1001 Stories Podcast Network with host Jon Hagadorn
NEWSLETTER
September 23, 2025
Enjoy 12 unique storytelling podcasts- all Hand -picked, stories to challenge your intellect, increase your vocabulary, improve your writing skills, and enrich your knowledge of our history and culture.
Hello 1001 Stories Network family
This week and next- parts one and two of 'Our Canine Heroes- at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries podcast stories of Search and Rescue Dogs- their history- how they are trained- stories of rescues- the many ways in which they save lives and bring closure to families
Here's a video of rescue dogs searching for drowned victims: Rescue Internationals 'Water Search with Dogs" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1HooroM10
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Two episode of 'The Lie" by Mary Antrim
From the American author and immigrant civil activist, Mary Antin, The Lie is an enlightening short story that illustrates what life was like for young immigrants in early twentieth-century America.
David is the son of Mr. Rudinsky, an immigrant living in America. To keep his son in the school system for a further two years, Mr. Rudinksy lies about David's age. Although David works hard and performs well in school, his father's lie is constantly nestled in the back of his mind and weighs heavy on his shoulders. Will their lie eventually catch up with them?
Mary Antin was a Jewish immigrant in the late 1800s whose writing was inspired by her own experiences. In this short story, she captures the emotions of many young people who have had to leave their birth countries for a new life. The Lie, originally published shortly after Antin's seminal autobiography, The Promised Land, provides incredible insight into the lives and struggles of immigrants in the early 1900s.
Still as relevant as it was upon first publication, The Lie has been republished by Read & Co. Books for future generations to enjoy. This new edition is a must-read for those who enjoy the work of Mary Antin, and are interested in the history of immigration in twentieth-century America.
In her life and her work, the best-selling author Mary Antin celebrated the immigrant experience and America’s boundless opportunities. Born in the Russian Pale of Settlement, Antin immigrated to Boston in 1894. Quickly mastering English thanks to Boston’s public schools, she determined to become a writer. Her autobiography, The Promised Land, published in 1912 when she was scarcely 30, catapulted her to fame. Although mental illness cut short her promising career within less than a decade, The Promised Land, a quintessential tale of immigrant triumph and American assimilation, has remained in print for more than a century.