The Tales Gates: A Short Story Podcast

Joseph Wetzel
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Finding time to read can be a chore, but stories need not be limited to the page. Pass through the portal and delve into a short story with The Tales Gate, a podcast dedicated to adapting enchanting short fiction that is just as easy to listen to on a commute as it is in the comfiest armchair.

  1. 30 - The Lost Special

    01/20/2021

    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 Doyle Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    50 min
  2. 29 - "Across the Moors" and "August Heat"

    01/06/2021

    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. Harvey Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    29 min
  3. 28 - The Gift of the Magi

    12/23/2020

    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. Henry Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    17 min
  4. 27 - Keeping His Promise

    12/09/2020

    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 Blackwood Performed by Matthew Penalva Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    42 min
  5. 26 - Old Esther Dudley

    11/25/2020

    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 Hawthorne Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    34 min
  6. 25 - The Deliverers of Their Country

    11/11/2020

    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 Nesbit Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    36 min
  7. 24 - Dracula's Guest

    10/28/2020

    24 - Dracula's Guest

    [A foolhardy Englishman scoffs at superstition and chooses to explore a long-abandoned village.] Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker Edited by Joseph Wetzel Performed by Aaron Clark Burstein Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    36 min
  8. 23 - The Box of Robbers

    10/14/2020

    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 Baum Performed by Kirstin Wolf Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/

    28 min
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Finding time to read can be a chore, but stories need not be limited to the page. Pass through the portal and delve into a short story with The Tales Gate, a podcast dedicated to adapting enchanting short fiction that is just as easy to listen to on a commute as it is in the comfiest armchair.

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