Podcast Episodes

Homewreckers

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two humorous stories about marriages not made in heaven.In James Thurber’s classic “The Breaking Up of the Winships,” a lo…

5 hours ago

Meg Wolitzer Talks with Louise Erdrich

In this bonus feature, host Meg Wolitzer talks with author Louise Edrich about “The Big Cat,” her craft, and her Native American roots.

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5 hours ago

What Are the Odds?

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories with unlikely scenarios, rare events that have, at least fictionally, come to pass.Naomi Kritzer uses the idea…

1 week ago

Reality Checks

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories in which reality contrasts with the dreams, perceptions, and actions of the characters.In “The Leap,” by Lou…

2 weeks ago

Meg Wolitzer Talks with Denis O'Hare

In this bonus feature, host Meg Wolitzer talks with actor Denis O’Hare about his craft, and his approaches to readings of the two very different stor…

2 weeks ago

Too Hot For Radio: Paul La Farge "Another Life"

This story is one from our archives, by Paul La Farge. Pay attention because the author delivers lots of little hints about what is happening behind …

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Haruki Murakami: Then and Now

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories by the extraordinary Japanese writer Haruki Murakami that demonstrate the breadth of his emotional imagination…

3 weeks ago

Changing the Narrative

This week on SELECTED SHORTS, guest host DeRay Mckesson presents four works that consider the Black experience in America from bold perspectives.  Fo…

1 month ago

Problems without Solutions

This week on SELECTED SHORTS, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about problems without solutions.  In Elif Batuman’s “The Board,” read by Cind…

1 month, 1 week ago

I Contain Multitudes

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories that demonstrate the ways in which characters—like all of us—can play many different roles in one another's li…

1 month, 2 weeks ago