Bad guy alerts come in many forms, including but not limited to, talking directly to mice in a whimsical tone, dancing and singing by yourself on the lawn with a concertina, and being scared of blood after talking about the moral ambiguity surrounding murderers. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:01 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 6 (The Halcombe Perspective) 48:10 - (Not so) Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

The masterful cunning of Leo Tolstoy is wrought skillfully in these pages to hoodwink masses of readers with one little word...hope. The Russian-Austrian army is left facing at least 5x their number in French troops with more on the way, but that doesn't keep them smiling and obsessing over the way they walk..er, march! 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 17 14:39 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 18 27:32 - (Not so) Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/ This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Normally, a honeymoon deepens the newlyweds' relationship, and in a few occassions, ushers in the beginnings of a family. In this account, however, a six-month honeymoon births a groomzilla, a bride with eyes for another, a chemist, and a Stepford wife. Yo.  0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:56 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 4 (The Halcombe Perspective) 40:15 - (Not so) Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? You trash talk each other at the weigh-in, of course! Prince Andrew gets a sneak preview into what's going on in the minds of the Russian-Austrian military. 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 15 17:35 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 16 24:10 - (Not so) Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/ This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Six months is apparently not enough time to do a little house cleaning. Marian Halcombe has just arrived at the Glyde Estate six months after the marriage of Laura and Sir Percival just before the newlyweds get back from the honeymoon. Let's just say Mrs. Vesey's tidings are better than what Marian discovers in her 1st DAY of living there. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:41 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 4 (The Halcombe Perspective) 36:28 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Fool me twice...oops, you played yourself! Will Russia be able to respond after last week's blunder at the Vienna bridge? Join me through a mental battle taking place on both fronts! 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 13 17:17 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 14 25:17 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/ This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

If you were about to be married in 5 days to the LOVE OF YOUR LIFE, what would be on your mind? Honeymoon? Check. The wedding? Check. Your lover's best friend? Check. Wait...what?!? The whereabouts of a creepy woman in white? Uh...  0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:28 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 3 (The Halcombe Perspective) 23:41 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

There is no war in Ba Sing Europe. While there is definitely an upper-tier political battle going on amongst Russia and its allies, the true deception, Prince Andrew discovers, is the spell cast over all Russian nobility that the war is simply another point of gossip with no threat to their lives.  0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 11 8:50 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 12 23:24 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/ This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

There are two types of friends: The one's who will fight the battles for you you're unable to fight, and the one's who will send you halfway around the globe for 1.5 years. In danger. With stalkers. Haunted by a mysterious ghostly woman. Both of these descriptions are of Marian Halcombe. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:39 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 2 (The Halcombe Perspective) 33:48 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

It's nice when we can post our "W's", but the Austrians aren't celebrating today. Prince Andrew learns how to put the "P" in Russian propaganda. In a completely unrelated note...Russia petitions a new ally. 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 9 14:42 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 10 31:19 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/ This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Laura makes a sincere gamble with her impending engagement to Sir Percival Glyde. Marian apparently can't spot the difference between a wolf and a sheep. And why the character and personality of a one-dimensional person can be best understood by a lunatic. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:39 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 1 (The Halcombe Perspective) 34:34 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Excuse the monotone voice as we alight into a brief battle of cannon balls and grapeshot! Has Rostov burned a bridge between himself and his commanding officer? The answer is quite enlightening. 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 7 14:45 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 8 40:12 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/ This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

If you ever want to put a bounty on your childrens' heads, just make sure their rich inheritance depends on them not dying prematurely while married to a person twice their age. Laura has four potential assassins and a guardian who should have died a long time ago. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:44 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 3 (The Gilmore Perspective Continues) 27:18 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 4 (The Gilmore Perspective Ends) 40:01 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections

Shame! Honor! Scary battlefield scenes! ...like enjoying some pie and fine wine on the countryside while your sister squadron lures the French to their expected immolation. 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 5 9:34 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 6 16:40 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0033 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Are wedding bells or alarms going off in your head? Compulsive lying last week, and now potential emotional manipulation this week?! Let's provide the facts in Gilmore's account. You be the judge. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:24 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 2 (The Gilmore Perspective Continues) 27:44 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Mmmmm! Who doesn't love a good meat shield! Delicious! Russia is smacking their lips at Austria's expense and may have bet their final ten imperials in a game of cards! 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 3 18:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 4 40:52 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0052 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

A lovely time to analyze certain traits of an "alleged" compulsive liar. And the lengths they will go to preserve their "alleged" lies. Sorry, it can't hurt to be just a little suspicious. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:22 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 1 (The Gilmore Perspective Begins) 25:22 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections

It's time to flip a coin, as they say, in our story - to the war-front! You can either be a posh military advisor to commander-in-chief of the Russian army...or an arrogant and rebellious, but elite soldier looking to make a name for yourself as a great warrior! 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 1 14:18 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 2 34:34 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0030 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

On farewells and flowers. The 19th Century has a "lazy texting so I don't have to speak" equivalent that is actually much more demanding than it's worth. And on why violets are actually purple. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:51 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 14 18:47 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 15 48:16 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

What to say to your worried, pregnant wife, as you depart for war? Hmm... That's a tough one. Well! Prince Andrew just has a way with words. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 27 12:15 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 28 35:24 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0027 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Walter takes the graveyard shift. With suspicions affirmed, we are left with a rather surprising and blunt primer on how to (and how not to) engage in civil discourse regarding a matter of contention. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:38 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 13 37:29 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections

Homeschooling Fail. Inhuman capability to collect one's thoughts so heretically and concisely to respond back to a letter without making a single structural error. 3 different types of platonic greetings, and why kissing someone 50x is the wrong answer. 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 25 26:29 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 26 40:16 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0019 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

When you pass off your dreams as divinely authoritative and your friend's husband-to-be as the literal (s)pawn of Satan, you probably have some underlying issues you need to talk to someone about. Let's not miss those red flags. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:45 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 11 20:18 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 12 42:54 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Can't you just feel the energy of love in the air when two of your children are plotting and scheming over your fortune instead of mourning your last few hours on this earth? Yes. Prospective parents take note of what you can look forward to in your dying days! 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 23 13:45 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 24 26:16 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0019 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

D-T-R. Define The Relationship. Those are really awkward to have second-hand. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:05 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 9 16:19 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 10 38:47 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

The sweet taste of venom runs deep from the lips of the unexpected and concealed motives of a surprising ally, and the true heir to the Bezukhov Fortune is pitted between two determined parties. What fun!  0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 21 21:13 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 22 33:54 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0019 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Boiled chicken or cutlet? The lines certainly get blurred between teacher and pupil on more than one dimension in this extensive excerpt of Mr. Hartright's commentary. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:26 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 8 40:09 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

If anyone can get me hyped up for a war with Bonaparte, it's Leo Tolstoy! Followed up in turn by some intriguing glances and audacious romantic statements by Natasha, concluding with a (excuse the pun) breath-taking dance! 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 19 9:53 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 20 24:30 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0019 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Today I note things I never wish to hear come out of my boss's mouth. One of which is to get into a conversation as to whether or not there was a way to redesign a baby's formation in the womb to resemble more closely a naked cherub. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:53 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 7 20:08 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

We all need a Countess Rostova friendship in our lives as well as a Marya Dmitrievna one, no matter how contrasting in personality these two individuals are. But they're needed in equal measure, not a la carte.  0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 17 5:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 18 21:44 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0017 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Do you often struggle to communicate to someone the thought, "I think you're absolutely gorgeous...except for your face!" without hurting their feelings? Well, struggle no longer! Our author, Wilkie Collins, has managed this feat in - not one, but two - 12-sentence paragraphs! 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 2:30 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 5 7:32 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 6 25:17 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

The mood is set as we root for who will obtain the Bezukhov Fortune. For now, just let the man die, and let the carnage commence! My vote is Pierre. 0:00 - Intro & Recap 1:03 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 15 11:58 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 16 24:15 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0015 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

An oddly regimented dentist has his hands full of monster teeth, and on the back of a thriving Wisconsin economy full of cranberries lay the pipes of an old house. And, hey! We're reading original works from the 21st Century! 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Dramatic Reading of "Dentist For Monsters" part 1 3:46 - Dramatic Reading of a poem about old pipes 6:16 - Discussion & Outro Acknowledgements: "Dentist For Monsters" by Debi MacDougall (2021) A Poem About Pipes In An Old Home by Debi MacDougall (2020) Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Our unemployed artist receives a $15/hr job (with inflation), and he also teaches us why taking a long walk alone at night can unintentionally advance a plot line. O man...er, woman. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:54 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 3 24:19 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 4 45:49 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Oh, to be a child again...when stalking your love interest was considered "cute and adorable," and when kissing someone was the most scandalous act you could think to do with them. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:25 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 13 6:03 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 14 16:27 - Brief Discussion & Outro Acknowledgments: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0013 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

A multiple-perspectives mystery begins with... an out of work artist. What's new? Mystery solved. That was easy. 0:00 - Intro to The Woman In White (TWIW) 1:31 - The dramatic reading of TWIW 12:11 - Until next time... Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Tolstoy attempts to toy with our emotions by introducing us to young love...incidentally we also learn how NOT to parent. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 01:33 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 11 07:39 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 12 16:42 - Brief Discussion & Outro Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0011 Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Is the government really listening to every word you say? Rumpelstiltskin was the first recorded victim. 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - The Grimm Reading Of Rumpelstiltskin 8:05 - Discussing some troubling opportunities missed by Stilts 11:00 - Introducing our next reading venture References: From Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household Tales, trans. Margaret Hunt (London: George Bell, 1884) https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm055.html Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Pierre decides to...well...be Pierre. And he may just be the favorite (illegitimate) son that inherits the family fortune. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:23 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 9 15:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 10 28:34 - Brief Discussion & Outro Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0007 Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Another classic, "Little Snow-White", or, "How To Take Advantage Of A Seven Year-Old's Stupidity."  Take your pick. 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - The Grimm Reading Of Snow White 21:51 - Disturbing and Fun Things from the Story 37:05 - Outro & Fanfare References: From Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household Tales, trans. Margaret Hunt (London: George Bell, 1884) https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm053.html Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Somehow these chapters compelled me to talk about Britney Spears and give marriage advice! Yikes! 0:00 - Intro & Pod Cleaning 2:34 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 7 9:39 - On Britney Spears and Unequal Relationships 15:12 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 8 23:32 - Sage marriage advice from an unmarried man 27:36 - Outro & Fanfare Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0007 Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

This fairy tale is a podiatrist's delight and nightmare at the same time! 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:30 - Dramatic Reading of "Cinderella" 16:51 - The value(lessness) of sacrifice 30:06 - Conclusion & Fanfare References: From Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household Tales, trans. Margaret Hunt (London: George Bell, 1884) https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm021.html Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

This life is just not for me...said Prince Andrew! What inspired the voice I give him? 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 6 of War & Peace 10:17 - My Inspiration for the voice of Prince Andrew 13:35 - Outro & Fanfare Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0004 Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

The story you've all come to know and love of childhood abandonment. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 1:12 - Hansel & Gretel dramatic reading 19:02 - Let's Discuss, Shall We? 23:38 - Outro & Fanfare References: From Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household Tales, trans. Margaret Hunt (London: George Bell, 1884) https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm015.html Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

The impassioned defense of Napolean by Pierre caused me to jump into my own Ted Talk. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:27 - Excitable Reading of Chapter V 14:21 - Thoughts on the Chapter 16:03 - My Ted Talk 18:59 - Outro Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0004 Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

...Missed opportunity for a sequel as to what happened inside the wolf's stomach after consuming Red and Grandma. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:35 - The dramatic reading of "Little Red Cap" 7:53 - Discussion of story and potential thrilling sequel??? 13:14 - Concluding Thoughts & Outro to another uplifting Fairytale References: From Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household Tales, trans. variant source by Jeannete Hassenpflug (1857) https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm026.html Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

It's been a while...but we're back, baby! 0:00 - Intro and Fanfare to Pseudo-Episode 11 0:47 - Reading of Ch. 3 of War & Peace 11:40 - Reading of Ch. 4 of War & Peace 22:04 - Brief Discussion over these last 2 chapters 23:23 - Concluding thoughts and fanfare Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0004 Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

I don't just hear voices. I hear personalities as well. 0:00 - Intro and Fanfare to Ch. 2 of War & Peace 1:25 - Reading Aloud Ch. 2 10:50 - Discussing the personalities 15:08 - Conclusion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0004 Credit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music. Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effects Podcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/