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The Chronicles of Now Presents: Storybound
December 8, 2020
- 38:11
The Chronicles of Now presents a special episode from Storybound, a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Listeners are...
The Chronicles of Now Presents: Storybound
December 8, 2020
- 38:11
The Chronicles of Now presents a special episode from Storybound, a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Listeners are...
Tommy Orange: Reopening
September 2, 2020
- 18:42
As schools reopen across the country, parents are facing another round of pandemic fear and uncertainty: How safe will their kids be and...
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Short fiction torn from today’s headlines. Each week, our favorite authors write an original story inspired by the news. Featuring Curtis Sittenfeld, Roxane Gay, Colum McCann, Carmen Maria Machado and more. Because in a world gone haywire, sometimes art is the only thing to make sense of it all. Hosted by Ashley C. Ford.
More Episodes
The Chronicles of Now Presents: Storybound
December 8, 2020
- 38:11
The Chronicles of Now presents a special episode from Storybound, a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Listeners are...
The Chronicles of Now Presents: Storybound
December 8, 2020
- 38:11
The Chronicles of Now presents a special episode from Storybound, a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Listeners are...
Tommy Orange: Reopening
September 2, 2020
- 18:42
As schools reopen across the country, parents are facing another round of pandemic fear and uncertainty: How safe will their kids be and...
Tommy Orange: Reopening
September 2, 2020
- 18:42
As schools reopen across the country, parents are facing another round of pandemic fear and uncertainty: How safe will their kids be and...
Tommy Orange: Reopening
September 2, 2020
- 18:42
As schools reopen across the country, parents are facing another round of pandemic fear and uncertainty: How safe will their kids be and...
Dantiel W. Moniz: What You Make It
August 26, 2020
- 15:58
As protests erupted across the nation this summer, heavily armed militias stood off against Black Lives Matter supporters in some...
Dantiel W. Moniz: What You Make It
August 26, 2020
- 15:58
As protests erupted across the nation this summer, heavily armed militias stood off against Black Lives Matter supporters in some...
Dantiel W. Moniz: What You Make It
August 26, 2020
- 15:58
As protests erupted across the nation this summer, heavily armed militias stood off against Black Lives Matter supporters in some...
Laura van den Berg: 3D
August 19, 2020
- 16:54
Now that Joe Biden has selected a female VP and finally claimed the nomination, can we talk about his long, weird, handsy history with...
Laura van den Berg: 3D
August 19, 2020
- 16:54
Now that Joe Biden has selected a female VP and finally claimed the nomination, can we talk about his long, weird, handsy history with...
Laura van den Berg: 3D
August 19, 2020
- 16:54
Now that Joe Biden has selected a female VP and finally claimed the nomination, can we talk about his long, weird, handsy history with...
Curtis Sittenfeld: Breeze Point
August 12, 2020
- 17:14
The most uplifting news of the past six months? Two giant pandas in Hong Kong finally mate after ten years, when their zoo is closed to...
Curtis Sittenfeld: Breeze Point
August 12, 2020
- 17:14
The most uplifting news of the past six months? Two giant pandas in Hong Kong finally mate after ten years, when their zoo is closed to...
Curtis Sittenfeld: Breeze Point
August 12, 2020
- 17:14
The most uplifting news of the past six months? Two giant pandas in Hong Kong finally mate after ten years, when their zoo is closed to...
Hannah Lillith Assadi: The People of Music
August 5, 2020
- 21:43
The New York Times recently revealed a top-secret Pentagon unit tasked with investigating encounters between UFOs and military pilots....
Hannah Lillith Assadi: The People of Music
August 5, 2020
- 21:43
The New York Times recently revealed a top-secret Pentagon unit tasked with investigating encounters between UFOs and military pilots....
Hannah Lillith Assadi: The People of Music
August 5, 2020
- 21:43
The New York Times recently revealed a top-secret Pentagon unit tasked with investigating encounters between UFOs and military pilots....
John Wray: Status Report
July 29, 2020
- 12:16
In late June, President Trump visited Yuma, Arizona to celebrate 200 new miles of border wall declaring, “It stopped COVID, it stopped...
John Wray: Status Report
July 29, 2020
- 12:16
In late June, President Trump visited Yuma, Arizona to celebrate 200 new miles of border wall declaring, “It stopped COVID, it stopped...
John Wray: Status Report
July 29, 2020
- 12:16
In late June, President Trump visited Yuma, Arizona to celebrate 200 new miles of border wall declaring, “It stopped COVID, it stopped...
J. Courtney Sullivan: Proof
July 22, 2020
- 15:46
Three billion birds have gone missing in North America over the past 50 years. Or is that fake news? J. Courtney Sullivan, the New York...
J. Courtney Sullivan: Proof
July 22, 2020
- 15:46
Three billion birds have gone missing in North America over the past 50 years. Or is that fake news? J. Courtney Sullivan, the New York...
J. Courtney Sullivan: Proof
July 22, 2020
- 15:46
Three billion birds have gone missing in North America over the past 50 years. Or is that fake news? J. Courtney Sullivan, the New York...
Ben Fountain: Rules of Special Measures
July 13, 2020
- 16:51
What if instead of dropping off our stereos, cocktail sets and coffee tables, all those sleek white vans that sneak through our streets...
Ben Fountain: Rules of Special Measures
July 13, 2020
- 16:51
What if instead of dropping off our stereos, cocktail sets and coffee tables, all those sleek white vans that sneak through our streets...
Ben Fountain: Rules of Special Measures
July 13, 2020
- 16:51
What if instead of dropping off our stereos, cocktail sets and coffee tables, all those sleek white vans that sneak through our streets...
Manuel Gonzales: The Extinction Show
July 8, 2020
- 11:10
Who knew extinction could be the hottest ticket in town? Manuel Gonzales, the author of The Regional Office Is Under Attack! and The...
Manuel Gonzales: The Extinction Show
July 8, 2020
- 11:10
Who knew extinction could be the hottest ticket in town? Manuel Gonzales, the author of The Regional Office Is Under Attack! and The...
Manuel Gonzales: The Extinction Show
July 8, 2020
- 11:10
Who knew extinction could be the hottest ticket in town? Manuel Gonzales, the author of The Regional Office Is Under Attack! and The...
Roxane Gay: String Theory
July 8, 2020
- 18:14
Covid-19 has made us all prisoners of our homes. And at times, our families. If the pandemic goes well into 2021, what will an extended...
Roxane Gay: String Theory
July 8, 2020
- 18:14
Covid-19 has made us all prisoners of our homes. And at times, our families. If the pandemic goes well into 2021, what will an extended...
Roxane Gay: String Theory
July 8, 2020
- 18:14
Covid-19 has made us all prisoners of our homes. And at times, our families. If the pandemic goes well into 2021, what will an extended...
Jess Walter: The Ponz
May 27, 2020
- 16:36
Michael Cohen, Trump's infamous fixer, was just released from prison to home confinement. Jess Walter, author of the international...
Jess Walter: The Ponz
May 27, 2020
- 16:36
Michael Cohen, Trump's infamous fixer, was just released from prison to home confinement. Jess Walter, author of the international...
Jess Walter: The Ponz
May 27, 2020
- 16:36
Michael Cohen, Trump's infamous fixer, was just released from prison to home confinement. Jess Walter, author of the international...