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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
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  • 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
  • New: Paint by Numbers Ruth Cockburn

    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: Launch Week, Baby! Relight My Fire Preview

    New: Launch Week, Baby! Relight My Fire Preview
    Jan 24 2024

    This week’s episode sees Brendan McDonald’s caressing your ears with a cheeky preview of Relight My Fire (Chapter 2). Caimh’s also out in the wild this week signing books and doing events. Find out where you can pick up signed books or meet him/listen to his chatting nonsense.

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    29 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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