About this episode

Wil Wheaton narrates 'As One Listens to the Rain' by Andrea Chapela, exploring themes of fiction and translation.

"As One Listens to the Rain" by Andrea Chapela, narrated by Wil Original Publication Credit: Uncanny (2022) translated by Emma Törzs Original Spanish published by Editorial Almadía (2020) as part of the short story collection “Ansibles, perfiladores y otras máquinas de ingenio” It's Storytime was produced in 2025 by Traveler Enterprises, Inc., who holds the copyright. Our producer is Harris Lane. Our Story Producer and Director is Gabrielle de Cuir. Our Content Editor is Michael Thomas. Our Podcast is mixed, edited, and mastered by Alex Barton of PhaseShift AV. Special thanks to Wes Stevens and Christopher Black. It's Storytime is recorded at Skyboat Media in the beautiful San Fernando Valley, California. If you'd like to support the show and get an ad-free feed, visit ⁠patreon.com/storytime⁠ I'm your Creator, Executive Producer, and host, Wil Wheaton. You can find me online at ⁠wilwheaton.net⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Wil Wheaton

Topics covered

• fiction
• narration
• short stories
• translation
• literature

Keywords

• Wil Wheaton
• Andrea Chapela
• narration
• short story
• fiction
• translation
• Uncanny
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Traveler Enterprises, Inc., PhaseShift AV, Skyboat Media, Uncanny

Books & works: As One Listens to the Rain, Ansibles, perfiladores y otras máquinas de ingenio

Places: San Fernando Valley

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