Broadcast Schedule

“The Hollow Children,” by Louise Erdrich, performed by Tate Donovan
“Fires,” by Rick Bass, performed by John Benjamin Hickey

“The Duck,” by Ben Loory, performed by Sonia Manzano
“U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin, performed by Javier Muñoz

“The Year of Spaghetti,” by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel, performed by Michael Imperioli
“Love Is Not a Pie,” by Amy Bloom, performed by Hope Davis

“Have You Met Husband?” by Amy Silverberg, performed by Molly Bernard
“The Magician’s Wife,” by Mary Gordon, performed by Jane Curtin

“When the Yogurt Took Over,” by John Scalzi, performed by Jin Ha
“Me and My Algo,” by Alexandra Chang, performed by Catherine Cohen
“The Ones Who Stay and Fight,” by N. K. Jemisin, performed by Teagle F. Bougere
With commentary from N. K. Jemisin

“The Lunatics’ Eclipse,” by Randa Jarrar, performed by Abubakr Ali
“Roy Spivey,” by Miranda July, performed by Molly Bernard
“Jumper Down,” by Don Shea, performed by Becca Blackwell
“My Life as a Bat,” by Margaret Atwood, performed by Zach Grenier
With commentary from Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser

“Heart of a Champion,” by T.C. Boyle, performed by Kirsten Vangsness
“The Let-Out,” by Jamel Brinkley, performed by Ato Blankson-Wood

“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

“Voices,” by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Carol Brown Janeway, performed by David Costabile
“Miracle in Lagos Traffic,” by Chika Unigwe, performed by Yetide Badaki

“Sacrament of Confession,” by Ernie Wang, performed by Richard Kind
“You Again,” by Seth Fried, performed by Amy Ryan

“Medusa,” by Tania James, performed by Constance Zimmer
“We Only Wanted Their Happiness,” by Alexander Weinstein, performed by Randall Park
“Good Boys,” by Honor Levy, performed by Annie Hamilton
“Arrangements,” by Charlie Watts, performed by Laura Harrier and Will Harrison

“Please Invite Me To Your Party,” by Samantha Irby, performed by Richa Moorjani
“The Anniversary Trip,” by Victoria Lancelotta, performed by Judy Greer
“Bridal Body,” by Jen Spyra, performed by Erinn Hayes

“Direction of the Road,” by Ursula K. Le Guin, performed by Nikki M. James
“The Shabbos Goy,” by Helen Schulman, performed by Jessica Hecht

“Garden Growing Pains,” by Jenny Allen, performed by Kirsten Vangsness
“Borders,” by Thomas King, performed by Kimberly Guerrero
“Flying,” by Alyce Miller, performed by Kirsten Vangsness
“The Storm,” by Kate Chopin, performed by Jane Curtin

“Edgar and Emma,” by Jane Austen, performed by Ann Harada
“Letter to James Stanier Clarke,” by Jane Austen, performed by Sophie Carmen-Jones
“I Dated Jane Austen,” by T.C. Boyle, performed by Wyatt Cenac
Persuasion (excerpt), by Jane Austen, performed by Hugh Dancy

“Grand Union,” by Zadie Smith, performed by Kaneza Schaal
“What Feels Like the World,” by Richard Bausch, performed by James Naughton

“The Vatican,” by Ben Loory, performed by Santino Fontana
“I Love Betty,” by Kaitlyn Greenidge, performed by Nathan Hinton
“The Beautiful Stranger,” by Shirley Jackson, performed by Maggie Siff

“Button, Button,” by Richard Matheson, performed by Marin Ireland
“Jabberwocky,” by Lewis Carroll, performed by Michael Stuhlbarg
“The Wisdom of Eve,” by Mary Orr, performed by Andrea Martin

“An Early Departure,” by Jessica Treadway, performed by Cynthia Nixon
“Third Room,” by Julian Robles, performed by Ivan Hernandez

“The Breaking Up of the Winships,” by James Thurber, performed by Kristine Nielsen
“The Big Cat,” by Louise Erdrich, performed by Keir Dullea
Featuring an interview with Louise Erdrich

“Little Free Library,” by Naomi Kritzer, performed by Melora Hardin
“Winner,” by Ling Ma, performed by Cindy Cheung

“The Leap,” by Louise Erdrich, performed by Elizabeth Reaser
“Death and the Lady,” by Ben Loory, performed by Denis O’Hare
“In Dreams Begin Responsibilities,” by Delmore Schwartz, performed by Denis O’Hare
Featuring an interview with Denis O’Hare

“A Window,” by Haruki Murakami, performed by Mike Doyle
“Kaho,” by Haruki Murakami, performed by Jennifer Ikeda

“Unbought and Unbossed,” by Shirley Chisholm, performed by Crystal Dickinson
“My Dungeon Shook,” by James Baldwin, performed by Christopher Jackson
“Homegirls on St. Nicholas Avenue,” by Sonia Sanchez, performed by Marsha Stephanie Blake
“The Appropriation of Cultures,” by Percival Everett, performed by Wren T. Brown

“The Board,” by Elif Batuman, performed by Cindy Cheung
“My Little Sister Texts Me with Her Problems,” by Jesse Eisenberg, performed by Lacey Lamar and Amber Ruffin
“Transference,” by Esther Freud, performed by Claire Danes

“Tender,” by Cherline Bazile, performed by Anna Uzele
“The Contest,” by Grace Paley, performed by Justin Bartha

“Therapy,” by J. Robert Lennon, performed by Troy Iwata
“Fable,” by Charles Yu, performed by BD Wong

“Animal Hospital,” by Joe Meno, performed by Becky Ann Baker
“The Silk Handkerchief,” by Sait Faik Abasiyanik, translated by Alexander Dawe and Maureen Freely, performed by Amir Arison
“First Aid,” by Margaret Atwood, performed by Maggie Siff

“The Fifth Step,” by Stephen King, performed by David Morse
“Blessed Deliverance,” by Jamel Brinkley, performed by Teagle F. Bougere

“The Way of the World,” by Willa Cather, performed by Sonia Manzano
“A Wagner Matinée,” by Willa Cather, performed by David Strathairn

“The Ugly Sister,” by Joanne Harris, performed by Jayne Atkinson
“Underwater,” by Hannah Kingsley-Ma, performed by Marin Ireland