Maud: Books, Babes, & Barbiturates looks at the life of author and Canadian icon Lucy Maud Montgomery, through the lens of two women living in the 21st century. Using Maud's own journals and the research of Dr. Mary Rubio, your hosts, Jen MacLennan and Stef Drummond piece together the interesting, and at times tragic life of Maud.
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Story Girl: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery is a 7-part narrative series about the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery once wrote that biography is a “screaming farce,” adding that the best biographies give only a two-dimensional portrait of its subject, while everyone has a half-dozen “different sides.” Aware of this fool’s errand, we're leaning in, and examining the different-sidedness of Maud. Each episode explores her personal triumphs and struggles, her creativ ...
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It's all about books with host and author and avid reader James Lott Jr. He spotlights an author and their work AND also showcases new releases, revisits old books, shared Book events and news. JLJ brings the fun and education of the book world on this podcast!
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Mary Kate Wiles an friends read the third book in the Anne Shirley series, Anne of the Island, by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
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Litreading delivers classic short stories—carefully selected, beautifully narrated, and updated every week. From Poe to Twain, O. Henry to Wharton, each episode presents a complete tale in a clean, immersive performance lasting anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. These timeless stories are read with clarity, warmth, and just enough character to bring them fully to life. Litreading is part of Short Storyverses (shortstoryverses.com), a growing collection of podcasts devoted to exceptional ...
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Best friends and co-authors of seven novels, including the Amazon Charts bestselling book, The Good Widow, Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke use biting humor to share lessons they’ve learned during their thirty-year friendship. They talk about their ups—and especially their downs. Including sharing the brutal truth about the rejection they’ve faced in the publishing industry. Listen in and hear for yourself why Liz and Lisa have also cultivated a passionate following on social media. They tell it li ...
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The weekly comedy history podcast that brings you bitesize biographies of the extraordinary, eccentric, outrageous and occasionally ordinary lives that until now have gone mostly unsung... mostly. Join your hosts Annie and Andrea as they bring you stories that your history teacher never taught you! If you like stuffy lectures then you're not going to be a fan, sorry! But if you are looking to hang out with two old friends who love story telling, a good laugh and forgotten figures from histor ...
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Welcome to Horror Stories, your ultimate destination for chilling narratives, paranormal encounters, and spine-tingling mysteries. At Horror Stories, we delve deep into the unknown, bringing you terrifying tales that will haunt your imagination. Whether it's supernatural hauntings, eerie urban legends, or unsettling real-life horror, Horror Stories is here to send shivers down your spine.Each episode of Horror Stories delivers gripping storytelling, haunting soundscapes, and immersive horror ...
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3 Chilling Night Drive Horror Stories | Vol. 3 That Will Leave You Terrified
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The Boy with the Box – A Classic Christmas Story by Mary Griggs Van Voorhis
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19:34This holiday story will only be available for a limited time on Litreading, but will always be available on our holiday story podcast, Season's Readings. First published in 1905, “The Boy with the Box” is a gentle Christmas story about childhood pride, unexpected generosity, and the quiet ways kindness reshapes a heart. It captures a winter world o…
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3 Creepy True Airbnb Horror Stories for a Night Alone That Will Make You Reconsider Your Booking
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#36 Queen of the Desert & The Founder of the Night Witches (Gertrude Bell & Marina Raskova)
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44:49Mostly Unsung – Gertrude Bell & Marina Raskova: Forgotten Women Who Changed the World Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, the weekly comedy history podcast where two women share the stories of forgotten figures from history, with laughs along the way. In this episode, Annie introduces the extraordinary Gertrude Bell, a British archaeologist, mountaineer…
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Including a Yellow pages! In Between The Pages is on Facebook!By JLJ Media
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A Visit from St. Nicholas or 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - A Classic Christmas Verse
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4:47You've heard it dozens of times, so why not once more. Here's a Visit from St. Nicholas, was it penned by Clement Moore? We are expanding our universe of short story podcasts on our new podcast channel, Short StoryVerses. Listen to some of Don's new, original short stories on the "New Tales Told" podcast. Look it up on your favorite podcast player.…
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3 Creepy True Winter Night Horror Stories (Vol. 2) That Will Freeze Your Blood
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On Christmas Day in the Morning – A Classic Christmas Story by Grace S. Richmond
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36:43This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com On Christmas Day in the Morning is a story about family—not as it is imagined, but as it is lived—and the gifts that arrive without wrapping. It was written with music already echoing between i…
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Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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15:13While this is primarily a story for children, Christmas is the perfect time to explore our inner child and share that spirit with today’s kids. This story originally appeared on my Readastorus podcast. Being a scarecrow is a hard enough job in the best of times, but when winter comes, it can be miserable. Yet, for one scarecrow, a frosty Christmas …
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With Doug Hess and Guest Charles Ferguson
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28:51Presidential Seclusion: The Power of Camp David In this episode I spoke with Charles Ferguson about his book "Presidential Seclusion: The Power of Camp David".Behind the gates of Camp David—where presidents find solitude, forge diplomacy, and shape history in absolute secrecy. The Presidential Retreat Camp David is shrouded in mystery, and rightful…
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3 True Unnerving New House Horror Stories That Will Haunt Your First Night
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#35 A Knight Who Ruled With An Iron Fist & A Man Who Loved Books (Göhtz Von Berlichingen & Sir Thomas Phillipps)
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44:30This week on Mostly Unsung, your favourite comedy history podcast, we’re back with two brand new tales about the weird, wonderful, and wildly overlooked people your school history lessons definitely skipped. If you love funny history stories, unsung historical figures, and the kind of trivia that makes you shout “WAIT...WHAT?”, you’re in the right …
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A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum - A Classic Christmas Story
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23:43Santa and his friends face the most challenging Christmas in their long history as Santa is kidnapped. We are expanding our universe of short story podcasts on our new podcast channel, Short StoryVerses. Listen to some of Don's new, original short stories on the "New Tales Told" podcast. Look it up on your favorite podcast player. Hosted on Acast. …
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Christmas Every Day by William Dean Powells
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17:12For many children, Christmas is the best day of the year. Yet, often it’s for selfish reasons. Some kids like it so much that they might wish that Christmas day might never end. One little girl father explains what it might be like if it was “Christmas Every Day” by William Dean Howells. William Dean Howells was a proponent of literary realism. Cal…
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The Fix: A Novel with Author Mia Sheridan
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37:30James chats with the author! The Fix is out NOW! Amazon.com or any bookstore! Mia Sheridan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Her romantic suspense novels include Bad Mother, All the Little Raindrops, The Broken Places, Where the Blame Lies, and Where the Truth Lives. Mia lives with her husband in Cincinnati…
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A Stolen Christmas by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman - A Classic Christmas Story
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31:25Sometimes we fall so far that we are tempted to cross lines we never would have in better times. Feelings of inadequacy can become particularly acute during the holiday season, when we see so much apparent happiness. Our next story about one woman’s fall from grace and her Christmas redemption. Brilliant short story author, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman …
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3 Terrifying Lost at Night Horror Stories That Will Make You Never Want to Get Lost Again
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A Chaparral Christmas Gift – Classic Western Christmas Story by O. Henry
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14:09This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com Out on the western chaparral, Christmas doesn’t soften the land so much as sharpen what’s already waiting there—old grudges, old loves, and old wounds that never healed quite right. Madison Lan…
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This holiday tale features Reginald, a fictional young-man born to the Victorian upper crust in England, who finds himself at a stuffy family Christmas party and tries to liven things up a bit. Saki, the pen name of British author H.H. Munroe, loved skewering the upper class, wielding the weapon of character’s like Reginald, who appeared in several…
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The Wondrous Life and Loves of Nella Carter: A Novel with Author Brionni Nwosu
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42:36The Wondrous Life and Loves of Nella Carter: A Novel is out now! Amazon.com or where books are sold! James Lott Jr chats with the author! Brionni Nwosu is a writer, educator, and joyful creative based in the vibrant city of Nashville, where she lives with her husband and their three children. After more than a decade teaching students and mentoring…
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#34 A Woman Who Knew Her Worth & A Farmer Who Got Left Behind (Mary Girling & Hannah Hauxwell)
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44:26Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, your weekly history podcast! Looking for a light hearted commute listen or interested in the history they don't teach in schools? You're in the right place! Join best friends Annie and Andrea as they delve into the people in history that until now have been Mostly Unsung....mostly! This week come along with Annie as s…
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3 True Creepy Tinder Horror Stories That Will Make You Fear Online Dating
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Christmas at Red Butte by Lucy Maud Montgomery - A Classic Christmas Story
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17:45This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com When a bad harvest on the Canadian prairie means no Christmas for her cousins, a young woman does the only thing she can to rescue their holiday. We are expanding our universe of short story po…
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The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold with Author Cate Holahan
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38:37The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold is out today! Amazon.com or where books are sold! James chats with the author! Cate Holahan is the USA Today bestselling author of seven standalone novels and is the coauthor of the #1 Audible bestselling title Young Rich Widows and its sequel, Desperate Deadly Widows. Her novels have been translated into multiple lan…
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The Gospel According to Joan by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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42:47This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com When does the end justify the means and who gets to decide? One person's definition of morality may not be shared by others. We are expanding our universe of short story podcasts on our new pod…
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The Gift Of The Magi by O. Henry - A Classic Christmas Story
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14:01This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com How many times have you read “A Christmas Carol” or seen it performed. Every year millions of families rewatch classic Christmas movies like “It a Wonderful Life,” "A Christmas Story" or even "…
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Only Way Out: A Novel with Author Tod Goldberg
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37:18Only Way Out: A Novel by Author Tod Goldberg Is out now! amazon.com or bookstores near you! James Lott Jr gets to chat to the "other" best Selling Author in the family! Tod Goldberg is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen books of fiction, including The Low Desert: Gangster Stories, Gangsterland, a finalist for the Hammett Prize, G…
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3 Creepy True Hotel Horror Stories (Vol. 2) That Will Make You Question Your Next Stay
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The Burglar's Christmas – A Classic Holiday Tale by Elizabeth L. Seymour
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28:46This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com The Burglar’s Christmas is Willa Cather’s deeply human Christmas tale—published under the pseudonym Elizabeth L. Seymour—about a young man who has utterly failed in life and reached the end of …
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A Set of Poe – A Classic Christmas Story by George Ade
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11:25This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com This seasonal story features a theme that will resonate with most couple’s in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Beginning his writing career as a newspaper reporter George Ade went on the beco…
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3 True Scary Stories for a Rainy Night Alone That Will Keep You Awake
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#33 Fighting the Australian Government & An Archaeologist Rescuing The Past (Bessie Flower & Maud Cunnington)
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44:16Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, your new weekly history podcast that resurrects those long forgotten heroes and villains from the vaults of the past! Join Annie and Andrea, two old friends, as they bring to light the people your history teacher never told you about. Be prepared for mayhem, nonsense, a lot of barely suppressed anger and a debate abou…
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Three Thanksgiving Kisses – A Classic Holiday Story by Edward Payson Roe
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42:54This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.com Unlike Christmas stories Thanksgiving stories are sparse. To celebrate the season, here is the tale of a proper New England celebration combined with a classic love story. The 19th century nove…
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Held Over:Harold and Maude at The Westgate Theater with Author John Gaspard
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37:38John Gaspard is an author, filmmaker, and podcaster. His latest book, Held Over:Harold and Maude at The Westgate Theater, documents how Minneapolis’Westgate Theater extended the run of a box-office flop until it became a cultfavorite, drawing celebrity visits, superfans, and neighborhood protests.He writes two mystery series: the ten-book Eli Marks…
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3 Creepy True Craigslist Horror Stories (Vol. 3) That Will Make You Question Your Purchases
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