Soothing Stories Podcast

Uncanny Productions

2 Creators

Listen in as speculative fiction writer and Bram Stoker Award Finalist and Clarion West 2015 Graduate Thersa Matsuura reads and shares some great tales. Each episode aims to showcase the most immersive storytelling with both classics and Thersa's own writing accompanied by high quality soundscapes created for hours of relaxation. Also check out her other podcast, Uncanny Japan for Japanese folklore, folktales, cultural tidbits and superstitions!

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Introducing the Uncanny Robot Podcast

Soothing Stories Podcast

02/18/22 • 53 min

As a bonus for Soothing Stories listeners, we would like to share a preview of our brand-new show, "Uncanny Robot Podcast." Yes, more Uncanny goodness!

Wonderfully wild AI-created stories read by humans (that would be Thersa and Richard) with a little commentary thrown in, too. Thank you so much for subscribing and listening to Soothing Stories. We really hope you like the new podcast as well.

https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/

The Masque of the Red Death

Soothing Stories Podcast

02/17/21 • 25 min

Today's story is "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, a particularly relevant tale for the world's current state of affairs.

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Introducing the Soothing Stories Podcast

Soothing Stories Podcast

02/12/21 • 1 min

Helping you escape this addled world through high quality sound, immersive audio, and smooth narration, one great story at a time.

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Sand Walls, Paper Doors, read by the author

Soothing Stories Podcast

03/01/21 • 29 min

The short story "Sand Walls, Paper Doors" is from my first collection of short stories called, "A Robe of Feathers and Other Stories". Set in Japan, it's a somewhat autobiographical tale about an exchange student trying to find her way in the world. Also, there are quite a few youkai, these curious Japanese creatures.

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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Soothing Stories Podcast

03/21/21 • 47 min

Published in 1892 it's both a horror story and a feminist piece. Gilman herself suffered years of depression, her prescription at the time was to rest and live as domestic a life as possible. Remember this was in the late 1800s and she was a woman. She wasn't allowed to do what she loved most, write. The doctor went as far as to forbid her to even touch a pen, pencil or brush. Also, she could only have two hours of mental stimulation a day.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman endured three months of this "cure" and after almost having a complete mental breakdown she decided to go against doctor's orders and began writing again. She wrote this story. Later she said her intent for the piece was to save people from being driven crazy. It's an amazing story and she's a fascinating person. So please look her up and read more if you're interested.

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Moonface by Jack London

Soothing Stories Podcast

05/16/21 • 20 min

In Jack London's short story Moon Face, our narrator has a deep-seated dislike for his neighbor, Jack Claverhouse, a man with a face like a moon and a constant cheerful demeanor. His hatred grows until he takes it upon himself to fix the problem of the moon-faced man.

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CH 2 Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Soothing Stories Podcast

09/02/21 • 22 min

I've seen and heard dozens of narrations of Lewis Carroll's Alice and Wonderland, but at present none of the sequel, Through the Looking Glass. So I decided to remedy this and read the tale one chapter at a time. In this story, Alice doesn't fall down a rabbit hole, but instead steps through a mirror into a Looking Glass World. Here many things are reversed, we hear The Jabberwocky for the first time, and we get to meet Humpty Dumpty.

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