{"podcast":{"title":"1001 Stories From The Gilded Age","slug":"1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096","podcast_index_feed_id":350096,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/529232/rss","website_url":"https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001storiesfromthegildedage/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/0/9/d/709de98653113c9bd959afa2a1bf1c87/logo_Gilded_Age_Podcast_Cover.jpg","author":"Jon Hagadorn","episode_count":284,"summary":"1001 Stories From The Gilded Age (Formerly 1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories) brings you a wide mix of classic short stories and long-form family-friendly novels, a perfect mix of timeless classics from another age - when life was slower, men and women dressed well in public, , and courtesy, manners, and morals were practiced. From this age comes great stories from woman authors as well as popular stories such as The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables and Black Beauty. Our \"Gilded Age' collection spans mostly from 1875-1929. Please share with a friend! Now narrating Anne of The Island (3rd in Anne series) every Sun and Wed at noon Eastern, and new short stories every Fri at noon ET.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096"},"episode":{"title":"THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE by MARY WILKINS FREEMAN","slug":"the-outside-of-the-house-by-mary-wilkins-freeman","published_at":"2026-05-06T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/the-outside-of-the-house-by-mary-wilkins-freeman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096","url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/a6a79843-26d3-494d-9f4d-fdaba13d0e5e/ADL5980349661.mp3","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a6a79843-26d3-494d-9f4d-fdaba13d0e5e/ADL5980349661.mp3?dest-id=4552167","summary":"🎙️ SHOW NOTES — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman \"The Outside of the House\" at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age A Quiet Village… A Strange House… And the Unease No One Wants to Name In \"The Outside of the House,\" Mary Wilkins Freeman crafts a haunting New England tale built on atmosphere, suspicion, and the subtle dread that grows when something feels wrong but no one can quite explain why. The story centers on a house that stands apart from the rest of the village — not because of anything that happens inside it, but because of the unsettling feeling its very presence creates. Neighbors whisper about the family who lives there, about the strange silences, the odd comings and goings, and the sense that the house itself is holding something back. When a young woman becomes entangled in the mystery, the tension deepens, revealing the emotional undercurrents of fear, isolation, and the human tendency to fill the unknown with imagined horrors. Freeman uses her trademark blend of realism and quiet psychological insight to explore how communities react to what they don't understand — and how the \"outside\" of a house can sometimes reveal more than what lies within. Themes & Atmosphere New England gothic unease rooted in ordinary life Suspicion, rumor, and the stories people create to explain the unknown A house as a symbol of emotional distance and secrecy Freeman's subtle blend of realism, tension, and psychological dept SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED!","meta_description":"🎙️ SHOW NOTES — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman \"The Outside of the House\" at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age A Quiet Village… A Strange House… And the Unease No…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2586,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/episodes/the-outside-of-the-house-by-mary-wilkins-freeman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/the-outside-of-the-house-by-mary-wilkins-freeman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}