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Fyodor Dostoevesky's "The Crocodile," first published in 1865 in the magazine "Epoch," is the story of Ivan Matveitch, a young man who gets swallowed by a crocodile, and survives. What will life be like for him, inside the crocodile? How will his marriage with Elena Ivanovna fare? (Summary by Phillip Cryan)

Ivan Matveich, the most ordinary person you might hope to meet, is swallowed alive by a crocodile at a sideshow. Finding life inside the belly of the beast quite comfortable, he makes a home for himself there. His disquisitions on the state of the world from inside the crocodile make him quite a name for himself; while all the while the discussion rages outside as to whether the beast is going to be cut open to release him or not, its value as a sideshow attraction having massively increased owing to the presence of the human voice buried inside it. One of Jorge Luis Borges' seven most ...

‘The Ballad of the Crocodile and the Underpass' – Stories of Washington New Town is a podcast collaboration between Washington Heritage Partnership, Sunderland Culture, We Make Culture, University of Sunderland, Baseline Shift, and Arts Centre Washington. Since April 2024, podcaster and musician Grace Stubbings, along with the Washington community podcasting group, has been gathering and sharing stories of life in Washington. Musicians Paige Temperley and David Brewis (Field Music) have worked with community members at Arts Centre Washington to transform these stories into songs. Drawing ...

The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast will keep you up to date with annoucnements, behind the scenes stories, tales of acquisition, interviews, audio commentaries, and so much more! Subscribe to get every new episode immediately! https://www.deafcrocodile.com/

I decided to create a bit of an experiment. Long before I entered the field of crocodilian science, I worked as a music journalist. This was from around 2001-2006, so from the age of 18 to 23. Despite moving on from that line of work, I have long maintained a love of music. I have always gravitated towards non-mainstream music, since I find most mainstream music (from MOST, but not all, eras) to be artificial, soulless and largely devoid of anything interesting or of artistic integrity. Now, that doesn't mean this podcast is ALL punk rock. I love a wide-variety of styles- ranging from hardcore...

The hit Scottish musical in podcast form! A one man musical, set on the Scottish island of Cumbrae, about finding yourself and discovering what makes you - you. The extraordinary Stephen Arden creates a number of exciting and interesting characters as he tells the story of Stephen McPhail, a lonely teeenager who discovers he is gay and - with the helpful hand of a Spanish drag queen - finds his true self.