Spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when they are performed by stars of the stage and screen.
58 Min
Aug 31, 2017
Guest host David Strathairn presents four works that teach us a few things.
59 Min
Aug 24, 2017
15 Min
Aug 22, 2017
Guest host Sonia Manzano presents works by the Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector.
Guest host Josh Radnor presents two stories that are favorites of “The Wire” writer Richard Price, and Colson Whitehead remembers his New York.
Guest host Cynthia Nixon introduces readings from three chapters of Alice in Wonderland.
"On Being"'s Krista Tippett hosts SELECTED SHORTS this week, presenting works that look at issues of art and faith.
Guest host David Strathairn presents three stories in which characters confess something.
Guest host Kate Burton presents four works reflecting on the experience of war.
Life is fleeting in these three works presented by guest host Michael Cerveris.
Guest host Kate Burton presents three works in which women are subjects, objects, or catalysts.
Guest host Sonia Manzano presents three works about entering uncharted territories.
Guest host Kate Burton presents a cornucopia of funny pieces from the volume The Best of The Harvard Lampoon.
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents two stories in which children are at risk.
Guest host Josh Radnor presents works by Carrie Brownstein and George Saunders.
Guest host Jane Kaczmarek presents four stories in which boys—and one girl—encounter adventures.
Guest host David Sedaris presents three stories about growing up and rites of passage.
Guest host Michael Cerveris presents four stories inspired by other books and authors.
On this program, guest host Jane Curtin presents four stories involving art and artists.
Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents three works from The Best American Short Stories 2016, selected by Junot Diaz.
Guest host David Sedaris presents two stories about people who have guilty consciences—or ought to.
Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents two stories about new beginnings and missed connections.
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents four holiday tales--two merry, and two a little melancholy.
Guest host Jane Kaczmarek presents two stories about big moments in small lives.
Guest host Jane Curtin presents four stories by Lydia Davis, a master of short-form fiction.
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents three stories about fateful encounters.
