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PODCAST

Listen English Stories | Learn English Through Short Stories

ReadioCast Group

Listen English is a story-based English listening podcast created to help learners truly understand spoken English, not just study it.In each episode, you will listen to carefully crafted short stories designed specifically for English learners at Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. These stories are clear, natural, and engaging, allowing you to improve your listening comprehension in a practical and enjoyable way. Instead of random conversations or fast, confusing speech, Listen English

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306 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Clockmaker’s...

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2025/12/03

Title: The Clockmaker’s PromiseLevel: Intermediate (B1–B2)Follow the YouTube channel to see the text of the stories or hear the story in English and several other languages.https://www.youtube.com/@ReadiolinguaStory :Emma is having a terrible day where time seems to work against her. She misses her train by seconds and wanders into an old quarter of the city, where she discovers a small shop called “The Clockmaker.” Inside, she meets Adrien, a calm and mysterious clockmaker surrounded by old clocks

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15:44

305 | Advanced - Short Story: The Samurai’s Final...

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2025/12/02

Title: The Samurai’s Final LetterLevel: Advanced (C1)Follow the YouTube channel to see the text of the stories or hear the story in English and several other languages.https://www.youtube.com/@Readiolingua#Story :Kazuo, a masterless samurai (ronin), returns to his village to find it burned and his clan slaughtered by the rival Takeda warlords. Carrying only his sword and a letter written to his son, Hiroshi, Kazuo embarks on a journey of vengeance. Along the way, he joins forces with Hajime, a

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304 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Bridges Between...

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2025/12/01

Title: The Bridges Between Two SkiesLevel: Intermediate (B1–B2)Story :Lena lives an ordinary life until she finds a mysterious notebook written in her own handwriting—messages from another version of herself. Soon after, a man named Aiden appears, claiming he crossed from a parallel world where he and another Lena were in love. In his universe, she died, and he traveled across realities to find another version of her. But his presence creates fractures in Lena’s world—time glitches, warped

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35:06

303 | Intermediate - Short Story: Timefall Café...

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2025/11/30

Title: Timefall Café Level: Intermediate (B1–B2)#Story : Lucas discovers a mysterious café called Timefall, where every night a woman named Mira sits by the window, calm yet distant, as if watching something no one else can see. After days of silent connection, she finally reveals the truth: she is from 1993, trapped in a repeating time loop caused by her father’s old silver watch — a watch powerful enough to push her through different versions of time.A strange man in a long coat, representing the

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38:49

302 | Advanced - Short Story: The Bookshop Between...

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2025/11/29

Title: The Bookshop Between Two Dreams Level: Advanced (C)#Story : Liam repeatedly dreams of a mysterious bookshop where a silent girl reads a silver-covered book. After forty-three nights, the dream becomes unstable, and the girl warns him that the dream is ending. When Liam wakes up, he finds a torn page from the dream world in his room with the message: “Find me before the dream ends.” Guided by the page, he discovers the real bookshop hidden in an old part of town. Inside, he finds the silver

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301 | Intermediate - Short Story: Midnight for One...

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2025/11/28

Title: Midnight for One Level: Intermediate (B1–B2)#Story : Emma moves into an old apartment building and begins hearing piano music every night at exactly eleven o’clock—coming from the empty flat above her. The landlord explains that the apartment has been vacant for years, ever since a young pianist named Noah died while working on a final, unfinished composition. Yet the music Emma hears is alive, emotional, and unmistakably real.Curious and unsettled, Emma follows the sound and eventually

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300 | Advanced - Short Story: The Queen’s Secret...

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2025/11/27

Title: The Queen’s Secret Guard Level: Advanced (C1)#Story :Lucius Varro, once a gladiator in Rome’s brutal arenas, now serves in secret as the personal guard of Empress Aelia, the widowed ruler of a collapsing empire. As Ravenna faces siege from within and without, Aelia entrusts Lucius with a dangerous task: deliver a scroll to her hidden son in Constantinople, revealing every traitor plotting her downfall. As assassins close in, Lucius escapes the burning city, haunted by his feelings for Aelia

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299 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Night...

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2025/11/26

Title: The Night Guesthouse Level: Intermediate (B1–B2)#Story : Eli drives late at night to visit his mother and notices a small guesthouse glowing warmly by the empty country road—a house he is sure never existed before. Curious and exhausted, he stops and meets Mara, the calm and mysterious woman who runs the place alone and “only at night.” She seems to know more about him than she should, but her presence feels strangely familiar.Eli sleeps there and dreams of a younger Mara with a man carrying

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298 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Bench at Sunset...

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2025/11/25

Title: The Bench at Sunset Level: Intermediate (B1–B2)#Story : Daniel temporarily moves to a quiet seaside town for a short work contract. From his window, he repeatedly sees a woman—Lea—who sits every sunset on an old bench at the end of the pier. Her presence becomes a quiet mystery in his daily routine until he finally decides to approach her. Slowly, a delicate connection forms between them. Daniel learns that Lea visits the bench every day because of a promise she once made with her brother,

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297 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Headless...

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2025/11/16

Title: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Letters Level: Intermediate (B2)#Story :Emily rents a cottage beside an old lighthouse in a quiet coastal town. There, she finds a hidden box of letters written by Elias, a lighthouse keeper from 1912, addressed to “My Dearest.” The letters reveal his deep love for a mysterious woman who disappeared. As Emily reads them, she feels an eerie connection to Elias and begins to sense a presence in the lighthouse. When she visits the local historical society, she learns

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16:34

296 | Advanced - Short Story: The Tears of the Blue...

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2025/10/25

Title: The Tears of the Blue GodLevel: Advanced (C2)#Story : In the forgotten age of gods and mortals, the blue-skinned deity Varunesh, guardian of balance, lived untouched by desire until he met Amara, a mortal healer whose kindness stirred something eternal within him. Their bond blossomed in secret beneath temple lamps, a love that blurred the line between heaven and earth. But when Amara falls gravely ill—her life fading under the curse of divine jealousy—Varunesh defies the heavens to save her

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295 | Beginner - Short Story: The Alive Painting...

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2025/08/12

Title: The Alive PaintingLevel: Beginner (A1)#Story : Ellie discovers a mysterious painting in her grandmother’s attic that acts as a gateway to a vibrant and magical world. Inside the painting, she meets Leo, a boy who has lived there as long as he can remember. Together, they explore the world and face challenges that test their courage and resolve. Ellie learns the painting mirrors emotions, making her journey both thrilling and dangerous. With the help of a glowing crystal, Ellie and Leo find a

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15:54

294 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Musician’s...

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2025/08/10

Title: The Musician’s Shadow Level: Intermediate (B2)#Story :Sebastian, a traveling pianist, is haunted by a mysterious melody that comes to him in dreams. Drawn to a quiet town called Halewick, he discovers an old theater where his dream begins to take shape. There, he meets Lila, the ghost of a violinist who died before finishing her masterpiece. Sebastian realizes that they once knew each other in another life, having composed the same haunting melody together. Their souls are deeply connected by

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293 | Advanced - Short Story: The Forgotten Stars...

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2025/08/08

Title: The Forgotten StarsLevel: Advanced (C)#Story : Leah, a passionate astronomer, ventures into the mysterious Starlight Rift in search of the forgotten stars hidden there. Guided by ancient symbols, she discovers a cavern filled with fragments of light and meets the Guardian, a celestial being tasked with protecting the stars. Leah learns that restoring their light to the sky requires a great sacrifice: her freedom. Accepting her destiny, she returns the stars, becoming their eternal Keeper. Her

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292 | Advanced - Short Story: The Last Viking’s Oath...

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2025/08/06

Title: The Last Viking’s Oath Level: Advanced (C1)#Story :Eirik Thorsson, an aging Viking warrior, makes a final voyage to rescue his lost brother, Bjorn, who was captured years earlier during a raid. Eirik tracks his brother to Lord Cedric of Dunwic, who reveals that Bjorn has been sold to King Aldred of Mercia and imprisoned as a brutal fighter known as The Wolf of Mercia. To free Bjorn, Eirik agrees to fight in Aldred’s deadly arena, risking everything. In the heat of combat, Eirik discovers that

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291 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Clockmaker’s...

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2025/08/04

Title: The Clockmaker’s Promise Level: Intermediate (B2)#Story :Evelyn, mourning the sudden death of her fiancé Daniel, accidentally breaks her mother’s old watch. A mysterious clockmaker appears and offers to repair it—but explains that the watch can rewind time, just once, for a price. Evelyn agrees, desperate to change the past. She is sent back to the day of the accident and manages to warn Daniel, saving his life. However, she nearly loses her chance to return before the clock’s final chime

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290 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Waves Whispers...

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2025/08/02

Title: The Waves WhispersLevel: Intermediate (B1-B2)Story: Elena returns to Seabrook, the coastal town she left behind five years ago, only to come face-to-face with Damien, the man who broke her heart. Their unexpected reunion stirs old emotions—hurt, regret, and the longing for something that was never truly finished. Damien confesses that he left because he thought she deserved a life beyond their small town, but Elena refuses to accept his excuse. As they navigate fragile conversations and

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289 | Intermediate - Short Story: One Letter Across...

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2025/07/31

Title: One Letter Across TimeLevel: Intermediate (B1)#Story : Emma, a curious young woman, discovers a love letter from the past hidden in an old book. Her investigation leads her to the story of James and Lillian, two lovers separated by war. Guided by dreams and the legend of the "Bridge of Promises," Emma finds herself drawn to the bridge where their love story began. At midnight, she encounters James, who has returned for a fleeting moment through the power of the bridge. Together, they share

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288 | Advanced - Short Story: The Shadow of...

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2025/07/29

Title: The Shadow of ThermopylaeLevel: Advanced (C1)#Story :Kleon, a Greek soldier left for dead after the Battle of Thermopylae, awakens among the fallen. As he limps from the battlefield, he finds signs of betrayal hidden in a dead envoy’s hand—an engraved ring from Delphi. Determined to uncover the truth, Kleon journeys to Delphi and discovers that Ariston, son of the High Seer, secretly conspired with the Persians. His plan was to allow the Spartans to fall, ensuring future Greek unity and

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287 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Forgotten...

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2025/07/27

Title: The Forgotten Castle Among the CloudsLevel: Intermediate (B)#Story : Ella discovers a legendary castle hidden above the clouds after following a mysterious golden light. Inside, she learns the castle is a bridge between the skies and the earth, responsible for maintaining harmony. Guided by a cloaked figure, Ella must repair the Thread of Balance, which has been broken, threatening both the skies and the land below. With courage and determination, she faces shadowy forces, reconnects the

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