Show overview
The Great Stories has been publishing since 2019, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 70 episodes. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 41 min and 1h 8m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-IE-language Arts show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 5 months ago. The busiest year was 2020, with 16 episodes published. Published by Trevor Downey.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 70 episodesS2 Ep 70Episode 70: The School by Donald Barthelme
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The School by Donald Barthelme
S2 Ep 69Episode 69: The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Gospel According To Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
S2 Ep 68Episode 68: The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Landlady by Roald Dahl
S2 Ep 67Episode 67: The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
Trev Downey reads and discusses The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
S2 Ep 66Episode 66: Game by Donald Barthelme
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Game by Donald Barthelme.
S2 Ep 65Episode 65: The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Color Out Of Space by H P Lovecraft
S2 Ep 64Episode 64: Reunion by John Cheever
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Reunion by John Cheever.
S2 Ep 63Episode 63: The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Man Of The World by Frank O'Connor
S2 Ep 62Episode 62: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
S2 Ep 61Episode 61: The Summer People by Shirley Jackson
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Summer People by Shirley Jackson.
S2 Ep 60Episode 60: Korea by John McGahern
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Korea by John McGahern
S2 Ep 59Episode 59: Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Who's-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry
S2 Ep 58Episode 58: A Painful Case by James Joyce
Trev Downey reads and then discusses A Painful Case by James Joyce
S2 Ep 57Episode 57: Casting The Runes by M R James
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Casting The Runes by M R James
S2 Ep 56Episode 56: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
S2 Ep 55Episode 55: The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
S2 Ep 54Episode 54: The Creature by Edna O'Brien
Trev Downey reads and then discusses The Creature by Edna O'Brien
S2 Ep 53Episode 53: 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
S2 Ep 52Episode 52: Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell
S2 Ep 51Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang