The Classic Tales Podcast

B.J. Harrison
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Sep 23, 2025 • 33min

Ep. 1072, Intelligence, by Raphael Sabatini VINTAGE

Why is the panicked Elphinstone ringing the professor’s doorbell in the middle of the night? Why does he declare they are both in great danger? Raphael Sabatini, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   Are you looking for one place where you can get a dynamite audiobook every time? The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Each title is heavily curated, so you get a great listen every time. Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes.   Only about a quarter of the titles in the library have been on the podcast. There are thousands of hours of adventure, mystery, and more.    So, head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com, hit the appropriate button, and start listening.   And now, Intelligence, by Rafael Sabatini   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for $9.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Sep 19, 2025 • 1h 24min

Ep. 1071, The Problem of Cell 13, by Jacques Futrelle

How can the man known as The Thinking Machine escape from a maximum-security prison?  Jacques Futrelle, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   Are you looking for one place where you can get a dynamite audiobook every time? The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Each title is heavily curated, so you get a great listen every time. Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes.   The Audiobook Library Card is an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards! Only about a quarter of the library has been on the podcast. And with the Audiobook Library Card, you gain access to everything.   So head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com and start listening.   I’m still reeling from the news that my recording of P.G. Wodehouse’s The Intrusion of Jimmy is a Finalist for a Narrator of Distinction Award from the Professional Audiobook Narrators Association (PANA). It’s going up against major titles from Macmillan and other major publishers. I’m going up against some of the biggest names in the business, and I couldn’t be more honored. I still can’t believe it.   You can listen to The Intrusion of Jimmy in the Winner’s Circle category at the website at classictalesaudiobooks.com. Or, if you have the Audiobook Library Card, it’s in the Winner’s Circle category there, as well.   Pirate Summer has kind of dipped in to September, but I thought we could still do some September Sleuthing. Here is the breakout story from Jacques Futrelle as he introduces his greatest creation: The Thinking Machine.   And now, The Problem of Cell 13, by Jacques Futrelle   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $6.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:      
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Sep 16, 2025 • 1h 12min

Ep. 1070, Anthem, Part 2 of 2, by Ayn Rand VINTAGE

Ayn Rand’s dystopian tale is concluded, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards!   Only about a quarter of the titles in the library have been on the podcast. There are thousands of hours of adventure, mystery, and more.    So, head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com, hit the appropriate button, and start listening.   And now, Anthem, Part 2 of 2 by Ayn Rand   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for $9.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Sep 12, 2025 • 54min

Ep. 1069, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 8 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

A final voyage for Blackbeard’s treasure turns out to be more than the boys bargained for.  Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes.   The Audiobook Library Card is an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards! Only about a quarter of the library has been on the podcast. And with the Audiobook Library Card, you gain access to everything.   So head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com and start listening.   I’m pleased to announce that my recording of P.G. Wodehouse’s The Intrusion of Jimmy is a Finalist for a Narrator of Distinction Award from the Professional Audiobook Narrators Association (PANA). It’s such an honor to be named a finalist among such esteemed narrators. You can listen to this title in the Winner’s Circle category at the website at classictalesaudiobooks.com. Or, if you have the Audiobook Library Card, it’s in the Winner’s Circle category there, as well. I’m so glad this title is getting some more attention. It was an absolute delight to record.   And now, Blackbeard: Buccaneer, Part 8 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $6.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Sep 9, 2025 • 1h 8min

Ep. 1068, Anthem, Part 1 of 2, by Ayn Rand VINTAGE

“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil.” Ayn Rand, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards!   Only about a quarter of the titles in the library have been on the podcast. There are thousands of hours of adventure, mystery, and more.    So, head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com, hit the appropriate button, and start listening.   And now, Anthem, Part 1 of 2 by Ayn Rand   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for $9.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 3min

Ep. 1067, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 7 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

The treacherous Ned Rackham is discovered, and Blackbeard makes a legendary last stand.  Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes.   The Audiobook Library Card is an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards! Only about a quarter of the library has been on the podcast. And with the Audiobook Library Card, you gain access to everything.   So head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com and start listening.   One thing I wanted to mention as our Blackbeard story starts to wind down. When Blackbeard made his last stand, and the author mentions that he wouldn’t die, he’s not kidding. When Maynard examined Blackbeard’s body, he discovered that he was shot in five different places and had been stabbed or otherwise cut twenty times. Just a little gruesome detail for you.   Also, and so I guess this is the second thing, the captains of the ships in this story really existed. Stede Bonnet was a pirate known for his high code of conduct. Lieutenant Maynard was the one who swore to take down Blackbeard, and had a final duel with him. Ned Rackham is likely an embellishment of Calico Jack Rackham, who may have sailed with Blackbeard, but certainly knew him. Feel free to dive down any rabbit holes you need to double check.   And now, Blackbeard: Buccaneer, Part 7 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $6.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Sep 2, 2025 • 1h 17min

Ep. 1066, The Golden Anaconda, by Elmer Brown Mason VINTAGE

What is the orchid hunter after, when he joins Wandering Smith on his hunt for anacondas? Elmer Brown Mason, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards!   Only about a quarter of the titles in the library have been on the podcast. There are thousands of hours of adventure, mystery, and more.    So, head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com, hit the appropriate button, and start listening.   Elmer Brown Mason is largely forgotten today, save for aficionados of pulp magazines. His great contribution to the genre of adventure fiction is his five-story series about Wandering Smith. Isaiah Ezekiel, “Wandering” Smith can usually be found at Pere Guerrin’s, a rough hang out in New Orleans. His job is to help anyone “who wants to go after something unusual in a strange place”.   And now, The Golden Anaconda, by Elmer Brown Mason   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for $9.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Aug 29, 2025 • 43min

Ep. 1065, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 6 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

Can Captain Bonnet outwit Blackbeard in a stealthy sea skirmish?  Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes.   The Audiobook Library Card is an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards! Only about a quarter of the library has been on the podcast. And with the Audiobook Library Card, you gain access to everything.   So head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com and start listening.   And now, Blackbeard: Buccaneer, Part 6 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $6.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Aug 26, 2025 • 1h 24min

Ep. 1064, The Call of Cthulhu, by H. P. Lovecraft VINTAGE

Records surface of a deity with a "cuttlefish head, dragon body, scaly wings, and hieroglyphed pedestal". What would happen if this sleeping Kraken was roused? H.P. Lovecraft, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   Did you know that some titles are only available with The Audiobook Library Card? Subscribe monthly, or yearly, and stream or download any title in the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99/month. Use the coupon code classictales2 and save $3 off your first month! Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes. It’s an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards!   Only about a quarter of the titles in the library have been on the podcast. There are thousands of hours of adventure, mystery, and more.    So, head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com, hit the appropriate button, and start listening.   And now, The Mark of Zorro, Part 5 of 7, by Johnston McCulley   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for $9.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:
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Aug 22, 2025 • 1h 2min

Ep. 1063, Blackbeard Buccaneer, Part 5 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine

Can Jack and his companions make it through the swamp and rendezvous with Captain Bonnet? Or will they be too late?  Ralph D. Paine, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   The Audiobook Library Card is the perfect solution if you can’t get enough classic audiobooks. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library for $9.99 a month. Use the coupon code CLASSICTALES2 and save $3 on your first month. You can also subscribe yearly at the lower price, if you like. Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes.   The Audiobook Library Card is an all-you-can-listen smorgasbord of classics I’ve been building for the last 18 years. Many have won awards! Only about a quarter of the library has been on the podcast. And with the Audiobook Library Card, you gain access to everything.   So head on over to audiobooklibrarycard.com and start listening.   And now, Blackbeard: Buccaneer, Part 5 of 8, by Ralph D. Paine   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $6.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

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