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Spade and Archer get hired to tail a shady guy named Floyd Thursby… and one of the greatest detective novels begins. Dashiell Hammett, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I’m so very grateful to all our supporters who have helped us during this holiday season. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you can’t support us monetarily, leave us a review or share an...
info_outline Ep. 996, A Diamond As Big As the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald VINTAGEThe Classic Tales Podcast
Does Percy’s dad own a diamond larger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel? If so, why hasn’t anyone else heard about it? F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. For one more week, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and get the perfect gift for the Classic Tales enthusiast on your list – a...
info_outline Ep. 995, Teacher Jensen, by Karin MichaëlisThe Classic Tales Podcast
A school next to a prison is no joke – for the prison looks like a castle, and the prisoners all wear black masks outside. Karin Michaëlis, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I hope you’re all having a wonderful holiday. I’m so very grateful to all our supporters who have helped us during this rough patch. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, , and either make a donation, buy an audiobook, or pick up one of our many support options. And if you...
info_outline Ep. 994, A Visit from St. Nicholas, by Clement Moore VINTAGEThe Classic Tales Podcast
T’was the Night Before Christmas – you know how it goes. Clement Moore, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and get...
info_outline Ep. 993, Christmas from Around the World, by Various AuthorsThe Classic Tales Podcast
Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I’d like to thank those of you who have helped us out these last couple of weeks. In case you missed it, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But those cancer bills are no joke. I’m so very grateful to all our supporters who have and do support us, but I’m afraid I need your help again. If you’d like to ensure the future of The Classic Tales, please visit the website, , and either make a donation, buy an...
info_outline Ep. 992, A Cricket on the Hearth, Part 3 of 3, by Charles DickensVINTAGEThe Classic Tales Podcast
All is revealed, and our merry story comes to an end. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and get the...
info_outline Ep. 991, The Legend of the Christmas Rose, by Selma LagerlöfThe Classic Tales Podcast
Does the robber’s forest actually transform into a sumptuous garden on Christmas Eve? Selma Lagerlöf, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. I’d like to thank those of you who have helped us out this week. As I mentioned last week, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But it’s been a rough time. We’re still dealing with the aftermath, and those cancer bills are no joke. I’m so very grateful to all our...
info_outline Ep. 990, A Cricket on the Hearth, Part 2 of 3, by Charles Dickens VINTAGEThe Classic Tales Podcast
One of the darkest things begins to grow in the Peerybingle household – suspicion. Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to...
info_outline Ep. 989, The Fir Tree, by Hans Christian AndersenThe Classic Tales Podcast
Where will the little fir tree’s burning desire for adventure take him? Hans Christian Andersen, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Well, we’re in a bit of a fix, and we need your help. And as usual, I’ve left it until the last minute. Last year, Cilla was diagnosed with breast cancer. She’s fine, now. She’d had her surgery and is now considered cancer-free. But we’re still dealing with the aftermath, and let’s just say it’s a pretty blue Christmas around here. We’re about to...
info_outline Ep. 988, A Cricket on the Hearth, Part 1 of 3, by Charles Dickens VINTAGEThe Classic Tales Podcast
Who wouldn't want a cricket as a protective spirit on their hearth? Charles Dickens, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to this Vintage Episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you’d like to give the gift of The Classic Tales Audiobook Library to someone during this festive season, you’re in luck. For a limited time, our lifetime passes are 60% off, and what’s more – you can give it as a gift. This product is not always available, has never been giftable before, and never goes on sale. Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com...
info_outlineTen undetectable humanoids are loose in the United States, and if they get together, they will transform into a horrific bomb. How can they be stopped? Isaac Asimov, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992) was an American writer and professor. In his time, he was considered one of the “Big Three” most influential science fiction writers of his day, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited over 500 works, including the Foundation series, the first three books of which won the Hugo Award for “Best All-Time Series” in 1966. His other major series are the Galactic Empire series, and the Robot series.
Asimov is also known for inventing terms which are now commonplace. He coined the phrase “robotics” in his 1941 story, “Liar”. Also, the word psychohistory, having to do with a fictional branch of science that combines statistics, science, and history, to make predictions about the future. This concept is explored in his Foundation series.
Today’s story was first published in the February 1957 issue of Infinity magazine. Extensive research did not uncover that the U.S. copyright was renewed.
And now, Let’s Get Together, by Isaac Asimov.
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