The Story of the Prince and the Ogre is retold by Colby Day. He is a playwright and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. His films have screened at festivals around the world, and his plays have been developed here in New York by companies like Pipeline Th...

In Night 6, we pick up where we left off in "The Story of the Fisherman." The fisherman, Calvin, had accidentally saved the life of Joe, a mobster, while out on an early morning fishing trip. Instead of receiving a reward for his good deed however, Joe pu

Tonight, we pick up where we left off in "The Story of the Fisherman." Calvin, a fisherman out on his daily trip, has accidentally caught a barrel with a strange and unknowable creature inside. We will meet this being and his associates, and now Calvin mu

Do you need to catch up on The 1001 Nights Podcast? Are you interested in hearing more about the original 1001 Nights stories? Listen to the full recording of chapter one, which includes the complete story of "The Trader and the Jinn" and all the tales wi

In Night 4, we hear the conclusion of The Story of The Trader and the Jinn and the beginning of The Story of the Fisherman. We pick up where we left off in The Third Old Man and the Mule, which tells of a negotiation and diplomacy professor who had just

Tonight, we pick up where we left off in the story of The Second Old Man and the Two Grey Dogs (by Mircea Lupu). This story is told by an old man who is bargaining with a terrifying demon for a third of a bond trader's life. Trying to impress the demon, t

Tonight, we pick up where we left off in the story of the The Tale of the Trader and the Djinn (by Nathan Kane). In this story, a terrible demon living in a wasted dream land is trying to claim the life of a bond trader who accidentally killed the demon's

Welcome to the 1001 Nights Podcast. In this introductory episode we explore how and why we choose to have modern authors rework the stories of the Arabian Nights into original pieces of literary fiction. So what are the 1001 Nights? The 1001 Nights are

The 1001 Nights Podcast brings you the ancient mythologies of the Arabian Nights adapted into completely original works of fiction by modern authors. This is the first episode. These stories have been told and retold for hundreds of years and trace thei