Reviews
Rate ShowGreat show
Jon Hagadorn has a great voice and pace. He selects good stories and sets the stage for the listener. The entrance music is a great intro as well!
- Artist4❤️
- Oct. 22, 2025
Great Stories, Well Read
Jon does a great job of picking and narrating stories. If you are looking for outstanding classics that are well performed, this is the podcast for you.
Bonus, these stories are suitable for the entire family.
- CMD2inPA
- Oct. 15, 2025
Thank you!
I enjoy the varied and entertaining selection of stories. I listen to it on my own and with our kids. Jon’s delivery is energetic and shows an understanding of the nuances of the story
- elbybo
- Aug. 21, 2025
Brilliant! (First Review After Many Podcasts Listened To)
I’ve only begun to scratch the surface of the wonderful collection of stories assembled in this podcast, but I am unquestionably hooked. Very well-curated and read with splendid pace, inflection, and emphasis. Jon makes the stories come alive and feels like a dear friend sharing them with you. I love recommending particular favorites to friends and family.
- Noah R Meissner
- June 27, 2025
Gratitude
Always feel enriched by any of the stories you share with us. We need these tales to feed our imaginations. Can’t thank you enough Jon.
- Jeff Dugger
- June 22, 2025
Thank you!
Just finished enjoying the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I had forgotten how vivid the descriptions of the characters are- right down to Gunpowder the horse. Thank you!
- megsailing
- June 15, 2025
- PW from GR
- May 11, 2025
- PW from GR
- May 11, 2025
Excellent
I love listening to these stories while sewing or knitting, or cooking or dusting. So enjoyable. Great job Mr. Hagadorn. Thank you!
- Lemonyzest
- May 5, 2025
Right part of my day
What a delight to listen to 1001 stories. You really make my day with your carefully chosen selections. You are my favorite voice in the podcast arena!
- Colorado Momma T
- May 2, 2025
Right part of my day
What a delight to listen to 1001 stories. You really make my day with your carefully chosen selections. You are my favorite voice in the podcast arena!
- Colorado Momma T
- May 2, 2025
Fabulous choices!
These many podcasts by Jon Hagadorn are all wonderful and read so well! I love all the different genres he delves into. He finds stories I've never heard of by famous writers and great stories by writers I am not familiar with. You Can't get better than Jon Hagadorns multiple podcasts! He must work around the clock to keep us all in fabulous entertainment. Thank You!!
- poppiseed11
- April 11, 2025
Thank you Jon
You have in your own way saved me from loneliness and boredom and mental malaise. I love all the 1001 podcasts and wonder at you for getting it all put out there. Thank you with love from Patty Peebles, Bluefield Wv USA
- PattyPeebles
- Jan. 1, 2025
The Classics Well Told
We REALLY appreciate reviews for all our 1001 Stories network shows- Thanks to all of you for being great listeners- from 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries, 1001 Classic Short Stories, 1001 Stories for the Road, 1001 Stories From the Gilded Age, 1001 Ghost Stories, 1001 Sherlock Holmes stories, 1001 Radio Days, 1001 True Crime From Another Time, 1001 Stories From the Old West, 1001 Best of Jack London, and 1001 History's Greatest Storytellers
- JRH at 1001
- Dec. 29, 2024
Great storytelling!
I have been enjoying several of the 1001 podcasts for the last few years. This is my current favorite. I have enjoyed a few of the stories so much that I purchased the books for our family. Thank you John Hagadorn for sharing your gift of storytelling. I feel like I have a kind and interesting grandpa reading to me. It’s relaxing and entertaining.
- KeepItReal_FollowJesus
- Dec. 26, 2024
- Satisfied in Singapore
- Dec. 2, 2024
- Functioniskey
- Nov. 17, 2024
- btfhjjj he add h j
- Oct. 23, 2024
Great Stories and Reading Voice but…
Please stop using the sound effects and background music. At times I could barely hear the audio of the story. At other points the sound effects made no sense, like jungle noises when the story said the jungle was quiet, or gunshots occurring several sentences after they were mentioned. I’d much prefer just a plain read of each story without all the added effects.
- lemonhead1632
- Oct. 20, 2024
The Tenor
Jon - loved, loved, loved your rendition of The Tenor! Your creation of the tenor’s voice and accent was so entertaining, and the end was so appropriate given the personalities of all involved!!
- New Mexico Gal
- Oct. 5, 2024
Continually Thankful for this Podcast!
My week doesn’t feel complete without listening to at least one episode of 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales. Jon, you continue to do a fantastic job. I am grateful for the dedication, time, effort, and resources you’ve committed to this wonderful podcast. Thank you for sharing your passions with your listeners! I love the bloopers you put at the end sometimes, they’re so endearing! You’re the best. I look forward to someday sharing this podcast with my future children and using it for them as both education and entertainment. I love that you make literature exciting! Always recommending this podcast to my friends and family. Keep up the great work, Jon, and don’t listen to the haters! I loved your message addressing the negative commenters, and was cheering for you as I listened! Hope you have a wonderful fall season, and I’m looking forward to maybe some spooky theme stories like you’ve done in the past!
- alynd3
- Sept. 25, 2024
“A Sisterly Scheme”
That is now probably my favorite story. It was well done. It made me smile and it made me chuckle a number of times.
- RKB-55
- Sept. 18, 2024
- MylesM1
- Sept. 9, 2024
Another old time favorite memory
Another great memory of grandma reading to me as a child Wasn't one of her favorite but grandpa loved them so much he had a collection of Quatermaine books He would often sit in his chair and listen as she read His eyes were getting worse as he aged Blame it on his wounds to his head from his time in France WW1 What great memories hearing you read them
- wolfie/wolf
- Aug. 26, 2024