Beyond Texas with W.F. Strong
As I already have a podcast produced by the Texas Standard, Stories from Texas, I wanted to launch a new one that would go beyond the limits of where my stories are typically corralled. I'm calling it Beyond Texas so that I can share the many inspirational and astounding stories I know that don't fit the theme I'm most known for. Here you will get me, for better or worse, unabridged.
Podcasting since 2020 • 57 episodes
Beyond Texas with W.F. Strong
Latest Episodes
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant wrote some 300 short stories in his short life. Most he wrote within a ten year period. This story, the Necklace, is generally considered his best known short story.
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Season 2025
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Episode 56
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20:24
The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
Often listed as one of the top ten best short stories ever written in America, The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce remains, even today, a particularly haunting story for everyone who has ever read it, or seen...
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Season 2024
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Episode 56
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27:52
Platero y Yo
Excerpts from the extraordinarily poignant book by Nobel Prize winning Spanish author, Juan Ramón Jiménez. I call it a children´s book for adults, but children can certainly enjoy it, too. Like all great literature, it works on man...
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Season 2024
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Episode 55
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22:34
To Build a Fire by Jack London
Jack London's To Build a Fire is often listed among the top 100 of best short stories ever written. Now that North America and Europe are in the deep freeze of winter, it seemed to me a great time, given the natural ambiance, to share Lon...
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Season 2024
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Episode 54
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40:28
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The Boys in the Boat - Interview with author Daniel Brown
An interview with best-selling author Daniel Brown concerning his book, now a movie, The Boys in the Boat. This interview is ten years old but has fresh relevance given that the book is once again a best-seller, thanks to Clooney's film. ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 53
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28:38
