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With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides. However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the suffocating environment of her family home. Charles follows...

Sink into immersive scripted audio stories crafted by professional screenwriters, voice actors and musicians. Catch a spooky horror. Laugh along to sitcoms and dramedies. Get lost in a sci-fi saga. Drift off to a sleepy tale. Each one with a twist, whether it’s a surprising plot turn, fun spin on a genre or an unexpected setting. Catch every twist and learn more about the creators behind the mic at CrookedStories.com.

Irish superstar Tommy Tiernan recorded live in Cork on his Crooked Man Tour. It perfectly captures the vitality, passionand hilarious material that have made him one of the comedy worlds biggest stars.WARNING: Contains explicit language

On the Crooked Mile Podcast, we will be telling stories. Some true or mostly true, some personal history, real history as well as fairy tales or perhaps fractured fairytales. Some stories have some colorful characters with salty language and that is just who they are. No apologies. We hope to have Conversations and more importantly to find our voice.

In 1903 at the soon-to-open Luna Park on Coney Island, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted, likely with advice from Thomas Edison,whose film crew recorded the horrible event. Over the past century, this bizarre, ghoulish execution has reverberated through popular culture with the ring of an urban legend. But it really happened, and today, Edison’s footage can be found on YouTube, where it has been viewed nearly two million times.

Describing David Crowe's stand-up reads like the beginning of the Dickens' classic, A Tale of Two Cities. "It was the smartest of shows. It was the dumbest of shows. It was erudite and sophisticated. It was physical and ridiculous. It was horrifying. It was hilarious." Crowe stormed the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with five-star reviews and agglomerations of madding fans. He's won the Seattle and San Francisco comedy competitions and has numerous appearances on Comedy Central and The Bob & Tom Radio Show.