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Jan. 15, 2025

JEEVES EXERTS THE OLD CEREBELLUM P.G. WODEHOUSE

Bertie helps out an old pal who is trying to extract a bigger allowance from his rich uncle so he can marry a waitress. They turn to Jeeves for a way to talk his uncle into it.

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Jan. 8, 2025

THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 2) RAY BRADBURY

Sim and Lyta join a group of warriors led by Chion who are headed for the other cave clan with the object of taking lives which will add days to theor own. Because those caves are located half way to …

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Jan. 5, 2025

THE CREATURES THAT TIME FORGOT (PT 1) by RAY BRADBURY

Our protagonist is a young man whose family and ancestors have been marooned on a nearly uninhabitable planet with no hope of escaping. Here, because of harmful radiation, they are born they age, and die after 8 days They have …

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Dec. 25, 2024

JEEVES AND THE HARD-BOILED EGG by P.G. WODEHOUSE

Bernie Wooster's old pal stops by to share his troubles- those being the fact that his Uncle's monthly checks have dried up- and being to proud to borrow from Bernie, he is seeking an answer. Bernie asks Jeeves.... Join us …

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Dec. 22, 2024

A CHRISTMAS EVE SUIT by EDWARD PARSON ROE

A young up and coming attorney decides to court two young ladies and put them to the test to see which is the better marriage material, so he asks them to join him for a sleigh ride across an icy …

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Dec. 22, 2024

NOW PLAYING AT 1001 BEST OF JACK LONDON: OUR HAWAII BY CHARMIAN AND J…

In the winter of 1915-1916 Jack and his wife Charmian London sailed their Snark to Hawaii, It was a bittersweet return to paradise for both of them, Jack have come there twice before, one of those times with Charmaine. But …

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Dec. 18, 2024

JEEVES AND THE UNBIDDEN GUEST BY P.G.WODEHOUSE

A friend of Bernie Wooster's Aunt Agatha shows upenexpectedly and drops her backward twenty- something son off for a month after receiving Bernie's promise that he will be sheltered from the evils of the big city. Less than twenty-fours later …

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Dec. 15, 2024

THE MIRROR OF THE MAGISTRATE- A FATHER BROWN ADVENTURE

Father Brown solves a murder and saves an innocent man from the gallows! Check out all our 12 podcasts at ! Most popular: 1001 Sherlock Holmes, #2 1001 Classic Short stories 7 tales, #3 1001 Heroes, legends, Histories & Mysteries …

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Dec. 11, 2024

A TALE OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY by FRANK STOCKTON

A very clever tale about a man who invented an anti-gravity machine capable of lifting him off the ground with the turn of a screw. A number of hilarious encounters take place, one being this man's challenging an experienced mountain …

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Dec. 8, 2024

THE ANGELOF THE ODD by EDGAR ALLAN POE

In this fractious tale our narrator,alone in his study, and bored with hi9s reading material, turns to a newspaper, and seeing the outrageous attention-getting headlines, compalins out loud about how gullible the readers must be to absorb this...

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Dec. 4, 2024

THE HERBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY

In The Harbinger, a run down man and his two unemployed pals sit on a park bench and devise a scheme to rob the married man's wife of a one dollar bill so they can buy themselves a beer at …

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Dec. 1, 2024

LEAVE IT TO JEEVES P.G. WODEHOUSE

The first of a series of cleverly written "Jeeves" stories by P.G.Wodehouse- featuring the butler who has every answer to every problem. Our narrator is a wealty young British man who has recently arrived in New York City with his …

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Nov. 27, 2024

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (CHAP 3) by HOWARD PYLE

A great story from Howard Pyle's 'King Arthur & His Knights" involving King Arthur's return to the evil knight's castle and his answering the riddle which was given to him to solve, followed by King Arthur's escorting the aged lady …

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Nov. 24, 2024

THE REVERSIBLE LANDSCAPE by FRANK STOCKTON

Frank Stockton uses clever humor to poke fun at manufactured art in this humurous piece about a man who, while seeking to help out his local fire department using a money-making scheme, purchases a mass-produced piece of art with the …

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Nov. 20, 2024

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAINE (CHAP 2)

This is really the story of King Arthur and how he was tricked by an evil conjurer during an overnight stay at a remote castle. In part two he promises the knight/conjurer he will return in one year with the …

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Nov. 17, 2024

TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

A little girl sits in her father's lap one Christmas Eve to listen to his story about the ghosts of the turkeys the family has enjoyed during past holidays. The story is not scary and can be enjoyed by all …

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Nov. 13, 2024

THE STORY OF SIR GAWAIN (PT 1) from HOWARD PYLE'S TALES OF KING ARTHU…

King Arthur and his court take a pause during a journey to relax in a meadow, and while doing so, a pure white stag runs through the festivities being chased by a pure white hound. Soon after they dissappear, a …

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Nov. 10, 2024

THE NICE PEOPLE by H.C. BUNNER

A married couple straying at a quiet resort witness the ostracizing of a younger couple whose stories don't quite match up. Catch all our podcasts and episodes now at www.bestof1001stories.com

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Oct. 30, 2024

THE MAN WITH TWO BEARDS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY

Father Brown gets into a discussion with a well repected detective who believes that murderers can be picked out of a crowd, while the kindly father explains that men commit murder for all kinds of reasons and its impossible to …

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Oct. 23, 2024

THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRAYSER by AMBROSE BIERCE

A scary tale about a disembodied spirit and two lawmen who are hunting him in the woods near a church graveyard. Enjoy alkl our shows and episodes at www.bestof1001stories.com

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Oct. 20, 2024

A GHOST by GUY de MAUPASSANT

At a gathering of old friends, one man describes his encounter with a female ghost. Be sure to check out our 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft stories at your favorite podcast server. Enjoy all our stories at www.bestof1001stories.com

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Oct. 13, 2024

AN INVITATION by ROBERT BARR

A powerful and cruel Archbishop traveling with a 12 man escort is returning home after demanding allegiance from smaller fiefdoms in the region when he is suddenly surrounded by a force twice his size and given an invitation to dine …

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Oct. 9, 2024

THE PURPLE WIG A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON

The Duke of Exmoor wears a wig which people believe hides a family disfigurement- namely a deformed ear. He creates a terrible curse that would befall anyone who sees his naked head. When a local reporter calls out the Duke …

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