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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
  • Smile Like You Mean It

    Smile Like You Mean It
    Oct 1 2025

    BRAND NEW STORY ALERT! That's right, the wonderful returning narrator Ruth Cockburn narrates a brand new Stranger Times story called Smile Like You Mean It, and Caimh gives a quick update on all the news about the impending launch of Ring The Bells, as well as explaining the closest thing he's seen to actual magic in real life. Spoiler: It involves a man putting on glasses like a comedic Superman.
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    44 mins
  • Season 5 offically starts - if it hasn't already

    Season 5 offically starts - if it hasn't already
    Sep 23 2025

    I'm not sure if the last ep or this ep counts as the start of season 5, but we can all agree it's definitely started now. Also - news on events in THREE countries plus Brendan McDonald reading an exclusive preview of Ring The Bells.
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    35 mins
  • Two brand new Stranger Times Releases

    Two brand new Stranger Times Releases
    Aug 4 2025

    Roll up, roll up. roll up - the Stranger Times is back with two releases - Tales From The Stranger Times, a collection of the short stories all narrated by the wonderful Brendan McDonald, and Ring The Bells - book 5 in the series. Catch up on all the news and then hear Brendan performing a Stranger Times banger!

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    51 mins
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Short stories with different narrators. Very entertaining. I have re-listened to a few. Please write some more with dogs in the story, especially Bull breed dogs as they are often painted in a bad light. I adopted a pup from a bull breed rescue in NZ and she is wonderful, although I do not know when she will stop growing. She is odd, hardly barks, always watching, on a walk she sat down and stared at the moon - I have never seen a dog do that before.

The Stranger Times Stories

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I love all CK’s work and am eagerly awaiting his next book release so finding this podcast with so many short stories was super exciting. Fantastic narrators too, and entertaining short stories. Though the short stories are my favourite, the charismatic sections from the author with his wonderful Irish accent and quick wit are an added bonus.

Entertaining

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I love these books and this podcast is like sitting in the pub having a laugh, finding out the stories behind the curtain and listening to some incredible stories.

Bust made of cheese

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