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Symphony Space
Selected Shorts
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. New episodes every Thursday, from Symphony Space.
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4.4 stars from 3,100 ratings
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“Consistently interesting stories read with passion by actors; if you love short stories or literature, you will love this podcast.”
wordyshipmate via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/15/24
Love bedtime stories!
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“My father used to make up stories to get us to fall asleep! I will sometime enjoy a SS at bedtime too! I love the association!”
joe14250 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/14/24
Love, love Meg♥️
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“This is more of a testament to the awesome Meg Wolitzer. Meg, your insights, interviews, and passion for good literature is refreshing. This is especially true during a season of non-literate persons foisting their elementary approach to story telling on us. You encourage and promote the best....”Read full review »
CharlesThorntonPollard via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/24
Recent Episodes
Published 04/25/24
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two unconventional love stories, one classic, one contemporary, that avoid the usual tropes of “meet cute,” “opposites attract,” or “happily ever after” but are still engaging. In “Love in the Slump,” by Evelyn Waugh, clueless upper-crust newlyweds are sent on a comic...
Published 04/25/24
Guest host Jane Kaczmarek presents two stories from the Best American Short Stories 2021 anthology selected by guest editor Jesmyn Ward. Both involve adolescents facing displacement or rejection, but the stories are set in very different environments: One takes place in a surreal, Soviet-occupied...
Published 04/18/24
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