The Mute Swan
Inspired by “A Sick Swan Is Saved After a 23-Mile Odyssey by Foot, Car and Subway” from The New York Times, November 10, 2020.
The Wolverine
Inspired by “Inside the Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer” from CNN, October 11, 2020.
Versailles on Madison
Inspired by “U.S. Retailers Secure Stores as Worries About Election Unrest Mount” from Reuters, October 21, 2020.
The Colonel
Inspired by “Amid Coronavirus Restrictions, Can Small Inns and B&Bs Retain Their Warm and Cozy Vibe?” from The Washington Post, August 14, 2020.
Shelter
Inspired by “They Live Alone in Ghost Towns” from The New York Timess, June 15, 2020.
Murder Mystery
Inspired by “Trump Administration Proposes Rules To Sharply Restrict Asylum Claims” from NPR, June 11, 2020.
A Man of Wealth and Taste
Inspired by “Facebook Is Paying People to Shut Down Their Accounts Ahead of the Election” from The Verge, September 3, 2020.
The Chronicles of Now Presents: Storybound
The Chronicles of Now presents a special episode from Storybound, a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Listeners are treated to their favorite authors and writers reading some of their most impactful stories. This episode features Yaa Gyasi reading an excerpt from her novel "Transcendent Kingdom."
Tommy Orange: Reopening
As schools reopen across the country, parents are facing another round of pandemic fear and uncertainty: How safe will their kids be and for how long?
Dantiel W. Moniz: What You Make It
Dantiel W. Moniz imagines an America in which every citizen is either the hunter or hunted.
Laura van den Berg: 3D
Laura van den Berg explores why some women risked all in coming forward with stories about Biden.
Curtis Sittenfeld: Breeze Point
Two giant pandas in Hong Kong finally mate after 10 years, when their zoo is closed to visitors due to COVID-19.
Hannah Lillith Assadi: The People of Music
Hannah Lillith Assadi wonders: If aliens touch down on earth in the near future, what will they find?
John Wray: Status Report
John Wray imagines what the border barrier will look like long after Trump, in say, 2056.
