Meg Wolitzer presents two favorite Selected Shorts works in which food and nourishment figure both literally and symbolically. The narrator of Haruki Murakamis The Year of Spaghetti seems to be ju

Meg Wolitzer presents a show of stories about replacements and stand-ins. While we tend to crave the original, sometimes a substitute can bring more happiness than the real thing. In Steve Almond

Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about unexpected guests. In Carlos Greaves A Visit from the Tune Squad, a procrastinating writer gets a surprise intervention, in performances by Santino Fontana,

Meg Wolitzer presents a show of stories about our need to have proof of lovesome demonstration by those nearest and dearest of exactly how much they care. A lot, in Etgar Kerets sweetly improbabl

From the author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation, a story about weird people doing weird things. Read by Colby Minifie. This episode is hosted by Michael Ian Black.

Meg Wolitzer presents three stories in that explore the idea of fitting in, and whether its worth the effort. In Reality, by Diana Spechler, a woman longs for the ephemeral glory of a reality sh

Meg Wolitzer presents three stories in which plans go awry, or alter completely. In Ben Loorys Dandelions, read by Wyatt Cenac, a suburb is invaded, and experiences a change of heart. Edwidge Da

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two works that reassess and redefine our ideas of the West. Its both a landscape of awesome beauty, and the scene of cultural appropriation, and weve got two masters sh

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two works in which characters are out of their element. This is quite literally the case in Robert Coovers witty reworking of the fable The Frog Prince, who finds human l

SELECTED SHORTS host Meg Wolitzer presents four works that were presented as part of our live evening with WNYCs Radiolab and hosts Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser. The theme was flight in many imagina