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Reading Short and Deep

by Jesse Willis

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.

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  1. Reading, Short And Deep #558 - Job With A Future by Richard Welles

    Reading, Short And Deep #558 - Job With A Future by Richard Welles

  2. Reading, Short And Deep #557 - A Secret For Two by Quentin Reynolds

    Reading, Short And Deep #557 - A Secret For Two by Quentin Reynolds

  3. Reading, Short And Deep #556 - The Night He Cried by Fritz Leiber

    Reading, Short And Deep #556 - The Night He Cried by Fritz Leiber

  4. Reading, Short And Deep #555 - Tomlinson by Rudyard Kipling

    Reading, Short And Deep #555 - Tomlinson by Rudyard Kipling

  5. Reading, Short And Deep #554 - Desperation by Joachim H. Woos

    Reading, Short And Deep #554 - Desperation by Joachim H. Woos

  6. Reading, Short And Deep #553 - The Malay Krise by Clark Ashton Smith

    Reading, Short And Deep #553 - The Malay Krise by Clark Ashton Smith

  7. Reading, Short And Deep #552 - The Cab That Waited by Don Mark Lemon

    Reading, Short And Deep #552 - The Cab That Waited by Don Mark Lemon

  8. Reading, Short And Deep #551 - Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird by Wallace Stevens

    Reading, Short And Deep #551 - Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird by Wallace Stevens

  9. Reading, Short And Deep #550 - The Chasm by Bryce Walton

    Reading, Short And Deep #550 - The Chasm by Bryce Walton

  10. Reading, Short And Deep #549 - Bad Company by Walter de la Mare

    Reading, Short And Deep #549 - Bad Company by Walter de la Mare

  11. Reading, Short And Deep #548 - Death Beat by David C. Cooke

    Reading, Short And Deep #548 - Death Beat by David C. Cooke

  12. Reading, Short And Deep #547 - The Big Cheese by Edward Wellen

    Reading, Short And Deep #547 - The Big Cheese by Edward Wellen

  13. Reading, Short And Deep #546 - A Curious Pleasure Excursion by Mark Twain

    Reading, Short And Deep #546 - A Curious Pleasure Excursion by Mark Twain

  14. Reading, Short And Deep #545 - Freedom Of The Race by Anne McCaffrey

    Reading, Short And Deep #545 - Freedom Of The Race by Anne McCaffrey

  15. Reading, Short And Deep #544 - Lobo's Return by Forrestine C. Hooker

    Reading, Short And Deep #544 - Lobo's Return by Forrestine C. Hooker

  16. Reading, Short And Deep #543 - Mr. Corndropper's Hired Man by W.M. Stannard

    Reading, Short And Deep #543 - Mr. Corndropper's Hired Man by W.M. Stannard

  17. Reading, Short And Deep #542 - Thank You M'am by Langston Hughes

    Reading, Short And Deep #542 - Thank You M'am by Langston Hughes

  18. Reading, Short And Deep #541 - The Promise by Richard Welles

    Reading, Short And Deep #541 - The Promise by Richard Welles

  19. Reading, Short And Deep #540 - The Wounded by Philip Jose Farmer

    Reading, Short And Deep #540 - The Wounded by Philip Jose Farmer

  20. Reading, Short And Deep #539 - Travel By Wire by Arthur C. Clarke

    Reading, Short And Deep #539 - Travel By Wire by Arthur C. Clarke

  21. Reading, Short And Deep #538 - Less Perfect by Frances Carfi Matranga

    Reading, Short And Deep #538 - Less Perfect by Frances Carfi Matranga

  22. Reading, Short And Deep #537 - Pursuit by Ron Smith

    Reading, Short And Deep #537 - Pursuit by Ron Smith

  23. Reading, Short And Deep #536 - The Flying Man by H. G. Wells

    Reading, Short And Deep #536 - The Flying Man by H. G. Wells

  24. Reading, Short And Deep #535 - The White Death by Don Mark Lemon

    Reading, Short And Deep #535 - The White Death by Don Mark Lemon

  25. Reading, Short And Deep #534 - Too Bad You Died by Joseph Slotkin

    Reading, Short And Deep #534 - Too Bad You Died by Joseph Slotkin

  26. Reading, Short And Deep #533 - One Summer's Evening by Lord Dunsany

    Reading, Short And Deep #533 - One Summer's Evening by Lord Dunsany

  27. Reading, Short And Deep #532 - No Margin For Error by John Bender

    Reading, Short And Deep #532 - No Margin For Error by John Bender

  28. Reading, Short And Deep #531 - The Hole In The Moon by Margaret St. Clair

    Reading, Short And Deep #531 - The Hole In The Moon by Margaret St. Clair

  29. Reading, Short And Deep #530 - The Last Train by Fredric Brown

    Reading, Short And Deep #530 - The Last Train by Fredric Brown

  30. Reading, Short And Deep #529 - Black Cat In The Snow by John D. MacDonald

    Reading, Short And Deep #529 - Black Cat In The Snow by John D. MacDonald

  31. Reading, Short And Deep #528 - A Great Voice Stilled by Shirley Jackson

    Reading, Short And Deep #528 - A Great Voice Stilled by Shirley Jackson

  32. Reading, Short And Deep #527 - If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth... by Arthur C. Clarke

    Reading, Short And Deep #527 - If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth... by Arthur C. Clarke

  33. Reading, Short And Deep #526 - Clay Pigeon by Joseph Commings

    Reading, Short And Deep #526 - Clay Pigeon by Joseph Commings

  34. Reading, Short And Deep #525 - The Silent Colony by Robert Silverberg

    Reading, Short And Deep #525 - The Silent Colony by Robert Silverberg

  35. Reading, Short And Deep #524 - The Shop Of Ghosts by G.K. Chesterton

    Reading, Short And Deep #524 - The Shop Of Ghosts by G.K. Chesterton

  36. Reading, Short And Deep #523 - The Devil's Funeral by Edward Page Mitchell

    Reading, Short And Deep #523 - The Devil's Funeral by Edward Page Mitchell

  37. Reading, Short And Deep #522 - A True Story by Mark Twain

    Reading, Short And Deep #522 - A True Story by Mark Twain

  38. Reading, Short And Deep #521 - Examination Day by Henry Slesar

    Reading, Short And Deep #521 - Examination Day by Henry Slesar

  39. Reading, Short And Deep #520 - The Colonel's Views by Guy De Maupassant

    Reading, Short And Deep #520 - The Colonel's Views by Guy De Maupassant

  40. Reading, Short And Deep #519 - The Human Angle by William Tenn

    Reading, Short And Deep #519 - The Human Angle by William Tenn

  41. Reading, Short And Deep #518 - Pretty Soft by Rube Goldberg

    Reading, Short And Deep #518 - Pretty Soft by Rube Goldberg

  42. Reading, Short And Deep #517 - Chinoiserie by Clark Ashton Smith

    Reading, Short And Deep #517 - Chinoiserie by Clark Ashton Smith

  43. Reading, Short And Deep #516 - A Night Of Terror by Paul Louis Courier

    Reading, Short And Deep #516 - A Night Of Terror by Paul Louis Courier

  44. Reading, Short And Deep #515 - The Panicle by R. Murray Gilchrist

    Reading, Short And Deep #515 - The Panicle by R. Murray Gilchrist

  45. Reading, Short And Deep #514 - The Black Godmother by John Galsworthy

    Reading, Short And Deep #514 - The Black Godmother by John Galsworthy

  46. Reading, Short And Deep #513 - Spectator Sport by John D. MacDonald

    Reading, Short And Deep #513 - Spectator Sport by John D. MacDonald

  47. Reading, Short And Deep #512 - The Inn Of The Two Adventurers by Lord Dunsany

    Reading, Short And Deep #512 - The Inn Of The Two Adventurers by Lord Dunsany

  48. Reading, Short And Deep #511 - Dragon On Somerset Street by Elmer Roessner

    Reading, Short And Deep #511 - Dragon On Somerset Street by Elmer Roessner

  49. Reading, Short And Deep #510 - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

    Reading, Short And Deep #510 - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

  50. Reading, Short And Deep #509 - No Place To Run by Carroll Mayers

    Reading, Short And Deep #509 - No Place To Run by Carroll Mayers

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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.

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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...

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