Fictional

Hosted ByJason Weiser & Carissa Weiser / Bardic

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.


All Episodes

The Most Dangerous Game: The Hunted

Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter, just wants to go home, but he finds himself on an island belonging to General Zaroff, a fellow hunter with twisted, unorthodox tastes. Sanger refuses to go along with Zaroff, but what will last longer, Sanger’s…

E.M. Forster: Bit Rot

Humanity is isolated for their own safety in their homes, but they settle in to communicate through world-wide messaging and video calls, and face-to-face, person-to-person interaction becomes rarer and rarer, to the point that it’s uncomfortable and…

Arsène Lupin: The Gentleman

The story of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief, begins with him sending a letter to a baron with the exact date and time he will rob the man. The baron immediately contacts the best detective in France. …oh and Arsène Lupin is actually in prison so…

Edgar Allan Poe: The Masquerade

A Halloween episode with two stories from the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.

The Pale Man: Room 201

A professor checks in to a rundown hotel for a long vacation and becomes obsessed with another resident – a pale man who moves from room to room.

Philip K. Dick: Inhuman

Lester’s work has killed trillions, making way for humanity’s march across the galaxy. But, after a trip off-world and witnessing a dead planet firsthand, he’s now changed. Lester wants out.

Sherlock Holmes: The League

Even good news is bad news to Sherlock Holmes when the Red-Headed League comes to town.

Monte Cristo: Wait and Hope (part 6 of 6)

Monte Cristo: A Million Secrets (part 5 of 6)

The Count of Monte Cristo moves his pieces into place. His revenge is coming.

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