The Flying Dutchman is a poem by John Boyle O'ReillyJohn Boyle O'Reilly was an Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was transported

Scottish Folklore: The Fiddler of Gord

Apr 22nd, 2022 7m 1s

The Fiddler of Gord is an amalgamation of Scottish folklore, written into a single tale by George P.S. Peterson. This tale was written as a way to preserve some of the aspects of the small Scottish island of Papa Stour. --- Support this pod

Tales of Horror and Suspense: The Tell Tale Heart

Oct 2nd, 2020 17m 41s

"The Tell Tale Heart" is one of the classic tales of murder from Edgar Allan Poe. We kick off October with this tale of horror and suspense.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storysuite/support

American Tall Tales: Johnny Appleseed

Sep 24th, 2019 5m 33s

Way back about the time Davy Crockett invented the frontier, there was a little man who did a great thing. Johnny Appleseed filled the frontier with apple orchards!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storysui

American Tall Tales: Pecos Bill

Jun 4th, 2019 8m 2s

Anybody in cow country can tell you about Pecos Bill. He was the wild westerner who invented cow-punching, and what I mean, he was wild!If you'd like to help support the podcast go to this link and become a partner today! https://anchor.fm/

American Tall Tales: Davey Crockett

May 18th, 2019 6m 8s

Davey Crockett was the loudest screamer you ever heard! He could outshout and outtalk anybody on the whole Kentucky frontier, and there were plenty of screamers there-take my word for it!If you'd like to help support the podcast go to this l

American Tall Tales: Babe The Blue Ox

May 11th, 2019 5m 2s

Welcome to American Tall Tales with Ol' Peculiar Pete! In this very first episode Pete is going to tell the tall tale of Paul Bunyan's Big Blue Ox, Babe.Also if you'd like to help support the podcast go to this link and become a partner today!

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