Selected Shorts
Hosted by Meg Wolitzer and Anna Sale · Symphony Space
4.4from 2,800 ratings
- 174
- Episodes
- 152
- Transcribed
- 2,800
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 34K
- YouTube views
About 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.
- Publisher
- Symphony Space
- Category
- arts · fiction · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Apr 2022
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
152 of 174 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
If You’d Only Listen
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Charming Devils
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mostly Good Intentions
Inside a recent episode
If You’d Only Listen
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Is this from that sport where they slide on the ice like he dropped down on a knee with one arm raised in a passable curler's lunge? Before he could think to mock it, I upped my game. It's not just any ice. It's pebbled. Pebbled? Pebbled? They spray it with water. The droplets freeze on the surface of the ice. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Selected Shorts
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Santino Fontana
- Conrad Ricamora
- Chris Sullivan
- Crystal Dickinson
- Jessica Lange
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 34,075
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 2,800 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 100
Contact Selected Shorts
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
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Questions about Selected Shorts
Who hosts Selected Shorts?
Meg Wolitzer and Anna Sale host the show. Published by Symphony Space.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Selected Shorts take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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