The Tales Gates: A Short Story Podcast
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFinding time to read can be a chore, but stories need not be limited to the page. Pass through the portal and delve into a short story with The Tales Gate, a podcast dedicated to adapting enchanting short fiction that is just as easy to listen to on a commute as it is in the comfiest armchair.
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Episodes
30 - The Lost Special
January 20, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MB[A privately hired train goes missing en route from Liverpool to Manchester, baffling the public and professionals for eight years.] "The Lost Special" by Arthur Conan Doyle Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
29 - "Across the Moors" and "August Heat"
January 06, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBTwo stories for the nonexistent price of one! Firstly: [In spite of dreadful stories, a governess is sent across the moors at night to fetch a doctor.] Followed by: [An artist and a stonemason, unknown to one another, unconsciously predict each other's grave futures.] "Across the Moors" and "August Heat" by W. F. Harvey Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/The...
28 - The Gift of the Magi
December 23, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB[A young couple struggle to buy each other Christmas gifts with little money.] "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
27 - Keeping His Promise
December 09, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB[A university student, desperate to pass an exam, receives an unexpected visit in the form of an old friend.] "Keeping His Promise" by Algernon Blackwood Performed by Matthew Penalva Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
26 - Old Esther Dudley
November 25, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB[A devoted old woman maintains the Province House long after the British depart from New England.] "Old Esther Dudley" by Nathaniel Hawthorne Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
25 - The Deliverers of Their Country
November 11, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB[When their country is beset by a plague of dragons, two siblings set out to bring peace so they can play outside again.] "The Deliverers of Their Country" by Edith Nesbit Performed and Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
24 - Dracula's Guest
October 28, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB[A foolhardy Englishman scoffs at superstition and chooses to explore a long-abandoned village.] Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker Edited by Joseph Wetzel Performed by Aaron Clark Burstein Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
23 - The Box of Robbers
October 14, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB[A little girl left on her own discovers the surprising contents of an old trunk in the attic.] "The Box of Robbers" by L. Frank Baum Performed by Kirstin Wolf Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
22 - Lady Eleanore's Mantle
September 30, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB[A self-important young English woman comes to live in Boston with a relative just before a horrible smallpox outbreak.] "Lady Eleanore's Mantle" by Nathaniel Hawthorne Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
21 - The Last of Squire Ennismore
September 16, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB[A local shares the tale of how a wicked man met his end.] "The Last of Squire Ennismore" by Charlotte Riddell Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
20 - The Celestial Omnibus
July 08, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBCuriosity is key, and admission is free. The Celestial Omnibus by E. M. Forster Directed by Aaron Clark Burstein Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
19 - The Star
June 24, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB"A vast mass of matter it was, bulky, heavy, rushing without warning out of the black mystery of the sky into the radiance of the sun." The Star by H. G. Wells Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
18 - A Dream of Red Hands
June 10, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB"I am not ill, as men call it, though God knows whether there be not worse sicknesses than doctors know of." A Dream of Red Hands by Bram Stoker Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
17 - The Empty House
May 27, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB"Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil." The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
16 - The Remarkable Rocket
May 13, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWho knew a firework could be so smug? The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
15 - The Most Dangerous Game
April 29, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBKeep your dark, ominous islands to yourself. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Performed by Aaron Clark Burstein and Joseph Wetzel Edited by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
14 - The Glass Dog
April 15, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBI think the true moral of any fairy tale is simply that people shouldn't be trusted with magic. The Glass Dog by L. Frank Baum Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
13 - The Masque of the Red Death
April 01, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBDisease is no joke. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/
12 - In The Year 2889
March 18, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBWhat might the world of tomorrow hold? In the Year 2889 by "Jules" Verne Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Additional voices by Michael Wetzel and Matthew Penalva Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/ Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate
11 - What Was It?
March 04, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBMoving into a haunted building? What could go wrong? What Was It? by Fitz James O'Brien Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/ Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate
10 - The Man with the Watches
February 19, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThe game is afoot! It's time for The Tales Gate to get mysterious! The Man with the Watches by Arthur Conan Doyle Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/ Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate
9 - Edward Randolph's Portrait
February 05, 2020 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBBack again at the Province House! Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/ Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Edward Randolph's Portrait by Nathaniel Hawthorne Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel
8 - Poltarnees, Beholder of Ocean
January 22, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBBoy meets girl. Girl's father sends boy to investigate the ocean no person in their kingdom has ever seen and returned to speak of. Just your average fairy tale romance. Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/ Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Poltarnees, Beholder of Ocean by Lord Dunsany Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel
7 - The Triumph of the Night
January 08, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBNew year, old stories. Read along! https://www.thetalesgate.com/ Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate The Triumph of the Night by Edith Wharton Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel
6 - The Man Who Could Work Miracles
December 25, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThe Tales Gate is here with some Christmas miracles! Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H. G. Wells Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel
5 - Howe's Masquerade
December 11, 2019 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBWhat stories wait inside the old Province House? Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome! https://twitter.com/TheTalesGate https://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate Howe's Masquerade by Nathaniel Hawthorne Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured: Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav Holst String Quartet in E major, Op. 11 No. 5 (1775) by Luigi Boccherini Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (1695) by Henry Purcell
4 - The Happy Prince
November 27, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBA heartwarming tale as the weather turns cold. The Happy Prince (1888) by Oscar Wilde Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured: Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav Holst Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Four Seasons - Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "Autumn" (1725) by Antonio Vivaldi Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 - Adagio (1720) by Johann Sebastian Bach The Waltz of Flowers (1892) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ...
3 - The Lady, or the Tiger?
November 13, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBWhich came out of the opened door? Listen and find out! The Lady, or the Tiger? (1882) by Frank R. Stockton Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured: Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav Holst Romeo and Juliet (1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Lady, or the Tiger?
November 13, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBWhich came out of the opened door? Listen and find out! The Lady, or the Tiger? (1882) by Frank R. Stockton Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured: Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav Holst Romeo and Juliet (1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2 - The Cask of Amontillado
October 30, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBLet's get spooky with a piece by the literary prince of darkness - Edgar Allen Poe! And we'll see what true dangers lie in this midnight quest for a cask of Amontillado. The Cask of Amontillado (1846) by Edgar Allen Poe Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured: Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav Holst
The Cask of Amontillado
October 30, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBLet's get spooky with a piece by the literary prince of darkness - Edgar Allen Poe! And we'll see what true dangers lie in this midnight quest for a cask of Amontillado. The Cask of Amontillado (1846) by Edgar Allen Poe Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured: Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav Holst
The Idle City
October 16, 2019 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat better way to start a series celebrating storytelling than a story by an author whose works inspired the likes literary titans like Tolkien and Le Guin? In this tale by Lord Dunsany you'll visit a ancient city with a security system that would make One Thousand and One Nights proud. It's stories within a story in The Idle City. The Idle City (1910) by Lord Dunsany Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured (in order of appearance): Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav H...
1 - The Idle City
October 16, 2019 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat better way to start a series celebrating storytelling than a story by an author whose works inspired the likes literary titans like Tolkien and Le Guin? In this tale by Lord Dunsany you'll visit a ancient city with a security system that would make One Thousand and One Nights proud. It's stories within a story in The Idle City. The Idle City (1910) by Lord Dunsany Edited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel Music featured (in order of appearance): Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav H...
The Tales Gate - Trailer
October 15, 2019 19:00 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBWe could all use more story time, and The Tales Gate aims to satisfy that need.