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The basic facts of Holmes are well-known to nearly every literate person on the globe. He was the creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and made appearances in fifty-six short stories and four novels. He solved cases from 221B Baker Street in London with the assistance of his faithful companion, Dr. Watson. Holmes became so popular that Doyle couldn’t get away with killing him.

Holmes is one of the few true timeless characters in literature. His canonical adventures may have been set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but in the hands of a competent author, with a few modifications, Holmes could show up at a medieval castle or on a starship and still be a powerful character.

Every detective story that enjoyed any success in the past century, even if written as the antithesis of Holmes (such as Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade), owes something of its success to Doyle’s great detective for getting the public interested in the genre. Edgar Allan Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin may have been the first true detective in literature and an inspiration for Holmes, but even Dupin owes something to Holmes, as few people outside the academic world would care that Dupin existed without the wild success of Holmes.

Holmes has been recreated too many times to count, and each actor brings his own spin. The radio recreations of Holmes began October 20, 1930 when William Gillette, perhaps the great popularizer of Holmes, took the role to a new medium. It has continued off and on since them on a variety of networks including, NBC (1930-33) (1934-36) (1955), Blue Network (1939-42), Mutual Network (1943-46), (1947-49), ABC (1946-47) (1949-50) (1956), BBC (1954, and many more years.), BBC-WFMT Chicago (1959-69). 

Host Adam Graham is your guide through every circulating old time radio Sherlock Holmes episode including programs starring Basil Rathbone, Orson Welles, Tom Conway, John Stanley, and Sir John Gielgud. Read More

Chris O'Dowd and Anne-Marie Duff star in this three-part drama series about a recently separated father trying to spend the perfect Christmas Eve with his 9-year-old son, whilst struggling to hide the truth of his circumstances. Written by BAFTA-nominee Regina Moriarty and directed by BAFTA-nominee Virginia Gilbert, Baby, It’s Cold Outside is developed by Duck Soup Films and produced by Ben Walker for Storyglass in association with UK homelessness charity Crisis. You can reserve a place for someone with Crisis this Christmas for just £28.87. Go to crisis.org.uk now and help someone take a vital step out of homelessness.

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Chris O'Dowd and Anne-Marie Duff star in this three-part drama series about a recently separated father trying to spend the perfect Christmas Eve with his 9-year-old son, whilst struggling to hide the truth of his circumstances. Written by BAFTA-nominee Regina Moriarty and directed by BAFTA-nominee Virginia Gilbert, Baby, It’s Cold Outside is developed by Duck Soup Films and produced by Ben Walker for Storyglass in association with UK homelessness charity Crisis. You can reserve a place for someone with Crisis this Christmas for just £28.87. Go to crisis.org.uk now and help someone take a vital step out of homelessness.

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ALONE is an ongoing, site-specific and fully-immersive experience that explores the range of human emotions and examines the complex folds of the human psyche. Occupying the spaces between the artistic and the theatrical and the abstract, ALONE is difficult to comprehend without being a part of it. No written designation nor documentation can even glimpse what is on offer as the intention is a pure and intimate experience.

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The Narrow Caves is the first Audiostate ever released, a new product combining the grandiosity of Hollywood films with the intimacy of audio to create an "ear-movie" experience. Adapted from a script by award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and director S. Craig Zahler (BONE TOMAHAWK), THE NARROW CAVES features voice acting by Vincent D'Onofrio (FULL METAL JACKET, DAREDEVIL), Will Patton (ARMAGEDDON, FALLING SKIES), Lili Simmons (BANSHEE) and Wyatt Russell (OVERLORD, BLACK MIRROR). Binary Reptile provides an eerie score that contributes to the cinematic feel of this haunting piece, brought to you by the iconic horror entertainment company FANGORIA, who relaunched the magazine in October 2018 as a print-only quarterly collectible. Read More

A serialized story-telling of the ancient epic of India - The Mahabharata

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Humans have shared stories for millennia. For most of that time, telling tales was a verbal process. A storyteller would regale an audience with accounts of adventure, bravery, compassion, despair, enlightenment, and fear. Stories were a shared experience, until the advent of inexpensive mass-printing processes in the 19th century which allowed most of us to read to ourselves. Yet, that desire to have a story read aloud is still ingrained in our collective soul.

While we still read books for pleasure, most of today’s stories are told via newer forms of visual media like movies and television. Consuming stories via any visual medium requires an active commitment to the process. You probably shouldn’t read a book or watch a TV program while driving, but your brain still craves a good story.

An audio book is suitable for a long road trip. But what about those times when you only have a few minutes? Enter the audio short story.

Allow me to help you fill those moments and fulfill your need for a captivating tale with readings of some of the world’s greatest literary masters best brief works.

My love of the spoken word has been honed by a more than 30-year career in radio and voice acting with a modicum of performance passion from decades of stage performances.

This venture is my hobby (I have a great full-time job), so much of the content is free of cost. I hope you enjoy them.

If you would like to share thoughts or comments, please drop me a line. If you enjoy these stories, please spread the word, subscribe, and leave a review on your favorite podcast service.

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Every story is a crossroads. A diverse company of Chicago artists produces new audio dramas—recorded live—and stages freewheeling audience conversations about them. Led by Founder and Executive Producer Jeremy McCarter, Make-Believe shares suspenseful, moving, hilarious stories, and tries to discover how they shape our world. Read More

An investigation into witchcraft, the occult and secret government operations. From H.P. Lovecraft.

When it comes to Christmas, we all know the drill: big jolly guy, red suit, workshop full of elves, sleigh pulled by reindeer, and the dutiful wife standing off to the side. But what if everything we’ve been told is a lie? Hot Coco has been sitting silently on this lie for years. She dreamed up the whole shebang -- and then found herself tossed out like a stocking full of coal when her boyfriend at the time, Ari, christened himself “Santa Claus”. Ari stole the entire operation when things took off. He decided to ditch Coco in favor of a new and more proper wife...Carol. Things only get crazier from there as Coco tries to take back what's hers and save Christmas! The First Mrs. Claus is a christmas musical podcast starring Michelle Visage, Lewis Black, RuPaul, Kristin Chenoweth, Cecil Baldwin, Ross Matthews, Josh Peck, David Cummings, Ray Dalton, Camila Recchio and more. Read More

Trailers and behind-the-scenes content for all our latest audio dramas and audiobooks. Immersive audio productions that are so real they are almost tangible. Available on all major audio platforms. To find out more visit almost-tangible.com.

Almost Tangible - Audio You Feel.

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All new audio drama, bringing you the stories from Albert Square that you can’t see on TV. Get it first on BBC Sounds from 28th November. Download the app today.

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The Purring Podcast

我们的所思所想所好奇，我们眼中的世界。

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Consequence and Sony bring you an exploration of iconic albums and their ongoing legacy. Join host Adam Unze as he examines how masterpieces continue to evolve: shaping lives, shaking rafters, and ingraining themselves into our culture. Maybe you’re a longtime fan who wants to go deeper. Maybe you’re a first-time listener curious to hear more. Either way, you’re in the right place.

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A present day journalist uncovers the audio tapes of a 1950s private eye who cracked the greatest unsolved murder mystery Hollywood has ever known... and didn’t tell a soul. Starring Joe Manganiello, Alfred Molina, Constance Zimmer, Alan Tudyk, Camilla Luddington, Mike Colter, Misha Collins, Khary Payton, Nolan North, and Oliver Vaquer. "Angel Eyes" performed by Desi Dennis-Dylan. Directed by E. Ryan Martz. Written by Oliver Vaquer. Story by E. Ryan Martz and Oliver Vaquer. For a full list of Cast and Credits, visit https://angelofvine.com/credits.

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Actor Aesthetic, hosted by NYC-based actress Maggie Bera, is a podcast designed to educate artists pursuing a career in the theatre industry. Read More

On March 20th, 2014, Ella McCray disappeared. There were six witnesses to her disappearance. Six conflicting accounts of what happened to her. Who is lying? Who is telling the truth? And what really happened to Ella? You can support the show by visiting https://www.patreon.com/sixdisappearancespod or by subscribing and leaving a review at your favorite podcatcher. For episode content warnings and other information, visit https://www.sixdisappearancespodcast.com/ For episode-specific content warnings, visit https://www.sixdisappearancespodcast.com/about This show is written by Jamie Killen. Sound design and original music by Jon Erik DeGuzman and Dog and Pony Studios. Read More

"Buick City, 1:00 AM" is a podcast opera about a woman traveling back in time to 1984 to prevent the murder of her father, an auto-worker in Flint, Michigan. Read More

This started as trying to get help for Mr. Doe, a patient I met in the psych ward at Jefferson Hospital with amnesia. What it's turned into is...hard to say. I don't know what to think of what he's saying, because he might be a delusional schizophrenic. Help us figure out what happened and what's going on! Read More

What is it like to be famous before you’re famous? What is it like to walk in the shoes of another person? Each episode of Imagined Life takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. It’ll be someone you may think you know, even admire -- or maybe the opposite. You’ll get clues to your identity along the way. But only in the final moments will you find out who “you” really are. So sit back, let go, and -- imagine your life, with our hosts, Oscar nominated Virginia Madsen and celebrated voice actor Robbie Daymond.

Binge all episodes of Imagined Sleep exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/imagined-sleep/ now.

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Financially, mentally, physically or otherwise...most actors are at least a little broke. Host/actress Sam Valentine brings you advice, tips, and real stories (of success AND failure) from people in and around the acting industry right now. So you feel a little more “whole” and a little less alone in Hollywood. From auditions and the day-to-day life of working actors to getting agents/managers, we cover it all. Read More

On New Year's Day, 2018, the lives of seven friends in the town of Violet Beach, Maryland, change forever. As weird sci-fi happenings become less "fi" and more reality every day, they begin keeping record of their experiences. These are those records. Read More

A veteran detective (Jeanne Tripplehorn) must face the errors of a past case when the woman she convicted of murder is exonerated after 10 years in prison. Our heroine struggles to keep the trust of her department as a series of grisly murders rock her decaying South Carolina town, which puts her at odds with her ambitious partner (Ray McKinnon) and the department at large. Exeter was created by Ronnie Gunter, written by Ronnie Gunter and George Ducker, and stars Jeanne Tripplehorn and Ray McKinnon.

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Twenty Summers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, founded in 2009 to promote the private creation of art, to foster public engagement with art and artists, and to honor the legacy of art in Provincetown. Its annual series of concerts and conversations takes place in the historic Hawthorne barn. Read More