Fresh Air Ants interview

Inch-long ants that jump! Ant wars! Ant busses, ant fungus farms and more!

 This is  Fresh Air interview with Mark Moffett about his book Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions

Click here to listen to this great episode

Reginald by Saki

This is a great set of short stories by Saki, (a.k.a. H. H. Munro) as read by the British baritone Jason X. on LibriVox. This is one of those special gems buried in the overwhelming and often tedious LibriVox catalogue, but Jason X. is the perfect reader for these enchantingly macabre, satirical shorts from the turn of the century. I think this is where Edward Gorey drew much of his inspiration.

Click here for the link.

Ötzi: Everyone's Favorite Copper Age Man

Im not sure why, but I really love Ötzi also. You can hear about him on the Stuff I missed in History Class podcast. Another great episode! Click here to go there!

Discussing Evil

Click here for a podcast discussing evil by The Big Ideas on the UK's Guardian website.

This program is hosted by Alex Haslam and features interviews with several folks discussing historical examples of evil and examining some of its motivations.

The Willows

After a long hiatus I am back! Follow this link to listen to the short (but not so short) story called The Willows by Algernon Blackwood. This is a completely unique, and awe inspiring ghost story, read nicely for Librivox by Ken Crooker.

Here is part one

part two

part three

Historical hijinx

Cardiff Giant Exhumed!

Cottingley fairies, stone giants, the world's most brilliant horse, shocking bunny births and more! 5 historical hoaxes explored on the Stuff you Missed in History Class podcast hosted by Sarah and Dublina. You can listen to this podcast by clicking here.

Fiction: The Parable of the Shower by Leah Bobet

Read by Laurice White

Get out your frank-incence and myrrh. This short story is clever, concise and really, really funny.

You can read a snippet here and listen to this wonderful reader make this story seem about as real as something like this could seem.

enjoy!