Old Houses (Encore)

Our story tonight is called The Ferry Landing, Part 2, and it’s the conclusion to last Monday's episode. If you want to hear both parts, put together with an immersive soundscape made by Bob, you can listen right now on the nothing much happens app. This is a story about a trip a ...  Show more

Originally presented as Episode 10 of Season 12 (August 7, 2023) Our story tonight is called Special Delivery at Weathervane Farm, and it’s a story about getting chores done in the farmyard on a summer afternoon. It’s also about the animals having their say, a rest with the cows ...  Show more

Originally presented April 15, 2024 as Episode 19 Our stories today highlight some of the loveliest simple pleasures of the spring. A walk, a road trip, a day in the garden. We’ll start with one of my all-time favorite stories and one that inspired me to write a whole book (comin ...  Show more

After all these years, a light seems to have been turned on inside that weird old house on the corner--so maybe it's better to stay in tonight. Here are some stories for that. 1. Prologue: traditions, part 1 2. straightaway 3. spillage 4. caveat 5. Epilogue: traditions, part 2 Mu ...  Show more

Right now we are all spending a lot of time at home, it can make one wonder about the places we rest our bones at night. Staring up at the ceiling we find ourselves asking what is the history of the walls that surround us? Because home is where the haunt is. First, a family exper ...  Show more

Your home is important. It’s where you keep all your belongings, it’s where you sleep, it’s where you feel the most safe - well, should feel the most safe. This week’s episode is about homes that have no heart. First, Sapphire takes you on a trip to the notorious House of Doon. T ...  Show more