An ever-growing collection of conversations about literature, humor, and history in America, produced by the premier source for programming and funding scholarship on Mark Twain's life and legacy.
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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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End your day with the quiet joy of timeless literature gently read to you - just as it might have been in times gone by. The great works of fiction are steady companions. They're filled with rhythm, beauty, and truths that still breathe. Whether you're returning to an old favorite or discovering a forgotten gem, you’ll find comfort in the familiar language and the calm cadence of storytelling. We'll explore classics from beloved authors like Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, and othe ...
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Book talk discussions by Mark Twain students. We are new at this. Share your thoughts on the books we discuss, and gentle suggestions for podcast improvement.
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Brace yourselves. There is a rumor that Mark Twain himself has reincarnated - at least in the studios of Two Twits and Twain. Are the rumors of his appearance just as errant as once were the rumors of his death?? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 1 Cover art photo provided by Ankush Minda on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@an_ku_sh
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Discussion of Huck Finn chapters 1 through 11 Cover art photo provided by JJ Ying on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@jjying
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Sam's Shorts explores the unfamiliar, unconventional, and uncensored writings of Sam Clemens--better known as Mark Twain. Brought to you by The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. Hosted by Erin Bartram. Produced by Maxwell Norteman.
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CraftLit is—Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People Love the classics (or wish you did) *** No time to pick up a book? Not any more! *** This weekly annotated audiobook podcast presents curated classic literature in a serialized format. The host—Heather Ordover—"teaches to the joke" by filling in any relevant tidbits before listening to the next chapter of the book. *** Callers regularly send in voicemail comments for play on the air to keep the "book club" vibe going. *** The podcast has been ...
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A weekly inter-generational mother/son banter/advice show.
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The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we're experts. Because this is the internet, and that's how it works now.
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Fuckin’ thanks for stopping by. Life throws curveballs, blessings, and bullshit in every direction—and we all try to hang on through the chaos. Along the way, we find the things that light our soul on fire: passions, obsessions, and stories that make you shake your head and go “no shit.” This podcast is about those things—the work, the weirdness, and the raw truth that makes us who we are. Hosted by Walt Blau, a blue-collar, on-the-road mechanic turned unfiltered storyteller, the Be Raw Podc ...
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Open Book Audio proudly presents their Classics Collection production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Read by Matt Armstrong.
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Twain (Marc Twain) & The Giant (Rodney The Giant) was originally founded in Detroit, MI in 2013. The idea was sparked by Elle Woods (wife of The Giant) who noticed that Twain & The Giant talked more shit than anyone she'd ever known! All they ever talked about was sports, hip-hop, and THE WUSSY! (Mostly the wussy) While most of their buddies discussed video games, kicks, and karate, TNG was more focused on different techniques to make a woman squirt during an orgasm! Elle realized that they ...
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Get the true story of Adam and Eve, straight from the source. This humorous text is a day-to-day account of Adam’s life from happiness in the “GARDEN-OF-EDEN” to their fall from grace and the events thereafter. Learn how Eve caught the infant Cain, and Adam takes some time to learn exactly what it is.
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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at [email protected].
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Every week, advertising gurus Russel Howcroft and Freddie Young offer a glimpse behind the curtain of the world’s most talked about marketing campaigns, brands, ideas, advertising news and industry screw ups.
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Learn German with the only German learning podcast that spoon-feeds you vocabulary and grammar, all while you enjoy an exciting story that continues across all lessons. Later episodes each feature one short story for advanced learners! German Stories offers easy German language lessons, helping you whether you’re an absolute beginner, already at A1 or A2, or even more advanced. It’s perfect for building vocabulary, understanding grammar, and practicing listening skills at your own pace in sm ...
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This is a show for professional growers and agronomists who want to learn about the science and principles of regenerative agriculture systems to increase quality, yield, and profitability.
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It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this novel is a detective story, in which a series of identities — the judge’s murderer, Tom, Chambers — must be sorted out. This structure highlights the problem of identity and one’s ability to determine one’s own identity. Broader issues of identity are the central ideas of this novel. One of Twain’s major goals in this book was to exploit the true nature ...
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Like a music criticism podcast but we only talk about Shania Twain and it's strictly a celebration.
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness…” - Mark Twain These are stories of journeys that have challenged the travellers, provided new perspectives, and changed lives.
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Student-created podcast about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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This long essay is a work of mock philology, one of several appendices to Twain’s travel novel, A Tramp Abroad. In it, Twain explains, complains about, and shows how one might improve upon various aspects of the (awful) German language. His examples of precisely how the German language is awful include the famed “separable verb” – which allows one to put the first part of a given verb at the beginning – and its second part at the end – of a given clause or sentence (which may, indeed, be ver ...
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On the surface, the guests of this podcast are seemingly ordinary. And yet, they have great stories and ideas, and they've done great things. New episodes every Tuesday.
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The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time.
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Hosted by Chion Wolf, hear true, personal stories told from the stage at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut!
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Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain. It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in book format in June 1906 by Harper and Brothers publishing house. It is written in the style of a diary kept by the first woman in the Judeao-Christian creation myth, Eve, and is claimed to be "translated from the original MS." The "plot" of this novel is the first-person account of Eve from her creation up to her burial by, her mate, Adam, including me ...
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He's a writer people are already calling the next Mark Twain. Author David Pierson offers listeners a humorous glimpse into the many minds of his imaginary friends. He and they touch on everything from Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss, from education, politics, and culture to religion. Listen here to a funny, insightful original thinker.
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A collection of comical short stories by renowned American humorist and author Mark Twain, the compilation features 30 stories published in 1906. Presenting a colorful array of tales, the short stories cover various periods of Twain’s writing career, while also allowing him to revise and perfect each story. Exploring various topics including abusive hierarchical power, human recklessness, and backfiring expectations, the collection offers a sweet treat to satisfy every taste. The anthology b ...
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“...if I should talk to a stenographer two hours a day for a hundred years, I should still never be able to set down a tenth part of the things which have interested me in my lifetime.” The words of Mark Twain in his introduction to Chapters from my Autobiography provide a tantalizing glimpse of what is in store for the reader! Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens was still working on his reminiscences when he died in 1910. This book is really only a portion of the comple ...
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The adventures of Huck Finn and how society shapes who we are as individuals today and in the time period Twain wrote about. Cover art photo provided by Vanessa Ives on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@vanessaives
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In this episode our guests break down how Twain tackles the issues of symbolism, father-son relationships, Tom Sawyer, and ignorance in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Cover art photo provided by Annie Spratt on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@anniespratt
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A podcast about Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series.
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Are you holding a Glass ceiling for yourself? Like a Fly inside a glass tumbler thinking it can't fly high? Tied up with Iron Shackles? Like an elephant tied to a plastic chair with a piece of twain? Do you feel confined? Trapped? Longing for FREEDOM? If so - here is where Freedom begins. The Mind Business - unraveling the depth of self-suppression & claiming the TRUE FREEDOM you were always deprived of. Subscribe to THE MIND BUSINESS, a podcast dedicated to helping people rediscover their p ...
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Randal Wallace Presents : The Great American Authors Special Season Welcome to our special 16 episode season looking at the Great American Authors of American Literature. We take you through biographies of each of our selected authors, and pick up some writing tips from each one of them as well. Over the next 16 episodes we will look back at F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allan Poe, Dr. Suess, John Steinbeck, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Harper Lee, J. D. Salinger, Marg ...
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Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship
Jennifer Davis and Dan Schulz – culture war censorship critics, satirical storytellers, banned books defenders, and irreverent humorists exploring challenged literature and book bans
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Love banned books? Hate censorship? Same. You’re our kind of people. Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books and try to figure out why they were banned in the first place. Each season, we tackle a new banned book, reading it chapter by chapter and asking: What made someone clutch their pearls and scream, "BAN IT!"? (Spoiler: It’s rarely what you’d expect.) One thing is clear—the people banning these books often haven’t read them. While we uncover some eyebrow-raising momen ...
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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, ...
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A schedule-lacking podcast hosted by tennis icon Dylan Moore (Lightning Larry Luciano), legend of the court Brady Stewart (Mark Twain Enthusiast), Summer Lake king Mason Maurer (Gorgon, Son of Scrygorn) and racquet superstar Grant Doan (Malekith, the Dark Elf) in which we delve deep into analysis of ten-seshes, beloved players and notable highlights before inevitably drifting into random topics and nonsense. It's a good time.
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"Some people get education without going to college, others get it when they get out of it" says Mark Twain. This means that in life, we never stop learning. Hence we welcome you to Knowledge Beyond College, a show where we promote lifelong learning. Hosted by two ambitious students, we are committed to bringing some value to the listeners with every episode which will help you'll in the journey of life and to become a better version of yourself.
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The podcast consists of short excerpt readings from classic world literature in the public domain. It also includes insightful background information and tidbits about the various novels. The authors featured include Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Sun Tzu, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allan Poe and many more. The podcast has listeners throughout the United States and in over 30 nations.
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The Time Capsule Lounge is a unique fictional podcast where history's greatest minds are summoned to a mysterious and timeless lounge for profound conversations that transcend their eras.
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A seriously whimsical blend of humor, parody, comic relief, and news about the growing resistance movement. Plus, as a bonus, it’s a place for indulging in nostalgia, with the “A Look Behind in Rewind” podcast series that’s reminiscent of the late great Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio. Tom’s stories range from childhood escapades to college hijinks to crazy tales from film/broadcast/ad agency days, including interviews with American Bandstand mogul Dick Clark and others. “A Look Behind in Rewind” ...
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A History Podcast for Kids! Parents love us, Teachers love us, and most importantly, kids do too! History can be amazing, inspiring and relevant to anyone. We love to share the stories of Spies, funny foods, George Washington's foibles, early advancements in cartooning and ballooning and much more! A professional music score and important songs accompany nearly every themed episode. Proud Kids Listen Member @pastandcurious
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Christy is a one of the world’s most powerful mediums. In this podcast, Christy and channeler Gary Temple Bodley bring in those who have crossed over to share their nonphysical perspectives to tell us what’s really going on in our reality. The conversations are both fascinating and enlightening.
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A podcast about enterprise innovation. Mark Twain once wrote, “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” In this podcast series we will discuss innovation through the use of technology in a variety of ways. Various guests from all types of industries will share the lessons they are learning, where the opportunities are for growth and competitive advantage, and where they have seen hurdles. We hope you enjoy. Take a look at images from our visits here ...
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Episode 405 THE GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS (Part 3) John Steinbeck, Thomas Wolfe, and Mark Twain
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Send us a text This episode looks at three giants of American Literature who all wrote about the struggles of forgotten America. One of them, Mark Twain, is considered the Father of American Literature. John Steinbeck is known for sharing six practical writing tips in a letter to a friend in 1962. These rules prioritize flow, discipline, and authen…
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Shania Twain, Uber & the Hollywood marketing crisis
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We share our thoughts on the new Uber x Shania Twain spot, Cowboy Colostrum, inside the Hollywood marketing crisis and ask if creativity is dead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By 9Podcasts
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105: Die Schrecken der deutschen Sprache von Mark Twain
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Deutsch lernen mit einem schrecklich übertriebenen Aufsatz von Mark Twain. Humorvoll durch und durch. Ich lese dir den extrem vereinfachten Text vor, erkläre ihn, sage dir "Mark Twains" RICHTIGEN Namen und wir machen eine Wiederholungslektion der wichtigsten Wörter und Phrasen. PDF und Wörterliste verfügbar. Das PDF gibt es hier: PDF 3 Ways to Supp…
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A Chaparral Christmas Gift – Classic Western Christmas Story by O. Henry
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This 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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Brave New World Ch. 15.2: John’s Revolt at the Hospital | Banned Books Podcast
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John the Savage storms into the hospital and starts a one-man revolution, flinging soma into the courtyard while screaming about freedom. The Deltas lose their minds, the police show up with drug mist and lullaby propaganda, and Bernard once again proves he’s the world’s most indecisive liability. Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banne…
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Wendy and Christian talk about Wendy's mishap on their family walk, and Christian tells Wendy about an experience at Jersey Mike's that he found frustrating and funny at the same time. A listener from Japan writes in which causes Wendy to feel like she has a new penpal, and then a listener from Oklahoma tells Wendy and Christian that they made came…
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1951)
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Under the velvet cloak of night, we weave through the mixture of a timeless classic, uncovering characters that mirror the depth of human ambition, morality, and frailty. Our journey takes us into the heart of a protagonist haunted by both their noble aspirations and inevitable imperfections, where the looming shadow of downfall stirs a poignant bl…
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We watch Droga5’s new 196 campaign & discuss what Netflix’s $83B move to buy Warner Bros means for Hollywood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By 9Podcasts
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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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756 Newly Discovered Stories by Virginia Woolf (with Urmila Seshagiri) | My Last Book with Jake Poller
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Did you think we already knew everything there was to know about Virginia Woolf? Think again! In this episode, Jacke talks to scholar and editor Urmila Seshagiri about The Life of Violet: Three Early Stories, which presents three interconnected comic stories chronicling the adventures of a giantess named Violet, which Woolf wrote in 1907, eight yea…
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE
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Episode 406 THE GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS (Part 4) Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou
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Send us a text This episode looks at two literary giants and includes their writing tips. It also features the only writer in our entire series our host, Randal Wallace, actually met, Maya Angelou. Mrs. Morrison was at the time of her passing, America's only living Nobel Laureate for writing. This is an inspiring episode for any aspiring authors an…
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The Emergent Mind: From Ant Colonies to Human Thought to Artificial Intelligence
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In this episode of The Michael Shermer Show, Michael sits down with two giants of mind and machine science: Jay McClelland, one of the founders of modern neural networks, and Gaurav Suri, computational neuroscientist and director of the RAD Lab. Drawing from decades of research, they walk us through the revolution from behaviorism to cognitive psyc…
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CAPTAIN ELI'S BEST EAR by FRANK STOCKTON A 1001 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SELECTION
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Tonight, we weave through the complex interplay of ideals and architecture in the world fashioned by Ayn Rands vivid characters. As the cool shadows of modernist structures stretch across our canvas, the unyielding silhouette of Howard Roark emerges, championing integrity and individualism against the creeping dusk of convention. In contrast, we gl…
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Christmas at Red Butte by Lucy Maud Montgomery - A Classic Christmas Story
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This 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 Gospel According to Joan by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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This 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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Brave New World Ch. 15.1: John Confronts the Soma Mob | Banned Books Podcast
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John leaves his mother’s deathbed only to walk straight into a crowd of Deltas lining up for their Soma ration. Surrounded by identical khaki-clad twins, grief turns into fury, and he snaps... interrupting the Soma handout with a desperate plea for freedom. Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books chapter by chapter. We don’t read…
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755 The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear (with Nan Z. Da) | My Last Book with Iris Jamahl Dunkle
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At the start of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, King Lear promises to divide his kingdom based on his daughters’ professions of love, but he portions it out before hearing all of their answers. For Nan Da, a professor of English literature who emigrated from China to the United States as a child in the 1990s, this startling opening scene sparked a re…
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (1892)
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Beneath the gas-lit streets of Victorian London, we wander alongside Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, figures woven from the vibrant collage of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles imagination. In the quiet of the evening, our minds align with Holmes brilliant deductions, each step shrouded in the fog of mystery and wonder. Meanwhile, the warm, steady prese…
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CHRISTMAS JENNY by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
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A single woman living alone on a mountain within sight of a little town raises the curiousity of the town's inhabitants who share rumors about the strange menagerie she keeps in her shabby hut on the mountain. When the church deacon and pastor decide to make an unnounced visit to 'Christmas Jenny's' home and enter without an invite, a close friend …
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Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor and politician.[1][2] Of Jewish descent, he escaped the Nazi occupation of his native Czechoslovakia and joined the Czechoslovak Army in exile during World War II. He was decorated after active service in the Bri…
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107: Schießbefehl von Marius Müller (Let’s play)
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Deutsch lernen mit einem spannenden Textabenteuer von Marius Müller. Du bist in Ostdeutschland, besser gesagt, in der DDR. Und du willst in den Westen fliehen. Wirst du es schaffen oder werden sie dich erschießen? Du kannst das Spiel hier selbst spielen: Spiel Schießbefehl 3 Ways to Support Us: 1. Join us, reach levels A1 + A2 and get hooked on lea…
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The Gift Of The Magi by O. Henry - A Classic Christmas Story
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This 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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Are We Meant to Leave Earth? Why Humanity May Have No Choice but to Go to Space
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Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf joins Michael Shermer for a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of our relationship with space. Drawing on his new book The Giant Leap, Scharf explains why human expansion beyond Earth may be less a choice than an evolutionary development, and he walks through the physics, history, and personali…
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The Burglar's Christmas – A Classic Holiday Tale by Elizabeth L. Seymour
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This 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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Brave New World Ch. 14.2: Linda’s Death & Savage Grief | Banned Books Podcast
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John sits at his mother’s deathbed in a hospital designed to make dying as cheerful and efficient as possible. Linda drifts in and out under a haze of soma while a group of tiny khaki Deltas wander through the ward eating éclairs like it’s a field trip. John can’t find a moment of dignity or privacy… even at the end. Banned Camp is a comedy podcast…
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Christian and Wendy recap the Long family Thanksgiving, and look forward to the Christmas season. A young mom writes in sparking memories of Christmas past, and then a caller (from Connecticut!) has a question about the timing of holiday decorations. FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AsYJzUhVP/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/theohhoneypodcast/?i…
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1920)
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In the soft folds of night, we are drawn into the gilded age of New York, where the delicate dance of duty and desire unfolds in Edith Whartons The Age of Innocence. Through Newland Archers contemplative eyes, we perceive the constraints of a society finely embroidered with expectations, as he stands at the crossroads between a life prescribed and …
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Dead Talk: Rebellion and Order - Marcus Aurelius and Hereward the Outlaw
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In this episode, Christy brings in Marcus Aurelius and Hereward the Outlaw to discuss the balance between Order and Rebellion. The two ideas are not opposed, but actually deeply connected. They are alies and if we can understand these concepts through the perspectives shared by Marcus and Hereward, we can strike a balance that will lead to a very p…
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A Set of Poe – A Classic Christmas Story by George Ade
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This 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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Episode 404 THE GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS {Part 2) The Extremes - Edgar Allan Poe and Dr Suess
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Send us a text Is there a more terrifying writer in the world than Edgar Allan Poe, nor a more fun one to read with a child with than Theodore Geisel, "Dr. Seuss" ? I don't think so. In this episode we chronicle two of the most extremely different authors of our entire series. Edgar Allan Poe wrote some of the strangest and most horrifying stories …
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754 Christopher Marlowe (with Stephen Greenblatt) | My Last Book with Eric White
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Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was born into relative obscurity and died in mysterious circumstances at the age of 29. And yet, somehow this ambitious cobbler's son brought about a spectacular explosion of English literature, language, and culture. In this episode, Jacke talks to Stephen Greenblatt about his book Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Ti…
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TCL#6 Raw and Refined (Diogenes & Voltaire)
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"Raw and Refined: Diogenes & Voltaire" Step into the Time Capsule Lounge where ancient provocation meets Enlightenment wit. Diogenes, the Cynic philosopher who lived in a jar and insulted Alexander the Great, encounters Voltaire, the satirist whose banned books shook thrones across Europe. Watch as the man who threw a plucked chicken at Plato debat…
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WHISTLING DICK'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING by O.HENRY
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This was the first short story penned under the name O.Henry- and its a great classic, offering a tale of a wanderer named Whistling Dick who, finding New Orleans no longer friendly to hoboes, hits the road for better chances, and finds himself the new owner of a young ladie's stocking which was accidentally dropped from a passing carriage. Its a s…
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Two fascinating stories from World War II. One is about Rose Valland, a French woman who worked as a spy in Nazi-occupied Paris. Her bravery saved thousands of works of art, many of which were returned to the families who originally owned them. Secondly, the story of German U-boat U-1206 is a doozy. The new toilet onboard was confounding, and it go…
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Cosmology, Creation, and the Evidence for God
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In this episode, Michel-Yves Bolloré lays out his case for why modern cosmology, fine-tuning, and the limits of materialism point toward a creator. Drawing on physics, thermodynamics, probability, and philosophy, he argues that the Big Bang, the apparent beginning of the universe, and the complexity of life collectively form a compelling body of ev…
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In the dimly lit corridors of a Parisian boarding house, the intertwined lives of Honoré de Balzacs characters unfold like a delicate mixture of ambition and sacrifice. Through the youthful aspirations of Eugène de Rastignac and the heartrending decline of Père Goriot, we witness a poignant dance of desires and devastations, each step echoing the c…
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703: Chs 25-31 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions
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Ep. 703: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 25-231 Book talk begins at 19:44 Elopements, mistaken romances, and surprise weddings? Yes. ALL of that. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Start 01:48 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos 03:08 - BOOKMARKS sign up closed - if you made a bookmark and didn't s…
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A tribute to my Aunt Margie Wallace and Uncle Kenneth Huggins both of Hartsville S.C. , and dedications to several local people in our home community of Myrtle Beach S.C. (Special Edition)
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Send us a text In this episode our host honors two of his family members who passed away in recent times. Aunt Margie Wallace - My Aunt was a substitute teacher in Darlington County for two decades after finishing a 30 year career at the sewing plant there. She was known to all the students there as "Grandma" and they turned out to her funeral in m…
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Brave New World Ch. 14.1: When Comfort Replaces Humanity | Banned Books Comedy
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In this chapter, John visits his dying mother in a 60-story hospital that looks more like a high-end spa than a place where anyone should be facing the end of their life. Linda is drugged, the twins swarm like a nightmare daycare field trip, and the World State’s approach to death gets more disturbing the longer you sit with it. Banned Camp is a co…
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