Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Quiet Part Out Loud
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two provocative stories that address the idea of communing with something “other”. In Etgar Keret’s “Polar Bear” an AI pr…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus: Etgar Keret and Ira Glass
Symphony Space was thrilled to host an evening with Israeli writer Etgar Keret, whose stories we’ve featured many times on Selected Shorts. He was in…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Intervention
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about people inserting themselves into the lives of others—in their own best interests. In Simon Rich’s “Rel…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three fictionaldisappearing acts. In “We Have Your Son,” by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, a kidnapping goes wrong.This…
8 months ago
Just the Thing
Host Meg Wolitzer presents stories about characters coping with pre-existing difficulties, large and small—and then encountering someone or something…
8 months, 1 week ago
Classics with a Twist
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three imaginative and funny reworkings of classic stories. In Ginny Hogan’s “Phantoms and Prejudice,” Jane Austen’s Benne…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Meg Wolitzer Talks to Author Michael Cunningham
Meg Wolitzer sits down with her friend, writer Michael Cunningham. Michael is an American novelist, screenwriter, and educator. He is best known for …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
It’s About Time
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about the nature of time and how it shapes our lives. In Helen Phillips’ “The Knowers,” a woman chooses to lea…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Accidental Revelations
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories in which characters are faced with unexpected revelations that alter their lives. In “A Fable with Slips of Wh…
9 months ago
Fooling Yourself
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about self-deception. In “Participation Trophy,” by Simon Rich, the author is taken to task by a discarded …
9 months, 1 week ago