The Great Stories

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By: Trevor Downey

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.

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The One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury
#71
Yesterday at 9:49 PM

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury


The School by Donald Barthelme
#70
12/29/2025

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The School by Donald Barthelme


The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
#69
08/03/2025

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


The Landlady by Roald Dahl
#68
03/23/2025

Trev Downey reads and discusses The Landlady by Roald Dahl


The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
#67
02/24/2025

Trev Downey reads and discusses The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen


Game by Donald Barthelme
#66
11/30/2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Game by Donald Barthelme.


The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
#65
10/31/2024

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


Reunion by John Cheever
#64
07/31/2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Reunion by John Cheever.


The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor
#63
07/26/2024

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


A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
#62
07/15/2024

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


The Summer People by Shirley Jackson
#61
07/03/2024

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


Korea by John McGahern
#60
06/15/2024

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Korea by John McGahern


Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
#59
04/02/2024

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


A Painful Case by James Joyce
#58
03/27/2024

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


Casting The Runes by M R James
#57
12/21/2023

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


The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
#56
11/19/2023

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


The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
#55
06/30/2023

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


The Creature by Edna O'Brien
#54
06/11/2023

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


Pretty Mouth And Green My Eyes by J D Salinger
#53
03/29/2023

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


Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
#52
02/09/2023

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


Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
#51
01/11/2023

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
#50
12/21/2022

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
#49
11/08/2022

Trev Downey reads Sea Oak by George Saunders


Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
#48
10/11/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut


A Cruelty by Kevin Barry
#47
09/06/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Cruelty by Kevin Barry


Dagon by H P Lovecraft
#46
07/31/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Dagon by H P Lovecraft


Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides
#45
07/23/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides


A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
#44
06/22/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka


To Build A Fire by Jack London
#43
06/06/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses To Build A Fire by Jack London


The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
#42
05/02/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant


The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
#41
05/01/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe


All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren
#40
03/30/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses All You Can Do Is Breathe by Kaaron Warren


The Million Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain
#39
03/09/2022

Trev Downey reads and then very briefly reacts to The Million Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain 


Button, Button by Richard Matheson
#38
02/26/2022

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Button, Button by Richard Matheson


My Father's Life by Raymond Carver
#37
02/06/2022

Trev Downey reads and then briefly discusses My Father's Life by Raymond Carver


The Signalman by Charles Dickens
#36
12/23/2021

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Signalman by Charles Dickens


The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin
#35
12/15/2021

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
#34
11/12/2021

Trev Downey reads Autopsy Room Four by Stephen King


Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been? by Joyce Carol Oates
#33
10/02/2021

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
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#32
08/31/2021

Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell