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Barn Burning: Short Stories episodes
- 7. The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe
Ask not for whom the Red Death comes, it comes for... everyone! You may remember this story as a nice little piece of gothiness, but I guarantee you it will shock you how eerily reminiscent of our modern moments it is.
18 min - 6. Cannibalism in the Cars, by Mark TwainOver a hundred years before George Romero, Mark Twain wrote a cutting satire of politics and politicians which is still delicious in its mordant humor.31 min
- 5. Araby, by James JoyceToday we talk about James Joyce’s classic short story, Araby, and the quest of a besotted young man. Sorry, no Irish accents.23 min
- 4. Rashomon, by Ryūnosuke AkutagawaWhat happens to the unemployed & dispossessed when a country is blighted by natural disasters & plague?27 min
- 3. The Student, by Anton ChekhovA seminary student warms himself by the fire of two widows and tells a biblical tale...20 min
- 2. The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe“He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.”23 min
- 1. The Story of an Hour, Kate ChopinWelcome to Barn Burning, a podcast about short stories! Is Louise Mallard’s wedding bed like to be her death bed? How much of an emotional roller coaster can she endure in an hour?13 min
About Barn Burning: Short Stories
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Classic & modern short stories. Stories will save us.
Are you a writer? Want to have your story read on an episode of Barn Burning? Contact us: [email protected].