Shorts.

A special Christmas episode! Today we are reading the timeless festive poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas, more commonly known as 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, and comparing it with a short story ba...

21 Des 202125min

In our last episode of Season 1 we discuss Light by Lesley Nneka Arimah. In this story we follow a Nigerian father and daughter and explore the fragility of their bond amidst the complex reality of ra...

12 Sep 202134min

This week, we are discussing Carmen Maria Machado's, "Mary When You Follow Her." This 2018 flash fiction follows Maria, a young girl navigating grief, loss, and growing up amidst the disappearance of ...

6 Sep 202133min

This week we are reading As The Last I May Know by S.L. Huang, the 2020 Hugo Award winner for Best Short Story. In this story, we are faced with a different reality - one in which the decision over wh...

29 Aug 202126min

In episode 3 we discuss Passage by Kevin Jared Hosein. In this story, a man follows in the footsteps of his friend to find an adventure in the mountains of Trinidad, but what he discovers instead chan...

22 Aug 202143min

This week we are reading and discussing “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes” by Kritika Pandey, which won the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. It tells the story of a forbidden love during a time of ...

15 Aug 202138min

In Week 1 of Shorts, we're reading and discussing "Cat Person" by Kristen Roupenian. This story went viral when the New Yorker published it in 2017, sparking controversy over its portrayal of modern d...

8 Aug 202156min

This is Shorts: a new podcast where we talk about contemporary short stories. We’re two long distanced friends who want to talk about what we’re reading. We think that short stories can contain all ...

1 Aug 20211min