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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.
12/30/1999
“Rembrandt’s Hat,” by Bernard Malamud, performed by Marian Seldes
“A Recollection,” by Mavis Gallant, performed by Theodore Bikel
12/23/1999
“Psychoanalysis Changed My Life,” by Amy Bloom, performed by Cherry Jones
“How to Give the Wrong Impression,” by Katherine Heiny, performed by Lillo Way
12/16/1999
12/09/1999
“The Man Who Was the God of Love,” by Ruth Rendell, performed by Cynthia Harris
“The Green Hills of Earth,” by Robert A. Heinlein, performed by Kathleen Chalfant
12/02/1999
“Saboteur,” by Ha Jin, performed by Joel Grey
“Two Words,” by Isabel Allende, performed by Lisa Fugard
11/25/1999
“A Gentleman's C,” by Padgett Powell, performed by Stephen Lee
“Tea Leaves,” by Janet Burroway, performed by Barbara Feldon
“Wallet,” by Allen Woodman, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“Gold Coast,” by James Alan McPherson, performed by James McDaniel
11/18/1999
“The War of the Wall,” by Toni Cade Bambara, performed by Hattie Winston
“The Trip to Halawa Valley,” by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, performed by Blair Brown
11/11/1999
“The Composition,” by Antonio Skarmeta, performed by Steven Gilborn
“A Visit,” by Steven Millhauser, performed by Stephen Lang
11/04/1999
“The Brick,” by Katherine Min, performed by Jacqueline Kim
“The Hammer of God,” by G. K. Chesterton, performed by Malachy McCourt
10/28/1999
“20/20,” by Linda Brewer performed by Stephen Lee
“Hurray for Hollywood,” by George Garrett, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“Eternal Love,” by Karen Bender, performed by Joanne Woodward
10/21/1999
“The Golem,” by Avram Davidson, performed by Leonard Nimoy
“Naked Woman Playing Chopin,” by Louise Erdrich, performed by Anjelica Huston
10/14/1999
“Getting Into the Movies,” by Layle Silbert, performed by Barbara Feldon
“Miami-New York,” by Martha Gellhorn, performed by Joanna Gleason
10/07/1999
“Pet Milk,” by Stuart Dybek, performed by Keith Szarabajka
“The Calling Cards,” by Ivan Bunin, performed by Barbara Feldon
“How to Talk to a Hunter,” by Pam Houston, performed by Mia Dillon
“Love and/with Audiocassettes,” by Annie Thoms, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
09/30/1999
“Fault Lines,” by Barbara Kingsolver performed by Jill Eikenberry
“Pagan Night,” by Kate Braverman, performed by Maria Tucci
09/23/1999
“Ghirlandaio,” by Francine Prose, performed by Frances Sternhagen
“Make Westing,” by Jack London, performed by Steven Gilborn
09/16/1999
“The Lover,” by Judith Felsenfeld, performed by Cynthia Harris
“A Window,” by Haruki Murakami, performed by Richard Ebihara
“The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin, performed by Christina Pickles
09/09/1999
“The Writers’ Model,” by Molly Giles, performed by Blair Brown
“The Pit and the Pendulum,” by Edgar Allan Poe, performed by Stephen Lang
09/02/1999
“New York,” by Edward Field, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
Jazz (excerpt), by Toni Morrison, performed by Tamara Tunie
“Goodbye to All That,” by Joan Didion, performed by Mia Dillon
08/26/1999
“The Cask of Amontillado,” by Edgar Allan Poe, performed by David Margulies
“Pity,” by Avner Mandelman, performed by Ron Rifkin
08/19/1999
“The Thrill of the Grass,” by W. P. Kinsella, performed by Jack Davidson
“The Hector Quesadilla Story,” by T.C. Boyle, performed by Jerry Zaks
08/12/1999
“Bingo,” by Davida Adedjouma, performed by Hattie Winston
08/05/1999
“Sister Rachel’s Narrative,” by Padgett Powell, performed by Eleanor Reissa
“Second-Hand Man,” by Rita Dove, performed by Audra McDonald
“I Live on Your Visits,” by Dorothy Parker, performed by Celeste Holm
07/29/1999
“The Lost Decade,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, performed by David Margulies
“In the One-Eyed Giant’s Cave,” by Homer, performed by Thomas Gibson
07/22/1999
“The Sphinx,” by Edgar Allan Poe, performed by Kathleen Widdoes
“A Gravestone Made of Wheat,” by Will Weaver, performed by John Shea
07/15/1999
“Wanting an Orange,” by Larry Woiwode, performed by Michael Keck
“The Way Things Always Happen,” by Rand Richards Cooper, performed by James Naughton
07/08/1999
“New York Day Women,” by Edwidge Danticat, performed by Laurine Towler
“Janus,” by Ann Beattie, performed by Fionnula Flanagan
“Heart and Soul,” by Molly Giles, performed by Joe Spano