<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/acorn-classics/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Acorn Classics]]></title><podcast:guid>9fd652d1-7ef2-5679-bd3a-dcc264e0cf02</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:15:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Iridescent Acorn Productions]]></copyright><managingEditor>Iridescent Acorn Productions</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Acorn Classics is a collection of adaptations from Iridescent Acorn Productions of short stories and books from the public domain.]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/0ed16ca9-3463-490e-a816-cb84d6dc80f3/Classics-Podcast-Cover.png</url><title>Acorn Classics</title><link><![CDATA[https://acorn-classics.captivate.fm]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/0ed16ca9-3463-490e-a816-cb84d6dc80f3/Classics-Podcast-Cover.png"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Iridescent Acorn Productions</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Iridescent Acorn Productions</itunes:author><description>Acorn Classics is a collection of adaptations from Iridescent Acorn Productions of short stories and books from the public domain.</description><link>https://acorn-classics.captivate.fm</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Audio Adaptations of Classic Stories]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Fiction"></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Drama"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Science Fiction"/></itunes:category><podcast:locked>no</podcast:locked><podcast:medium>podcast</podcast:medium><item><title>The Monkey&apos;s Paw</title><itunes:title>The Monkey&apos;s Paw</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Be careful what you wish for. Iridescent Acorn Productions presents a haunting full-cast audio drama adaptation of W.W. Jacobs’ classic tale of dread and fate, <em>The Monkey's Paw</em>.</p><p></p><p>When the White family receives a dark, mummified talisman from a traveled Sergeant-Major, they are warned of its sinister curse: it grants three wishes to three separate owners, but always at a devastating price. Dismissing the warning as mere parlor superstition, a single casual wish unleashes an unsettling sequence of events that shatters their quiet life.</p><p></p><p><strong>Content Warnings:</strong> Supernatural dread, psychological distress, grief/loss of a family member, themes of death.</p><p></p><p>Written by W.W. 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