Beyond Texas with W.F. Strong

W. F. Strong
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As I already have a podcast produced by the Texas Standard, Stories from Texas, I wanted to launch a new one that would go beyond the limits of where my stories are typically corralled. I'm calling it Beyond Texas so that I can share the many inspirational and astounding stories I know that don't fit the theme I'm most known for. Here you will get me, for better or worse, unabridged.

  1. The Most Dangerous Game

    JUL 15

    The Most Dangerous Game

    The Most Dangerous Game is riveting short story by Richard Connell published originally in 1924. It won an O´Henry award shortly after it was first published.  Orson Welles adapted it for broadcast on CBS radio in 1943.  It has been adapted for film several times.   Support the show

    53 min
  2. The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

    MAR 23

    The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

    Guy de Maupassant wrote some 300 short stories in his short life.  Most he wrote within a ten year period.  This story, the Necklace, is generally considered his best known short story.   Support the show

    20 min
  3. The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

    04/20/2024

    The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

    Often listed as one of the top ten best short stories ever written in America,  The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,  by Ambrose Bierce remains, even today, a particularly haunting  story for everyone who has ever read it, or seen the Twilight Zone episode based on the story which Rod Serling aired in 1961.   Support the show

    28 min
  4. Platero y Yo

    03/17/2024

    Platero y Yo

    Excerpts from the extraordinarily poignant book by Nobel Prize winning Spanish author, Juan Ramón Jiménez.  I call it a children´s book for adults, but children can certainly enjoy it, too.   Like all great literature, it works on many levels.  Support the show

    23 min
  5. To Build a Fire by Jack London

    01/13/2024

    To Build a Fire by Jack London

    Jack London's To Build a Fire is often listed among the top 100 of best short stories ever written.  Now that North America and Europe are in the deep freeze of winter, it seemed to me a great time, given the natural ambiance, to share London's masterpiece.  wfstrongpodcast@gmail.com Support the show

    40 min
  6. The Boys in the Boat - Interview with author Daniel Brown

    12/27/2023

    The Boys in the Boat - Interview with author Daniel Brown

    An interview with best-selling author Daniel Brown concerning his book, now a movie, The Boys in the Boat.  This interview is ten years old but has fresh relevance given that the book is once again a best-seller, thanks to Clooney's film. In this interview Daniel shares the story of how this inspiring saga found him and how he was deeply moved by the then old men who told him,  in intimate interviews,  about their magical win at the 1936 Olympics, and the incredible bonds that took them there.  Support the show

    29 min
  7. Julius Caesar: Part II. The Assassination

    10/23/2023

    Julius Caesar: Part II. The Assassination

    Part Two of our conversation with Lindsay Powell, an expert on classical Roman history and co-author of a book about Julius Caesar, as well as a solo author of a book about his successor, Caesar Augustus.  In this episode we talk about the events that led up to the assassination of Caesar and the general incompetence of the assassins in preparing for the power vacuum that would follow.  They did not anticipate the chaos of Rome without Caesar, nor did they realize that the majority of Romans would not see them as liberators, but rather, as traitors  Support the show

    50 min
  8. The Yellow Wall Paper

    08/27/2023

    The Yellow Wall Paper

    A reading and brief analysis of the one of the best short stories of all time, "The Yellow Wall Paper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.   Contact:  wfstrongpodcast@gmail.com Support the show

    45 min
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About

As I already have a podcast produced by the Texas Standard, Stories from Texas, I wanted to launch a new one that would go beyond the limits of where my stories are typically corralled. I'm calling it Beyond Texas so that I can share the many inspirational and astounding stories I know that don't fit the theme I'm most known for. Here you will get me, for better or worse, unabridged.

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  • Creator
    W. F. Strong
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Beyond Texas with W.F. Strong
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    Beyond Texas with W.F. Strong