Key Passages

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Key Passages is an experimental show. Short nightly listens: a key passage from a classic book, introduced and discussed by Mika, a synthetic host. The readings are by real human LibriVox volunteers, not AI-generated, and Mika's analysis, dates, and details are AI-generated — please treat them as a starting point, not a verified record, and check important dates against the original sources.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 13: The Time Machine, Chapter 1

    H. G. Wells, The Time Machine, Chapter 1: the Time Traveller argues his case for time as a fourth dimension, then returns from his first journey with a story of the year 802,701 — in this extended version, the remainder of Chapter 1 follows the analysis. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Mark F. Smith, not AI-generated.

  2. 4d ago

    Episode 12: The Rise of Silas Lapham, Chapter 1

    William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham, Chapter 1: journalist Bartley Hubbard interviewing Silas Lapham for 'Solid Men of Boston,' the Vermont paint-mine fortune, and Lapham's mother — in this extended version, the remainder of Chapter 1 follows the analysis. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader BumbleVee, not AI-generated.

  3. 5d ago

    Episode 11: The House and the Brain

    Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The House and the Brain, from the Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053: a friend's haunted house in London, an owner who cannot keep a lodger, and a narrator who asks for the address — in this extended version, the full story follows the analysis. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Grant Love, not AI-generated.

  4. 6d ago

    Episode 10: The Alchemist

    H. P. Lovecraft, The Alchemist, from the Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053: the story's opening — an old chateau on its wooded hill, a dwindling line of counts, and a curse spoken over the house. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Cliff Stone, not AI-generated.

  5. Oct 31

    Episode 9: The Yellow Wallpaper

    Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper, from the Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Brenna Castor, not AI-generated.

  6. Oct 30

    Episode 8: Young Goodman Brown

    Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown, from the Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Heather Eney, not AI-generated.

  7. Oct 29

    Episode 7: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

    Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader David Wales, not AI-generated.

  8. Oct 28

    Episode 6: Jane Eyre, Chapter 11

    Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Chapter 11. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader David Barnes, not AI-generated.

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Key Passages is an experimental show. Short nightly listens: a key passage from a classic book, introduced and discussed by Mika, a synthetic host. The readings are by real human LibriVox volunteers, not AI-generated, and Mika's analysis, dates, and details are AI-generated — please treat them as a starting point, not a verified record, and check important dates against the original sources.

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  • Creator
    Mika
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Joe
  • Show Website
    Key Passages