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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "Gamester," where the complexities of addiction, risk, and the human condition take center stage. This podcast delves into the intricacies of gambling, exploring...
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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "Gamester," where the complexities of addiction, risk, and the human condition take center stage. This podcast delves into the intricacies of gambling, exploring how it impacts not only the individual but also those around them, particularly within the context of middle-class struggles. Each episode features a new complete audiobook that showcases a rotating collection of narratives, highlighting the tension between ambition and ruin, illusion and reality. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that invite listeners to reflect on the moral dilemmas and societal pressures surrounding the act of gambling. With every episode, discover a new book that sheds light on the timeless themes of chance, desperation, and the pursuit of fortune. Join us as we unravel tales that resonate with the challenges of today, offering insight and a fresh perspective on the age-old game of chance.
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27 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
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26 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
AI-generated content
25 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
AI-generated content
24 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
AI-generated content
23 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
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22 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
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21 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
AI-generated content
20 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
AI-generated content
20 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
AI-generated content
18 AUG 2026 · The Gamester is Edward Moore's most famous work, and while it has fallen into relative obscurity in the last century, at the time it marked an important shift in the staging of eighteenth century tragedy. More specifically, it was one of the first plays to depict bourgeois suffering through the valence of moral values, moving the genre away from the lofty depiction of kings and empires toward something much closer to home for middle-class audiences. As such, the play depicts the trials and tribulations of Beverley, a dissolute gambler whose uncontrollable addiction has endangered the financial security of his household. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that his money is being pocketed by a cadre of villainous sharpers led by the Machiavellian Stukely, who has designs on Beverley's wife and pretends to be his concerned friend. What follows is a drama that, while not possessing the greatest artistic merit, nevertheless affects us as keenly as it did the people who saw its first performance at the Drury Lane Theater on February 7, 1753. - Summary by Tomas Peter Cast list: Beverley: ToddHW Lewson: TJ Burns Stukely: Tomas Peter Jarvis: Alan Mapstone Bates: Joseph Tabler Dawson: Son of the Exiles Mrs. Beverley: Linda Olsen Fitak Charlotte: Eva Davis Lucy: Sonia Waiter: Nemo Narrator: Rob Board Editor: Tomas Peter This episode includes AI-generated content.
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "Gamester," where the complexities of addiction, risk, and the human condition take center stage. This podcast delves into the intricacies of gambling, exploring...
show more
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "Gamester," where the complexities of addiction, risk, and the human condition take center stage. This podcast delves into the intricacies of gambling, exploring how it impacts not only the individual but also those around them, particularly within the context of middle-class struggles. Each episode features a new complete audiobook that showcases a rotating collection of narratives, highlighting the tension between ambition and ruin, illusion and reality. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that invite listeners to reflect on the moral dilemmas and societal pressures surrounding the act of gambling. With every episode, discover a new book that sheds light on the timeless themes of chance, desperation, and the pursuit of fortune. Join us as we unravel tales that resonate with the challenges of today, offering insight and a fresh perspective on the age-old game of chance.
This show includes AI-generated content.
show less
This show includes AI-generated content.
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