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Season 1
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
Kristy Baxter's other podcasts, Old Timey Crimey and Detectives by the Decade, are
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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S1E4 - Where are you going, where have you been?
The finest of Oates.
A Joyce Carol Oates Masterpiece!
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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
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/
S1E7 - The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
The story of how a dead man brought a town to life!
Episode Notes
The story itself! A great 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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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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S1E10 - If You Were A Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky
A story that's... just wow.
Episode Notes
The story at Apex Magazine, a phenomenal magazine!
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S1E11 - A Study in Emerald
Neil Gaiman is a helluva FanFic writer!
Episode Notes
You can find the whole freakin' story
An excellent essay on it!
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