Best Edith Wharton Podcasts (2025)

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THE FORTUNE TELLER by MACHADO DE ASSIS 32:15

3d 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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Tales to Terrify 690 Thony Mintz & S. W. Pisciotta 49:02

5d ago49:02

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Welcome to episode 690. We have two tales for you this week. First, a very special book requires the talents of a very special book repairman. Then, a man finds himself on the trail of his missing son… or so he thinks. COMING UP Good Evening: This is Horror Awards Nomination: 00:01:06 Thony Mintz’s Grim Prognosis as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:35 S…

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#456 Walking New York: Manhattan History on Foot with Keith Taillon 59:07

5d ago59:07

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Join us for an interview with Instagram historian Keith Taillon (@keithyorkcity), whose detailed posts about New York's history have earned him nearly 60,000 followers and launched a successful tour business. Keith shares the story behind his remarkable pandemic project of walking every single block of Manhattan in 2020, capturing the empty city in…

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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

5d ago37:41

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By Jon Hagadorn

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

5d ago34:22

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By Jon Hagadorn

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

6d 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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HOP FROG AND TRIPETTA by EDGAR ALLAN POE 25:24

10d ago25:24

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Edgar Allan Poe wasn't just known for horror- he also had a sense of humor and a deep sense of justice for those who had been wronged. In this story, a French king who likes to play extravagent jokes on his guests decides to use his two dwarfs, which had been captured and sent to him by one of his generals, as the evenings' entertainment. The man d…

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Tales to Terrify 689 Warren Benedetto, Derek Alan Jones & Samir Sirk Morató 58:10

12d ago58:10

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Welcome to episode 689. We have three tales for you this week, about a baby in the womb who realizes she’s not alone, how a warm fire and a cup of tea can make almost anything palatable, and a lost child in need of a helping hand. COMING UP Good Evening: [HOUSEKEEPING]: 00:01:06 Warren Benedetto’s Before as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:02:36 Derek Alan…

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#455 House of Beauty: The Story of the Frick Collection 1:12:10

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We invite you to come with us inside one of America’s most interesting art museums – an institution that is BOTH an art gallery and a historic home. This is The Frick Collection, located at 1 East 70th Street, within the former Fifth Avenue mansion of Gilded Age mogul Henry Clay Frick, containing many pieces that the steel titan himself purchased, …

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THE ADVENTURE OF SILVER BLAZE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY 1:02:58

12d ago1:02:58

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By Jon Hagadorn

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HELPING FREDDY by P.G.WODEHOUSE 31:29

13d ago31:29

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A young man living off a rich Aunt's endowment decices to take a few weeks off with pals and head for the nearby lake looking for peace and quiet. He is soon wrapped up in trying to get his shy friend hooked up while at the same time being stuck with a fat toddler whose parents have been abandoning him to the mercies of lake vacationers due to a me…

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THE MARK OF THE BEAST by RUDYARD KIPLING 33:43

17d ago33:43

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Two cultures collide when a group of British overseers meet for a regional planning session in India's outback, have too much to drink, and one of them defaces a statue outside a temple. The offender is almost immediately confronted by a naked leper called Silver Man who leaves a bite mark on his chest- causing a physiological change in the coming …

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Tales to Terrify 688 Jason Sabbagh 1:11:42

19d ago1:11:42

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Welcome to episode 688. We have one tale for you this week, about a company with ancient roots who serves some very thirsty clients. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jason Sabbagh’s The Last Fare to Essex as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:02:40 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Graeme Dunlop | Podcas…

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BEST OF (#56 of 560) UNCLE JESSES LIFEBOOK and THE FAMILY OF THE VORDULAK 1:33:35

19d ago1:33:35

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By Jon Hagadorn

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NOT ACCORDING TO THE CODE by ROBERT BARR 20:24

20d ago20:24

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By ME

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THE SONG OF THE FLYING FISH A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON 47:17

24d ago47:17

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By ME

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BIG NEWS FOR ANDROID LISTENERS THAT ALSO LOVE APPLE PODCASTS 5:13

24d ago5:13

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Tales to Terrify 687 Kathleen Palm & Hall Jameson 46:49

26d ago46:49

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Welcome to episode 687 and the final week of Women in Horror Month. We have two tales for you this week, about forgotten dreams that refuse to die and two sisters’ desperate fight to survive in the face of a deadly outbreak. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Mariah Darling: 00:01:23 Kathleen Palm’s Rotted Dreams as read by Nancy Bober…

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#454 Special Delivery: A History of the Post Office 1:22:59

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The history of the United States Postal Service as it plays out in the streets of New York City -- from the first post road to the first postage stamps. From the most beautiful post office in the country to the forgotten Gilded Age landmark that was once considered the ugliest post office. The postal service has always served as the country's circu…

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BEST OF (#56 of 559) THE ABSENCE OF MR. GLASS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY 37:22

26d ago37:22

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By Jon Hagadorn

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Selected Novels | Adam Ehrlich Sachs on Gustave Flaubert 49:42

27d ago49:42

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On the third episode of Selected Novels, Jess and Zach talk to the novelist Adam Ehrlich Sachs about Flaubert’s final, unfinished novel, Bouvard and Pécuchet. Want more from The Point? Subscribe here at 50% off the normal rate.By The Point Magazine

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THE THREE DAY BLOW by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 24:09

27d ago24:09

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In 1925 Hemingway's collection of his first short stories appeared as In Our Time, and included the cryptic The Three Day Blow. He begins with a memory of WWI, then gives us a dialogue between Nick Adams (Hemingway's alter -ego in his early stories) and a friend as they spend a few days drinking at his friend's fathers lodge. The theme is baically …

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MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR by FRANK STOCKTON 43:32

1M ago43:32

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A young man builds a home and vineyard at the top of a gentle slope in Virginia's Blue ridge Mountains only to find his home sliding downhill in a heavy rainstorm. Enjoy all of our 1001 collection at www.bestof1001stories.com Support our efforts to tell history the way it really happened by chipping in a little every month at www.patreon.com/1001st…

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Tales to Terrify 686 Darlene Eliot, L. D. Colter & Toshiya Kamei 54:52

1M ago54:52

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Welcome to episode 676 and week three of Women in Horror Month. We have three tales this week, about a long haul trucker on a harrowing late night assignment, a ghost searching for her missing family, and an awkward teenage girl with terrifying powers. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Keira Reynolds: 00:01:54 Darlene Eliot’s How Clos…

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#453 All The Beauty In The World: Guarding the Met with Patrick Bringley 58:53

1M ago58:53

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A special bonus episode! Two years ago we featured Patrick Bringley on the show, the author of All The Beauty In The World (Simon & Schuster), regarding his experiences as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the life lessons he learned strolling silently past priceless works of art. The book has become a massive best-seller world…

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BEST OF (#55 OF 559) THE YOUNGEST MISS PIPER by BRET HARTE 40:25

1M ago40:25

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By Jon Hagadorn

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MY KINSMAN,MAJOR MOLINEUX by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 55:37

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A young man from the country travels to Boston (during the days when the British soldiers were housed there) seeking his relative Major Molineux, who had promised the young man a chance to rise up in the world should he ever travel there after his schooling. The reception he receives with every inquiry is rude, even threatening, and he ventures to …

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LEAVE IT TO JEEVES by P.G.WODEHOUSE 41:18

1M ago41:18

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Bertie gort himself in realtrouble this time- he's engaged. Only Jeeves knows what to do.By Jon Hagadorn

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Tales to Terrify 685 Jessica Lévai 1:00:19

1M ago1:00:19

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Welcome to episode 685 and week two of Women in Horror Month. We have one tale for you this week, about a priest who befriends a woman with a devilishly good voice. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Sapphire Lazuli: 00:01:44 Jessica Lévai’s The Blessing of St. Blaise as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:47 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pat…

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BEST OF (#54 OF 558) THE RED-HEADED OUTFIELD by ZANE GREY STORIES BY ZANE GREY 38:26

1M ago38:26

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By Jon Hagadorn

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#452 How New York Got Its Name 1:10:32

1M ago1:10:32

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It's one of the most foundational questions we could ever ask on this show -- how did New York City get its name? You may know that the English conquered the Dutch settlement of New Netherland (and its port town of New Amsterdam) in 1664, but the details of this history-making day have remained hazy -- until now. Russell Shorto brought the world of…

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THE WIND by RAY BRADBURY 32:01

1M ago32:01

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A man of sciencewho has traveled the world searching for the source of the evil winds that destroy mankind finds himself pursued by them. He locks hilmself in his house in an effort to beat them.....By ME

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THE SPRING OF A LION AN ALLAN QUARTERMAINE STORY by H. RIDER HAGGARD 37:02

1M ago37:02

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An aged Allan Quartermaine entertains a couple of old friends at his home who ask him for a story- and he rewards them with the story of the time he bagged 4 lions in one encounter.By me

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Tales to Terrify 684 Addison Smith & Lisa Papademetriou 51:36

2M ago51:36

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Welcome to episode 684 and our first episode of Women in Horror Month, with special guest, Fiction Editor Meredith Morgenstern. We have two tales for you this week: about a woman’s love for her new parasite, and an encounter with a black cat that leads to thrilling (and frightening) changes. COMING UP Good Evening: Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06 W…

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BEST OF (#53 of 557) THE SALAD OF COLONEL CRAY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY 34:01

2M ago34:01

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By Jon Hagadorn

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COUNT KONRAD'S COURTSHIP by ROBERT BARR 36:24

2M ago36:24

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A knight returns from the Crusades to his castle in Germany to find that the neighboring castle is under seige and that a beautiful 18 year old girl named Brunhilda Bernstein is defending it staunchly, the King having died during the seige and her brother off at war. Check out our new website and leave us a review- it's easy! www.bestof1001stories.…

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AFTER 20 YEARS and LOST ON DRESS PARADE A DOUBLE TREAT FROM O.HENRY 24:09

2M ago24:09

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Two great short stories from O.Henry! AFTER TWENTY YEARS- A cop walking the beat at night passes a man standing quietly in a passageway and they exchange greetings. The man tells the cop he is waiting for an old friend to show up- they had grown up together there in the city and became separated after agreeing to meet at this time and place in exac…

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THE LEOPARD MAN'S STORY (FROM 1001 BEST OF JACK LONDON) SHORT SHORT SATURDAY SPECIAL 9:36

2M ago9:36

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This is our way of reminding you that we offer new Jack London stories weekly every Sunday at noon ET at 1001 Best of Jack London- Here are the links: Our website: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-best-of-jack-london-1/ Hit "Follow" at Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Spotify: htt…

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Tales to Terrify 683 Samuel Marzioli 54:54

2M ago54:54

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Welcome to episode 683. We have one tales for you this week, about a man who reunites with his high school girlfriend… but rekindles more than just romance. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Samuel Marzioli’s Sleeping Cupid Awakes as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:03:23 TRIGGER WARNINGS Sleeping Cupid Awakes contains scenes of…

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#451 The New Yorker Magazine: Talk of the Town for 100 Years 1:11:29

2M ago1:11:29

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The New Yorker turns one century old -- and it hasn't aged a day! The witty, cosmopolitan magazine was first published on February 21, 1925. And even though present-day issues are often quite contemporary in content, the magazine's tone and style still recall its glamorous Jazz Age origins. The New Yorker traces itself to members of that legendary …

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BEST OF (#52 of 556) THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN & BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP by H.P. LOVECRAFT 45:48

2M ago45:48

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By Jon Hagadorn

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Selected Novels | Clare Sestanovich on Marilynne Robinson 47:17

2M ago47:17

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On the second episode of Selected Novels, Jess and Zach talk to Clare Sestanovich, writer and managing editor of the Drift, about Marilynne Robinson’s first novel, Housekeeping. Want more from The Point? Subscribe here at 50% off the normal rate.By The Point Magazine

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JERSEY AND MULBERRY by HC BUNNER 32:33

2M ago32:33

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A cranky old lady writes a mean editorial to the city paper about an organ grinder who was playing beneath her window, asking the city to move him off the streets.A reader replies giving us a picture of that part of the city and just how many people look forward to the organ grinder's music, which brings happiness for a short time to a population w…

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THE FAIRY TALE OF FATHER BROWN by G.K.CHESTERTON 36:10

2M ago36:10

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Father Brown and his trusty friend Flambeau are visiting an old castle in Germany when Flambeau shares the story of an unsolved murder which occurred there years ago. Browse all 12 of our 1001 stories Network shows at www.bestof1001stories.com and visit our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork to support us-Thank You!…

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Tales to Terrify 682 Dannye Chase 52:19

2M ago52:19

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Welcome to episode 682. We have one tale for you this week, about an attempted train robbery that brings a man face to face with his own personal ghosts. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Dannye Chase’s The Train Ticket as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify…

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At The Movies with Meyers and Young (Side Streets) 59:35

2M ago59:35

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Greg and Tom have taken off their historian hats and have become -- movie critics? Close but not quite! This week we're giving you a 'sneak preview' of their Patreon podcast called Side Streets, a conversational show about New York City and, well, whatever interests them that week. In honor of the Academy Awards, the Bowery Boys hosts pay homage to…

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BEST OF (#51 of 555) ASLEEP IN ARMEGEDDON by RAY BRADBURY 34:37

2M ago34:37

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A Classic sci-fi short story by Ray Bradbury that tells of a space traveler who has crash landed on a planet inhabited by thoughts- beings with no form that destroyed their own civilizations through war and have been waiting eons for a living being to land there. All he has to do is avoid sleep for sic days until the rescue ship comes..... Learn mo…

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O.HENRY DOUBLE FEATURE: THE SLEUTHS AND WITCHES LOAVES 24:43

2M ago24:43

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The Sleuths- A man comes to New York City to find his sister whom he knows is in need of financial help but is led astray by ineffective and expensive detectives. Wictches Loaves-An older woman who owns a bakery takes pity on a regular customer who orders stale bread crumbs and decides to apply a little surprise butter to them on one of his visits.…

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DOING CLARENCE A BIT OF GOOD P.G.WODEHOUSE 35:32

2M ago35:32

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Bernie Wooster receives a call from an old beau inviting him up to she and her new husband's home in the country and he accepts, but has second thoughts when he finds the purpose of her invitation.By me

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The decline of Aaron Rodgers (with Leif Weatherby) 1:02:40

2M ago1:02:40

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On this episode of The Point podcast, Zach Fine takes a break from Selected Essays and Selected Novels to discuss another important, if less literary, topic: American football. Zach is joined by Leif Weatherby, the author of an essay just published this week in The Point about the career of Aaron Rodgers against the backdrop of U.S. empire in decli…

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