Spin A Yarn
Spin A Yarn is a storytelling podcast that covers classic fiction works with high quality readings that are meant to immerse the listener in the world of the story. Narrated by Jordan Dawson.
Podcasting since 2020 • 5 episodes
Spin A Yarn
Latest Episodes
Episode 5: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin
Today after a bit of a hiatus we come back with a head scratching tale. We will wander through what it is like to be a part of a vast utopia so idyllic, that you more than likely will be unable to accept it as a possibility. Well f...
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Episode 4: A Letter From Vincent Van Gogh
Today on a briefer episode of Spin A Yarn we read a letter from Vincent Van Gogh to his brother, Theo Van Gogh.
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Episode 3: An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce
Today we are travelling back to Civil War America, recounting a tale about a man to be hung from a bridge after being captured by scouts of the Union army. A story that paints the two sides with a greyer hue than other depictions of this tim...
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Episode 2: The Masque Of The Red Death - Edgar Allen Poe
Today in Spin A Yarn we have The Masque Of The Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe. A piece that shows a whole host of nobles that stowing away and throwing a party as they attempt to wait out the plague that sweeps the rest of the popu...
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Episode 1: I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison
Today in the inaugural episode of Spin A Yarn we have one of my personal favorite short stories: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison. A truly dystopian tale that highlights five humans trapped in the belly of a supercomputer tha...
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