Fictional
Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week. From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.
Episodes
Dr. Freddie Drummond is in a great position: a fulfilling job, a wonderful fiancée, and the respect of titans of industry. So...why is he going out at night, living a double life?
Today's story was based on "South of the Slot" by Jack London.
Someday Henry Bemis is going to do it. Sometime he is going to go to that wonderful, glorious place and live the life of his dreams.
The place? Well, the public library, of course.
But...today is not that day.
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Today's episode was inspired by "Time Enough at Last" by Lynn Venable.
What happens when your nose leaves your face...and starts living a better life than you?
Today's episode was adapted from the story "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol. You can find the full text here.
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You receive a letter from an old friend. He isn't doing well. He invites you to visit him at his house. His house...that's eating him whole.
Today's episode was inspired by "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.
Two men, a servant and his master, take a drive on a snowy evening. The experience will forever alter both of their lives.
Adapted from "Master and Man" by Leo Tolstoy.
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It's the 2010s and nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union has forced humanity into bunkers, scorching the planet and leaving only the Leadys, the semi-sentient robot fighters, to continue to wage the war above against other Leadys.
The humans below, however, think that their Leadys might have other motives...
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Adapted from "The Defenders" by Philip K. Dick.
We learn which crime Sherlock Holmes thinks is the absolute worst...and it's not what you think it is.
Also, the great detective tries his hand at crime himself. Once he crosses that line, will he be able to come back from it?
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A young woman working as a servant for a cruel countess falls in love with the man across the street. It seems like a fairy tale, but are there more sinister motivations at play?
Adapted from " The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin
Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter, just wants to go home, but he finds himself on an island belonging to General Zaroff, a fellow hunter with twisted, unorthodox tastes.
Sanger refuses to go along with Zaroff, but what will last longer, Sanger's adherence to his principles...or his life?
Adapted by the Weisers from "The Most Dangerous Game"
Read the original: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/O._Henry_Memorial_Award_Prize_Stories_o...
Humanity is isolated for their own safety in their homes, but they settle in to communicate through world-wide messaging and video calls, and face-to-face, person-to-person interaction becomes rarer and rarer, to the point that it's uncomfortable and awkward.
And no, the writer had no knowledge of the year 2020. E. M. Forster's prescient work of science fiction was first published in 1909.
After an ecological disaster, humanity is ...
The story of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief, begins with him sending a letter to a baron with the exact date and time he will rob the man.
The baron immediately contacts the best detective in France.
...oh and Arsène Lupin is actually in prison so the armed guards, locked gates, and flooded tunnels seem like overkill.<...
A Halloween episode with two stories from the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.
Adapted by the Weisers from "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Lester’s work has killed trillions, making way for humanity’s march across the galaxy. But, after a trip off-world and witnessing a dead planet firsthand, he’s now changed. Lester wants out.
Will the government release their best scientist and, more importantly, did Lester even return from the wastes?
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A man comes to Sherlock Holmes with a development: he's making a lot of extra money each week solely because he has fiery red hair. For the famed detective, this is terrible news.
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Music:
"Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Evidence" by Raphael Costa
"In the Box" by Blue Dot Sessions
Theme song by Breakmaster Cylinder
Adapted from "The Red-Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (l...
Four men took part in the ruining of one life. Their reckoning is at hand. It all ends here.
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The Count of Monte Cristo moves his pieces into place. His revenge is at hand.
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When we last left Edmond Dantes, he was sailing off into the sunset after rescuing one of the only friends he has left. Today's story begins 13 years later, after he's been transforming himself into the count of Monte Cristo, an enigmatic and ruthless nob...
All the pieces are in place. Everyone responsible for Prospero's exile is on the island. His island. It's time to take back what's his.
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Prospero can't remember the last time he slept. He can't remember the last time he saw his daughter or even how old she is. He has been working on one singular task for decades, and now he's nearly there. He's on the precipice of the greatest discovery of all time...
...and then someone kicks in the door. They're coming for him.
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