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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 3,166 ratings
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“Are there directors? Rehearsals? Or do they just come from the sound stage of their sit coms to speed read through volunteer gigs? More than half of the stories are ones I cringe through because of the very very poor quality of the reading. The more famous and busier the reader, the worse the...”Read full review »
Haley Reinhart lover via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/13/24
Used to be amazing before 2020.
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“instead of choosing from the thousands of millions of short stories in existence.. Selected Shorts curates a specific messages and bias in their stories by commissioning writers specifically for this podcast. desperately trying to push their specific leaning ideology onto its listeners.”
lidia___011 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/11/24
Excellent
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“Always a pleasure to listen to and enjoy. A delight.”
MBCal85 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/19/24
Recent Episodes
A routine that never changes can get old. So this week on Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories that shake up domestic life, teaching the characters something new about themselves and their circumstances. In “Scaffolding Man” by Jenny Allen, performed by Patricia Kalember, a...
Published 11/14/24
Published 11/14/24
Host Meg Wolitzer presents works that reflect on the loss of love, creatively imagined by a quartet of thoughtful writers. In “The Space,” by Christopher Boucher, a lost love is replaced by—her absence. The reader is Rob Yang. In Wendi Kaufman’s “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street,” the loss is the...
Published 11/07/24
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