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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.
    © 2024 The Stranger Times
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Episodes
  • New: Paint by Numbers Ruth Cockburn
    Jan 31 2024

    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. 

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    47 mins
  • New: A Good Book - Brand new story read by Mark Stay
    Jan 15 2024

    The legend that is Mark Stay is here to narrate a brand new Stranger Times story written by Caimh called A Good Book. 

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    33 mins
  • Happy New Year, Events, Prologues, previews!
    Jan 9 2024

    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. 

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    25 mins

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very compelling and funny

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

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Laughed out loud in public.

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.

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lots of fun

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.

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Charming story!!

Of all of the shorts in this line, this is undoubtedly my favorite. I adore all of these stories. I've played this for all of my friends. So now, we're all addicted to his writing! lol

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Overjoyed To Find This!

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.

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