Selected Shorts

Selected Shorts


Latest Episodes

Didn’t See It Coming
July 13, 2023

Meg Wolitzer presents two stories with surprises the characters didnt anticipate. A smart Mom defies expectations in Agouti, by Brenda Williams, performed by Laurine Towler. And a smart house has

Punching In
July 06, 2023

Meg Wolitzer hands off to guest host Maulik Pancholy, who presents three stories about workers and the workplaceand "the daily grind." In a John Cheever classic, Bayonne, a busy waitress defends h

#42 Reading Between the Lines
June 29, 2023

Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about the things she loves most: books and words and why they matter. In Ben Loorys The Book, a contrarian volume becomes a literary sensation, and alters one wom

Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Visits Her Favorite Indie Bookstore
June 29, 2023

Host Meg Wolitzer visits a favorite indie bookstore, Three Lives & Company in Greenwich Village, remembers her early years there as a writer and reader, and is let in on some trade secrets.

Sleight of Hand
June 22, 2023

Meg Wolitzer presents three stories with a little bit of trickery. The British writer Penelope Lively offers up a tricky combination of love and real estate in The Third Wife, performed by real-life

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