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Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser | Nextpod

Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week. From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.

58 episodes

Wizard of Oz: The Great and Terrible (Part 3 of 3) 15 Oct 2025 · 51 min On the season six finale of Fictional, the Wicked Witch of the West is dead, but it came at a terrible cost. Still, Dorothy needs only to travel back to the Emerald City to finall…

Wizard of Oz: Witchhunters (Part 2 of 3) 1 Oct 2025 · 43 min Dorothy and the party make their way via crumbling yellow brick to the Emerald City, but all is not what it seems, and Oz, the Great and Terrible, has a gruesome request for them.…

Wizard of Oz: Defying Gravity (part 1 of 3) 17 Sept 2025 · 37 min A girl from Kansas takes a ride on a cyclone to a bizarre, ridiculous, and dangerous land. Adapted from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum: https://myths.link/oz

Arsene Lupin: Unseen 3 Sept 2025 · 41 min Two stories of Arsene Lupin. In the first, the Queen's necklace has gone missing from a locked and guarded room. On the second, a man just wants to relax on the train where he won…

O. Henry: Desperate Men 7 Aug 2025 · 39 min Two stories of crime and punishment and why kidnapping is wrong and dangerous but not for the reasons that you think. By American author O. Henry. Stories: The Ransom of Red Chief…

Sherlock Holmes: Burn 23 Jul 2025 · 37 min A man discovers something reading the paper on his train ride into London: he's wanted for murder. What does he do next? Lead police on a low-speed chase to 221B Baker Street. Say…

Edgar Allan Poe: The Forgotten 9 Jul 2025 · 37 min Two stories from Edgar Allan Poe about the masks we wear and the work we do and the profound consequences of both. Today's stories were adapted from: "Hop-frog" by Edgar Allan Poe…

Philip K. Dick: Veg 25 Jun 2025 · 36 min Dr. Henry Harris has been called to the outpost for asteroid Y-3, humanity's first line of defense against a vast, strange galaxy, because there's a strange infection growing amon…

The Island of Doctor Moreau: The Mark of the Beast (part 2 of 2) 11 Jun 2025 · 42 min The secret of the island is out, and Doctor Moreau is close to his greatest achievement. Will Edward Pendrick make it home, and, if he manages to get away from the island of horro…

The Island of Doctor Moreau: An Almost Religious Awe (part 1 of 2) 11 Jun 2025 · 42 min When Edward Pendrick makes it into the lifeboat as the Lady Vain sinks, he thinks he's one of the lucky ones. Upon finding his way to the Island, populated with curious people, a…

Special - Christmas Ghost Stories: Phantoms 24 Dec 2024 · 49 min Hi! It's been awhile. Thanks for your patience. Today is a special episode and not the start of the next season, but a new season is coming in 2025. In Victorian England, they tol…

Jack London: The You You Are 1 Dec 2022 · 32 min Dr. Freddie Drummond is in a great position: a fulfilling job, a wonderful fiancée, and the respect of titans of industry. So...why is he going out at night, living a double life?…

Time Enough at Last: One for the Books 10 Nov 2022 · 27 min Someday Henry Bemis is going to do it. Sometime he is going to go to that wonderful, glorious place and live the life of his dreams. The place? Well, the public library, of course…

Nikolai Gogol: Nose Goes 27 Oct 2022 · 31 min What happens when your nose leaves your face...and starts living a better life than you? Today's episode was adapted from the story "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol. You can find the f…

Edgar Allan Poe: Comorbid 13 Oct 2022 · 43 min You receive a letter from an old friend. He isn't doing well. He invites you to visit him at his house. His house...that's eating him whole. Today's episode was inspired by "The F…

Tolstoy: The Long Way Home 19 May 2022 · 42 min Two men, a servant and his master, take a drive on a snowy evening. The experience will forever alter both of their lives. Adapted from "Master and Man" by Leo Tolstoy. -- If it s…

Philip K. Dick: Fallout 5 May 2022 · 33 min It's the 2010s and nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union has forced humanity into bunkers, scorching the planet and leaving only the Leadys, the semi-sentient robot figh…

Sherlock Holmes: Dealbreaker 21 Apr 2022 · 32 min We learn which crime Sherlock Holmes thinks is the absolute worst...and it's not what you think it is. Also, the great detective tries his hand at crime himself. Once he crosses t…

Alexander Pushkin: A Sure Thing 7 Apr 2022 · 35 min A young woman working as a servant for a cruel countess falls in love with the man across the street. It seems like a fairy tale, but are there more sinister motivations at play?…

The Most Dangerous Game: The Hunted 24 Mar 2022 · 36 min Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter, just wants to go home, but he finds himself on an island belonging to General Zaroff, a fellow hunter with twisted, unorthodox tastes. Sanger…

E.M. Forster: Bit Rot 10 Mar 2022 · 40 min Humanity is isolated for their own safety in their homes, but they settle in to communicate through world-wide messaging and video calls, and face-to-face, person-to-person intera…

Arsène Lupin: The Gentleman 24 Feb 2022 · 43 min The story of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief, begins with him sending a letter to a baron with the exact date and time he will rob the man. The baron immediately contacts the best d…

Edgar Allan Poe: The Masquerade 31 Oct 2020 · 35 min A Halloween episode with two stories from the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Adapted by the Weisers from "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Cask of Amontillado" by…

The Pale Man: Room 201 20 May 2020 · 34 min A professor checks in to a rundown hotel for a long vacation and becomes obsessed with another resident - a pale man who moves from room to room. Adapted by the Weisers from "The…

Philip K. Dick: Inhuman 6 May 2020 · 32 min Lester's work has killed trillions, making way for humanity's march across the galaxy. But, after a trip off-world and witnessing a dead planet firsthand, he's now changed. Lester…

Sherlock Holmes: The League 6 May 2020 · 30 min A man comes to Sherlock Holmes with a development: he's making a lot of extra money each week solely because he has fiery red hair. For the famed detective, this is terrible news.…

Monte Cristo: Wait and Hope (part 6 of 6) 9 Oct 2018 · 1 hr 2 min Four men took part in the ruining of one life. Their reckoning is at hand. It all ends here. -- Sponsors: Bombas: Not only is it fun to say, but they are the most comfortable sock…

Monte Cristo: A Million Secrets (part 5 of 6) 2 Oct 2018 · 47 min The Count of Monte Cristo moves his pieces into place. His revenge is at hand. -- Sponsors: Hello Fresh: For a super-easy, super-delicious weeknight meal, check out Hello Fresh. G…

Monte Cristo: No Ordinary Man (part 4 of 6) 25 Sept 2018 · 45 min When we last left Edmond Dantes, he was sailing off into the sunset after rescuing one of the only friends he has left. Today's story begins 13 years later, after he's been transf…

The Tempest: Brave New World (Part 2 of 2) 18 Sept 2018 · 34 min All the pieces are in place. Everyone responsible for Prospero's exile is on the island. His island. It's time to take back what's his. -- Sponsors: Wolverine: The Long Night. Che…