Today we have a very special episode for you. Dan has adapted for audio the classic book The Wizard of Oz, and updated a little language for modern audiences. We're sharing the first 2 chapters with you here as a special sneak preview. If you want to hear chapter 3 and all the rest of the book it will be on Starglow Plus. Check it out along with all the othe ... Show More
Jan 14
Marushka and the New Year
Today's Episode is a Czech fairy tale, all about a girl named Marushka who lives a tough life with her sister and step-mother. She is not treated very well by either, but on a cold winter day, while out on an errand for her sister she stumbles upon something magical. Draw us a pi ... Show More
24m 6s
May 2016
Ep 179 - 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami
<p>It's alternate universes, murderous plots, and ghostwritten novels all the way down this week—1Q84 is Andrew's first Haruki Murakami novel, and there's a lot of good stuff here even if the book could stand to shed a couple hundred pages. </p><p>Come for the book talk, stick ar ... Show More
1h 7m
Feb 2024
Adventure Book Theatre: Light on Quests Mountain (An ENDLESS QUEST Book)
<p>The Lore Lords, as well as newcomer Jaik (sp?), are transported to a post-apocalyptic future full of sentient tractors, rideable plants, and one <em>extremely</em> sexy lizard. Can the Book Buds survive in his strange, and at times, poorly formatted New World? Or will they suc ... Show More
1h 20m
Jul 2023
Ep 597 - The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
<p>We've covered vaguely spiritual self-help books before on the show, but The Alchemist is unique insofar as it attempts to wrap the broad platitudes of a The Secret up in a there-and-back-again adventure story. Please listen, as long as it fits with your Personal Legend. </p>
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1h 13m