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.
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 69
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 69: The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
00:40:20 |
Sun 03 Aug 2025
Episode 68: The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Landlady by Roald Dahl
00:42:28 |
Sun 23 Mar 2025
Episode 67: The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
00:45:53 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Episode 66: Game by Donald Barthelme
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Game by Donald Barthelme.
00:43:38 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
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
01:43:31 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Episode 64: Reunion by John Cheever
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Reunion by John Cheever.
00:33:21 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
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
00:47:28 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Episode 62: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
00:45:51 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Episode 61: The Summer People by Shirley Jackson
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Summer People by Shirley Jackson.
00:58:00 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Episode 60: Korea by John McGahern
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Korea by John McGahern
00:44:02 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Episode 59: Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
00:27:27 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Episode 58: A Painful Case by James Joyce
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Painful Case by James Joyce
00:53:32 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Episode 57: Casting The Runes by M R James
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Casting The Runes by M R James
01:10:33 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Episode 56: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
00:52:28 |
Sun 19 Nov 2023
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
01:29:51 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Episode 54: The Creature by Edna O'Brien
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Creature by Edna O'Brien
00:36:08 |
Sun 11 Jun 2023
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
00:53:27 |
Wed 29 Mar 2023
Episode 52: Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
00:45:05 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
01:16:14 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
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
01:04:00 |
Wed 21 Dec 2022
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