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• The Caimh Files - Chapter 1 - The Early years 21.07.2026 1Std. 6Min.

  An historic joint episode with The Bunnycast podcast where Caimh brings you up to speed on what is going on and then we have the first of a series of interviews featuring him with the brilliant Marc Burrows attempting to get a word in edgeways and ask the questions. There's also a story about a dog and a sprinkler - nobody knows why. https://www.marcburrows.co.uk/
• The Believers - a non-Christmas story 28.12.2025 35Min.

  It's the non-Christmas Christmas special of The Strange Times podcast with a brand new story read by the wonderful Janice Connolly. Enjoy!
• Happy Mondays: a brand new story narrated by Phil Mealey 31.10.2025 36Min.

  *Brand New Story Alert* Caimh is back with some updates, including a sort of 'live reaction' section of the podcast with a man looking at stuff that is on-sale in his own shop! More importantly, the superb Phil Mealey is here to read a brand new Stranger Times Short Story.
• The Front Room Files - Brendan and Caimh Volume 1 13.10.2025 39Min.

  In this 'special' episode narrator Brendan McDonald and author Caimh have a chat while also drinking. The results are a rambling shambles that you may love or hate - both are valid responses.
• Smile Like You Mean It 01.10.2025 44Min.

  BRAND NEW STORY ALERT! That's right, the wonderful returning narrator Ruth Cockburn narrates a brand new Stranger Times story called Smile Like You Mean It, and Caimh gives a quick update on all the news about the impending launch of Ring The Bells, as well as explaining the closest thing he's seen to actual magic in real life. Spoiler: It involves a man putting on glasses like a comedic Superman.
• Season 5 offically starts - if it hasn't already 23.09.2025 35Min.

  I'm not sure if the last ep or this ep counts as the start of season 5, but we can all agree it's definitely started now. Also - news on events in THREE countries plus Brendan McDonald reading an exclusive preview of Ring The Bells.
• Two brand new Stranger Times Releases 04.08.2025 51Min.

  Roll up, roll up. roll up - the Stranger Times is back with two releases - Tales From The Stranger Times, a collection of the short stories all narrated by the wonderful Brendan McDonald, and Ring The Bells - book 5 in the series. Catch up on all the news and then hear Brendan performing a Stranger Times banger! https://whitehairedirishman.shop/collections/the-stranger-times
• New: Paint by Numbers Ruth Cockburn 31.01.2024 46Min.

  This week's episode sees the return of the the magnificent Ruth E Cockburn reading a new Stranger Times short story, Paint by Numbers, Caimh gives you an insight into his hobbies and an update on Diller's reading abilities.
• New: Launch Week, Baby! Relight My Fire Preview 24.01.2024 28Min.

  This week’s episode sees Brendan McDonald’s caressing your ears with a cheeky preview of Relight My Fire (Chapter 2). Caimh’s also out in the wild this week signing books and doing events. Find out where you can pick up signed books or meet him/listen to his chatting nonsense.
• New: A Good Book - Brand new story read by Mark Stay 15.01.2024 33Min.

  The legend that is Mark Stay is here to narrate a brand new Stranger Times story written by Caimh called A Good Book.
• Happy New Year, Events, Prologues, previews! 09.01.2024 24Min.

  Caimh does his trademark rambling about God know's what before the episode is mercifully saved by the ever effervescent Brendan McDonald reading the Prologue of Relight My Fire.
• New: Christmas Special read by Brendan McDonald! 19.12.2023 35Min.

  Finishing the year off in style, we've got the unsurpassable Brendan McDonald, narrator of The Stranger Times audiobooks, reading a brand new short story featuring a well-loved character from one of the previous books. Relight My Fire out Jan 25th - Preorder now and a merry Christmas to one and all!
• Christmas Trilogy Part 2 with Jason Manford 13.12.2023 32Min.

  Join Caimh as he reveals exciting details about events (including the correct dates), gets very excited about meeting one of his heroes and then the incredible Jason Manford reads the podcast's most popular story ever.
• Christmas Trilogy: Part 1 05.12.2023 32Min.

  Ahead of the upcoming brand new Stranger Times Christmas special, we're going to be visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past. Also, the ghost of foggy brain as Caimh gets the dates of events wrong - see the Waterstones website for correct dates!
• Spooktacular - Brand new short story! 08.11.2023 44Min.

  In this ep, Caimh reads a brand new short story that he read LIVE on the first annual Stranger times Spooktacular. As if that wasn't enough, he also reveals the exciting goodies available to you if you preorder Relight My Fire, Stranger Times book 4 in hardback. And for the first time, info on events happening next year - plus, we edit out his diatribe about firework misuse so you don't have to hear it.
• Random Gold Part 2 - Awards, afflictions and Barry Castagnola 13.09.2023 48Min.

  Join Caimh for some exciting news, an update on big events coming up and a slice of Stranger Times gold .
• Random Gold - Deals, Feels and Janice Connolly 30.06.2023 46Min.

  Caimh drops a surprise ep, like one of them Beyonce Knowles albums - only this has no singles but it does have a deal, an update and a slice of pure Stranger Times GOLD!
• Series 3: Episode 7: We are ready for launch! 07.03.2023 56Min.

  Re-live the highlights, the lowlights and the big fights of the online launch event for Love Will Tear Us apart as Caimh, author Mark Stay and narrator extraordinaire Brendan McDonald talk mostly nonsense. You should hear the crap we cut out! Also, there's a fun quiz which you can not now win as it was an on-the-night sort of thing. You had to be there!
• Series 3, Episode 6: The Beautiful Game with Charlie Baker 21.02.2023 30Min.

  This week's episode of The Stranger Times is the last to be broadcast from Caimh's writing shed as it's move day! Caimh reminisces about book launch week and laments on the woes of moving. The uber multi-talented Charlie Baker narrates the short story The Beautiful Game.
• Season 3, Episode 5: Love Will Tear Us Apart Preview – Stanley's back! 08.02.2023 24Min.

  In this episode, Caimh talks about being a consultant on a film and launch week rituals. The brilliant Brendan McDonnell takes it home in the last preview where we get reacquainted with Stanley Roker, the worst of the worst of tabloid journalists.