Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week. From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.
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episode 1: Philip K. Dick: Look Alive
In this story by acclaimed science fiction author Philip K. Dick, the author behind last season's "Therein Lies the Wub", a man in 1950s middle America emerges from working in his basement all day to find something horrifying in the center of town, but the strangest thing? No one seems to have a problem with it but him.
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Music:
"Cicle Deserrat" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Cicle DR Valga" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Cicle Vascule" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Headway" by Kai Engel
"Slum Canto" by Kai Engel
"Verdigris" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Willow Belle" by Blue Dot Sessions