1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

I’ve only begun to scratch the surface of the wonderful collection of stories assembled in this podcast, but I am unquestionably hooked. Very well-curated and read with splendid pace, inflection, and emphasis. Jon makes the stories come alive and feels like a dear friend sharing them with you. I love recommending particular favorites to friends and family.

I’ve enjoyed many of the 100+ year-old stories, such as most of those about Sherlock Holmes, very much. However, please remove racist stories, or, at least, edit it out the racist parts and explain that you’ve done so. “The Call of Cthulhu” should just be deleted; it’s awful. It describes Black & Brown people in incredibly ignorant and hurtful ways. Another example is “The Luck of Roaring Camp”, about an “orphaned” baby at a mining camp. The miners gave zero aid, sympathy or respect to his mother, apparently because she was Native American and unmarried, even when she was abandoned by the baby’s father, and dying alone in childbirth. Perpetuating such awful attitudes is a huge disservice. Also, please consider using a pronunciation guide for less familiar words. Otherwise, thank you for providing so many hours of engaging stories. I really do enjoy most of them.

Always feel enriched by any of the stories you share with us. We need these tales to feed our imaginations. Can’t thank you enough Jon.

Just finished enjoying the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I had forgotten how vivid the descriptions of the characters are- right down to Gunpowder the horse. Thank you!