The Great Stories

The Great Stories

Trevor Downey
Country Ireland
Genres Arts, Books
Language EN-IE
Episodes 70
Latest 06.11.2026

The Great Stories is a podcast in which Trevor Downey reads some of the best short stories and discusses them with guests. Each episode focuses on storytelling and conversation around classic or notable fiction. It is hosted in English with an Irish accent and produced independently via Podomatic.

Episodes

  • Episode 71: The One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury 06.11.2026 24m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses The One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury
  • Episode 70: The School by Donald Barthelme 29.12.2025 26m
    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 40m
    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 42m
    Trev Downey reads and discusses The Landlady by Roald Dahl
  • Episode 67: The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen 24.02.2025 45m
    Trev Downey reads and discusses The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
  • Episode 66: Game by Donald Barthelme 30.11.2024 43m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses Game by Donald Barthelme.
  • Episode 65: The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft 31.10.2024 1h 43m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
  • Episode 64: Reunion by John Cheever 31.07.2024 33m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses Reunion by John Cheever.
  • Episode 63: The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor 26.07.2024 47m
    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 45m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
  • Episode 61: The Summer People by Shirley Jackson 03.07.2024 58m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Summer People by Shirley Jackson.
  • Episode 60: Korea by John McGahern 15.06.2024 44m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses Korea by John McGahern
  • Episode 59: Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry 02.04.2024 27m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
  • Episode 58: A Painful Case by James Joyce 27.03.2024 53m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Painful Case by James Joyce
  • Episode 57: Casting The Runes by M R James 21.12.2023 1h 10m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses Casting The Runes by M R James
  • Episode 56: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov 19.11.2023 52m
    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 1h 29m
    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 36m
    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 53m
    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 45m
    Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell

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