Best Zane Silver Podcasts (2025)

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THE DAY OF THE DOG (PT 1) by GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON 51:56

2d ago51:56

51:56

By Jon Hagadorn

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BEST OF (#64 of 569) GALLEGHER A NEWSPAPER STORY by R.H. DAVIS 1:02:55

4d ago1:02:55

1:02:55

By ME

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THE WNNNG BALL by ZANE GREY 25:52

6d ago25:52

25:52

By Jon Hagadorn

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A RUDYARD KIPLING DOUBLE PLAY COURAGE and FALSE DAWN 23:58

9d ago23:58

23:58

'Courage' is actually a very moving poem- a father's advice to his son. False Dawn had me holding my sides through parts of this story as our narrator, who we presume is working at a government post in India, accompanies a small party of locals who have decided to have a picnic about 6 miles from the village in the middle of nowhere when a rain and…

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BEST OF (#63 of 568) OVER THE STELVIO PASS by ROBERT BARR 29:07

12d ago29:07

29:07

By Jon Hagadorn

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THE ACTOR AND THE ALIBI A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON 47:27

13d ago47:27

47:27

Mundon Mandeville runs a thoroughly disliked repertoire theater company and is murdered inside a windowless room in the building although everyone involved has an alibi. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Fat…

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THE JELLYBEAN by F.SCOTT FITZGERALD 48:16

16d ago48:16

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The story was written as a sequel to “The Ice Palace,” and Clark Darrow appears in both. The omniscient narrator, who ensures that close observation is paid to Powell’s story, draws in the reader. The opening line – “Jim Powell was a Jelly-bean”- labels the protagonist immediately, and as a character he remains within the stereotype Fitzgerald indi…

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BEST OF (#62 of 567) THE MISSING WILL A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE 23:49

19d ago23:49

23:49

By Jon Hagadorn

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THE MYSTERY OF HUNTER'S LODGE by AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT INVESTIGATES 31:19

20d ago31:19

31:19

Yes- Poirot is BACK!...despite the terrible review we received a couple years ago complaining that my French sounds like its been infusd with Russian.. I was moved by that, and left for a year to study at the Sarbonne, at which time I was reminded that Poirot's character was born in lived as a child in in Portugal, and often took trips with his fat…

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LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST by FRANK STOCKTON 56:12

23d ago56:12

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Frank Stockton was best known for his humurous children's stories and later "fairy tales for adults" in which he pokes fun at our human capacity for misundesrstanding while building a very credible love story. He wrote the story in the mid 19th century and didnt live long enough to enjoy seeing it beceome a movie in 1936 starring Carole Lombard and…

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BEST OF (#61 OF 566) LANTY FOSTER'S MISTAKE by BRET HARTE 39:53

26d ago39:53

39:53

By Jon Hagadorn

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JEEVES TAKES CHARGE by P.G. WODEHOUSE 48:21

27d ago48:21

48:21

Jeeves Takes Charge" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post in the United States in November 1916, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in April 1923. The story was also included in the 1925 collection Carry On, Jeeve…

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AN O.HENRY DOUBLE-HEADER TOBIN'S PALM and THE COMING OUT OF MAGGIE 34:51

1M ago34:51

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Tobin's Palm From O' Henry's 'The Four Million': Two young sons of Ireland , John and Daniel (Tobin) head for Coney Island Amusement Park in order that good palm John can relieve Daniel of his worries over his girlfriend's not having arrived yet from County Sligo with his money. It's been three moneths and no sign of her. He consults a fortune tell…

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(BEST OF # 60 OF 565) THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN - A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 1:00:00

1M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

By Jon Hagadorn

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FAREWELL and FASCINATION by GUY DE MAUPASSANT 28:07

1M ago28:07

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Two similar stories by Maupassant explore the memories of older men with regard to the woman whom they just can't forget....] for music credit: Midnight in Paris Music by Jean-Paul Verpeaux from Pixabay New sponsor spot time markers: Sponsor Message intro 12:51 Show re-entry: 12:54 Visit us at www.bestof1001stories.com…

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AHEAD OF SCHEDULE by P.G. WODEHOUSE 35:43

1M ago35:43

35:43

get ready for another "Jeeves" style adventure- this time with the clueless Rollo and his excellent butler and advisor Wilson. It seems Rollo is quite caught up with a young lady but he has his own "system" for getting the final "yes" from her and doesn't need advice. Join our email list at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales podcast and browse our …

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BEST OF (#59 of 564) THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 58:42

1M ago58:42

58:42

By Jon Hagadorn

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THE BEAST IN THE CAVE and THE ALCHEMIST H.P. LOVECRAFT 42:35

1M ago42:35

42:35

A tourist gets lost in Mammoth Cave and runs into a very scary situation in 'The Beast In The Cave' In 'The Alchemist' a curse haunts an old family for 6 hundred years, killing each male member of the family at age 32. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com by going to 1001 Classic Short Storiers and tapping on "Episodes"- then look for…

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THE FORTUNE TELLER by MACHADO DE ASSIS 32:15

1M ago32:15

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tThis story by award-winning Brazilian writer Machado de Assis delves into infidelity and jealousy in a small town in Brazil.The characters are well- developed and the action is non-stop. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com for more great stories.By me

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BEST OF (#58 of 562) THE JEWEL ROBBERY AT THE GRAND METROPOLITAN A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE 37:41

2M ago37:41

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Poirot can’t resist a case, even when holidaying in Brighton with Hastings. When a necklace goes missing, the case is a simple matter of logic for the little Belgian. This was only the second of Agatha Christie's short stories to appear in print. In the UK, it appeared in The Sketch magazine on the 14th March 1923 as The Curious Disappearance of th…

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BEST OF (#59 of 564) EASTER EVE by ANTON CHEKHOV 34:22

2M ago34:22

34:22

By Jon Hagadorn

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ULYSSES AND THE CYCLOPS and CAESAR CROSSES THE RUBICON 14:22

2M ago14:22

14:22

'Ulysses and the Cyclops'-Adaped by Andrew Lang from the Greek classic 'Homer', this story places Ulysses in the hero's seat as he and his men are trapped on an island occupied by one-eyed giants called Cyclops- and they have a nasty penchant for eating sailors and roasting their remains. Ulysses is known for his "McGuyver" like abilites to find sm…

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HOP FROG AND TRIPETTA by EDGAR ALLAN POE 25:24

2M ago25:24

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Edgar Allan Poe wasn't just known for horror- he also had a sense of humor and a deep sense of justice for those who had been wronged. In this story, a French king who likes to play extravagent jokes on his guests decides to use his two dwarfs, which had been captured and sent to him by one of his generals, as the evenings' entertainment. The man d…

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THE ADVENTURE OF SILVER BLAZE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY 1:02:58

2M ago1:02:58

1:02:58

By Jon Hagadorn

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HELPING FREDDY by P.G.WODEHOUSE 31:29

2M ago31:29

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A young man living off a rich Aunt's endowment decices to take a few weeks off with pals and head for the nearby lake looking for peace and quiet. He is soon wrapped up in trying to get his shy friend hooked up while at the same time being stuck with a fat toddler whose parents have been abandoning him to the mercies of lake vacationers due to a me…

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THE MARK OF THE BEAST by RUDYARD KIPLING 33:43

2M ago33:43

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Two cultures collide when a group of British overseers meet for a regional planning session in India's outback, have too much to drink, and one of them defaces a statue outside a temple. The offender is almost immediately confronted by a naked leper called Silver Man who leaves a bite mark on his chest- causing a physiological change in the coming …

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BEST OF (#56 of 560) UNCLE JESSES LIFEBOOK and THE FAMILY OF THE VORDULAK 1:33:35

2M ago1:33:35

1:33:35

By Jon Hagadorn

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NOT ACCORDING TO THE CODE by ROBERT BARR 20:24

2M ago20:24

20:24

By ME

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THE SONG OF THE FLYING FISH A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON 47:17

2M ago47:17

47:17

By ME

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BIG NEWS FOR ANDROID LISTENERS THAT ALSO LOVE APPLE PODCASTS 5:13

2M ago5:13

5:13

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BEST OF (#56 of 559) THE ABSENCE OF MR. GLASS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY 37:22

2M ago37:22

37:22

By Jon Hagadorn

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THE THREE DAY BLOW by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 24:09

2M ago24:09

24:09

In 1925 Hemingway's collection of his first short stories appeared as In Our Time, and included the cryptic The Three Day Blow. He begins with a memory of WWI, then gives us a dialogue between Nick Adams (Hemingway's alter -ego in his early stories) and a friend as they spend a few days drinking at his friend's fathers lodge. The theme is baically …

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MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR by FRANK STOCKTON 43:32

2M ago43:32

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A young man builds a home and vineyard at the top of a gentle slope in Virginia's Blue ridge Mountains only to find his home sliding downhill in a heavy rainstorm. Enjoy all of our 1001 collection at www.bestof1001stories.com Support our efforts to tell history the way it really happened by chipping in a little every month at www.patreon.com/1001st…

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BEST OF (#55 OF 559) THE YOUNGEST MISS PIPER by BRET HARTE 40:25

2M ago40:25

40:25

By Jon Hagadorn

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MY KINSMAN,MAJOR MOLINEUX by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 55:37

3M ago55:37

55:37

A young man from the country travels to Boston (during the days when the British soldiers were housed there) seeking his relative Major Molineux, who had promised the young man a chance to rise up in the world should he ever travel there after his schooling. The reception he receives with every inquiry is rude, even threatening, and he ventures to …

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LEAVE IT TO JEEVES by P.G.WODEHOUSE 41:18

3M ago41:18

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Bertie gort himself in realtrouble this time- he's engaged. Only Jeeves knows what to do.By Jon Hagadorn

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BEST OF (#54 OF 558) THE RED-HEADED OUTFIELD by ZANE GREY STORIES BY ZANE GREY 38:26

3M ago38:26

38:26

By Jon Hagadorn

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THE SPRING OF A LION AN ALLAN QUARTERMAINE STORY by H. RIDER HAGGARD 37:02

3M ago37:02

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An aged Allan Quartermaine entertains a couple of old friends at his home who ask him for a story- and he rewards them with the story of the time he bagged 4 lions in one encounter.By me

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THE WIND by RAY BRADBURY 32:01

3M ago32:01

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A man of sciencewho has traveled the world searching for the source of the evil winds that destroy mankind finds himself pursued by them. He locks hilmself in his house in an effort to beat them.....By ME

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BEST OF (#53 of 557) THE SALAD OF COLONEL CRAY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY 34:01

3M ago34:01

34:01

By Jon Hagadorn

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COUNT KONRAD'S COURTSHIP by ROBERT BARR 36:24

3M ago36:24

36:24

A knight returns from the Crusades to his castle in Germany to find that the neighboring castle is under seige and that a beautiful 18 year old girl named Brunhilda Bernstein is defending it staunchly, the King having died during the seige and her brother off at war. Check out our new website and leave us a review- it's easy! www.bestof1001stories.…

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AFTER 20 YEARS and LOST ON DRESS PARADE A DOUBLE TREAT FROM O.HENRY 24:09

3M ago24:09

24:09

Two great short stories from O.Henry! AFTER TWENTY YEARS- A cop walking the beat at night passes a man standing quietly in a passageway and they exchange greetings. The man tells the cop he is waiting for an old friend to show up- they had grown up together there in the city and became separated after agreeing to meet at this time and place in exac…

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THE LEOPARD MAN'S STORY (FROM 1001 BEST OF JACK LONDON) SHORT SHORT SATURDAY SPECIAL 9:36

3M ago9:36

9:36

This is our way of reminding you that we offer new Jack London stories weekly every Sunday at noon ET at 1001 Best of Jack London- Here are the links: Our website: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-best-of-jack-london-1/ Hit "Follow" at Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Spotify: htt…

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BEST OF (#52 of 556) THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN & BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP by H.P. LOVECRAFT 45:48

3M ago45:48

45:48

By Jon Hagadorn

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JERSEY AND MULBERRY by HC BUNNER 32:33

3M ago32:33

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A cranky old lady writes a mean editorial to the city paper about an organ grinder who was playing beneath her window, asking the city to move him off the streets.A reader replies giving us a picture of that part of the city and just how many people look forward to the organ grinder's music, which brings happiness for a short time to a population w…

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THE FAIRY TALE OF FATHER BROWN by G.K.CHESTERTON 36:10

3M ago36:10

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Father Brown and his trusty friend Flambeau are visiting an old castle in Germany when Flambeau shares the story of an unsolved murder which occurred there years ago. Browse all 12 of our 1001 stories Network shows at www.bestof1001stories.com and visit our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork to support us-Thank You!…

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O.HENRY DOUBLE FEATURE: THE SLEUTHS AND WITCHES LOAVES 24:43

3M ago24:43

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The Sleuths- A man comes to New York City to find his sister whom he knows is in need of financial help but is led astray by ineffective and expensive detectives. Wictches Loaves-An older woman who owns a bakery takes pity on a regular customer who orders stale bread crumbs and decides to apply a little surprise butter to them on one of his visits.…

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BEST OF (#51 of 555) ASLEEP IN ARMEGEDDON by RAY BRADBURY 34:37

3M ago34:37

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A Classic sci-fi short story by Ray Bradbury that tells of a space traveler who has crash landed on a planet inhabited by thoughts- beings with no form that destroyed their own civilizations through war and have been waiting eons for a living being to land there. All he has to do is avoid sleep for sic days until the rescue ship comes..... Learn mo…

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DOING CLARENCE A BIT OF GOOD P.G.WODEHOUSE 35:32

4M ago35:32

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Bernie Wooster receives a call from an old beau inviting him up to she and her new husband's home in the country and he accepts, but has second thoughts when he finds the purpose of her invitation.By me

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BEST OF (# 50 of 554) A PURE MIRACLE ERNIE PYLE'S COLUMNS ABOUT D-DAY 19:58

4M ago19:58

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We remember D-Day, the Allied invasion of German- held France, every year on June 6th. May we never forget the sacrifices there and elsewhere for our freedom. War correspondent Ernie Pyle was loved by the American public for his coverage of WWII, which often featured names and hometowns that the information-starved public weren't getting from the n…

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