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The Tales Gates: A Short Story Podcast

31 Episodes

50 minutes | Jan 20, 2021
30 - The Lost Special
[A privately hired train goes missing en route from Liverpool to Manchester, baffling the public and professionals for eight years.]"The Lost Special" by Arthur Conan DoylePerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
29 minutes | Jan 6, 2021
29 - "Across the Moors" and "August Heat"
Two stories for the nonexistent price of one!Firstly:[In spite of dreadful stories, a governess is sent across the moors at night to fetch a doctor.]Followed by:[An artist and a stonemason, unknown to one another, unconsciously predict each other's grave futures.]"Across the Moors" and "August Heat" by W. F. HarveyPerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
17 minutes | Dec 23, 2020
28 - The Gift of the Magi
[A young couple struggle to buy each other Christmas gifts with little money.]"The Gift of the Magi" by O. HenryPerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
42 minutes | Dec 9, 2020
27 - Keeping His Promise
[A university student, desperate to pass an exam, receives an unexpected visit in the form of an old friend.]"Keeping His Promise" by Algernon BlackwoodPerformed by Matthew PenalvaEdited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
34 minutes | Nov 25, 2020
26 - Old Esther Dudley
[A devoted old woman maintains the Province House long after the British depart from New England.]"Old Esther Dudley" by Nathaniel HawthornePerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
36 minutes | Nov 11, 2020
25 - The Deliverers of Their Country
[When their country is beset by a plague of dragons, two siblings set out to bring peace so they can play outside again.]"The Deliverers of Their Country" by Edith NesbitPerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
36 minutes | Oct 28, 2020
24 - Dracula's Guest
[A foolhardy Englishman scoffs at superstition and chooses to explore a long-abandoned village.]Dracula's Guest by Bram StokerEdited by Joseph WetzelPerformed by Aaron Clark BursteinFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
28 minutes | Oct 14, 2020
23 - The Box of Robbers
[A little girl left on her own discovers the surprising contents of an old trunk in the attic.] "The Box of Robbers" by L. Frank BaumPerformed by Kirstin WolfEdited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
44 minutes | Sep 30, 2020
22 - Lady Eleanore's Mantle
[A self-important young English woman comes to live in Boston with a relative just before a horrible smallpox outbreak.]"Lady Eleanore's Mantle" by Nathaniel HawthorneEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
24 minutes | Sep 16, 2020
21 - The Last of Squire Ennismore
[A local shares the tale of how a wicked man met his end.]"The Last of Squire Ennismore" by Charlotte RiddellEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
48 minutes | Jul 8, 2020
20 - The Celestial Omnibus
Curiosity is key, and admission is free.The Celestial Omnibus by E. M. ForsterDirected by Aaron Clark BursteinEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
37 minutes | Jun 24, 2020
19 - The Star
"A vast mass of matter it was, bulky, heavy, rushing without warning out of the black mystery of the sky into the radiance of the sun."The Star by H. G. WellsEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
33 minutes | Jun 10, 2020
18 - A Dream of Red Hands
"I am not ill, as men call it, though God knows whether there be not worse sicknesses than doctors know of."A Dream of Red Hands by Bram StokerEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
46 minutes | May 27, 2020
17 - The Empty House
"Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil."The Empty House by Algernon BlackwoodEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
37 minutes | May 13, 2020
16 - The Remarkable Rocket
Who knew a firework could be so smug? The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar WildeEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
59 minutes | Apr 29, 2020
15 - The Most Dangerous Game
Keep your dark, ominous islands to yourself. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellPerformed by Aaron Clark Burstein and Joseph WetzelEdited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
22 minutes | Apr 15, 2020
14 - The Glass Dog
I think the true moral of any fairy tale is simply that people shouldn't be trusted with magic.The Glass Dog by L. Frank BaumEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
22 minutes | Apr 1, 2020
13 - The Masque of the Red Death
Disease is no joke.The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan PoeEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/
43 minutes | Mar 18, 2020
12 - In The Year 2889
What might the world of tomorrow hold?In the Year 2889 by "Jules" Verne Edited and Performed by Joseph WetzelAdditional voices by Michael Wetzel and Matthew Penalva Read along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate
37 minutes | Mar 4, 2020
11 - What Was It?
Moving into a haunted building? What could go wrong?What Was It? by Fitz James O'BrienEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate
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