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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January 16, 2026 67 mins

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A Siamese white elephant has gone missing in New Jersey. So, you know, it's Tuesday. Mark Twain, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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With everyone suspicious of spies on the train, can Michael escape their scrutiny?  Read more

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A new era of prosperity is in the air. The crowning achievement? - The first Government Lethal Chamber is now open and ready for its first occupant. Robert W. Chambers, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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The Grand Duke's life is in danger, and the telegraph wire has been cut. Who can carry a dispatch from the Czar across revolutionary Siberia in time to warn him?  

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Things turn topsy-turvy when a prodigy from Princeton falls for a spirited dancer in spite of himself. F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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When is a harmless prank not so harmless? I guess it depends on who you ask. 

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Can Ebenezer Scrooge become convinced to change his ways? Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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How can a good deed at Christmas backfire? Agnes McClelland Daulton,

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What message does The Ghost of Christmas Present bring Ebenezer Scrooge from beyond the grave? Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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Who can lighten the friction between the folks on Blackburn Hill and those on Enderly Road?  Lucy Maud Montgomery Read more

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What message does The Ghost of Christmas Past bring Ebenezer Scrooge from beyond the grave? Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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How much joy can a little girl's dream inspire? Louisa May Alcott,

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What message does Jacob Marley bring Ebenezer Scrooge from beyond the grave? Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

What simple delights are in store in a visit to the wooden clog maker who lives in the forest? Read more

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Can Sherlock Holmes solve an impossible locked room murder? Arthur Conan Doyle, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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November 21, 2025 53 mins

What otherworldly creature is terrorizing a sleepy Louisiana bayou town? Harold...

How can a small-town coffin maker's side hustle force him to face his prejudice? Anton Chekhov, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

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What hidden memory of Gretta's is unlocked by a song? James Joyce,

A wife's indiscretion is answered with cruelty. But what happens when the two meet again six years later? Guy de Maupassant, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 


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