In Night Eight of the 1001 Nights Podcast, we pick up where we left off in the story of “The King Yunan and the Sage Duban,†which is being told by the fisherman, Calvin, to Joe, a proud and intimidating mobster who is holding Calvin at gunpoint. The fisherman finishes this story, hoping it will have saved his life...

“The King Yunan and the Sage Duban†is retold by Andrew Gretes, the author of How to Dispose of Dead Elephants. "The Story of the Fisherman" is retold by Nathan Kane.

Just a quick warning: there is explicit language in this episode so please be forewarned!

If you're interested in reading the original Story of the Fisherman, you can do so here. (http://www.bartleby.com/16/201.html)

The 1001 Nights Podcast (http://www.1001nightspodcast.com) is created and produced by Nathan Kane and Morgan Dubin. Scheherazade is voiced by Arielle Siegel and music is generously provided by Pharaoh’s Daughter (http://www.pharaohsdaughter.com), Hayvanlar Alemi (http://hayvanlaralemi.org), Eric Hopton (https://erichopton.wordpress.com) and Damscray (http://www.humanworkshop.com/index.php?modus=music&sub=artists&item=damscray).