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Selected Shorts for July 22, 2008
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: Captain Ryan Kelly, “A Quick Look at Who Is Fighting This War,” read by Chris Chalk; Staff Sergeant Parker Gyokeres, “Camp Muckamungus,” read by Isaiah Sheffer; Specialist Ross Cohen, “Khost-Gardez,” read by Matthew Modine; Captain Michael Lang, “Reflections,” read by Isaiah Sheffer; Sergeant Dena Price Van den Bosch, “Brotherhood,” read by Joan Allen; Staff Sargeant Jack Lewis, “Road Work,” read by Stephen Lang; Commander Kathleen Toomey Jabs, “Safekeeping,” read by Joan Allen; Lieutenant Colonel Chris Cohoes, “Dear Boys,” read by Matthew Modine.
Above eight collected in: Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families edited by Andrew Carroll (Random House)
Each week on National Public Radio, great actors from stage, screen and television bring short stories to life. Selected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York’s Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves, this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.
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