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.
The One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury
The School by Donald Barthelme
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The School by Donald Barthelme
The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Landlady by Roald Dahl
The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
Game by Donald Barthelme
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Game by Donald Barthelme.
The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
Reunion by John Cheever
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Reunion by John Cheever.
The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor
A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
The Summer People by Shirley Jackson
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Summer People by Shirley Jackson.
Korea by John McGahern
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Korea by John McGahern
Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
A Painful Case by James Joyce
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Painful Case by James Joyce
Casting The Runes by M R James
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Casting The Runes by M R James
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Creature by Edna O'Brien
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Creature by Edna O'Brien
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
Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
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
Sea Oak by George Saunders
Trev Downey reads Sea Oak by George Saunders
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
A Cruelty by Kevin Barry
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Cruelty by Kevin Barry
Dagon by H P Lovecraft
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Dagon by H P Lovecraft
Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides
A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
To Build A Fire by Jack London
Trev Downey reads and then discusses To Build A Fire by Jack London
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren
Trev Downey reads and then discusses All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren
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
Button, Button by Richard Matheson
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Button, Button by Richard Matheson
My Father's Life by Raymond Carver
Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses My Father's Life by Raymond Carver
The Signalman by Charles Dickens
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Signalman by Charles Dickens
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin
Trev Downey reads The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin and then discusses it with Neil Poole.
Autopsy Room Four by Stephen King
Trev Downey reads Autopsy Room Four by Stephen King
Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been? by Joyce Carol Oates
Trev Downey reads Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been? by Joyce Carol Oates and then discusses it with Neil Poole.
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell