The Lonely Voice

By The Lonely Voice

Short stories, with music and sound effects.

"There is in the short story at its most characteristic something we do not often find in a novel – an intense awareness of human loneliness" (Frank O'Con... more

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The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.

The Lonely Voice episodes:

October 01, 2024 #46: 'The Outing' by Lydia Davis
An emotional travelogue.
Music: Ayanna Witter-Johnson, 'Rise Up Riddim'
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4min
October 01, 2024 #45: 'Fear' by Lydia Davis
'Nearly every morning, a certain woman in our community comes running out of her house with her face white and her overcoat flapping wildly'.
Music: Krzysztof Penderecki, Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (performed by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
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3min
October 01, 2024 #44: 'Odd Behaviour' by Lydia Davis
L'enfer, c'est les autres.
Music: Michael Jackson, 'Black or White' & 'Why You Wanna Trip on Me?'
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3min
October 01, 2024 #43: 'Lost Things' by Lydia Davis
'They are lost, but also not lost but somewhere in the world'.
Music: David Lang, I Lost a Sock (performed by Bang on a Can)
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4min
October 01, 2024 #42: 'Insomnia' by Lydia Davis
Nocturnal torment.
Music: Maurice Ravel, Boléro (Don Hennig, percussion); Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra, 'Passage' (from The Unfolding)
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3min
September 01, 2024 #41: 'The Mice' by Lydia Davis
'Mice live in our walls, but do not trouble our kitchen'.
Music: Johann Strauss, Pizzicato Polka (performed by Philadelphia Orchestra)
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4min
September 01, 2024 #40: 'From the Point of View of a Cat' by Karel Čapek
A cat observes its master.
Music: Thomas Bloch, Sweet Suite (II. 'A Name' & III. 'Item'); Olivier Messiaen, Feuillet inedit No. 4 (performed by Thomas Bloch)
Sound FX: from freesound.org
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8min
August 01, 2024 #39: 'Wildflowers' by Billy O'Callaghan
A man reflects on his life on a summer evening.
Music: Clannad, '⁠A Gentle Place⁠' (from Banba), '⁠Lady Marion⁠' & '⁠Now is Here⁠' (from Legend), and incidental music from ⁠Robin of Sherwood⁠ (series 3)
Sound FX: from freesound.org

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36min
July 01, 2024 #38: 'Happy Endings' by Margaret Atwood
'John and Mary meet. What happens next?'
Music: Extracts from Jacques Loussier, The Best of Play Bach

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16min
June 01, 2024 #37: 'Widows' by Margaret Atwood
A widow writes a letter to a younger correspondent.
Music: Penguin Cafe Orchestra 'Nothing Really Blue', 'Hugebaby', 'Zopf: Milk'; John Cage 'In a Landscape'
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22min

FAQs about The Lonely Voice:

How many episodes does The Lonely Voice have?

The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.