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  • Too Hot For Radio: Paul La Farge "Another Life"

    This story is one from our archives, by Paul La Farge. Pay attention because the author delivers lots of little hints about what is happening behind the scenes—to the protagonist, and... Mar 2, 2026

  • Haruki Murakami: Then and Now

    Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories by the extraordinary Japanese writer Haruki Murakami that demonstrate the breadth of his emotional imagination over a career of 35 years.  In an... Feb 26, 2026

  • Changing the Narrative

    This week on SELECTED SHORTS, guest host DeRay Mckesson presents four works that consider the Black experience in America from bold perspectives.  Former Congresswoman Shirley Chishol... Feb 19, 2026

  • Problems without Solutions

    This week on SELECTED SHORTS, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about problems without solutions.  In Elif Batuman’s “The Board,” read by Cindy Cheung, the protagonist has foun... Feb 12, 2026

  • I Contain Multitudes

    Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories that demonstrate the ways in which characters—like all of us—can play many different roles in one another's lives, and in the world around us. C... Feb 5, 2026

  • On the Couch

    Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about therapy—the benefits and perils of sharing your troubles with a stranger.  In “Therapy,” by J. Robert Lennon, the patient follows a recurs... Jan 29, 2026

  • To the Rescue

    Host Meg Wolitzerpresents three stories about characters who try an end run around trouble, sometimes doing more harm than good.  In Joe Meno’s “Animal Hospital” a well-meaning father... Jan 22, 2026

  • Surprising Interventions

    Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about sudden interventions that change lives.  In Stephen King’s “The Fifth Step” a beguiling stranger asks for help.  The reader is David Morse... Jan 15, 2026

  • Ken Burns Presents Willa Cather’s America

    Host Meg Wolitzer helps a great documentarian celebrate a great American author.  Cather is the of author of novels like My Antonia and O Pioneers! And Ken Burns hosted a live evening... Jan 8, 2026