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Selected Shorts

Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from... Read more

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Mothers Know Best

Mothers Know Best

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories featuring mothers and children, and entertains a special guest—her own mother, Hi... Read more

10 Aug 2023

1hr 12mins

Ranked #2

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Tangled Lives

Tangled Lives

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about tangled lives; those situations; those people that pull you in and won’t ... Read more

3 Aug 2023

59mins

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Ranked #3

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Behind Her Eyes

Behind Her Eyes

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about social masks and what might lie beneath.  Truman Capote’s “A Lamp in a Wi... Read more

27 Jul 2023

1hr 4mins

Ranked #4

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Mcsweeney’s 25th Anniversary Extravaganza

Mcsweeney’s 25th Anniversary Extravaganza

Host Meg Wolitzer presents a celebration of the 25th anniversary of powerhouse indie publisher McSweeney’s, known for cl... Read more

20 Jul 2023

1hr 2mins

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Ranked #5

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Didn’t See It Coming

Didn’t See It Coming

Meg Wolitzer presents two stories with surprises the characters didn’t anticipate.  A smart Mom defies expectations in “... Read more

13 Jul 2023

59mins

Ranked #6

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Punching In

Punching In

Meg Wolitzer hands off to guest host Maulik Pancholy, who presents three stories about workers and the workplace—and "th... Read more

6 Jul 2023

1hr 3mins

Ranked #7

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#42 Reading Between the Lines

#42 Reading Between the Lines

Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about the things she loves most: books and words and why they matter. In Ben Loory’s ... Read more

29 Jun 2023

59mins

Ranked #8

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Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Visits Her Favorite Indie Bookstore

Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Visits Her Favorite Indie Bookstore

Host Meg Wolitzer visits a favorite indie bookstore, Three Lives & Company in Greenwich Village, remembers her early... Read more

29 Jun 2023

15mins

Ranked #9

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Sleight of Hand

Sleight of Hand

Meg Wolitzer presents three stories with a little bit of trickery. The British writer Penelope Lively offers up a tricky... Read more

22 Jun 2023

57mins

Ranked #10

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Margaret Atwood: Future Imperfect

Margaret Atwood: Future Imperfect

Host Meg Wolitzer presents stories by the incomparable Margaret Atwood, drawn from our archives and a live performance e... Read more

15 Jun 2023

58mins

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