Selected Shorts

Selected Shorts


Latest Episodes

Margaret Atwood: Future Imperfect
June 15, 2023

Host Meg Wolitzer presents stories by the incomparable Margaret Atwood, drawn from our archives and a live performance evening hosted by the author. There Was Once is a brief satire about the art of

Bonus: Margaret Atwood and A.M. Homes
June 15, 2023

In this bonus conversation, writers Margaret Atwood and A.M. Homes discuss everything from feminism, time, writing and dystopian fiction, to Atwoods new short story collection Old Babes in the Wood.

All of It with Alison Stewart
June 08, 2023

Host Meg Wolitzer partnered with WNYCs Alison Stewart on this program featuring tales of love and haunting by new and established writers who have been featured on her show All of It. In Hilary Leic

Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Talks to Alison Stewart
June 08, 2023

In this bonus conversation, host and best-selling author, Meg Wolitzer, talks to host of WNYCs All of It, Alison Stewart. Wolitzer reveals some of the secrets to great writing and the two share their

Pride Inside
June 01, 2023

Its June, time to celebrate Pride privately and publicly. Host Meg Wolitzer presents four works that delve into the complexities of love, family and belonging. Ivan E. Coyotes No Bikini, read by

A Point of Honor
May 25, 2023

On this SELECTED SHORTS, we celebrate Memorial Day. Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories that feature men in uniform, codes of honor, and how conflicts can sometime lead to connection. Maile Meloy

With a Little Help
May 18, 2023

Host Meg Wolitzer presents four stories in which characters give, and get, a little assistance, from friends, strangers and family. A daughter copes with a cantankerous parent in How to Take Dad to t

The Best American Short Stories
May 11, 2023

Host Meg Wolitzer presents our annual celebration of this important collection. This years show features a pick by 2022 Best American guest editor Andrew Sean Greer, The Little Widow from the Capit

No Filter
May 04, 2023

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about selves obscured and revealed, by characters whose own identities are mysteries to them. In Aimee Benders Un-Selfie, a woman reveals her extraordinary pa

Too Hot For Radio: Erin Somers "Ten Year Affair"
May 01, 2023

Actress Holly Hunter reads Erin Somer's short story "Ten Year Affair."