The Classic Tales Podcast

The Classic Tales Podcast

Designed to make classic literature less intimidating, The Classic Tales Podcast has been showcasing the greatest literary authors for years. Narrating with gusto, BJ Harrison performs each word of the classic texts, elevating them with character voices, sharp accents and bridled emotion. Adventure, Mystery, Horror, Humor and more - The Classic Tales Podcast has something for everybody. It really is The Cure for the Common Commute. Winner - Outstanding Podcast Host: Arts and Entertainment , Society of Voice Arts and Sciences- 2022 Winner of w3 Silver Award by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts-2022 Winner of w3 Gold Award by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts-2021 Winner of Independent Audiobook Award for "Scaramouche", by Raphael Sabatini - 2021

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October 14, 2025 69 mins

How is Richard Hannay’s retirement suspended by Franklin Scudder, a freelance spy? John Buchan, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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What benighted creatures lurk in the pit where the trickle of river springs from the ground? Read more

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Can Nayland Smith catch the most nefarious villain nobody knows about -  Dr. Fu-Manchu? Sax Rohmer, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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What weird tales hide within a decrepit book filled with cosmic horror? William Hope Hodgson, Read more

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Can Leiningen defend his Brazilian plantation from a gargantuan swarm of soldier ants? Carl Stephenson, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Who stole an American heiress’s magnificent rubies?   Read more

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Why is the panicked Elphinstone ringing the professor’s doorbell in the middle of the night? Why does he declare they are both in great danger? Raphael Sabatini, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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How can the man known as The Thinking Machine escape from a maximum-security prison?  Jacques Futrelle, Read more

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Ayn Rand’s dystopian tale is concluded, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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A final voyage for Blackbeard’s treasure turns out to be more than the boys bargained for.  Ralph D. Paine,

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“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil.” Ayn Rand, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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The treacherous Ned Rackham is discovered, and Blackbeard makes a legendary last stand.   Read more

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What is the orchid hunter after, when he joins Wandering Smith on his hunt for anacondas? Elmer Brown Mason, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Can Captain Bonnet outwit Blackbeard in a stealthy sea skirmish?  

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Records surface of a deity with a "cuttlefish head, dragon body, scaly wings, and hieroglyphed pedestal". What would happen if this sleeping Kraken was roused? H.P. Lovecraft, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Can Jack and his companions make it through the swamp and rendezvous with Captain Bonnet? Or will they be too late?  

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The dynamic conclusion of Zorro’s first adventures. Johnston McCulley, Read more

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Why is Blackbeard’s dingy covertly rowing inland? And why is it riding so low in the water? Read more

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Events are building for a final showdown in Spanish California. Johnston McCulley, Read more

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Who will rescue Jack and Joe, now adrift in a raft on the open sea? Ralph D. Pa...

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