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.
Episodes
5 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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19:27
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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3:14
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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22:33
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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19:20
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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