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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 57 MIN

Remakes and Replicas

from Selected Shorts · host Symphony Space

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works about scaling the outsized real world down to manageable proportions.  A couple brings the Papal seat home in Ben Loory’s “The Vatican,” read by Santino Fontana; In “I Love Betty,” by Kaitlyn Greenidge, communication problems invite interesting solutions, in a story read by Nathan Hinton. And in Shirley Jackson’s “The Beautiful Stranger” a wife and mother wonders if she’s in the right life, but tries to fit into it.It’s read by Maggie Siff.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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