Welcome to season 4 of Storytime for Grownups! We are reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's storytime! To submit a question or comment about this episode, click here To visit the merch store, cl ... Show More
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The Phantom of the Opera: Chapters 5 & 6
Welcome to Season 6 of Storytime for Grownups! This season we are reading The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's ... Show More
59m 20s
Sep 14
The Phantom of the Opera: Chapter 4
Welcome to Season 6 of Storytime for Grownups! This season we are reading The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's ... Show More
55m 52s
Sep 10
The Phantom of the Opera: Chapters 2 & 3
Welcome to Season 6 of Storytime for Grownups! This season we are reading The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2022
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Special Two Hour Episode
<p>Tonight's sleep story is a special two hour episode of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Published in 1818, this novel, written by a teenaged Mary Shelley, is one of the most influential stories in literature and is possibly the first science fiction novel. In the episode, Captain ... Show More
1h 56m
Feb 2024
The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley
<p>From the author of Frankenstein, a gothic tale of a doomed romance. If you enjoy scary stories like this, hear more on our sister podcast, Just Chills. Search for Just Chills in your favourite podcast app or <a href="https://pod.link/1709713164" rel="noopener noreferrer" ... Show More
36m 8s
Aug 2025
36: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
This episode provides an overview of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, detailing the framework narrative of Robert Walton's Arctic journey and his discovery of Victor Frankenstein, who then recounts his life story. The episode highlights Victor's idyllic childhood, his scientif ... Show More
12m 39s
Jul 2025
Close Readings: ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley
Born from grief, exile, intellectual ferment and the ‘year without a summer’, Frankenstein is a creation myth with its own creation myth. Mary Shelley’s novel is a foundational work of science fiction, horror and trauma narrative, and continues to spark reinvention and reinterpre ... Show More
34m 21s