The Classic Tales Podcast

The Classic Tales Podcast

Every week, join award-winning narrator B.J. Harrison as he narrates the greatest stories the world has ever known. From the jungles of South America to the Mississippi Delta, from Victorian England to the sands of the Arabian desert, join us on a fantastic journey through the words of the world's greatest authors. Critically-acclaimed and highly recommended for anyone who loves a good story with plenty of substance.

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July 15, 2025 79 mins

The Curse of Capistrano continues to uncover villainy in Spanish California. Johnston McCulley, .css-1t8gq41{border:none;background-image:none;background-color:transparent;box-shadow:none;color:#2F3133;cursor:pointer;font-size:inherit;padding:0;-webkit-text-decoration:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;width:-webkit-max-content;width:-moz-max-content;width:max-content;}.css-1t8gq41:hover,.css-1t8gq41:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;}

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Why does a mysteriously veiled woman give a seafaring Quaker charge over a trinket? How will keeping this bauble safe keep her out of peril? Read more

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Don Diego Vega’s dark and flashing eyes hide a scandalous secret. Johnston McCulley, Read more

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The Book of Pirates continues with the tale of Captain Scarsfield. Howard Pyle,...

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Can Sherlock Holmes discover why a letter containing five orange pips, strikes John Openshaw with such terror? Arthur Conan Doyle, Read more

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Pirates, ghosts, and buried treasure on the Spanish Main – it’s time for another Pirate Summer with a tale from the Book of Pirates. Read more

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Where can you find a world where raindrops cut through you like bullets, and the sandwiches are as hard as concrete? Charles F. Hall details the intricacies of living in the past, Read more

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Now, Archie isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but he does have a good edge to him. At least he thought so, until he forgot the one thing a newly married man should never forget. Read more

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George Callendar is an excellent swimmer – until it’s suddenly convenient not to be… P.G. Wodehouse

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Food flies at the Hotel Cosmopolis! Archie skillfully exploits the vagaries of dietary warfare. Read more

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Can Sherlock Holmes discover why the cushiest job in the world suddenly dried up? Arthur Conan Doyle

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Announcing Bill’s betrothed isn’t going to sit well with the old dad. Can Archie rally round and lend a hand?   Read more

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In the hollow of a terrible storm, four hunters meet a melancholy madman who offers them shelter. But has this man really lost his mind, or is he laboring under the burden of a terrible curse? Gaston Leroux

A topping bet on a baseball game puts Archie in the money. But is the double-or-nothing option really the best way to go?  

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When a student rents an old mansion , and begins receiving nightly visits by an enormous rat with malevolent eyes, he soon discovers why the locals fear the judge’s house. 

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When Miss Silverton, stage starlet, goes out of town, she always stays in her favorite room in her favorite hotel. Seem simple enough, right?

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Technology worship takes a turn when the dynamo demands a sacrifice. H.G. Wells,...

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What a bit of luck! The companion to the coveted “Pongo” figurine is now up for auction. How can Archie secure it? Read more

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An heiress finds herself residing in a spectral castle, while her husband explicitly forbids her to explore the south wing.

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Roscoe Sherriff, a public relations rep, has a brilliant little job for Archie. Now Archie doesn’t necessarily need to steal anything, he just needs to, you know, lend a hand.

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