Trevor Downey

The Great Stories

Arts EN ↓ 70 episodes

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.

Author

Trevor Downey

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.podomatic.com

Latest episode

Dec 29, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 70: The School by Donald Barthelme 29.12.2025

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The School by Donald Barthelme

Episode 69: The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges 03.08.2025

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges

Episode 68: The Landlady by Roald Dahl 23.03.2025

Trev Downey reads and discusses The Landlady by Roald Dahl

Episode 67: The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen 24.02.2025

Trev Downey reads and discusses The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen

Episode 66: Game by Donald Barthelme 30.11.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Game by Donald Barthelme.

Episode 65: The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft 31.10.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft

Episode 64: Reunion by John Cheever 31.07.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Reunion by John Cheever.

Episode 63: The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor 26.07.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor

Episode 62: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty 15.07.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Worn Path by Eudora Welty

Episode 61: The Summer People by Shirley Jackson 03.07.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Summer People by Shirley Jackson.

Episode 60: Korea by John McGahern 15.06.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Korea by John McGahern

Episode 59: Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry 02.04.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry

Episode 58: A Painful Case by James Joyce 27.03.2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Painful Case by James Joyce

Episode 57: Casting The Runes by M R James 21.12.2023

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Casting The Runes by M R James

Episode 56: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov 19.11.2023

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

Episode 55: The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 30.06.2023

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Episode 54: The Creature by Edna O'Brien 11.06.2023

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Creature by Edna O'Brien

Episode 53: Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger 29.03.2023

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger

Episode 52: Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell 09.02.2023

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell

Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang 11.01.2023

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

Episode 50: Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad by MR James 21.12.2022

Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad by MR James

Episode 49: Sea Oak by George Saunders 08.11.2022

Trev Downey reads Sea Oak by George Saunders

Episode 48: Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut 11.10.2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut

Episode 47: A Cruelty by Kevin Barry 06.09.2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Cruelty by Kevin Barry

Episode 46: Dagon by H P Lovecraft 31.07.2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Dagon by H P Lovecraft

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