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The Stranger Times

The Stranger Times

By: C.K. McDonnell
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A podcast featuring short stories and news from the world of The Stranger Times - a newspaper based in Manchester reporting the weird and wonderful from around the world. Based on the novel The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell - out Jan 14th 2021.© 2025 The Stranger Times Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • The Believers - a non-Christmas story

    The Believers - a non-Christmas story
    Dec 28 2025

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

    Happy Mondays: a brand new story narrated by Phil Mealey
    Oct 31 2025

    *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.

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    37 mins
  • The Front Room Files - Brendan and Caimh Volume 1

    The Front Room Files - Brendan and Caimh Volume 1
    Oct 13 2025

    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.
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    39 mins
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Steven King meets Sir Terry Pratchett. Mr McDonnell blends supernatural elements with humor in these short stories, and then has his friends and acquaintances among the professional comedians of Great Britain read them. The performances have been above the average level of all but the most well produced audiobooks.

Also, each episode opens with a couple of brief “news” stories from the imaginary pages of “The Stranger Times” newspaper. Which paper supposedly covers supernatural events occurring in England and the world.

Supernaturally funny.

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First things first the author has his own voice. but he also pays homage to Terry Pratchett. thank you for your wonderful and prolific words.

lots of fun

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These stories are fantastic and extremely funny. The casts are a little long, but I can't wait to get back to them.

very compelling and funny

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The One is incredibly funny and totally believable. The characters become fully formed somehow which is difficult in a short story format. They aren’t even really described, but the dialogue so naturally informs the reader of the humor and disposition of these two people that I would very much like to be their friends. Invite them over for bbq next Saturday.

Laughed out loud in public.

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There must be something wrong with my Audible feed, because it took them WAY too long to bring this up. I always await Caimh's work with great eagerness, and this podcast has been a brilliant way to get through the humorless desert between his books. I typically do not choose to meet my authorial heroes, but I'd make an exception for Caimh, as I would have for Pratchett. Alas, I probably never will, as we're divided by an ocean (and a language) but he's the best reason I've encountered for visiting Manchester. These podcasts give us a chance to visit Caimh virtually, so I enjoy them enormously and recommend them - as well as all of his books - heartily.

Overjoyed To Find This!

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