Broadcast Schedule

“A Fable with Slips of White Paper Spilling from the Pockets,” by Kevin Brockmeier, performed by Geoffrey Arend
“Lady Tigers,” by Nick White, performed by Michael Urie

“Participation Trophy,” by Simon Rich, performed by Colton Dunn
“Factory Town,” by Betsuyaku Minoru, translated by Royall Tyler, performed by Suzy Nakamura
“Mama, Mama,” by Lauren Pruneski, performed by Kirsten Vangsness

“Trash Kites,” by Justin Torres, performed by Colman Domingo
“The World with My Mother Still in It,” by Kathryn Chetkovich, performed by Phillipa Soo
“Ancient Rome,” by Kyle McCarthy, performed by Tavi Gevinson

“Think You Deserve Companionship? Apply to Adopt a Dog Today!” by Emma Brewer, performed by Ana Gasteyer
“The Glass Dog,” by L. Frank Baum, performed by Jeremy Shamos
“Clementine, Carmelita, Dog,” by David Means, performed by Javier Muñoz

“The Thief’s Tale,” by Meron Hadero, performed by Teagle F. Bougere
“The Tallest Doll in New York City,” by Maria Dahvana Headley, performed by Becca Blackwell
“The Feather Behind the Rock,” by Anne Tyler, performed by Jane Curtin

“Fair,” by Kim Fu, performed by Julie Benko
“Quantum Voicemail,” by Kristen Iskandrian, performed by Lauren Ambrose

“You Can Find Love Now,” by Ramona Ausubel, performed by Amy Ryan and Martin Short
“The Weave,” by Charles Johnson, performed by Arnell Powell
“Blue Light, Red Light,” by J. Robert Lennon, performed by Fred Hechinger

“Kerosene,” by Simon Rich, performed by Santino Fontana
“The Cage,” by Tania James, performed by Nicole Kang
“The Dark,” by Jess Walter, performed by Jason Alexander

“Missed Connection—M4W,” by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, performed by Richard Kind
“My Years of Living Dangerously,” by Danielle Henderson, performed by Karen Pittman
“Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Away,” by Melissa Bank, performed by Julianna Margulies

“Clicking on Heaven’s Door,” by Anand Giridharadas, performed by Negin Farsad
“The Stand-in,” by Gerald Jonas and Jean Marple, performed by Tony Hale
“Farnsworth,” by David Sedaris, performed by Jessica Keenan Wynn
“The Last Customer,” by Robin Hemley, performed by Jane Curtin and Mike Doyle

“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

“Mindless in America,” by Kenneth Calhoun, performed by Justin Kirk
“D Day” (adapted), by Rachel Khong, performed by Katrina Lenk

“The Miraculous Beach, or, Prize for Modesty,” by Massimo Bontempelli, translated by Jenny McPhee, performed by Hugh Dancy
“A Case for Remaining Indoors,” by Samantha Irby, performed by Retta
“The Thrill of the Grass,” by W.P. Kinsella, performed by Denis O’Hare

“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

“Mobilization,” by Allegra Hyde, performed by Jane Kaczmarek
“The Import,” by Jai Chakrabarti, performed by Arjun Gupta

“How to Take Dad to the Doctor,” by Jenny Allen, performed by Jennifer Mudge
“Friends,” by Laura van den Berg, performed by Roberta Colindrez
“The Little Heidelberg,” by Isabel Allende, performed by Kathleen Turner
“Injustice,” by Grace Paley, performed by Jackie Hoffman

“Life Cycle of a Literary Genius,” by E. B. White, performed by Liev Schreiber
“Love,” by William Maxwell, performed by Fred Hechinger
“Bullet in the Brain,” by Tobias Wolff, performed by Liev Schreiber
“All Will Be Well,” by Yiyun Li, performed by Ann Harada

“The Beast Is in the Labyrinth,” by Walter Dean Myers, performed by Jelani Alladin
“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, performed by Amy Ryan

“The Little Widow from the Capital,” by Yohanca Delgado, performed by Krystina Alabado
“Wild Plums,” by Grace Stone Coates, performed by Mia Dillon
With commentary from Andrew Sean Greer

“Hawaii,” by Aoko Matsuda, translated by Polly Barton, performed by Maria Dizzia
“Sunrise,” by Erika Kobayashi, translated by Brian Bergstrom, performed by Rita Wolf
“I Won't Let You Go,” by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell, performed by Hugh Dancy

“Books,” by Billy Collins, performed by Kristen Vangsness
“Henosis,” by N. K. Jemisin, performed by Yetide Badaki
“My Purple Scented Novel,” by Ian McEwan, performed by Tony Hale
“Dear Reader,” by Billy Collins, performed by Dion Graham

“Un-Selfie,” by Aimee Bender, performed by Alysia Reiner
“Best Western,” by Louise Erdrich, performed by Patricia Kalember

“My Podiatrist Tells Me a Story About a Boy and a Dog,” by Mary Gordon, performed by Richard Masur and Bebe Neuwirth
“A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times,” by Meron Hadero, performed by Chinasa Ogbuagu
“Love, Your Only Mother,” by David Michael Kaplan, performed by Bebe Neuwirth
With commentary from Brooke Gladstone

“Relationship Advice from Your Aunt Who Has Been Divorced Six Times,” by Meghana Indurti and Tyler Fowler, performed by Jane Kaczmarek
“Death by Printer,” by Mira Jacob, performed by Rita Wolf
“The Happiest Day of Your Life,” by Katherine Damm, performed by Santino Fontana

“Wants,” by Grace Paley, performed by Adina Verson
“Ruthy and Edie,” by Grace Paley, performed by Rita Wolf
“Goodbye and Good Luck,” by Grace Paley, performed by Joanna Gleason
With commentary from Lauren Groff

“Somebody’s Daughter,” by Amy Silverberg, performed by Hettienne Park
“Evacuation Order No. 19,” by Julie Otsuka, performed by Jennifer Ikeda

“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

“Mrs. Carrington and Mrs. Crane,” by Dorothy Parker, performed by Mia Dillon and Rita Wolf
“The Breakup Ceremony,” by Touré, performed by Maulik Pancholy
“Twins,” by Philip Graham, performed by Michael Tucker

“Thank You, M’am,” by Langston Hughes, performed by Pauletta Washington
“Passing,” by Langston Hughes, performed by Teagle F. Bougere
“The Blues I’m Playing,” by Langston Hughes, performed by Joe Morton

Carrie (excerpt), by Stephen King, performed by Carrie Coon
“The Last Rung on the Ladder,” by Stephen King, performed by John Benjamin Hickey

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

“Finally, A Book That Cannot Be Banned,” by Xu Mason, performed by Troy Iwata
“Lamb to the Slaughter,” by Roald Dahl, performed by Catherine O’Hara
“Bruised,” by David Sedaris, performed by Maulik Pancholy
Featuring an interview with Judy Blume

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

“The Tribal Rite of the Strombergs,” by Simon Rich, performed by John Hodgman
“Some News,” by Dylan Marron, performed by Dylan Marron
“Fule’s Gold,” by Joanne Harris, performed by Gildart Jackson