The Tales Gates: A Short Story Podcast

[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 DoylePerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

Two 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. HarveyPerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[A young couple struggle to buy each other Christmas gifts with little money.]"The Gift of the Magi" by O. HenryPerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[A university student, desperate to pass an exam, receives an unexpected visit in the form of an old friend.]"Keeping His Promise" by Algernon BlackwoodPerformed by Matthew PenalvaEdited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[A devoted old woman maintains the Province House long after the British depart from New England.]"Old Esther Dudley" by Nathaniel HawthornePerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[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 NesbitPerformed and Edited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[A foolhardy Englishman scoffs at superstition and chooses to explore a long-abandoned village.]Dracula's Guest by Bram StokerEdited by Joseph WetzelPerformed by Aaron Clark BursteinFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[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 BaumPerformed by Kirstin WolfEdited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[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 HawthorneEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

[A local shares the tale of how a wicked man met his end.]"The Last of Squire Ennismore" by Charlotte RiddellEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

Curiosity is key, and admission is free.The Celestial Omnibus by E. M. ForsterDirected by Aaron Clark BursteinEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

"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. WellsEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

"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 StokerEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

"Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil."The Empty House by Algernon BlackwoodEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

Who knew a firework could be so smug? The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar WildeEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

Keep your dark, ominous islands to yourself. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellPerformed by Aaron Clark Burstein and Joseph WetzelEdited by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

I think the true moral of any fairy tale is simply that people shouldn't be trusted with magic.The Glass Dog by L. Frank BaumEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

Disease is no joke.The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan PoeEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelFollow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/

What might the world of tomorrow hold?In the Year 2889 by "Jules" Verne Edited and Performed by Joseph WetzelAdditional 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/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate

Moving into a haunted building? What could go wrong?What Was It? by Fitz James O'BrienEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate

The game is afoot! It's time for The Tales Gate to get mysterious!The Man with the Watches by Arthur Conan DoyleEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelRead along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGate

Back again at the Province House!Read along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook!Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateEdward Randolph's Portrait by Nathaniel HawthorneEdited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel

Boy 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/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGatePoltarnees, Beholder of Ocean by Lord DunsanyEdited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel

New year, old stories.Read along!https://www.thetalesgate.com/Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateThe Triumph of the Night by Edith WhartonEdited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel

The Tales Gate is here with some Christmas miracles!Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateThe Man Who Could Work Miracles by H. G. WellsEdited and Performed by Joseph Wetzel

What stories wait inside the old Province House?Follow the program on Twitter and Facebook! Story suggestions welcome!https://twitter.com/TheTalesGatehttps://www.facebook.com/TheTalesGateHowe's Masquerade by Nathaniel HawthorneEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelMusic featured:Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav HolstString Quartet in E major, Op. 11 No. 5 (1775) by Luigi BoccheriniMusic for the Funeral of Queen Mary (1695) by Henry Purcell

A heartwarming tale as the weather turns cold.The Happy Prince (1888) by Oscar WildeEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelMusic featured:Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav HolstSerenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (1880) by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Four Seasons - Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "Autumn" (1725) by Antonio VivaldiViolin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 - Adagio (1720) by Johann Sebastian BachThe Waltz of Flowers (1892) by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyBrandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 - Allegro (1719) by Johann Sebastian BachOrchestral suite in D major No. 3, BWV 1068 - Il Giardino Armonico (1730) by Johann Sebastian Bach

Which came out of the opened door? Listen and find out!The Lady, or the Tiger? (1882) by Frank R. StocktonEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelMusic featured:Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav HolstRomeo and Juliet (1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Let'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 PoeEdited and Performed by Joseph WetzelMusic featured:Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav Holst

What 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 WetzelMusic featured (in order of appearance):Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (1915) by Gustav HolstThe Planets - Neptune, the Mystic (1915) by Gustav HolstA Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21 (1907) by Gustav HolstSt Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2 (1922) by Gustav HolstSymphony No. 8 Movement 2 (1890) by Antonín Dvořák

We could all use more story time, and The Tales Gate aims to satisfy that need.