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The Me I Used to Be
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works about change. Yalcin Tosuns Muzaffer and Bananas explores the awkward rites of passage of two teenaged boys. Its performed by Arian Moayed. In Anya DeNir
Beyond Leprechauns
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works in which characters have unusual friends who change their liveswhether they like it nor not. In Unicorn Me, by Elizabeth Crane, a magical box delivers a unic
Building Worlds With N.K. Jemisin
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works of speculative fiction curated by best-selling author N.K. Jemisin. In John Scalzis When the Yogurt Took Over a popular breakfast staple decides its good for
Miracle Grow
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two works about growth helped along by some sort of fantastical assistance. The characters in these pieces are stuck—and consciously or not, they're looking for something to
Too Hot For Radio: Deirdre Coyle "Stakes"
Emma Roberts reads a story about a twenty-something's loneliness and longing at an Arizona Renaissance fair.
Picture Perfect
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works about idealized lives, and ideas about what constitutes an ideal life. Boy Meets Girl is Jen Kims humorous version of a Hollywood love story. Its read by
Mothers Know Best
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories featuring mothers and children, and entertains a special guesther own mother, Hilma Wolitzer. In Annette Sanfords Trip in a Summer Dress, a young woman is s
Tangled Lives
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about tangled lives; those situations; those people that pull you in and wont let you go. These works focus on encounters that affect a character's life in s
Behind Her Eyes
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about social masks and what might lie beneath. Truman Capotes A Lamp in a Window introduces an eccentric character with a secret. Its performed by Arian
Mcsweeney’s 25th Anniversary Extravaganza
Host Meg Wolitzer presents a celebration of the 25th anniversary of powerhouse indie publisher McSweeneys, known for clever, funny, playful, weird, and literary writing. Ophira Eisenberg reads Poor