The 3 Best Selected Shorts Podcast Episodes
1) Trust Your Senses
Guest host Michael Cerveris presents stories in which trusting your senses is important. In Jeanne Dixon’s “Blue Waltz with Coyotes,” a rebellious farm girl flirts with danger. It’s read by Mia ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) ESCALATION
Guest host Hope Davis presents two stories in which things get out of hand. Rumors and recriminations fly in “Belles Lettres,” by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, as rival mothers defend their daughters’ rep...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Crossing the Line
Guest host Denis O’Hare presents three stories that take things to extremes. In Simon Rich’s “Distractions,” we learn about a global conspiracy. Errin Hayes reads. The misanthrope in...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Generation Gap
On this SELECTED SHORTS, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories that cross generations. In Justin Torres’ “Trash Kites,” performed by Coleman Domingo, teens find beauty in scarcity. A daughter’s a...Show More
5) Too Hot For Radio: Pam Houston "Jackson Is Only One of My Dogs"
Bonnie Milligan reads author Pam Houston's short story about the blurred lines between a boyfriend and a dog.
6) Off the Leash
Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about our relationship with man’s best friend, from an evening of dog stories hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Ana Gasteyer. Emma Brewer’s “Think You Deserve Com...Show More
7) Uprooted
On this SELECTED SHORTS, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about moving out of familiar territory into new spaces and new understanding. In Meron Hadero’s “The Thief’s Tale,” read by Teagle F....Show More
8) Better with You?
On this Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about the risks and rewards of making things “better.” In Kim Fu’s “Fair,” a Selected Shorts commission, a woman’s envy of her neighbor...Show More
9) The Way I See It
On this Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer offers up stories about limited viewpoints and larger visions. In “You Can Find Love Now" by Ramona Ausubel, performed by Amy Ryan and Martin Short, an unusu...Show More
10) Tell Me More: Kathryn Nicolai
Introducing Tell Me More, a bonus podcast that brings all kinds of stories and storytelling together under one big tent. First up, an interview with the popular host of the podcast, Nothing Much Happe...Show More