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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
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1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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1001 Radio Crime Solvers
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1001 Stories For The Road
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1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories
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1001 Stories From the Old West
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1001 RADIO DAYS
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1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
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1001 Best of Jack London
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1001 Best Storytellers
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1001 True Crime From Another Time with Host Jon Hagadorn
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Jan. 21, 2026
THE SHADOW Episode 1: Death House Rescue
Episode Summary The story follows Paul Gordon, an innocent man who is hours away from execution for a murder he didn’t commit. Gordon’s only "crime" was being desperate for work and unknowingly accepting a job as a getaway dr...
Jan. 21, 2026
WHEN THE OLYMPICS GAVE OUT GOLD MEDALS FOR ART
The Winter Olympics are coming FEB 6th- and here's a littleknown story (found in the footnotes) about how they used to give medals for art- you know, painting, writing..creative stuff...provided the art reflected something to...
Jan. 19, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: COMING SOON - "THE SHADOW"!
We are happy to announce some exciting things we’ve got going on this year. Starting this week, we will be bringing you “The Shadow” every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We will continue with Nathon Hawthorne’s classic, “The...
Jan. 18, 2026
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 29) DIANA'S WEDDING & (CHAP 30) MRS. SKINNER'S ROMANCE
In today’s episode, we bring you two chapters. Join Anne Shirley during a season of profound transitions, beginning with the long-awaited wedding of her "bosom friend," Diana Barry. As Anne ties the pink roses—the "flowers ...
Jan. 18, 2026
THE LIFE AND TRIAL OF AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON, (THE VANISHING EVANGELIST)
Aimee Semple McPherson's "trial" was a highly publicized investigation in 1926 following her mysterious disappearance and reappearance, where she faced charges of conspiracy and obstructing justice for allegedly faking a kidn...
Jan. 18, 2026
THE OREGON TRAIL (CHAPS 3-4) FORT LEAVENWORTH and JUMPING OFF
Chapter 3: Fort Leavenworth Arrival at the Frontier: After struggling up the Missouri River on a steamboat, Parkman and his party arrive at Fort Leavenworth. He describes the fort as a remote but orderly military outpost on t...
Jan. 16, 2026
A COSMOPOLITE IN A CAFE by O.HENRY
From THE FOUR MILLION by O. Henry O. Henry's "A Cosmopolite in a Café" tells of the narrator meeting E. Rushmore Coglan, a man who claims to be a true "citizen of the world," free from hometown ties. Coglan boasts of world tr...
Jan. 16, 2026
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP,117) THE FIFTH OF OCTOBER (FINAL CHAPTER)
The Count of Monte Cristo was an enormous commercial and critical success, captivating readers with its intricate plot and universal themes. Following its publication, Alexandre Dumas earned a fortune but died poor due to an ...
Jan. 14, 2026
THE BEAUMONT AFFAIR and A MATTER OF CON w GRAHAM ARMITAGE AND KERRY JORDAN
The Springbok Radio series The Stories of Sherlock Holmes was a South African radio drama that aired from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. The show was a notable part of the legacy of Springbok Radio, a major commercial stati...
Jan. 14, 2026
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 115-116) LUIGI VAMPA'S BILL OF FARE and THE PARDON
CHAP 115 SUMMARY Peppino, the jailor in the catacombs, announces to Danglars the next day that, if the banker would like to eat, he must pay 100,000 francs for a chicken, or 100,000 francs for a loaf of bread. Peppino says he...
Jan. 14, 2026
THE BIG STAND and THE BIG WISH DRAGNET
This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergean...
Jan. 14, 2026
A BROTHERS GRIMM TRIPLE PLAY: TOM THUMB, THE FROG PRINCE, AND BRIAR ROSE
3 Original fairy tales from The Brothers Grimm whose job it was to spend their lives collecting old tales-m the same ones that Disney and others cleaned up for public consumption. Keep an eye out for 'Found in the Footnotes'...