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Short Stack Stories
by Liv Vordenberg, Jackie Meissner
Each Monday, your hosts Liv and Jackie share short stories with complete soundscapes that transport you into a new fictional universe every week. Your Short Stack Stories come with a side of author interviews and a lingering craving for breakfast food -- oh, and guest narrators are offered a la carte. Please be sure to tip your podcast hosts!
Episodes
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07. Murder Me Nicely
Get ready to chuckle while being spooked by Lucie Britsch's first person narrative "Murder Me Nicely." If you were stranded in a cabin in a spoof horror flic, would you be murdered first??
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06. Toll
This week we feature actor Harry Thornton on the mic with a performance of Toll by Donnie Watson. We hear the story of a toll booth worker and the likes of his life. Sometimes all you need to do is jump into a pool!
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05. Welcome to the Henry Brooster Campaign
This week we slap on some satire to the mess of a breakfast we all know to be.... politics! Chelsea Sutton is back and does NOT disappoint dishing out the drama of workplace culture. It's all fun and games till someone gets murdered!
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04. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Komorebi
In this special episode of Short Stack, we have the chance to listen to the author tell it herself. Introducing...Alexandra Tamiko Da Dalt! Sink into a reflective journey, and make sure to wear good shoes.
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03. My Mother Returns, This Time For Good
This week, Lisa Dordal’s memoir is about finding a box of letters from her mother almost two decades after she had passed, and reflects on how her relationship with the memory of her mother is forever changed. This episode of Short Stack Stories is produced by Jackie Meissner and Liv Vordenberg....
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02. Lawrence the Enormous
This week our Short Stack is a poignant story called “Lawrence the Enormous” by Chelsea Baumgarten. On a serendipitous evening, an isolated man unexpectedly sails through his gloom into another lonely ship. This episode of Short Stack Stories is produced by Jackie Meissner and Liv Vordenberg....
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01. Ghosts on TV
You may remember Caleb’s last Short Stack offering was the taut, slow-burn mystery “Swamp Creatures” and “Ghosts on TV” is a mystical meditation on the afterlife that you’re going to die for... This episode of Short Stack Stories is produced by Jackie Meissner and Liv Vordenberg. Produced and…
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Season Three: Trailer
Short Stack is BACK! Get hungry for a new lineup of short stories for Season Three, made with love and seasoned to surprise you.
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Short Stack Recap: Season Two!
This week on Short Stack Stories, Jackie and Liv sit back and recap all the fantastic moments of Short Stack Stories Season Two. Hang on to your stacks, we've got bloopers, favorite sound design moments, and behind-the-scenes inside scoops from your favorite hosts. We have loved making season two...
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14. Loose Black Hairs
This week on Short Stack Stories we share our FINAL STORY OF SEASON 2! “Loose Black Hairs” by Joseph Doyague, explores an intimate conversation between two people and their perspectives on life. A lot can be revealed in small talk, especially when one is sipping a martini.
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13. Asleep For Days
Served on this week's Short Stack is the whimsically tragic "Asleep For Days" by Pete Hsu. Explore a world where swift problem solving is at hand, and wonder at what it might mean for our future.
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12. The Rope Bridge
Dive into the sky with this week's Short Stack: The Rope Bridge by Susan Neville. Children are faced with the future, and adults wonder what they have done to prepare them for it.
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11. All Summer In A Day
This week on Short Stack Stories we have a haunting science fiction story, written by famous author and screenwriter, Ray Bradbury. “All Summer in a Day” explores the life of schoolchildren who anxiously await the appearance of the sun, after seven years of living on Venus, the planet of…
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10. At The Center
We’re back on Short Stack with another exclusive author interview! Join us for an eerie and dangerous urban legend as we read Chelsea Sutton’s “At the Center,” a modern take on the Theseus and the Minotaur, and we’re joined by Chelsea afterwards to discuss her writing and inspirations!
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09. Phoenix
This week on Short Stack Stories we share another story of LGBTQ+ resilience to continue the spirit of Pride into July. “Phoenix” by Rachel Smith, read by fantastic guest Che Kabia, tells the story of an innocuous choice that allows our protagonist to rise from the proverbial ashes.
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08. Him
Happy Pride from Short Stack Stories! This week’s Short Stack is a vulnerable moment of queer growth read to you by the tremendously talented friend of the pod Charlie Akre. If you’re hungover from a Pride March yesterday, this sweet love story is just the cure you need: enjoy “Him” by Ariana...
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07. The Names We Give
Short Stack Stories returns to our short story programming with an endearing fable about the struggles of a young man searching in the jungle of love...but his gut impulses keep him hunting for another fish in the sea. “The Names We Give” by Nancy Kissam is read by delightful guest narrator…
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06. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Elif Batuman
It’s a Short Stack Exclusive! Jackie and Liv have the pleasure of interviewing Pulitzer finalist Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot, her novel about a Harvard University freshman’s first online entanglements in 1995. Elif shares about her process, her inspirations, and reads an exclusive excerpt...
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05. PART TWO: The Paper Tiger
Jackie and Liv are back to read part two of this week’s story together with a third talented guest reader, dear friend of the podcast Kaycee Murto. Join them on the magical journey of “The Paper Tiger” by Lindsay Kennedy, a cautionary tale about underestimating the power and courage of youth.
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04. PART ONE: The Paper Tiger
If three’s company then the next two episodes are a Short Stack party as Jackie and Liv read part one of this week’s story together with a third talented guest reader, dear friend of the podcast Kaycee Murto. Join them on the magical journey of “The Paper Tiger” by Lindsay Kennedy, a cautionary...
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03. The Alchemy of His Own Mirror
It’s a Short Stack Story first! Liv and Jackie are joined by guest narrator Madeline Grey DeFreece for her reading of “The Alchemy of His Own Mirror” by Vincent Anioke. It tells the story of a growing friendship between a man and his barber, and the author’s prose is simply hair-raising.
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02. Swamp Creatures
This week on Short Stack Stories, Jackie reads “Swamp Creatures” by Caleb Tankersley and takes us on a swim through the murky waters of a troubled marriage on the bayou.
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01. Roach Heaven
On the season two premiere of Short Stack Stories, Liv and Jackie reunite and Liv reads “Roach Heaven” by Susan English -- it’s almost like Marley & Me, if there were two hundred Marleys and they all had antennae and six legs.
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Short Stack Stories Season Two: Trailer
Welcome to season two of Short Stack Stories! Your hosts Jackie and Liv are back with a new batch of short stories fresh off the griddle that they can’t wait to read with you!
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08. Bodega Cats and Butterfly Prayers
For Short Stack Stories' final episode of season one, we kick it with the unbelievably talented Cole Taylor. This episode is jam packed with great advice, a live performance, and a lot of love straight from the mouth of the author. Jackie and Liv say bye for now, and we can't wait to be back…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Each Monday, your hosts Liv and Jackie share short stories with complete soundscapes that transport you into a new fictional universe every week. Your Short Stack Stories come with a side of author interviews and a lingering craving for breakfast food -- oh, and guest narrators are offered a la carte. Please be sure to tip your podcast hosts!
HOSTED BY
Liv Vordenberg, Jackie Meissner
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Short Stack Stories currently has 25 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Each Monday, your hosts Liv and Jackie share short stories with complete soundscapes that transport you into a new fictional universe every week. Your Short Stack Stories come with a side of author interviews and a lingering craving for breakfast food -- oh, and guest narrators are offered a la...
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Short Stack Stories is created and hosted by Liv Vordenberg, Jackie Meissner.
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