Oct 19

Ep 772 - Butter, by Asako Yuzuki

It's true that we usually try to reserve Spooktober for books that are, how you say, "classically spooky." But isn't societal misogyny and fatphobia just as spooky as any ghost, ghoul, or pieced-together-monster-that-represents-humankind's-hubris? We'd like to think so. And we'd ... Show More

1h 4m

Oct 12

Ep 771 - The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones

Spooktober continues with this Rez Gothic slasher from Stephen Graham Jones. A vengeful spirit hunts down four young Blackfeet men for a past transgression on their reservation, prompting reflection on whether or not they'd ever have become "good Indians."Our theme music was comp ... Show More

1 h

Oct 5

Ep 770 - She Waits Where Shadows Gather, by Michelle Tang

A classic haunted house tale, full of ghosts and bugs and ghosts who can boss around bugs. I swear the presence of time travel was not something I gravitated to on purpose this time. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 50% of your first pur ... Show More

1h 3m

Nov 2024

Episode 297: No Pleasure in Meanness (Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find")

<p>David and Tamler face off with the Misfit in Flannery O'Connor's classic short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find." We sort through the biblical allusions, dark comedy, nihilism, and the possibility of grace or rebirth (but whose?). Plus why do motorists dehumanize cyclists? Is ... Show More

1h 41m

Jun 2009

Audio Book Club: John Cheever's 'The Swimmer,' and Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard To Find'

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss two short stories - John Cheever's 'The Swimmer,' and Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard To Find.' We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program ... Show More

45m 52s

Dec 2020

S1 Ep7: Episode 7: The One with the Butcher in the Forest

<div>Tonight’s fabulous collection of stories are all by the wonderfully talented Ryan Brennaman, kindly shared with me for the express purpose of having me narrate it here for you all:<br> <br> 1) ‘The Three Tongues’<br> <br> 2) ‘The Butcher's Woods’<br> <br> </div> <div>3) ‘Th ... Show More

1h 4m

Mar 2021

Silly Stories and a True One

Olivia Maiden shares a story that her sister and her started to write, a story from storyboard that an author wrote that was wacky about socializing, and a true story from StoryCorps of a man that died due to injuries form a marathon’s bomb from this officer’s parents. StoryCorps ... Show More

26m 58s

Mar 2021

Wiping Away Little Memories

Scary Stories: "Wiping Away Little Memories" and "Stranger Visit" by E. CovarrubiasThe first story is about an employee that experiences a very subtle encounter.The second story is about a visitor that shows up after a bizarre encounter one night.For more, visit ScaryPod.com or c ... Show More

20 m

Oct 2025

MTGM EXTRA! "Cork in the eighties..."

So many amazing stories about running away, or ending up on the wrong flight back in the 80s and 90s have come in and they're all AMAZING. This particular one was a fave and it absolutely hits the brief. Tickets for Joanne's tour Pinotphile are now LIVE: www.joannemcnally.comIf y ... Show More

21m 59s

Jul 2023

Ep 9 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified

https://www.solgood.org - Check out our Streaming Service for our full collection of audiobooks, podcasts, short stories, & 10 hour sounds for sleep and relaxation at our website classics, coming of age, friendship, imagination, Prince Edward Island, resilient, beloved characters ... Show More

12m 28s

Ep 146 - A Good Man Is Hard to Find and ...