Guest host Kate Burton  presents four works with a hint of strangeness.  Your laptop wants the best for you, with a little reciprocity, in “Cat Pictures Please,” by Naomi Kritzer, performed by Nia Vardalos.  “There Will Come Soft Rains” is an eerie post-apocalypse classic by Ray Bradbury, performed by Kathleen Chalfant.  A despondent housewife gets a lift from a seductive window treatment in Michel Faber’s “The Eyes of the Soul,” performed by Sam Underwood. 

 

Guest host Kate Burton&nbsp; presents four works with a hint of strangeness.&nbsp; Your laptop wants the best for you, with a little reciprocity, in &ldquo;Cat Pictures Please,&rdquo; by Naomi Kritzer, performed by Nia Vardalos.&nbsp; &ldquo;There Will Come Soft Rains&rdquo; is an eerie post-apocalypse classic by Ray Bradbury, performed by Kathleen Chalfant.&nbsp; A despondent housewife gets a lift from a seductive window treatment in Michel Faber&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Eyes of the Soul,&rdquo; performed by Sam Underwood.&nbsp;
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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. Produced and distributed by Symphony Space.

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. Produced and distributed by 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.

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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