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The Classic Tales Podcast

Ep. 732, The Monster Maker, by Ray Bradbury

The Classic Tales Podcast

B.J. Harrison

Books, Fiction, Arts

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

How will Click and Irish survive being marooned on a pirate’s asteroid with only a single gun and a news reel camera to defend themselves? Ray Bradbury, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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Today’s story originally released in the Spring issue of Planet Stories in 1944.

Ray Bradbury was one of the best-known writers of our time. He was a master storyteller, a champion of creative freedom, and a space-age visionary. He was a close friend with Ray Harryhausen, the stop motion special effects pioneer. Bradbury’s most noteworthy works include The Martian Chronicles, Farenheit 451, and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

And now, The Monster Maker, by Ray Bradbury.

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0:00.0

How will Click and I-Rish survive being marooned on a pirate's asteroid with only a single

0:07.0

gun and a newsreel camera to defend themselves?

0:12.1

Ray Brandberry

0:13.6

Today on the Classic Tales Podcast

0:24.3

Welcome to the Classic Tales Podcast, thank you for listening.

0:28.8

Thank you to all of our financial supporters.

0:31.7

We couldn't do this without you.

0:34.0

We really try to make your support worth your while.

0:37.7

For a $5 monthly donation, you get a monthly coupon code for $8 off any audiobook download.

0:45.2

Give more and you get more.

0:47.8

It helps us to have something solid to count on every month.

0:51.4

You can build out your classic audiobook library and, you give more folks like you, the

0:57.0

chance to discover the classics in a curated and easily accessible format.

1:03.1

Go to classictailsaudiobooks.com today and become a financial supporter.

1:08.9

Thank you so much.

1:11.4

If it's more convenient, we are streaming our episodes through YouTube now.

1:15.8

A link can be found in the description for today's episode.

1:21.0

Today's story originally appeared in the spring issue of Planet Stories magazine in 1944.

1:29.0

Ray Brandberry was one of the best known writers of our time.

1:33.3

He was a master storyteller, a champion of creative freedom, and a space age visionary.

1:39.6

He was a close friend of Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion special effects pioneer, the

1:45.0

two friends bonded over their love of making monsters.

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