Fictional

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Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week.From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.

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  • Keffe32
    More please!
    Honestly this is just as good as, if not better than myths and legends (not to talk it down). I get you got other works but personal opinion, this just might be Jason at his best.
  • DammonSalvy
    Love the podcast!
    Please bring back this podcastšŸ™Iā€™ve listened to the last episode an inappropriate number of times, and the twists/imagery get me every-time! Absolutely love how Jason is able to take such amazing stories and make them something even I can understand and enjoy. Huge thankyou for his comedic and writing genius.
  • Saphyrr
    Please come back
    I am a long time listener of this and myths and legands. I wish you guys would focus more on this one, it was so good! Updating from two years ago because weā€™re still waiting for the triumphant return
  • mwalukere
    Same brilliance
    Captivating and impeccable storytelling
  • Frog dog 87
    Sigma
    Ohio skibidi sigma rizler fire drip
  • Forever Ago Fan!!!
    This is an astonishing show!
    If you like this show, I highly recommend checking out Myths and Legends! The Sherlock episodes are particularly interesting.
  • ć‚¹ćƒšćƒ« ćƒ•ć‚”ćƒ³ćƒ‰
    Hi
    I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love because it is calming.
  • Sco0byD00
    Please do more episodes
    Iā€™m not asking for weekly or even monthly but just throw us a bone once in a while
  • Sicilian Bimba
    Please, come back!
    I love this podcast! Iā€™ve listened to all of your shows, and this is just as wonderful! I hope you start this back up again ā˜ŗļø
  • Bob Newvill
    Forgotten
    Seems that yā€™all forgot about this pod
  • WaylanGriffin
    BRING IT BACK!
    Will echo what other reviewers have said. GREAT podcast. One of my all time top 3 pods. But they say they are going to do more episodesā€¦ and then they donā€™t. I can wait for awhile. But the hiatus-es (hiati?) are getting longer and longer. I truly hope the creators are doing well and that no personal tragedy has befallen them thus prohibiting us from excellent new content. This is such a great show ā€” way better than their other shows. They should dump the other stuff and just do this. Itā€™s a must for people who either donā€™t have time to read or are intimidated by the dust on old book covers. BRING IT BACK!
  • Musicmanp5
    Bring it back!
    Loved this show and have been waiting for its return for years. Itā€™s far better than ā€œMyths and Legendsā€ and wish it would come back.
  • olibear5457
    YOU LIED
    I love this podcast, BUT FOR GODS SAKE, YOU said youā€™d have a season finale 2 weeks after the last episode. ITS been 2 YEARS and zilch nothing radio silence and you did the same with scoundrel and best of the worst, I still give five stars because I love your podcasts, and I know you probably will never read this, but at least tell us something about the future of your other podcasts on myths and legends. Please I beg of you, I love your podcasts, but you used to do so much more, and it makes me sad that you no longer do that.
  • Fhdbcjfjfjfjdjejdjr
    Amazing podcast
    This is my go to podcast where ever I am
  • mythsnerd
    Awesome podcasts
    please do Hamlet! i really love this podcast.
  • bobdawierdo
    Amazing
    Honestly I like this pod more than myths and legends.
  • Sandiipantz
    Fun to listen to
    They make good pods
  • Humla Flicka
    Great storytelling
    The way the stories are told make them even more enjoyable. Great podcast! Please bring it back!
  • setphasers2kill
    best podcast ever created
    every story is phenomenal, the narration is exquisite, everything about this podcast is so good it hurts inside. please bring it back! It is your best work!
  • cycgidvsfsfsfsgahqjqhgxw
    Continue Dantes inferno
    I wish that you would finish Danteā€™s inferno. Please please pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssssssssseeeeeeeeee. And more shakes beer
  • Dee20814
    New Follower
    Iā€™m not looking forward to the day when Iā€™ve listened to all of the episode. You would think I would ration these out and listen to them here and there, but they are so good, Iā€™ve been engulfing each episode like a sugar addict in a candy shop!
  • kagcjf
    Is this happening?
    EOM
  • MHathis
    Missing this!
    I canā€™t count how many times Iā€™ve listened to these over and over hoping one day Iā€™ll open it to find new episodes. Telepathically begging you to do ANYTHING by Jules Verne. Canā€™t wait for the comeback. Fingerā€™s crossed its soon.
  • shop door
    DJ and the girls were going out and I didnā€™t
    Mai chi m a qua t a qua t the two sides were a bit more of the game than a little more but I would like it for the next game ko to be able to get
  • pinkmayhem
    WHERE DID FICTIONAL GO??
    Love this podcast but listened to them all thru 2022 BUT they said ā€œseason finaleā€ would be 2 weeks later and more to come in 2023 but I canā€™t fins any more episodes! Will there be any? Please at least give an update!
  • 183549-
    Another hit
    Same guy as on Myths and Legends, and the same great quality. Each story puts you at the edge of your seat.
  • lovetoread8
    My Favorite Podcast
    Please make more! I listen to the episodes over and over. We need more content! Love this show
  • rose szurek
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    Love this took me a week to get threw
  • Merc pour
    Great Podcast
    This is a very entertaining and satisfying podcast. Youā€™ll enjoy it as long as you can handle the lack of new episodes. Edit: I listened to all the episodes again(it took like one day), and I think this is a better podcast than myths and legends.
  • šŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ­šŸ­šŸ­šŸ­šŸ·šŸ·
    Wonderful Storyteller!
    I came to Fictional from listening to Myths and Legends. Jason is the best storyteller I have ever heard tell a tale, from the use of the pitch of his voice to properly pausing when the story calls for it to explaining a scene only for it to completely disintegrate into a whole new unfolding scene with a completely unexpected twist. I keep coming back for more! Thank you to both Jason and Carissa for endeavoring down this path in life. You are both awesome!!
  • TreeMac4
    Best storyteller
    With the ways these stories are presented in this podcast itā€™s like youā€™re reading them for the very first time. Itā€™s so brilliantly done! I love ā€œThe Count of Monte Cristoā€ but I know that lots of folks canā€™t ā€œget through the book.ā€ So I would advise to listen to it on this podcast. Any of the books really. The Edgar Allen Poes were delightful - again you may know the stories - but not the way Jason tells them! Updated 2023: I love to go back & listen to previous recorded stories. I always catch something witty or an interesting discourse that brings the story to a whole new light. Thank you for this wonderful podcast!!
  • whoaman18
    A Must Listen
    Fantastic retellings, complete with some discourse explaining themes and tropes for some of these stories. Every time I see a new episode pop up, I treasure my time listening. Many are stories I would have never heard or read otherwise, that I am so glad I got to hear in this medium. Iā€™d love to hear White Fang (only book to ever give me nightmares for some reason), and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
  • skinnpuppy
    Beyond Amazing!
    totally story time! this podcast is so amazing... literally the ONLY problem I have with it... there's a serious lack of new episodes! please continue this podcast, don't let it die! it's way too good. this is just like myths and legends podcast, only even better because fictional stories, especially the genres chosen, are just better from a narrative perspective. PSā€” do Call of the Wild and Treasure Island, please!
  • i am blob fish
    !
    I love all of your podcasts!
  • Jass T
    I love this podcast!!
    Long time fan of all of Jason and Carissaā€™s pods but this is my favorite by far! I only wish there were more episodes!
  • hannahbeefromcali
    Phenomenal!
    This is one of my absolute favorite podcasts, especially the Sherlock Holmes episodes! The modern interpretation of these classic stories is top tier dudes. Please please please do more episodes!
  • Zeka Wigarmundr
    A rare treat!
    I always enjoy these episodes. Each new story posted is a happy bonus to my podcast routine - one that I make sure to listen to when I can give it my full attention. I particularly enjoyed listening to the ā€œTime Enough at Lastā€ episode. Iā€™d seen the Twilight Zone episode ages ago, but I never knew it was based on a book.
  • Post prey Mama
    Love this!
    I have really enjoyed these retelling of some super boring old books, especially the Count of Monte Cristo {ahem} which hasnā€™t been completed yet. Favorite quote from this interpretation was describing Fernand as the ā€œpale man bathed in rage sweat.ā€ Keep up the great work.
  • Sunlight_Whale
    Best podcast ever
    I love it. Has just the right amount of pop culture references and hard facts from the story. My faves are the Sherlock Holmes episodes. Anyway thank you for everything and I love you. Take all the time you need, we all support you and love your work
  • myths lover
    Love it
    I love it so much!!
  • A.Rose.Gold
    Favorites!
    You guys are my favorite podcasters and this is my favorite of your podcasts! So glad you brought it back so I could stop re-listening to old podcasts lol. Keep them coming!
  • Rhiannon7789
    Great!
    May be my second favorite podcast, right after myths and legends. Edited * favorite podcast and happy to wait as long as needed between episodes, thank you all!!!
  • Dearestfreshness1129
    Good take on classic fiction!
    Iā€™m an English major and a Sherlock Holmes fan so was apprehensive about this podcast - but itā€™s so good!! Really great Holmes adaptations. Funny but respectful of original characters and tone.
  • molbrew
    Favorite Podcast
    I never write reviews, but I wanted to support Jason and Carissa. What they do on Fictional is unparalleled. Whenever it comes out, itā€™s the first thing I listen to, above any other new podcast episode. Would I love a more consistent schedule? Sure, but not at the sake of the hostā€™s mental health. Weā€™ve all been burned out a time or two. And honestly, every episode is worth the wait. Thanks for the content, guys. This Humanities majorā€™s heart is so happy with every listen.
  • Cheers505
    Wonderful as always!
    Yā€™all are doing excellent work all around podcast land. Good that youā€™re pacing yourselves. Take care- a happy listener. šŸ˜„
  • landofthefee
    So happy to have you back!!
    Fictional is back in time for spooky season and we are EXCITED about it!!
  • Gracie rulz
    Pure joy no guilt
    So excited your back with another Fictional. Never miss a Myths and Legends. Love it so much I bought a subscription. Thank you for hours of listening fun.
  • HungryEars
    So excited this is back!
    Excited this is back! Also, Jason, you donā€™t owe anyone anything. We love your work, but youā€™ve got to do what works for you and your family. And sometimes that means taking time off from projects. We will be here to listen whenever you get back to it. Donā€™t burn yourself out!
  • Greek Geek 19
    PLEASE READ THIS
    I love that the show is back and I had no problem with waiting thank you
  • jjrr45344
    Great concept and production
    Please start up again and produce new episodes. Please come back!!!
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