Episode 68: The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Mar 23, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 68
The Great Stories
Is there anything better than being told a good story? Well, yes. Being told one of the truly great stories probably beats it. In this podcast, Trev Downey reads the very best in the genre and discusses them with his guests.
Episodes
Episode 67: The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
Feb 24, 2025•46 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Episode 66: Game by Donald Barthelme
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Game by Donald Barthelme.
Nov 30, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Episode 65: The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Episode 64: Reunion by John Cheever
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Reunion by John Cheever.
Jul 31, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Episode 63: The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor
Jul 26, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Episode 62: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
Jul 15, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Episode 61: The Summer People by Shirley Jackson
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Summer People by Shirley Jackson.
Jul 03, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Episode 60: Korea by John McGahern
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Korea by John McGahern
Jun 15, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Episode 59: Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
Apr 02, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Episode 58: A Painful Case by James Joyce
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Painful Case by James Joyce
Mar 27, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Episode 57: Casting The Runes by M R James
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Casting The Runes by M R James
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Episode 56: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
Nov 19, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Episode 55: The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Episode 54: The Creature by Edna O'Brien
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Creature by Edna O'Brien
Jun 11, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Episode 53: Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger
Mar 29, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Episode 52: Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
Feb 09, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Episode 50: Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad by MR James
Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad by MR James
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Episode 49: Sea Oak by George Saunders
Trev Downey reads Sea Oak by George Saunders
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 49
Episode 48: Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
Oct 11, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Episode 47: A Cruelty by Kevin Barry
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Cruelty by Kevin Barry
Sep 06, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Episode 46: Dagon by H P Lovecraft
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Dagon by H P Lovecraft
Jul 31, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Episode 45: Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Episode 44: A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
Jun 22, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Episode 43: To Build A Fire by Jack London
Trev Downey reads and then discusses To Build A Fire by Jack London
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Episode 42: The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
May 02, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Episode 41: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
May 01, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Episode 40: All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren
Trev Downey reads and then discusses All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren
Mar 30, 2022•26 sec•Season 2Ep. 40
Episode 39: The Million Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain
Trev Downey reads and then very briefly reacts to The Million Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain
Mar 09, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 39
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