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★★★★★

4.8

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27 reviews

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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 hours.

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Reading, Short And Deep #561 - The Balloon Tree by Edward Page Mitchell

2026/11/04

Reading, Short And Deep #561 - The Balloon Tree by Edward Page Mitchell

Reading, Short And Deep #560 - The Old Portrait by Hume Nisbet

2026/10/28

Reading, Short And Deep #560 - The Old Portrait by Hume Nisbet

Reading, Short And Deep #559 - Crime On Mars by Arthur C. Clarke

2026/10/21

Reading, Short And Deep #559 - Crime On Mars by Arthur C. Clarke

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

2026/10/14

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

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

2026/10/07

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

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

2026/09/30

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

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

2026/09/23

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

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

2026/09/16

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

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

2026/09/09

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

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

2026/09/02

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

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

2026/08/26

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

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

2026/08/19

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

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

2026/08/12

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

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

2026/08/05

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

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

2026/07/29

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

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4.8 out of 5

27 reviews

★★★★★

mkduran 2025/07/04

Jesse and Eric! What a team

They complement each other so well in their discussions and insights. They sound like the passionate professors that have the blockbuster classes

★★★★★

Rj Texas 2021/09/07

Wonderful - the best ever, stories, discussions

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. ...

★★★★★

Soulaco 2019/06/19

Fantastical

I discovered this podcast after listening to Eric Rabkin’s “Masterpieces of the imaginative mind”. Eric and Jesse elevate the reading of these wonderf...

★★★★★

Aaron Irber 2019/04/02

Truly Short and Deep

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...

★★★★★

TRyTomTom 2018/04/16

Brilliant

Eric Rabkin was an amazing professor at the University of Michigan, and Jesse is the perfect compliment! They both have a keen grasp of the language a...

★★★★★

Torgo the White 2017/11/14

Great, fun podcast

Very fun show! Always learn something new. Rock on!

★★★★★

g0b0t 2017/04/02

A Favorite

Contemplation and discussion of a variety of short stories and poems in an engaging podcast from Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis. A rare podcast that ...

★★★★★

PaulaTwoBears 2016/09/24

GREAT readings! But need an E warning in show notes when appropriate

I enjoy SO much! Thanks guys. PLEASE keep it up! ...One of my favorites.p Pssssssss, tho -- remember: if the title is "Rapunzel?" Then parents will ...

★★★★★

EternalCow 2016/05/18

The professor and the podcaster

Venerated fantasy critic Eric Rabkin and SFFaudio founder/podcaster extraordinaire team up for engaging, insightful analysis of short stories and poem...

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