Quiet Revelations
Guest host Michael Cerveris presents two stories in which a lot happens, but subtly. The narrator of A.M. Homes’ “Yours Truly” is “hiding in the line...
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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. New episodes every Thursday. Produced and distributed by Symphony Space.
Survival Skills
Guest host Roxane Gay presents two stories about making things work out, though sometimes at a cost. In “Loose Change,” by Andrea Levy, performed by ...
Embracing Disaster: Joyce Carol Oates and Etgar Keret
Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents stories by two masters of the short-story form. Humor, humanity, and fantasy all combine in four tales of things go...
Approaching Peace
On this show, guest host Hope Davis presents three stories about finding some kind of peace and stability in a variety of challenging circumstances. ...
Motherhood with Celeste Ng and Mary Karr
On this show, guest host Kate Burton introduces two stories that look at the joys and complexity of motherhood. They were chosen by the novelist Cele...
Outcasts in Love with Maulik Pancholy
Two stories in which social outliers strive for love. “Tandolfo the Great,” by Richard Bausch, is read by Michael Ian Black. And Lance Reddick reads ...
Too Hot For Radio: ZZ Packer "Gideon"
"Gideon" is read by the great American actress Danielle Brooks, known for her performance as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson on Orange Is the New Black, amo...
An Evening with LeVar Burton
Guest host LeVar Burton presents two of his favorite stories. In Lucia Berlin’s “Friends,” the characters have different ideas about who benefits from...
What’s Left Behind
Guest host Meg Wolitzer presents three diverse stories that look at what gets left behind when life changes, gradually or suddenly. Restless retirees...
Too Hot for Radio: Stephen Tobolowsky "Listen to the Dog"
Writer and character actor Stephen Tobolowsky reads his own story about a Thanksgiving dinner that takes a most unexpected turn. Later he talks to hos...