Spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when they are performed by stars of the stage and screen.
Guest host Hope Davis presents three works curated with the online food and cooking community Food52.
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Sep 20, 2018
60 Min
Sep 6, 2018
Guest hosts Susan Orlean and Sarah Thyre, the hosts of the podcast “Crybabies,” offer up some tearjerkers and share their love of crying.
59 Min
Aug 30, 2018
Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents a celebration of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre."
Guest host Jane Kaczmarek presents three stories with surprising twists and turns.
Guest host Andy Borowitz intros four hilarious pieces featured in his anthology "The 50 Funniest American Writers."
Guest host Maulik Pancholy presents a show about the past, the future, and how time flies.
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents three stories with animal connections.
Guest host Jane Curtin introduces stories from an evening hosted by Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist.
Guest host David Strathairn introduces two tales by master of mystery Agatha Christie.
Guest host Jane Kaczmarek introduces three tales about taking things to extremes.
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents a tribute to the classic TV series, “The Twilight Zone.
Guest host Jane Kaczmarek presents three stories that are both sweet and sour.
Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents two stories about strange, and strained, relationships.
Guest host Andy Borowitz relishes transgression and presents three stories featuring people going off the rails.
Guest host Jane Curtin presents three stories by the American master Shirley Jackson.
Guest host Jane Kaczmarek presents three unlikely stories for some April foolery.
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard introduces two works celebrating the 100th anniversary of the anthology The Best American Short Stories.
Just in time for President’s Day we offer two stories about big shots, presented by guest host Jane Curtin.
Guest host David Sedaris presents two stories about important relationships, and one playful spoof about the lives of celebrity chefs.
Guest host Jane Curtin presents three stories in which small things count for a lot.
Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman hosts a program featuring two of his own stories and a classic by John Collier.
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents works about living, and not living, in New York City.
Guest host Michael Cerveris presents stories in which trusting your senses is important.
Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents stories inspired by Brandon Stanton's blog and book Humans of New York.
Guest host Josh Radnor presents two stories about marriage and its challenges.
Guest host Sonia Manzano presents two stories about identity, appearance, and longing.
This special, hosted by fantasy writer and illustrator Neil Gaiman, offers four creepy stories with a hint of laughter.
Guest host Hope Davis presents three works by the Southern master Carson McCullers.
Guest host Josh Radnor presents three stories drawn from the world of fables and fairytales.
"Death, Sex, and Money" host Anna Sale joins us for stories about all these subjects.
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 Robert Sean Leonard presents two sweet tales of happily ever after.
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.
