Broadcast Schedule

“One Christmas,” by Truman Capote, performed by John Shea
“Occurrence on the Six-Seventeen,” by George Shephard, performed by Tony Roberts
“Homecoming,” by William Maxwell, performed by Keir Dullea

“Mark Twain: A Mini Drama,” by John Duffy, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“Christmas Morning,” by Frank O’Connor, performed by Malachy McCourt
“A Visit from Saint Nicholas,” by James Thurber, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“Icicles,” by Robert Pinsky, performed by Malachy McCourt
“Christmas in Qatar,” by Calvin Trillin, performed by Calvin Trillin

The Spirit of St. Louis (excerpt), by Charles Lindbergh, performed by Keir Dullea
A Moveable Feast (excerpt), by Ernest Hemingway, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
My Life (excerpt), by Isadora Duncan, performed by Mia Dillon

“The Paring Knife,” by Michael Oppenheimer, performed by Steven Gilborn
“The Fine Art of Sighing,” by Bernard Cooper, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“The Lone Pilgrim,” by Laurie Colwin, performed by Susanna Thompson
“Death of the Right Fielder,” by Stuart Dybek, performed by Stephen Lang

“The Gifts of the Magician,” a traditional fairy tale, performed by Patricia Kalember
“The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor,” a traditional fairy tale, performed by John Shea
“The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarves,” a traditional fairy tale, performed by Isaiah Sheffer

“My Father Addresses Me on the Facts of Old Age,” by Grace Paley, performed by Rochelle Oliver
“The Book of Miracles,” by Edwidge Danticat, performed by Sonia Manzano

“How to Become a Writer,” by Lorrie Moore, performed by Patricia Kalember
“Docent,” by R.T. Smith, performed by Dana Ivey

“Purity,” by Billy Collins, performed by Billy Collins
“Monday Morning,” by Billy Collins, performed by Billy Collins
“Forgetfulness,” by Billy Collins, performed by Billy Collins
“Mother’s Son,” by Tessa Hadley, performed by Shohreh Aghdashloo

“Circus People,” by Cathy Day, performed by Kate Burton
“The Ultimate Safari,” by Nadine Gordimer, performed by Myra Lucretia Taylor

“Draft Day,” by Rattawut Lapcharoensap, performed by BD Wong
“The Ramada Inn at Shiloh,” by Allan Gurganus, performed by Ted Marcoux

“The Red Fox Fur Coat,” by Teolinda Gersão, performed by Kathleen Chalfant
“Wife-Wooing,” by John Updike, performed by Alec Baldwin
“The Woman at the Store,” by Katherine Mansfield, performed by Peter Gerety

“The Night Bookmobile,” by Audrey Niffenegger, performed by Christina Pickles
“Radio Love Poem,” by Alison Townsend, performed by Ivy Austin
“A Serious Question,” by V.S. Pritchett, performed by James Naughton

“There’s No Future in It,” by H. E. Bates, performed by Victoria Tennant
“The Wrong Suitcase,” by Maeve Binchy, performed by Cynthia Nixon
“Auditions for Actors,” by Al Hirschfeld, performed by Jane Curtin
“Breakfast,” by John Steinbeck, performed by Joe Morton

“Mortals,” by Tobias Wolff, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“The Dolls,” by Ian McEwan, performed by George Bartenieff
“A Profession Like Any Other,” by Ana María Shua, performed by Stephen Lang

“The Diver,” by Lewis Robinson, performed by Peter Gallagher
“The Guilt,” by Rayda Jacobs, performed by Sigourney Weaver

“Meeting Frederick,” by Jewell Parker Rhodes, performed by Laurine Towler
“Bid Farewell to Her Many Horses,” by Luis Alberto Urrea, performed by Ted Marcoux

“Nachman from Los Angeles,” by Leonard Michaels, performed by David Rakoff

“Disclaimer,” by Ron Carlson, performed by Tony Roberts
“The Horse Dealer’s Daughter,” by D. H. Lawrence, performed by Jon DeVries

“Solomon’s Big Day: A Children’s Story,” by Touré, performed by Daniel Alexander Jones
“Nightingale,” by Tobias Wolff, performed by William Hurt

“July ’69,” by Tim O’Brien, performed by William Hurt

“Traffic,” by Rubén Mendoza, performed by Joe Mantegna
“Los Angeles Notebook,” by Joan Didion, performed by Linda Hunt
“Cattle Car Complex,” by Thane Rosenbaum, performed by Mark Nelson

“Car Games,” by Frank Conroy, performed by John Shea
“Hills Like White Elephants,” by Ernest Hemingway, performed by Kate Burton and Michael Genet
“Walimai,” by Isabel Allende, performed by Lazaro Perez

“The Epiphany Branch,” by Mary Gordon, performed by Mary Cleere Haran
“Maybe a Bride,” by Carol Bommarito, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“My Baby…” by Dorothy West, performed by Carmen de Lavallade

“Labors of the Heart,” by Claire Davis, performed by Peter Gerety

“Our Lady of Peace,” by ZZ Packer, performed by Saidah Arrika Ekulona
“Evacuation Order No. 19,” by Julie Otsuka, performed by Jennifer Ikeda

“Job’s Jobs,” by Aimee Bender, performed by Anjelica Huston
The Day of the Locust (excerpt), by Nathanael West, performed by Joanna Gleason
On the Road (excerpt), by Jack Kerouac, performed by Alec Baldwin
“New York is a Girl,” by Robert Sand, performed by Joe Grifasi

The Barbarous Coast (excerpt), by Ross McDonald, performed by Chris Sarandon
“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury, performed by James Sheridan
“A Table at Ciro’s,” by Budd Schulberg, performed by Isaiah Sheffer

“Silent Snow, Secret Snow,” by Conrad Aiken, performed by Leonard Nimoy

“Pinhead, Moonhead,” by Chelsey Johnson, performed by Cynthia Nixon
“The Drama Bug,” by David Sedaris, performed by Isaiah Sheffer

“What Was It?” by Fitz-James O’Brien, performed by Paul Hecht
“Boys,” by Rick Moody, performed by B.D. Wong

“U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Murakami, performed by Ken Leung
“Lost and Found,” by Colson Whitehead, performed by Alec Baldwin

“The Shining Houses,” by Alice Munro, performed by Maria Tucci
“Story of a Parrot,” by Ana Menéndez, performed by Jacqueline Kim

“Red,” by Maile Meloy, performed by Keith Szarabajka
“Just Married,” by Tony Earley, performed by David Strathairn
“Like Dove Wings,” by Christine Lincoln, performed by Vinnie Burrows and Laurine Towler

“Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry,” by Elizabeth McCracken, performed by Dana Ivey

“The Undeclared Major,” by Will Weaver, performed by Stephen Lang
“Sarah’s Story,” by Galina Vromen, performed by Jane Curtin

“Coins,” by Mona Simpson, performed by Rachel Ticotin
“Bit-O-Honey,” by Bernard Cooper, performed by John O’Callaghan

“The Appropriation of Cultures,” by Percival Everett, performed by Wren T. Brown
“The Way Love Works,” by Mary Yukari Waters, performed by Jacqueline Kim

“Here Is New York,” by E.B. White, performed by James Naughton
“In the City: A Photograph, Evidence and a Proverb,” by Shay Youngblood, performed by Sydia Cedeño

“The Night the Ghost Got In,” by James Thurber, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“On the U.S.S. Fortitude,” by Ron Carlson, performed by Laura Esterman
“Things in the Wrong Hands,” by Roy Blount Jr., performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“The Open Window,” by Saki, performed by Tandy Cronyn

“Amazon,” by Sylvia Brownrigg, performed by Joanna Gleason
“In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried,” by Amy Hempel, performed by Mary Beth Hurt

“Can’t We Cry a Little?” by Dawn Powell, performed by Ivy Austin
“Stop That Girl,” by Elizabeth McKenzie, performed by Mary Beth Hurt

“Why the Sky Turns Red When the Sun Goes Down,” by Ryan Harty, performed by George Bartenieff
“The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin, performed by Christina Pickles

“Chac-Mool,” by Carlos Fuentes, performed by Simon Jones
“The Living Dead,” by David Sedaris, performed by David Sedaris

“Mr. Woo,” by James McBride, performed by Michael Genet
“D.P.” by Kurt Vonnegut, performed by Lawrence Clayton

“The Third of July,” by Elizabeth Cox, performed by Joan Allen
“Seventh House,” by R.K. Narayan, performed by Fionnula Flanagan

“The Appropriation of Cultures,” by Percival Everett, performed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
“MS. Found in a Bottle,” by Edgar Allan Poe, performed by George Bartenieff

“Burn Your Maps,” by Robyn Joy Leff, performed by Leslie Hendrix

“Seeing the World,” by Lewis Robinson, performed by Thomas Gibson
“The American Embassy,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, performed by Sarita Choudhury

“Love,” by Zora Neale Hurston, performed by Karen Kandel
“Along the Frontage Road,” by Michael Chabon, performed by Jay O. Sanders
“Eulogy to a Shoelace,” by Isaac Bashevis Singer, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“The Bird,” by Isaac Bashevis Singer, performed by Isaiah Sheffer

“Good Intentions,” by Etgar Keret, performed by Leonard Nimoy
“The Ceiling,” by Kevin Brockmeier, performed by Paul Hecht

“Mlle. Dias de Corta,” by Mavis Gallant, performed by Kathleen Chalfant
“Peter and the Wolf,” by Angela Carter, performed by Joe Morton

“Game,” by Donald Barthelme, performed by David Strathairn
“I Dated Jane Austen,” by T.C. Boyle, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
“Romance with Double-Bass,” by Anton Chekhov, performed by Richard Schiff
“Fatso,” by Etgar Keret, performed by John Guare