10 episodes
Short Story Cast James Winterbottom
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4.5 • 13 Ratings
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Each episode of Short Story Cast features a couple of short stories from a wide variety of styles and genres. So one episode you might be in floating around in space, the next you could be in the Wild West or seducing a Countess for her fortune. I don’t know, it’ll be varied but always interesting.
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27 – Director of Rodent Mitigation
A short story by James Winterbottom This story was partly inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamlin and partly inspired by a story in The Guardian about how the Deputy Mayor of New York was looking to appoint a Director of Rodent Mitigation to combat the city’s rat problem. I thought it was funny how […]
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26 – An Inside Job
A short story by James Winterbottom This story is about a bank manager that goes off the rails and decides to rob his own bank after he becomes disillusioned with how the job he used to love has changed too much. This story is influenced by the time I spent working as a banking advisor […]
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25 – The Sin Eater
A short story by James Winterbottom. WARNING: This story contains adult references and may offend those of a more delicate disposition. Please skip this story if you’re easily offended. Chris’ best friend Mike died of a sudden illness and didn’t have time to get rid of his “personal items” from his room in his mother’s […]
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24 – Hunting Siren Head
A short story by James Winterbottom. Using Siren Head, a character created by Trevor Henderson. This is a spooky story about a boy that is invited into the woods at night by a bully to try and find Siren Head. Both boys find more than they bargain for! You can buy Trevor Henderson’s artwork of […]
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Santa Therapy
If you’ve been sacked by your therapist then shopping centre Santas are actually a pretty good alternative. Or at least that’s what the main character in this story believes. Read the story to see if you agree with him or not. Written and performed by James Winterbottom. Merry Christmas! This will be my last podcast […]
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Not an affair...
If you ask a private detective to investigate your husband you have to be prepared to hear the answers. This story is all about a wife finding out what her husband has been doing on a Wednesday night for the last few months. It’s not an affair, as she thought, but for her, it feels […]
Customer Reviews
Great podcast
Really enjoy listening to your stories .... Loved the leaving speech. I love your views on offices. The one with the conversation with the robot was really good .... The banker was excellent too. In fact I habe listened to then all not skipped any.. Keep them coming
Thank you
Really enjoyable
I've enjoyed every one of these short stories. I especially like that James gives a short summary of the inspiration for each story.
Keep going, this is a great podcast :)
Funny, nice to listen to.
Just what I'm looking for, lovely narration, volumes all perfect, nicely done. Clever stories. 😃