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Podcast: Selected Shorts
Episode: Unwrapping the Holidays
Description: Meg Wolitzer presents three unexpected stories that let us see the holidaysâ associationsâfamily, friends, food, gifts, and goodwillâin different ways. Amy Krouse Rosenthal presents a playful encounter with the Almighty in âInterview with God,â performed by Jayne Atkinson and James Naughton. In Sherrie Flickâs âHeidi is Dead,â read by Adina Verson, a second wife tries to tune in with her in-laws. And John Cheeverâs âChristmas is a Sad Season for the Poorâ is a richly comic and warmhearted look at giving and receiving. Teagle F. Bougere reads. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz...