The Trees Swallow People

By Conor Matthews

A man walking his dog stumbles upon trees that cause disappearances, death, and mania.... more

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How many episodes does The Trees Swallow People have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

The Trees Swallow People episodes:

April 09, 2025 In Loving Memory
Poppy ("Pops") inspired and played the part of Diva in The Trees Swallow People series.
She passed away on Monday the 7th of April 2025. She was 15 years old.
She will always be my best girl.
Good girl, Poppy. Good girl.
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2min
October 01, 2024 [PROMO] One Year
PODCAST (Available on other platforms)
EBOOKS (Available on other platforms)
AUDIOBOOK (Coming Soon)
If you enjoy lighter stories and poetry, then you might enjoy “One Year”, a poetry collection uploaded every week for a year. You can currently enjoy the series as a podcast, but audiobook and ebook options will be available later this year. Just search “One Year” by Conor Matthews, or follow the links provided in the description. The audio recording for “One Year” was made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council, was recorded as Platfrom 4 Studios, with Paul David Dowling as the sound engineer.
Thank you for listening.
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1min
November 14, 2023 The Trees Swallow People: Deforested
The complete series in a six-hour-long compilation episode, stripped back to just narration.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
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5h 47min
November 07, 2023 The Trees Swallow People: Overgrown
The complete series in a six-hour-long compilation episode, with all music, sound effects, and narration.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com
Theme song: Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠)
(Character Limit meant linking/crediting artists wasn't possible in this compilation episodes. All artists have been credited and linked to in the episode descriptions they appeared in).
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6h 3min
October 31, 2023 Chapter 24
Goodbye.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com
Credits:
Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Piano Moment - Daddy S Music (https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-piano-moment-9835/)
Sad Ambient Piano Cinematic - Ashot Danielyan (https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/)
Canción Triste - Enrique Naveda (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-cancion-triste-1502/)
Forest Wind And Birds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/forest-wind-and-birds-6881/)
Factory Whistle Train Whistle - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/factory-whistle-train-whistle-67127/)
Swan Long Tailed - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/swans-long-tailed-ducks-gulls-on-water-cold-splashes-flying-mostly-endless-airplane-3pm-ttp-190401-17223/)
Birds Chirping - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/birds-chirping-04-6771/)
Combine Harvester - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/combine-harvester-23868/)
Bus Engine Idling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-engine-idling-26992/)
Bus Arrival - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-arrival-71991/)
Bus Pop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-pop-85054/)
Bus Interior - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-interior-22321/)
Breaking Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/breaking-glass-83809/)
Smashing Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/smashing-glass-6166/)
Glass Bottle Shatter - Blender Time (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-bottle-shatter-13847/)
...more
23min
October 31, 2023 Chapter 23
This is the end.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com
Credits:
Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Apocalypse - Grand Project (https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-apocalypse-128378/)
Breaking Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/breaking-glass-83809/)
Smashing Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/smashing-glass-6166/)
Glass Bottle Shatter - Blender Time (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-bottle-shatter-13847/)
...more
46min
October 24, 2023 Chapter 22
Up, up, and away.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com
Credits:
Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Due to character limits, credit and links appear on the podcast's reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/user/thetreesswallow/comments/173xhsj/credits_for_chapter_22/
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33min
October 23, 2023 Chapter 21
The Mega Tree.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com
Credits:
Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Nuclear Bomb - Wild Sound (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-nuclear-bomb-155067/)
Brown Noise Bass Stretch - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/brownoisebasstretch-53359/)
Strong Desert Wind - Hsaart (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/strong-desert-wind-155416/)
Rope Under Tension - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/rope-under-tension-7144/)
Earth Rumble - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/earth-rumble-6953/)
Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bushes-rustlingwav-14452/)
Door Unlocking With Keys - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/door-unlocking-with-keys-7145/)
Urinating On A Wall - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/urinating-on-a-wall-32772/)
Explosion Drop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/explosion-drop-6879/)
Big Bang - Sound Reality (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/big-bang-137133/)
Crash - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crash-6711/)
Broken Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/broken-glass-40016/)
Digging - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/digging-6691/)
Glass Recycle 2st Rec - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-recycle-1st-rec-39292/)
Glass Shatter - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-shatter-7-95202/)
Landslide - Sound Reality (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/landslide-128314/)
Metal Punch - Universfield (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/metal-punch-142334/)
Baby Crying Hard And Long - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/01-baby-crying-hard-and-long-76958/)
Crowd Panic - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowdpanic-6442/)
Girl Scream - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/girl-scream-6465/)
Little Girl Screaming - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/little-girl-screaming-101185/)
Male Voice Screaming Loudly - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/male-voice-screaming-loudly-6147/)
Panic Stricken Screaming - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/panic-stricken-screaming-1-6880/)
...more
12min
October 17, 2023 Chapter 20
This is why I'm a dog person.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com
Credits:
Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Playing in color - Nullhertz (https://pixabay.com/music/beautiful-plays-playing-in-color-120336/)
Mushroom - Nojisuma (https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-mushroom-9210/)
Mysterious Illusion - Nullhertz (https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-mysterious-illusion-120335/)
Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bushes-rustlingwav-14452/)
Leaves - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/leaves-64875/)
Birds Chirping - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/birds-chirping-75156/)
Highway - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/highway-14475/)
Forest Wind And Birds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/forest-wind-and-birds-6881/)
Airplane Flyby While Landing - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/airplane-flyby-while-landing-18876/)
Wood Door Slam - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wood-door-slam-46791/)
Wooden Door Slamming Close - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-door-slamming-close-79934/)
Knocking On Door - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/knocking-on-door-6022/)
Pounding Banging Wood Door Close - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/190318-pounding-banging-wood-door-close-distant-mono-kmr82i-55543/)
...more
18min
October 16, 2023 Chapter 19
The Tree Guy meets The Arsonists.
The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling.
For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.
Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com
Credits:
Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Canción Triste - Luis Enrique Guerra Naveda (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-cancion-triste-1502/)
Mushroom - Nojisuma (https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-mushroom-9210/)
Thinking Overture - DSTechnician (https://pixabay.com/music/pulses-thinking-overture-115159/)
Scary Forest - Serge Quadrado (https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-scary-forest-90162/)
Moon Spell - Keyframe Audio (https://pixabay.com/music/action-moon-spell-134455/)
Blessed Extended Version - Daddy S Music (https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-blessed-extended-version-121177/)
Smashing Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/smashing-glass-6166/)
Glass Bottle Shatter - Blender Timer (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-bottle-shatter-13847/)
Highway Pixabay - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/highway-14475/)
London Pub Ambience - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/london-pub-ambience-19695/)
Wooden Chair Move - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-chair-move-86869/)
Sliding Chair - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-chair-move-86869/)
Grunge Bounce Drum Loop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/grunge-bounce-drum-loop-40464/)
Tool Box Sounds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/tool-box-sounds-1-101169/)
Wind Outside Sound Ambient - Sounds For You (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wind-outside-sound-ambient-141989/)
Lighting A Fire - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/lighting-a-fire-14421/)
Fire Sound Effect - Gergor Quendel (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fire-sound-effect-designed-fire-short-swoosh-120589/)
Fire Breath - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fire-breath-6922/)
Designed Fire Winds Swoosh - Gregor Quendel (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/designed-fire-winds-swoosh-04-116788/)
Crowd Cheer II - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowd-cheer-ii-6263/)
Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowd-cheer-ii-6263/)
Leaves - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/leaves-81656/)
Muffled Distant Explosion - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/muffled-distant-explosion-7104/)
Huge Explosion In Distance - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/huge-explosion-in-distance-100604/)
Heavy Cinematic Hit - Lord Sonny (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/heavy-cineamtic-hit-166888/)
Explosion Drop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/explosion-drop-6879/)
Clean Explosion - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/clean-explosions-6124/)
...more
24min

FAQs about The Trees Swallow People:

How many episodes does The Trees Swallow People have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.