1001 Stories Podcast Network with host Jon Hagadorn
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Hello 1001 Stories Network family
Hello Listeners!
This has been a month of interviews with more coming! All will be featured at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries, some will make 1001 True Crime From Another Time.One will make 1001 Stories From the Old West- and all of them are really interesting- so there is a lot of good entertainment coming.
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories and Mysteries
https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/
This week….
EXPLORING THE MYTH OF THE POPE LICK MONSTER- This urban legend comes with a death toll as young adults (mostly high school age) from around Louisville have sought thrills by walking an active 100 foot high train trestle from which there is no escape when the train comes thru. More than a dozen deaths and many injuries have occurred despite the best efforts of the police and railroad authorities to stop the trespassing and inform schools that big fines come from trespassing on those tracks and deaths have resulted from their wish to find the legendary 'Goatman".
Also look for our 1001 Heroes "Best Of" Wednesday (Oct 22 5:00 PM ET) "Cinderella man" the story of
His name was James J. Braddock. In 1929 he was the middleweight contender for boxing champion of the world. He had it all- a wonderful wife, 3 kids, a nice home, and money in the bank- because boxers were the highest paid athletes in those days. The depression hit, his bank failed- and all his money was gone. He lost his house, his boxing skills faded after breaking his right hand in a bout, and he soon found himself working part time at the docks to try to support his wife and kids who were living in a run- down apartment. He finally had to go on welfare. He had a manager named Joe Gould, who never gave up on him, and got him a big fight in 1934- which he won, and then another. Then he took $300 and took it to the county welfare office and paid them back for what he had taken. Then he got the chance of a lifetime- to fight Max Baer for the heavyweight title. Max Baer had killed a man in the ring, and considered Braddock to be a washed up has-been. Max Baer had a surprise in store.
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Great short stories this week Sunday at noon ET and Wed at 5:00 pm ET:
First, A Grey Sleeve BY Stephen Crane about a Civil War Cavalry Captain who meets his match after storming a house suspected of hiding enemies to find a young lady who reminds him for a brief moment that he is not at war with everyone....
Second: Perjured- A small town thriller about a young teen who witnesses a terrible accident and later, to impress his pals with his knowledge and hopefully improve his standing with the older kids, adds a local man to the scene of the accident. The victim dies, goes to trial, and the pressure is on to testify, which will surely bring a guilty verdict to the man who was incriminated by the youth's story.
https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
6 Dragnet episodes (Sunday noon ET, Wed 5pm ET, Friday nite 11:55 pm)
https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-radio-crime-solvers/
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Some great narration by Gizelle with new short stories before we return to Anne.
https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001storiesfromthegildedage/
Halloween at 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft
Catch up with THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-ghost-chiller-lovecraft-stories/
1001 Stories for the Road
CATCH 5 CHAPTERS OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (Sunday noon et, wed 5:00 PM) as more drama unfolds and events finally bring the Count and his former fiance (now the countess Morcerf) together, leaving him pretty much speechless. What a novel! And yes it's long- so I'm spending more time narrating chapters each week.
https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road/
COMING IN NOVEMBER
Our interview with friend Brad Meltzer, best selling NYT author–
HE VIPER
A Zig & Nola Novel
by Brad Meltzer
Coming January 6, 2026 from William Morrow
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer is back with his thrilling Zig and Nola series, unraveling a shocking cold case with a personal—and deadly—twist.
“A pulse-pounding adventure!” — SA Crosby
“Gripping from the first page to the last.”—Alex Michaelides
“A killer story from a true master.” — Jack Carr
“Try to keep up with Meltzer's deeply smart, fabulously flawed characters until the very last reveal.” — Leigh Bardugo
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Jon