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Selected Shorts
Below is the schedule for upcoming and previous Selected Shorts episodes.
Our most recently released shows are available for audio streaming HERE.
03/30/2023
“Let’s Get Drinks,” by Kelly Stout, performed by Jane Curtin and Jane Kaczmarek
“True Friendship,” by Jorge F. Hernández, performed by Michael Urie
“The Last Words Of Benito Picone,” by Anthony Marra, performed by John Turturro
03/23/2023
“Break,” by Rabih Alameddine, performed by Pooya Mohseni
“Your Mother And I,” by Dave Eggers, performed by David Rakoff
“Silver Water,” by Amy Bloom, performed by Linda Lavin
03/16/2023
“Lederhosen,” by Haruki Murakami, performed by Aasif Mandvi
“Robinson Crusoe at the Waterpark,” by Elizabeth McCracken, performed by Mike Doyle
03/09/2023
“Ancient Rome,” by Kyle McCarthy, performed by Tavi Gevinson
“The Little Widow from the Capital,” by Yohanca Delgado, performed by Krystina Alabado
With commentary from Andrew Sean Greer
03/02/2023
“A Woman Driving Alone,” by Marie-Helene Bertino, performed by Amber Tamblyn
“Nine Inches,” by Tom Perrotta, performed by Santino Fontana
02/23/2023
“Blue Girl,” by Elizabeth Crane, performed by Valorie Curry
“Lessons with Father,” by Jai Chakrabarti, performed by Purva Bedi
“Varengeville,” by William Boyd, performed by Dan Stevens
02/16/2023
“How to Talk To A Hunter,” by Pam Houston, performed by Mia Dillon
“Pat + Sam,” by Lisa Ko, performed by Jennifer Ikeda
02/09/2023
“Singin' in the Acid Rain,” by Patricia Marx, performed by Katrina Lenk
“The School,” by Donald Barthelme, performed by Laura Esterman
“Melvin in the Sixth Grade,” by Dana Johnson, performed by Nikki M. James
With commentary from Tara Westover
02/02/2023
“Scaffolding Man,” by Jenny Allen, performed by Patricia Kalember
“Myrna’s Dad,” by Cyn Vargas, performed by Krystina Alabado
“Overtime,” by Hilma Wolitzer, performed by Becky Ann Baker
01/26/2023
“Little Astronaut,” “Prank Calls From Fish,” “Body, I Never Knew I Could Love You,” and “Wean,” by J. Hope Stein, performed by J. Hope Stein
“I Love My Marriage” and “Slice of Life,” by Mike Birbiglia, performed by Mike Birbiglia
“The Cat and the Baboon,” by David Sedaris, performed by Carmen Lynch
“When I Tell My Husband I Miss the Sun, He Knows,” by Paige Lewis, performed by Jane Kaczmarek
“Rain, New Year’s Eve,” by Maggie Smith, performed by Kaneza Schaal
“New Client,” by Simon Rich, performed by Mike Birbiglia and Andrea Martin
“What I Didn’t Know Before,” by Ada Limón, performed by Carmen Lynch
“Praise the Rain,” by Joy Harjo, performed by Kaneza Schaal (podcast only)
“Grand Union,” by Zadie Smith, performed by Kaneza Schaal
01/19/2023
“A Love Letter,” by Greg Ames, performed by Maulik Pancholy
“Sugar Babies,” by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, performed by Sonia Manzano
01/12/2023
“Love Letter,” by George Saunders, performed by Stephen Colbert
“The Falls,” by George Saunders, performed by René Auberjonois
Featuring a conversation with George Saunders
01/05/2023
“The Briefcase,” by Rebecca Makkai, performed by Victor Garber
“Paradise,” by Yxta Maya Murray, performed by Tanis Parenteau