Broadcast Schedule

“Once,” by Lauren Groff, performed by Cynthia Nixon
“Slow and Steady,” by Rachel Khong, performed by Hettienne Park
“Something Shiny,” by Elizabeth Crane, performed by Kate Walsh

“A Case for Remaining Indoors,” by Samantha Irby, performed by Retta
“Everything We Know About the Bomber,” by Rebecca Makkai, performed by John Cameron Mitchell
“The Hoaxer,” by Walter Kirn, performed by Michael McKean

“As a 28-Year-Old Latino, I’m Shocked My New Novel, Memoirs of a Middle-Aged White Lady, Has Been So Poorly Received,” by Carlos Greaves, performed by Anthony Ramos
“1,000-Year-Old Ghosts,” by Laura Chow Reeve, performed by Jennifer Lim
“The Rise and Fall of Mortimer Scrivens,” by A. A. Milne, performed by Michael Cerveris, Jane Curtin, Peter Francis James, James Naughton, and Rita Wolf

“The Trip,” by Bruce Jay Friedman, performed by Santino Fontana and Julie Halston
“Foes,” by Lorrie Moore, performed by Joan Allen and Kyle MacLachlan

"The Lower East Side of Manhattan," by Victor Hernández Cruz, performed by Sonia Manzano
“Dessert,” by Colum McCann, performed by F. Murray Abraham
“Home to Flatbush,” by Vinson Cunningham, performed by Wyatt Cenac
“Recognition,” by Victor LaValle, performed by Karen Pittman
Jazz (excerpt), by Toni Morrison, performed by Anika Noni Rose

"The Wisdom of Eve," by Mary Orr, performed by Stana Katic
"The Leap," by Louise Erdrich, performed by Elizabeth Reaser
Introductions by Sarah Thyre and Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

"I Break Everything I Touch," by James Thurber, performed by Keith Olbermann
“The Macbeth Murder Mystery,” by James Thurber, performed by Michael McKean and Susannah Rogers
“Many Moons,” by James Thurber, performed by Michael McKean
“The Tortoise and the Hare,” by James Thurber, performed by Kristine Nielsen
“The Peacelike Mongoose,” by James Thurber, performed by Keith Olbermann
“The Flaw in the Plan,” by James Thurber, performed by Keith Olbermann
“The Moth and the Star,” by James Thurber, performed by Susannah Rogers
Introduction by Roz Chast

"It’s Not You," by Elizabeth McCracken, performed by Hope Davis
“In the Basement,” by Isaac Babel translated by Walter Morison, performed by Richard Masur
Introductions by Curtis Sittenfeld and George Saunders

"My Last Duchess," by Robert Browning, performed by John Darnielle
“No More Loves,” by Javier Marías, performed by Molly Ringwald
“When We Went to See the End of the World by Dawnie Morningside, Age 11 ¼,” by Neil Gaiman, performed by Kirsten Vangsness
“Le Miroir,” by Robert Aickman, performed by Kathryn Erbe

"What a Thought," by Shirley Jackson, performed by Andrea Martin
“Magnificent Desolation,” by Jess Walter, performed by Bobby Cannavale
“Draft Day,” by Rattawut Lapcharoensap, performed by BD Wong

"Suburbia!," by Amy Silverberg, performed by Martha Plimpton
“Everything Is Far From Here,” by Cristina Henríquez, performed by Zabryna Guevara

"On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning," by Haruki Murakami, performed by Randall Park
“The Golden Darters,” by Elizabeth Winthrop, performed by Ann Dowd
“The Accountant,” by Robert Sheckley, performed by Nate Corddry

"My Mother Explains the Ballet to Me," by Jesse Eisenberg, performed by Patricia Kalember
“Léonide Massine,” by Janet Collins, performed by Carmen de Lavallade
“The Cape,” by Ben Loory, performed by Tony Yazbeck
“Tango,” by Kurt Vonnegut, performed by Tony Shalhoub

"Riding Solo," by Simon Rich, performed by Maulik Pancholy
“The Cult of Mary,” by Laura van den Berg, performed by Colby Minifie
“The Eyes Have It,” by Philip K. Dick, performed by Paul Giamatti
“Everyday Use,” by Alice Walker, performed by Carmen de Lavallade

"Prince Amilec," by Tanith Lee, performed by Gildart Jackson
“Be Mine,” by A.M. Homes, performed by Sanjit De Silva and Adina Verson
“The Idea of Marcel,” by Marie-Helene Bertino, performed by Jenna Ushkowitz

"A General in the Library," by Italo Calvino, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“Roman Fever,” by Edith Wharton, performed by Bebe Neuwirth

"Moses and Gaspar," by Amparo Dávila, performed by Peter Jay Fernandez
“The Pitch,” by Dennis Etchison, performed by Michael Shannon

"The Adventure of a Skier," by Italo Calvino, performed by James Naughton
“New York Day Women,” by Edwidge Danticat, performed by Laurine Towler
“Notes for a Hypothetical Novel,” by James Baldwin, performed by Brandon J. Dirden

"Little Miss International Goodwill," by Doretta Lau, performed by Annie Q
“The Duchess and The Jeweller,” by Virginia Woolf, performed by Michael Urie
Excerpt from Sex and Vanity, by Kevin Kwan, performed by Melora Hardin

"A Presidential Candidate," by Mark Twain, performed by Roy Wood, Jr.
“Our Boy George,” by Molly Ivins, performed by Samantha Bee
Excerpt from Unbought and Unbossed, by Shirley Chisholm, performed by Crystal Dickinson
“Waiting for Pivot,” by Alexandra Petri, performed by Paul Giamatti, Jordan Klepper, Aasif Mandvi, and Alexandra Petri
Excerpt from Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, by Hunter S. Thompson, performed by Jordan Klepper

"Top of the Food Chain," by T.C. Boyle, performed by Zach Grenier
“A Prize for Every Player,” by A.M. Homes, performed by Jane Curtin