Broadcast Schedule

“The Book,” by Ben Loory, performed by Jane Kaczmarek
“Things I Know to Be True,” by Kendra Fortmeyer, performed by Calvin Leon Smith
Special feature: A visit the Three Lives & Company Booksellers

“The Third Wife,” by Penelope Lively, performed by Daniel Gerroll and Patricia Kalember
“Tempo,” by R.O. Kwon, performed by Hettienne Park
“The Alaska of Giants and Gods,” by Dave Eggers, performed by Kate Burton

“There Was Once,” by Margaret Atwood, performed by René Auberjonois, Zach Grenier, and Jane Kaczmarek
“Widows,” by Margaret Atwood, performed by Ellen Burstyn
“Freeforall,” by Margaret Atwood, performed by Becky Ann Baker
With commentary from Margaret Atwood

“Doggy-Dog World,” by Hilary Leichter, performed by Sarah Mezzanotte
“Horror Story,” by Carmen Maria Machado, performed by Molly Bernard
“Sister Godzilla,” by Louise Erdrich, performed by Cynthia Nixon

“No Bikini,” by Ivan E. Coyote, performed by Becca Blackwell
“Sleepless,” by Michael Cunningham, performed by Mike Doyle
“Snowfall,” by Deesha Philyaw, performed by Michelle Beck
“Song for the Kicked Out,” by Kay Ulanday Barrett, performed by Kay Ulanday Barrett

“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

“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

“Lederhosen,” by Haruki Murakami, translated by Alfred Birnbaum, performed by Aasif Mandvi
“Robinson Crusoe at the Waterpark,” by Elizabeth McCracken, performed by Mike Doyle

“Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut, performed by Becky Ann Baker
“The Kid Nobody Could Handle,” by Kurt Vonnegut, performed by Dylan Baker
With commentary from Jordan Klepper

“A Woman Driving Alone,” by Marie-Helene Bertino, performed by Amber Tamblyn
“Nine Inches,” by Tom Perrotta, performed by Santino Fontana

“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

“How to Talk To A Hunter,” by Pam Houston, performed by Mia Dillon
“Pat + Sam,” by Lisa Ko, performed by Jennifer Ikeda

“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

“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

“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

“A Love Letter,” by Greg Ames, performed by Maulik Pancholy
“Sugar Babies,” by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, performed by Sonia Manzano

“Love Letter,” by George Saunders, performed by Stephen Colbert
“The Falls,” by George Saunders, performed by René Auberjonois
Featuring a conversation with George Saunders

“The Briefcase,” by Rebecca Makkai, performed by Victor Garber
“Paradise,” by Yxta Maya Murray, performed by Tanis Parenteau