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It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton

"The Portal Keeper” by Lavie Tidhar

It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton

Fiction

4.9664 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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"The Portal Keeper” by Lavie Tidhar, narrated by Wil Original Publication Credit:  Uncanny Magazine, 2022 (text) Uncanny Magazine, 2022 (audio) The Year’s Best Fantasy: Volume 2 (text and audio) Podcastle, 2024 (audio) To learn more about the author, please visit: https://lavietidhar.wordpress.com/  It's Storytime was produced in 2025 by Traveler Enterprises, Inc., who holds the copyright. Our producer is Harris Lane. Our Story Producer and Director is Gabrielle de Cuir. Our Content Editor is Michael Thomas. Our Podcast is mixed, edited, and mastered by Alex Barton of PhaseShift AV. Special thanks to Wes Stevens and Christopher Black. It's Storytime is recorded at Skyboat Media in the beautiful San Fernando Valley, California.  If you'd like to support the show and get an ad-free feed, visit ⁠patreon.com/storytime⁠  I'm your Creator, Executive Producer, and host, Wil Wheaton. You can find me online at ⁠wilwheaton.net⁠.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6

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0:34.2

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0:35.9

even though the premise seems completely random?

0:38.9

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0:43.6

Well, on my podcast, breaking down the biz, we answer all those questions and more.

0:48.7

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0:49.9

I have over two decades of experience in the entertainment and the music industry, and every

0:53.7

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1:00.7

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1:05.9

Let's make sense of this industry together. Hi, I'm Will, and it's story time.

1:37.3

In the spaces between worlds, where myths and fairy tales are born, there is a village and a stream, a flagstone path,

1:47.4

and of course, magical portals that all those creatures use to enter our world and others.

1:53.9

Today, we're going to spend some time around one particular portal, where we will meet

2:00.1

a whole host of fantastic creatures, some of whom

2:04.3

you may be familiar with. But before we do, it is my privilege to introduce you to someone very

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