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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 literature, film, theater, and comedy. New episodes every Thursday, from Symphony Space.

Copyright: © 2024 Symphony Space

Latest Episodes:

Tell Me More: Kathryn Nicolai Sep 15, 2025

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The host of Selected Shorts, Meg Wolitzer launches the spin-off podcast, Tell Me More. If you know Selected Shorts you know that we're obsessed with stories. This new show will give us the chance to talk about many different kinds of stories—not just fiction! In the future, we'll talk to actors and journalists and, who knows, scientists, visual artists, even chefs. Creative people all tell stories of some kind, and this is our chance to look behind the scenes and find out how those stories get made.

On this episode, podcaster and author Kathryn Nicolai of Nothing Much Happens joins Meg. The title of her podcast tells you a lot of what you need to know. Her show is entirely fiction written and performed for occasional insomniacs who need something calming in their ear at night to help them fall asleep. In their conversation, they get into the power of sleep, and the power of stories, and they unpack a curious condition in which people literally cannot picture things in their minds.

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Bonus: A.M. Homes interviews Margaret Atwood Jun 26, 2025

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As part of our live event with Margaret Atwood, host A.M. Homes interviewed her from the stage at Symphony Space. Here is that interview.

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Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Talks with Judy Blume Jan 16, 2025

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Meg Wolitzer speaks with author Judy Blume about her life, her writing and the challenges of book banning.

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A Conversation with Andy Borowitz Oct 24, 2024

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Host Meg Wolitzer talks with political satirist and author Andy Borowitz in this bonus interview.

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Too Hot For Radio: Ottessa Moshfegh "The Weirdos" Sep 02, 2024

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From the author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation, a story about weird people doing weird things. Read by Colby Minifie from The Boys, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Fear the Walking Dead. Michael Ian Black hosts this episode, which includes an interview with Moshfegh.

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Picture Perfect Jun 06, 2024

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Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works about idealized lives, and ideas about what constitutes an “ideal” life. “Boy Meets Girl” is Jen Kim’s humorous version of a Hollywood love story. It’s read by Tony Hale. In the John Cheever classic “The Worm in the Apple” a couple have the perfect life—but no one can believe it. It’s read by Anne Meara. And a harried mother fantasizes about a brand new life in Vanessa Cuti’s “Our Children,” performed by Claire Danes, followed by an interview with Danes.

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Bonus: A Conversation with Elizabeth Strout Apr 04, 2024

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Host Meg Wolitzer talks with author Elizabeth Strout about her story “Home” and the fictional family Strout has created.

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Meg Wolitzer interviews Louise Erdrich Feb 15, 2024

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In this bonus conversation, host Meg Wolitzer talks to author Louise Erdrich about her story; her writing life; and what do with left over index cards.

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Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Talks to Denis O’Hare Feb 08, 2024

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In this bonus conversation, host Meg Wolitzer talks to actor Denis O’Hare about his craft, and his approaches to readings of the two very different stories on this program.

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Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Visits Her Favorite Indie Bookstore Jun 29, 2023

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Host Meg Wolitzer visits a favorite indie bookstore, Three Lives & Company in Greenwich Village, remembers her early years there as a writer and reader, and is let in on some trade secrets. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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