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BRUSH AT ELKADER Marshal Matt Dillon returns to Dodge after an unusually quiet week, only to discover that trouble has arrived ahead of him. A well-liked rancher named Ben Williams has been gunned down in the street, and the man responsible, Lou Shippen, has fled. Matt and Chester follow his trail to the rough little town of Elkader, where fear runs deep and nobody seems eager to help a U.S. Marshal. Matt soon discovers that bringing a killer to justice isn't easy when an entire town is afraid

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI by O. Henry One of the most beloved Holiday/Christmas stories ever written, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a tender and beautifully crafted story about love, sacrifice, and what it truly means to give. Young husband and wife Jim and Della don't have much money, but they have something far more valuable: a deep love for one another. As Christmas approaches, each desperately wants to find the perfect gift for the other. What follows is O. Henry at his very best, combi

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L. M. Montgomery Chapter 9: Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified Anne finally meets the outspoken Mrs. Rachel Lynde, and things do not go smoothly. Mrs. Lynde takes one look at Anne and offers some painfully blunt observations about her appearance, including the one subject Anne is especially sensitive about: her red hair. Anne's temper erupts, and Mrs. Lynde receives a furious response unlike anything she expected from the new arrival at Green Gables. Marilla is sh

THE BIG SAW-Two masked gunmen pull off a carefully planned bank robbery after secretly entering the building by sawing through the steel bars of a rear window. They lie in wait for morning, then use the bank manager to lure arriving employees inside one by one. When the manager refuses to surrender the vault keys, the confrontation takes a dangerous turn. He collapses from a severe heart attack, allowing the robbers to obtain the key, force the cashier to provide the combination, empty the vaul

THE GHOST OF GIDEON WISE A Father Brown Mystery by G.K. Chesterton Three powerful millionaires are dead, apparently murdered on the same night in three widely separated places. Suspicion quickly falls upon a group of radical revolutionaries who had every reason to despise them. But then the case takes a decidedly supernatural turn. On a lonely moonlit cliff overlooking the sea, a terrified witness sees something impossible: the ghost of Gideon Wise, standing near the very spot where Wise supp

THE BIG MOUSTACHE Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner are called in on a robbery investigation in which witnesses give police one particularly memorable clue: the suspect sports a conspicuous moustache. What follows is classic Dragnet, as the detectives sift through descriptions, question witnesses, and methodically work the leads in an effort to identify their man. [yidio.com] It's another reminder that on Dragnet, crimes aren't solved by flashy hunches. They're solved by patient police work,

THE COWARD Gunsmoke | Original Air Date: October 9, 1955 Someone wants Marshal Matt Dillon dead, but instead of facing him openly, the would-be killer is willing to strike from the shadows. When a man is shot in the back while waiting in Dillon's office, Matt realizes that the bullet may have been intended for him. Now he has to find an enemy who doesn't intend to give him a fair fight. [goldie.fm] It's a tense episode of Gunsmoke, with William Conrad as Matt Dillon, along with Georgia Ellis, H

THE HINDENBURG DISASTER: 5 MINUTES THAT ENDED THE AGE OF THE AIRSHIP AUDIO ARCHIVES | 1001 HISTORY'S BEST STORYTELLERS On the evening of May 6, 1937, one of the wonders of the modern world floated toward the mooring mast at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. The German passenger airship Hindenburg represented an extraordinary age of lighter-than-air travel. But as the great ship approached the end of its transatlantic voyage, fire suddenly broke out and the Hindenburg crashed to the g

AFTER THE WINTER by Kate Chopin Can a man who has shut himself away from the world ever find his way back? In Kate Chopin's "After the Winter," sorrow and isolation have taken their toll, leaving a man separated not only from society, but seemingly from life itself. Then something happens that awakens feelings he believed were long gone. It's a moving tale of grief, renewal, and the quiet hope that no winter lasts forever. Enjoy "After the Winter" by Kate Chopin on 1001 Stories From the Gilde

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L. M. Montgomery Chapter 7: Anne Says Her Prayers Marilla discovers that Anne has never really been taught to pray, something Marilla considers a serious omission in the child's upbringing. But teaching Anne anything is rarely straightforward. When Anne is asked to say her prayers, her imagination and natural honesty take over, resulting in a prayer that is unmistakably Anne Shirley. It's a charming chapter that shows both Anne's innocence and the gradual beginning of

INSIDE THE REAL SOPRANOS: THE UNDERCOVER COP WHO INFILTRATED THE MOB 1001 True Crime Stories: INSIDER CASES What does it take to walk into the Mafia, convince organized criminals that you're one of them, and live that double life without giving yourself away? In this special INSIDER CASES edition of 1001 True Crime Stories, host Jon Hagadorn talks with Giovanni Rocco, author of Giovanni's Ring: My Life Inside the Real Sopranos. Rocco shares the remarkable story of his undercover work penetra

THE CHAMPAWAT MAN-EATER (PT. 1) – JIM CORBETT When a tiger turns man-eater, the hunter is no longer simply tracking an animal. He is entering into a deadly contest against a predator that has learned to hunt human beings. In Part One of Jim Corbett's legendary account "The Champawat Man-Eater," Corbett enters a countryside living under the shadow of a tiger whose presence has changed the rhythms of everyday life. Villagers know that somewhere beyond the safety of their homes and settlements, th