
The Selected Shorts podcast consistently ranks as one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes. Selected Shorts is one of the premiere reading series in New York City. The radio show is recorded live at the popular New York City stage show which began in 1985 and still enjoys sell-out audiences today at the Peter Sharp Theater at Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th Street in New York City. It is produced by Symphony Space and WNYC RADIO and distributed by Public Radio International. Selected Shorts is a weekly public radio show broadcast on over 130 stations to about 300,000 listeners. We are dedicated to serving a broad and diverse community, as demonstrated by the stylistic range of our programming, our reasonable prices (both tickets and rentals), and by our leadership role in arts and literacy education for children and adults.


building and nurturing relationships with established and emerging artists Selected Shorts is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.Our goal is to be a nationally and internationally recognized cultural leader. In keeping with its founding principles, Symphony Space is committed to: Symphony Space’s mission, as a pre-eminent multi-disciplinary performing arts center, is to offer artistic leadership that promotes innovation, excellence, engagement, and accessibility to artists and audiences alike.

Follow for more.Welcome to the online store for Symphony Space and Selected Shorts. The annual Tribeca Festival will celebrate its 22nd year from June 7–18, 2023 in New York City. Tribeca champions emerging and established voices, discovers award-winning talent, curates innovative experiences, and introduces new ideas through exclusive premieres, exhibitions, conversations, and live performances. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is synonymous with creative expression and entertainment. The Tribeca Festival brings artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, music, audio storytelling, games, and immersive.

Hosted by Roxane Gay (Difficult Women, World of Wakanda). Selected Shorts partners with the Tribeca Festival to celebrate the eternal romance between page and screen with an evening of spellbinding short fiction that has been catnip to screenwriters, along with tales that bring to life our passion for showbiz. For as long as there have been moving pictures, there have been thrilling adaptations of great literary works.
