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Episodes
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
In celebration of Anton Chekhov's 163rd Birthday we are releasing a special edition of our Great Souls Podcast.
In classic Chekhovian fashion, "At Home" is a short comedy with incredible hidden depth that follows a father as he attempts to discuss his seven year olds smoking habit. Chekhov explores family, loss, and the nature of truth, all tinged with his classic hypocritical comedy. We hope you enjoy and join us in the celebration!
At Home
By Anton Chekhov
As read by Rob Burgess
Hosted and Directed by Gavin Reub
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
"Great Souls: The Love of My Life" was our very first live Great Souls in nearly three years! In order to mark the occasion we decided to record the evening and release it as our first Great Souls Live Podcast. So no worries if you were unable to join us in person!
This was a very special evening as we were raising money for the fantastic nonprofit Mary's Place, as well as for The Seagull Project. We hope you can donate through the link below to support these two fantastic orgs.
Us and Them
By David Sedaris
Read by CT Doescher
Starts at 6:20
The Leap
By Louise Erdrich
Read by Ayo Tushinde
Starts at 28:08
Statement from Mary's Place
Starts at 51:54
The Ordinary Miraculous
By Cheryl Strayed
Read by Julie Briskman
Starts at 58:40
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Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Great Souls Greatest Hits is our new series celebrating our most downloaded stories since this podcast began. For this installment we are throwing it back to our second ever episode – Kingdom Crumbs - from May of 2020. From that episode we are featuring the incredible comedic styling of James Thurber's classic “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” as read by the equally hilarious Rob Burgess.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
By James Thurber
Read by Rob Burgess
Directed and Produced by Gavin Reub
Recorded at the artists home.
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Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Great Souls Greatest Hits is our new series celebrating our most downloaded stories since this podcast began. We are starting with our most listened episode of all time, from way back in October 2020, "Time's Signature." The second story on that episode is special not just for the fantastic writing of Ann Petry, as performed by Andre Reginald Jackson, but for our pairing it with the incredible drumming of Christopher Icasiano.
Solo on the Drums
By Ann Petry
Read by Andre Reginald Jackson
Drums by Christopher Icasiano
Directed and Produced by Gavin Reub
Recorded at the artists homes.
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
We hope you enjoy this special edition of Great Souls, exploring this fantastic and timely short story by Ukrainian writer, Isaac Babel.
The Story of My Dovecote
By Isaac Babel
As Read by Conner Nedderson
Directed and Hosted by Gavin Reub
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Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
An Audio Drama Adapted from the Short Story "Love's Affliction," by Anton Chekhov
By Carol Rocamora
Performed by Julie Briskman, Charles Leggett, Alexandra Tavares, Ayo Tushinde, and David Quicksall
Directed and Produced by Gavin Reub
Engineered by Daniel Gunther
Recorded at Jack Straw Cultural Center
Presented by The Seagull Project
A special gift, celebrating Anton Chekhov's 162nd Birthday.
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Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
The next single from our latest podcast; Great Souls: The Russian Troika is:
God Sees the Truth but Waits
By Leo Tolstoy
As Read by Charles Leggett
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Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
The next single from our latest podcast; Great Souls: The Russian Troika is:
Cloud Castle Lake
By Vladimir Nabokov
As Read by Rob Burgess
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Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
The next single from our latest podcast; Great Souls: The Russian Troika is:
Vanka
By Anton Chekhov
As Read by Alexandra Tavares
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Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
“The Russian Troika,” has the famous Russian three-horsed sleigh delivered right to your door for an hour-long trip through some of the most famous literary vistas in Russia. Back to The Seagull Projects roots of Russian literature, the podcast features stories from three literary legends, spanning 100 years of Russian history.
Directed and hosted by The Seagull Project’s Artistic Director, Gavin Reub, the podcast features:
Vanka
By Anton Chekhov
Read by Alexandra Tavares
Starts at 3:07
Cloud Castle Lake
By Vladimir Nabokov
Read by Rob Burgess
Starts at 17:01
God Sees the Truth but Waits
By Leo Tolstoy
Read by Charles Leggett*
Starts at 40:51
Recorded at the artists homes.
*Denotes a member of SAG/AFTRA
The podcast is free, and is released without ads, running one hour three minutes. Closed Captioning is available when streamed through YouTube.
All artists are paid for their time & craft.
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