
Share the joys-and sharpen the skills-of deep reading. In each weekly half-hour podcast, Eric Rabkin and Jesse Willis mine together the riches of another marvelous short story, poem, or video. Each work, freely available on the RSD website, can be read in half an hour or less, and discussed for hours.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 503 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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Reading, Short And Deep #506
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Other Gods by H.P. Lovecraft
Here’s a link to the story |PDF|.
The Other Gods was first published in The Fantasy Fan, November 1933.
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Reading, Short And Deep #505
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss Nightshade by Dashiell Hammett
Here’s a link to the story |PDF|.
Nightshade was first published in Mystery League, October 1933.
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Reading, Short And Deep #504
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss Marty by Robert S. Swenson
Here’s a link to the story |PDF|.
Marty was first published in Manhunt, February 1956.
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Reading, Short And Deep #503
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss So This Is Death by William J. Elliott
Here’s a link to the story |PDF|.
So This Is Death was first published in Weird Story Magazine, No. 1, August 1940.
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They complement each other so well in their discussions and insights. They sound like the passionate professors that have the blockbuster classes
I love this podcast. The format is: Introduction of author and story background, discussion, Reading of the Story or parts of it and more discussion. Entertaining and informative with a short format.
I love this podcast. The format is:
Intro: author and story background
Reading of the Story
Entertaining and informative discussion on the story
I discovered this podcast after listening to Eric Rabkin’s “Masterpieces of the imaginative mind”. Eric and Jesse elevate the reading of these wonderful stories through a deep dive into symbolism and historical meaning. Thank you for uncovering the stories I hadn’t found yet.
This is one of the hidden gems of the podcast world. Both of the hosts are incredibly knowledgeable and engaging. The length of the podcast is perfect and I appreciate when they read the story out loud before the discussion begins. They analyze each story from different perspectives, both traditional and modern. As a Catholic, I appreciate the seriousness the hosts take when dealing with Christian themes as literary elements. They don’t hand wave or dismiss something because they themselves don’... more









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