Folksy | The Storytime Podcast

Jun 27 2020 46 ep. 24 mins

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Do you like listening to stories? * Folksy is the podcast where we explore some of the most amazing literature ever. How? By me reading it to you, of course. * Hi! I'm izer, and I love reading stories. Especially the folk genre. Because, you know what? It's got fables, fairy tales and everything in the middle. In the meantime, as long as you're here, why not follow me on Social Media? Just for shits and giggles. I'm @izersocial everywhere. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram - y'know, run the gauntlet.

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"Disappearances" by Mrs. Gaskell | 2x20

Jun 27 2020 35 mins

Let's hear about a disappearance, shall we...or two...or ten....oh what the hell. --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message - https://anchor.fm/folksy/message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list - https://www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writer

"The Reticence of Lady Anne" by Saki | 2x19

Jun 20 2020 13 mins

Saki is the G.O.A.T of short short fiction twists. Don't believe me? Listen on, my friend... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message - https://anchor.fm/folksy/message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list - https://www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-s

"Life of Ma Parker" by Katherine Mansfield | 2x18

Jun 13 2020 27 mins

Life is hard, you say? Hear about Ma Parker's life and get back to me on that... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list --- Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. May

"The Dilettante" by Edith Wharton | 2x17

Jun 06 2020 32 mins

Men have been trying to screw over women for ages, it seems....figuratively, and literally. --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list --- Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post

"The Curate's Friend" by E.M. Forster | 2x16

May 30 2020 25 mins

The story of a faun(satyr) and a man(man). Because sometimes things are not as they seem.... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list --- Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to pos

"Greville Fane" by Henry James | 2x15

May 23 2020 60 mins

Writing is a great profession. Child-rearing? Not so much... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list --- Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day --

"Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant | 2x14

May 16 2020 27 mins

Just a story of two friends, trying to get some fishing done, in a warzone. You know how it goes... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/folksy/message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-stor

"The Gift of The Magi" by O Henry | 2x13

Apr 22 2020 21 mins

O Henry does poignancy better than he does comedy. Just saying. #NotSoHumbleOpinion --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/folksy/message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php -

"Sunday at Home" by Nathaniel Hawthorne | 2x12

Apr 15 2020 26 mins

The brave tale of one man who didn't want to go to Church.... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/folksy/message --- This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php --- Follow me on I

"An Upheaval" by Anton Chekhov | 2x11

Apr 11 2020 26 mins

'An upheaval' is what Mister Chekhov wrote about in this story....Ring a bell, anyone? .____, Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century ._. This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php .____. Follow me on Instagram for content there too...s