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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.© 2026 The Stranger Times Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • The Caimh Files - Chapter 1 - The Early years

    The Caimh Files - Chapter 1 - The Early years
    Jul 21 2026

    An historic joint episode with The Bunnycast podcast where Caimh brings you up to speed on what is going on and then we have the first of a series of interviews featuring him with the brilliant Marc Burrows attempting to get a word in edgeways and ask the questions.
    There's also a story about a dog and a sprinkler - nobody knows why.

    https://www.marcburrows.co.uk/
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 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
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loved this episode thanks

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a perfect accompaniment to an awesome series, I've reccomend it to a few friends and family who enjoy the weird and wonderful

Great extras

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fabulous stories, very funny and very well performed. very engaging stories. makes me laugh out loud.

simply brilliant

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I enjoyed the strange tomes books so much I download the strange times podcast all short stories, excellent stories with a sesce of humour 😀

Great books and podcasts

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These were great short stories funny and interesting with a lot of the supernatural in them

If you like fantasy set in modern day

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