and writing. Billy Collins contributes magical verse from two perspectives in “Books” read by Kirsten Vangsness, and “Dear Reader,” performed by Dion Graham. N.K. Jemisin entices us with a tricky narrative that contemplates the cost of literary celeb…

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Feeling Blue 9:56

21 days ago9:56

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Human curiosity has pointed to some amazing conclusions. Today's pair of stories are perfect examples of the power of a thoughtful mind. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Dead Pilots Society

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Episode 171: Camp Friends Written by Lauren Herstik (American Vandal, Pearson) 44:42

21 days ago44:42

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This month, we have a fantastic dead pilot, Camp Friends, written by Lauren Herstik. You may know Lauren as a writer on American Vandal and Pearson. Camp Friends is about best friends who spend every summer at Camp Wigeon. This is their CIT (counselor-in-training) year, the last before becoming counselors, and the last chance to have the best summe…

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Writers & Readers 58:14

21 days ago58:14

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 23) THE ISLAND OF MONTE CRISTO ALEXANDRE DUMAS 20:55

21 days ago20:55

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Dante's ship mates decide on taking a one day rest for repairs at the Island of Monte Cristo, which gives Dantes and excuse to look around without being suspected.By me

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ULYSSES AND THE CYCLOPS and CAESAR CROSSES THE RUBICON 14:22

21 days ago14:22

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'Ulysses and the Cyclops'-Adaped by Andrew Lang from the Greek classic 'Homer', this story places Ulysses in the hero's seat as he and his men are trapped on an island occupied by one-eyed giants called Cyclops- and they have a nasty penchant for eating sailors and roasting their remains. Ulysses is known for his "McGuyver" like abilites to find sm…

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A HUMBLE ROMANCE by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN 45:19

22 days ago45:19

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The sad fact of rural life in "the gilded era" was that most folks, especially after the children were grown up and gone, werepoor and lonely, and often caring for the elders. Mary E.Wilkins (thats how she signed her books) was a good storyteller in this genre- and the people were often siomple and honest and hardworking. Check out our website at w…

Little Stories Everywhere

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Sunk Cost 10:33

23 days ago10:33

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Wild ideas are on the agenda today as we stroll through another hallway of the Cabinet. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

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Listen Now: Once Upon a Beat 9:13

24 days ago9:13

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Lil’ Chicken has a restaurant that everybody loves! It’s known for two things: tasty corn nuggets and a stressed-out owner who worries and frets over every little thing. Business is booming, but it always seems like the sky is falling! Join DJ Fyutch and Baby Scratch as they serve up this tale about Lil’ Chicken, a restaurant critic, and the challe…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (LATTER HALF OF CHAP 21 , CHAP 22) THE ISLAND OF MONTE CRISTO 26:09

24 days ago26:09

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Dantes gets closer to his goalof being able to explore the Island of Monte CristoBy ME

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BON VOYAGE and COME TO THE BANK LIGHTS OUT! 47:42

24 days ago47:42

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Two of the best of Lights Out!