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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.
05/27/2021
"First Person Shooter," by Charles Yu, performed by Tony Hale
“The Portable Mrs. Tillson,” by Whitfield Cook, performed by Laura Grey and Jordan Klepper
“Gertrude the Governess: or, Simple Seventeen,” by Stephen Leacock, performed by Sonia Manzano
05/20/2021
"The South Asian Speakers Series Presents the Archeologist and Adventurer Indiana Jones," by Tania James, performed by Bryan Cranston
“Today, You’re a Black Revolutionary,” by Jade Jones, performed by Moses Ingram
“On a Day That Tammy Had Not Eaten Enough Yellow,” by Kenneth Calhoun, performed by Michelle Buteau, John Cameron Mitchell, and Miriam Shor
05/13/2021
"Initials Etched on a Dining Room Table, Lockeport, Nova Scotia," by Peter Orner, performed by Maulik Pancholy
“Ollie’s Back,” by Lynn Sloan, performed by Nate Corddry
“Light,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, performed by Crystal Dickinson
05/06/2021
"Miss Laura’s School for Esquire Men," by Carmen Maria Machado, performed by Emily Skeggs
“Rubberdust,” by Sarah Thankam Mathews, performed by Purva Bedi
“Sir Henry,” by Lydia Millet, performed by John Lithgow
04/29/2021
"Paddle to Canada," by Heather Monley, performed by Jenna Ushkowitz
“A Family,” by Jamel Brinkley, performed by Brandon J. Dirden
04/22/2021
"After the Theatre," by Anton Chekhov translated by Constance Garnett, performed by Donna Lynne Champlin
“The Porcelain Doll,” by Leo Tolstoy translated by Aylmer Maude, performed by BD Wong
“Bobok,” by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Constance Garnett, performed by Becca Blackwell, Peter Jay Fernandez, Santino Fontana, Zach Grenier, Ann Harada, Peter Mark Kendall
04/15/2021
"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
04/08/2021
"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
04/01/2021
"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
03/25/2021
"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
03/18/2021
"Suburbia!," by Amy Silverberg, performed by Martha Plimpton
“Everything Is Far From Here,” by Cristina Henríquez, performed by Zabryna Guevara
03/11/2021
"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
03/04/2021
"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
02/25/2021
"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
02/18/2021
"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
02/11/2021
"A General in the Library," by Italo Calvino, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“Roman Fever,” by Edith Wharton, performed by Bebe Neuwirth
02/04/2021
"Moses and Gaspar," by Amparo Dávila, performed by Peter Jay Fernandez
“The Pitch,” by Dennis Etchison, performed by Michael Shannon
01/28/2021
"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
01/21/2021
"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
01/14/2021
"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
01/07/2021
"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
