Short Story Today Podcast
1) Episode 141 - A "Found Fiction" Holiday Episode
Our final episode of our fifth season is a special holiday episode. It's part of a continuing series we like to call "Found Fiction." We present a story first published in 1903: "The Fur Coat: The Sto...Show More
2) Episode 140 - Anna Monardo: AFTER ITALY: A FAMILY MEMOIR OF ARRANGED MARRIAGE
Nebraska author Anna Monardo joins me to talk about her books After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage and The Courtyard of Dreams (both from Bordighera Press). She reveals the unique connect...Show More
3) Episode 139 - Vishwas R. Gaitonde: "The Wrath of Allah"
Author Vishwas R. Gaitonde started life in India, and then made his way to England and finally the US, having lived in many states before settling in North Carolina. His short story collection On Eart...Show More
4) Episode 138 - Ian Forth: "Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright"
Author Ian Forth divides his time between Bordeaux, France and Wales. His debut story collection Hazlitt and the Mobility Scooter (Hard Travelling Books) was released this year. He's also a memoirist,...Show More
5) Episode 137 - Michael Hopkins: "Foreclosure"
Wisconsin author Michael Hopkins is an award-winning writer whose debut collection Never Stop Exiting (Cornerstone Press) was released this year. It has been called "stealthily complex and persistentl...Show More
6) Episode 136 - Lauren D. Woods: "Clementine"
Washington DC author Lauren D. Woods discusses her debut collection The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe, winner of the 2024 Autumn House Fiction Prize, with her husband and SST alum Andrew Bertain...Show More
7) Episode 135 - David Haynes: "That's Right, You're Not From Texas"
Missouri author David Haynes's long-awaited debut story collection Martha's Daughter has finally arrived after seven novels and five books for young readers. It is the sixth volume in McSweeney's OF T...Show More
8) Episode 134 - Lisa Alvarez: "Manuel"
In her debut collection Some Final Beauty and Other Stories (University of Nevada Press), California author Lisa Alvarez writes about her home town of Los Angeles with deep affection. These compelling...Show More
9) Episode 132 - Olajide Omojarabi: "Messenger Meg"
Nigerian author Olajide Omojarabi discusses his story "Messenger Meg," which was recently included in the Ploughshares Summer 2025 issue. The interview is conducted by fellow writer Daniel Dykiel. Ola...Show More
10) Episode 132 - Veena Gokhale: Annapurna's Bounty
Montreal author Veena Gokhale's new collection, Annapurna's Bounty: Indian Food Legends Retold (Dundurn Press), is a literary smorgasbord. It's a potent brew of folk tales, myths and legends taken fro...Show More