12/6 Asking for Directions
The Mappist by Barry Lopez, read by Joe Spano
Devil of a Curve by Walter Kirn, read by Roscoe Lee Browne
12/13 pre-empted for HANNUKAH LIGHTS
A perennial NPR favorite for nearly two decades, hosted by NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.
12/20 Holiday Special
The H Street Sledding Record by Ron Carlson, read by Keith Szarabajka
Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor by John Cheever, read by Malachy McCourt
A Visit from Saint Nicholas by James Thurber, read by Isaiah Sheffer
12/27 A Touch of Magic
The Palmist by Andrew Lam, read by James Naughton
The Occasional Garden by Saki, read by Daniel Gerroll
The Balloon by Donald Barthelme, read by Maria Tucci@
The Little Green Monster by Haruki Murakami, read by Dana Ivey
1/3 Old Worlds and New
Beyond the Pale by Joseph Epstein, read by Isaiah Sheffer@
Ma, A Memoir by Lynn Freed, read by Marian Seldes
1/10 Displaced Persons
The Briefcase by Rebecca Makkai, read by Victor Garber
Diem Perditi by Julie Otsuko, read by Jayne Atkinson
1/17 Travelers: A Wallace Stegner Tribute
The Traveler by Wallace Stegner, read by Jack Davidson
Goinf to Town by Wallace Stegner, read by Lillo Way, Isaiah Sheffer and Jack Davidson
1/24 Surprising Discoveries
Disco Papa by Karen Russell, read by Susanna Thompson
Departure by Andrew Porter, read by Khris Lewin
Pilgrims by Julie Orringer, read by Jill Eikenberry
1/31 Vantage Points
An excerpt from Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, read by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Salt by Sherman Alexie, read by David Strathairn.
2/7
Pre-empted by Berkeley Symphony broadcast.
2/14 Tales of Terror
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker, read by Aasif Mandvi; The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Fionnula Flanagan.
2/21 Forbidden Fruit
Yurt by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, read by Joanna Gleason; Wild Plums by Grace Stone Coates, read by Mia Dillon.
2/28 An Hour with Sherman Alexie
Breaking and Entering by Sherman Alexie, read by B.D. Wong; selected poems by Sherman Alexie.
3/7 Mysterious Circumstances
Double Check by Thomas Walsh, read by James Naughton; False Alarm by Dave Barry, read by Larry Keith.
3/14 Creatures of the Night
Night Calls by Lisa Fugard, read by Lisa Fugard; Popsy by Stephen King, read by Michael Imperioli.
3/21 The Things They Carried by Tim O’Bryan, read by Dylan Baker.
3/28
Pre-empted by Berkeley Symphony broadcast.
