Short Stack Stories

This week we slap on some satire to the mess of a breakfast we all know to be.... politics! Chelsea Sutton is back and does NOT disappoint dishing out the drama of workplace culture. It's all fun and games till someone gets murdered!

In this special episode of Short Stack, we have the chance to listen to the author tell it herself. Introducing...Alexandra Tamiko Da Dalt! Sink into a reflective journey, and make sure to wear good shoes.

This week, Lisa Dordal’s memoir is about finding a box of letters from her mother almost two decades after she had passed, and reflects on how her relationship with the memory of her mother is forever changed. This episode of Short Stack Stories is produced by Jackie Meissner and Liv Vordenberg. Edited and sound designed by Liv Vordenberg. ⁣⁣Our cover art is by Andrew Harley, our script editor is Joe Reault, and our theme song is by Masino, whose music is available on all streaming platforms!

This week our Short Stack is a poignant story called “Lawrence the Enormous” by Chelsea Baumgarten. On a serendipitous evening, an isolated man unexpectedly sails through his gloom into another lonely ship. This episode of Short Stack Stories is produced by Jackie Meissner and Liv Vordenberg. Edited and sound designed by Liv Vordenberg. ⁣⁣Our cover art is by Andrew Harley, our script editor is Joe Reault, and our theme song is by Masino, whose music is available on all streaming platforms!

You may remember Caleb’s last Short Stack offering was the taut, slow-burn mystery “Swamp Creatures” and “Ghosts on TV” is a mystical meditation on the afterlife that you’re going to die for... This episode of Short Stack Stories is produced by Jackie Meissner and Liv Vordenberg. Produced and sound designed by Liv Vordenberg. ⁣⁣Our cover art is by Andrew Harley, our script editor is Joe Reault, and our theme song is by Masino, whose music is available on all streaming platforms! ⁣

Short Stack is BACK! Get hungry for a new lineup of short stories for Season Three, made with love and seasoned to surprise you.

This week on Short Stack Stories, Jackie and Liv sit back and recap all the fantastic moments of Short Stack Stories Season Two. Hang on to your stacks, we've got bloopers, favorite sound design moments, and behind-the-scenes inside scoops from your favorite hosts. We have loved making season two of Short Stack Stories, and can't wait to bring you season three! 

This week on Short Stack Stories we share our FINAL STORY OF SEASON 2! “Loose Black Hairs” by Joseph Doyague, explores an intimate conversation between two people and their perspectives on life. A lot can be revealed in small talk, especially when one is sipping a martini.

Served on this week's Short Stack is the whimsically tragic "Asleep For Days" by Pete Hsu. Explore a world where swift problem solving is at hand, and wonder at what it might mean for our future.

Dive into the sky with this week's Short Stack: The Rope Bridge by Susan Neville. Children are faced with the future, and adults wonder what they have done to prepare them for it. 

This week on Short Stack Stories we have a haunting science fiction story, written by famous author and screenwriter, Ray Bradbury. “All Summer in a Day” explores the life of schoolchildren who anxiously await the appearance of the sun, after seven years of living on Venus, the planet of seemingly endless rain.

We’re back on Short Stack with another exclusive author interview! Join us for an eerie and dangerous urban legend as we read Chelsea Sutton’s “At the Center,” a modern take on the Theseus and the Minotaur, and we’re joined by Chelsea afterwards to discuss her writing and inspirations!

This week on Short Stack Stories we share another story of LGBTQ+ resilience to continue the spirit of Pride into July. “Phoenix” by Rachel Smith, read by fantastic guest Che Kabia, tells the story of an innocuous choice that allows our protagonist to rise from the proverbial ashes.

Happy Pride from Short Stack Stories! This week’s Short Stack is a vulnerable moment of queer growth read to you by the tremendously talented friend of the pod Charlie Akre. If you’re hungover from a Pride March yesterday, this sweet love story is just the cure you need: enjoy “Him” by Ariana Barzinpour.

Short Stack Stories returns to our short story programming with an endearing fable about the struggles of a young man searching in the jungle of love...but his gut impulses keep him hunting for another fish in the sea. “The Names We Give” by Nancy Kissam is read by delightful guest narrator Connor Bruley!

It’s a Short Stack Exclusive! Jackie and Liv have the pleasure of interviewing Pulitzer finalist Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot, her novel about a Harvard University freshman’s first online entanglements in 1995. Elif shares about her process, her inspirations, and reads an exclusive excerpt from The Idiot’s forthcoming sequel Either, Or! It’s a Special Stack you don’t want to miss!

Jackie and Liv are back to read part two of this week’s story together with a third talented guest reader, dear friend of the podcast Kaycee Murto. Join them on the magical journey of “The Paper Tiger” by Lindsay Kennedy, a cautionary tale about underestimating the power and courage of youth.

If three’s company then the next two episodes are a Short Stack party as Jackie and Liv read part one of this week’s story together with a third talented guest reader, dear friend of the podcast Kaycee Murto. Join them on the magical journey of “The Paper Tiger” by Lindsay Kennedy, a cautionary tale about underestimating the power and courage of youth.

It’s a Short Stack Story first! Liv and Jackie are joined by guest narrator Madeline Grey DeFreece for her reading of “The Alchemy of His Own Mirror” by Vincent Anioke. It tells the story of a growing friendship between a man and his barber, and the author’s prose is simply hair-raising.

This week on Short Stack Stories, Jackie reads “Swamp Creatures” by Caleb Tankersley and takes us on a swim through the murky waters of a troubled marriage on the bayou.