Episodes

  • The Trees Swallow People: Deforested

    The Trees Swallow People: Deforested
    Nov 14 2023

    The complete series in a six-hour-long compilation episode, stripped back to just narration.

    The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.

    For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠

    You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
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    5 hrs and 47 mins
  • The Trees Swallow People: Overgrown

    The Trees Swallow People: Overgrown
    Nov 7 2023

    The complete series in a six-hour-long compilation episode, with all music, sound effects, and narration.

    The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.

    For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠

    You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠

    No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.

    Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com

    Theme song: Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠)

    (Character Limit meant linking/crediting artists wasn't possible in this compilation episodes. All artists have been credited and linked to in the episode descriptions they appeared in).
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    6 hrs and 2 mins
  • Chapter 24

    Chapter 24
    Oct 31 2023
    Goodbye. The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling. For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series. Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com Credits: Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Piano Moment - Daddy S Music (https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-piano-moment-9835/) Sad Ambient Piano Cinematic - Ashot Danielyan (https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/) Canción Triste - Enrique Naveda (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-cancion-triste-1502/) Forest Wind And Birds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/forest-wind-and-birds-6881/) Factory Whistle Train Whistle - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/factory-whistle-train-whistle-67127/) Swan Long Tailed - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/swans-long-tailed-ducks-gulls-on-water-cold-splashes-flying-mostly-endless-airplane-3pm-ttp-190401-17223/) Birds Chirping - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/birds-chirping-04-6771/) Combine Harvester - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/combine-harvester-23868/) Bus Engine Idling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-engine-idling-26992/) Bus Arrival - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-arrival-71991/) Bus Pop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-pop-85054/) Bus Interior - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-interior-22321/) Breaking Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/breaking-glass-83809/) Smashing Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/smashing-glass-6166/) Glass Bottle Shatter - Blender Time (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-bottle-shatter-13847/)
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    23 mins
  • Chapter 23

    Chapter 23
    Oct 31 2023

    This is the end.

    The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.

    For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.

    Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com

    Credits:

    Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

    Apocalypse - Grand Project (https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-apocalypse-128378/)

    Breaking Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/breaking-glass-83809/)

    Smashing Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/smashing-glass-6166/)

    Glass Bottle Shatter - Blender Time (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-bottle-shatter-13847/)
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    45 mins
  • Chapter 22

    Chapter 22
    Oct 24 2023

    Up, up, and away.

    The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.

    For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.

    Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com

    Credits:

    Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

    Due to character limits, credit and links appear on the podcast's reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/user/thetreesswallow/comments/173xhsj/credits_for_chapter_22/
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    33 mins
  • Chapter 21

    Chapter 21
    Oct 23 2023
    The Mega Tree. The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling. For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series. Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com Credits: Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Nuclear Bomb - Wild Sound (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-nuclear-bomb-155067/) Brown Noise Bass Stretch - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/brownoisebasstretch-53359/) Strong Desert Wind - Hsaart (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/strong-desert-wind-155416/) Rope Under Tension - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/rope-under-tension-7144/) Earth Rumble - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/earth-rumble-6953/) Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bushes-rustlingwav-14452/) Door Unlocking With Keys - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/door-unlocking-with-keys-7145/) Urinating On A Wall - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/urinating-on-a-wall-32772/) Explosion Drop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/explosion-drop-6879/) Big Bang - Sound Reality (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/big-bang-137133/) Crash - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crash-6711/) Broken Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/broken-glass-40016/) Digging - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/digging-6691/) Glass Recycle 2st Rec - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-recycle-1st-rec-39292/) Glass Shatter - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-shatter-7-95202/) Landslide - Sound Reality (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/landslide-128314/) Metal Punch - Universfield (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/metal-punch-142334/) Baby Crying Hard And Long - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/01-baby-crying-hard-and-long-76958/) Crowd Panic - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowdpanic-6442/) Girl Scream - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/girl-scream-6465/) Little Girl Screaming - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/little-girl-screaming-101185/) Male Voice Screaming Loudly - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/male-voice-screaming-loudly-6147/) Panic Stricken Screaming - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/panic-stricken-screaming-1-6880/)
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    11 mins
  • Chapter 20

    Chapter 20
    Oct 17 2023

    This is why I'm a dog person.

    The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.

    For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.

    Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com

    Credits:

    Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

    Playing in color - Nullhertz (https://pixabay.com/music/beautiful-plays-playing-in-color-120336/)

    Mushroom - Nojisuma (https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-mushroom-9210/)

    Mysterious Illusion - Nullhertz (https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-mysterious-illusion-120335/)

    Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bushes-rustlingwav-14452/)

    Leaves - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/leaves-64875/)

    Birds Chirping - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/birds-chirping-75156/)

    Highway - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/highway-14475/)

    Forest Wind And Birds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/forest-wind-and-birds-6881/)

    Airplane Flyby While Landing - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/airplane-flyby-while-landing-18876/)

    Wood Door Slam - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wood-door-slam-46791/)

    Wooden Door Slamming Close - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-door-slamming-close-79934/)

    Knocking On Door - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/knocking-on-door-6022/)

    Pounding Banging Wood Door Close - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/190318-pounding-banging-wood-door-close-distant-mono-kmr82i-55543/)
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    17 mins
  • Chapter 19

    Chapter 19
    Oct 16 2023
    The Tree Guy meets The Arsonists. The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling. For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series. Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com Credits: Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Canción Triste - Luis Enrique Guerra Naveda (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-cancion-triste-1502/) Mushroom - Nojisuma (https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-mushroom-9210/) Thinking Overture - DSTechnician (https://pixabay.com/music/pulses-thinking-overture-115159/) Scary Forest - Serge Quadrado (https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-scary-forest-90162/) Moon Spell - Keyframe Audio (https://pixabay.com/music/action-moon-spell-134455/) Blessed Extended Version - Daddy S Music (https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-blessed-extended-version-121177/) Smashing Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/smashing-glass-6166/) Glass Bottle Shatter - Blender Timer (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-bottle-shatter-13847/) Highway Pixabay - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/highway-14475/) London Pub Ambience - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/london-pub-ambience-19695/) Wooden Chair Move - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-chair-move-86869/) Sliding Chair - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-chair-move-86869/) Grunge Bounce Drum Loop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/grunge-bounce-drum-loop-40464/) Tool Box Sounds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/tool-box-sounds-1-101169/) Wind Outside Sound Ambient - Sounds For You (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wind-outside-sound-ambient-141989/) Lighting A Fire - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/lighting-a-fire-14421/) Fire Sound Effect - Gergor Quendel (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fire-sound-effect-designed-fire-short-swoosh-120589/) Fire Breath - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fire-breath-6922/) Designed Fire Winds Swoosh - Gregor Quendel (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/designed-fire-winds-swoosh-04-116788/) Crowd Cheer II - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowd-cheer-ii-6263/) Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowd-cheer-ii-6263/) Leaves - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/leaves-81656/) Muffled Distant Explosion - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/muffled-distant-explosion-7104/) Huge Explosion In Distance - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/huge-explosion-in-distance-100604/) Heavy Cinematic Hit - Lord Sonny (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/heavy-cineamtic-hit-166888/) Explosion Drop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/explosion-drop-6879/) Clean Explosion - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/clean-explosions-6124/)
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    23 mins