{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f4dc536f223dd7d2adee477/6764196c25a0b820a2f10f67?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kris Kringle - Xmas 2024","description":"<p>Since Episode 100, I've taken a break from podcasting to plan a new direction for Season Five of Tall And True Short Reads, which I hope to launch early next year. Meanwhile, I've \"gift-wrapped\" the first episodes from Seasons One to Four of the podcast for this year's bumper Kris Kringle episode.</p><p>The stories written and narrated by <a href=\"https://www.robertfairhead.com/profile/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Fairhead</a> for <em>The Kris Kringle - Xmas 2024</em> first appeared on the <a href=\"https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tall And True</a> writers' website.</p><p>Read the stories on Tall And True:</p><p>• Five Meet on Zoom: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/five-meet-on-zoom</p><p>• The Last Book That Made You Cry: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/the-last-book-that-made-you-cry</p><p>• Once Upon A Time: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/once-upon-a-time</p><p>• Some Things Change – Perth, Western Australia, 1979: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/some-things-change</p><p>Podcast website: <a href=\"https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com</a></p><p>Episode 100, Twin Souls in the Universe: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/twin-souls-in-the-universe/</p><p>Support the podcast: <a href=\"https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads</a></p><p>Buy Robert's short story collections online:</p><p>• Amazon Kindle: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM</a></p><p>• Apple Books:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436</a></p><p>• Rakuten Kobo:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead</a></p><p><strong>Podcast Theme and Sound Effects</strong></p><p>Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan.</p><p>Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org:</p><p>• Santa’s Sleigh Bells: https://freesound.org/people/BrianJamesLong/sounds/330415/</p><p><strong>Five Meet on Zoom:</strong></p><p>• None</p><p><strong>The Last Book That Made You Cry:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>• Page turning: https://freesound.org/people/Kodack/sounds/256475/</p><p><strong>Once Upon A Time:</strong></p><p>• Slow Clock Ticking: https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/457651/</p><p>• Conference Noise: https://freesound.org/people/shazam118/sounds/83788/</p><p>• Glasses Clinking: https://freesound.org/people/KenRT/sounds/319994/</p><p>• Applause: https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/462362/</p><p><strong>Some Things Change – Perth, Western Australia, 1979:</strong></p><p>• Kids playing: https://freesound.org/people/cognito%20perceptu/sounds/61503/</p><p>• Glasses Clinking: https://freesound.org/people/KenRT/sounds/319994/</p><p>• Car Interior: https://freesound.org/people/devy32/sounds/439252/</p><p>• Sipping Wine: https://freesound.org/people/bbrocer/sounds/382656/</p><p><strong>Production Notes</strong></p><p>Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity.&nbsp;</p><p>The podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.</p><p><strong>Acast Podcast Supporter Page</strong></p>","author_name":"Robert Fairhead"}