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Short Story, Short Podcast

S1E9 - A City of Churches

We can't pronounce his name, but the story is amazing!

Episode Notes

The Story itself

An excellent analysis

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S1E8 - The Veldt

This here, this is visceral...

The entire story -

Stephen Colbert reads The Veldt (the first minute opens the episode)

The amazing Russian Adaptation of The Veldt

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S1E6 - Harrison Bergeron

Let's not get ahead of ourselves...

A foundational Short Story that's been forever anthologized!

The Whole Thing - http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html (includes link to French, Urdu, and Russian translations)

An excellent adaptation - https://www.teaching2081.org/ 

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S1E5 - Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad by M.R. James

You'll never look at an empty bed the same again!

You can read the story at https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/jamesmr-ohwhistle/jamesmr-ohwhistle-00-h.html

A fine reading of the story! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQze6S4TcJ8

A wonderful discussion of it from 1968 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhY7ySkEq94 

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S1E3 - Lust by Susan Minot

Still, you're not sure what to expect.

Lust by Susan Minot The Whole shebbang! An excellent look at the story - Stories That Teach

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S1E2 - The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

Usually, stories about the end of the Universe are a bummer...

Arguably, it's Asimov's best short work, and arguably, you should have read it already!!!

The Story in all its glory

Leonard Nimoy reads The Last Question

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S1E1 - Axolotl by Julio Cortazar

Magical Realism: It's Spanish for Fantasy.

Axolotl by Julio Cortazar, first published in Spanish in 1956. Translated into English in 1978 by Paul Blackburn.

Read the Story HERE!

An excellent look at Axolotl 

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