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Episodes
Whiplash's J.K. Simmons performs "Joyas Voladoras" by Brian Doyle
13 Jun 2026
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The Pitt's Tedra Millan Performs "Day Care" by Mary Gordon
30 May 2026
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A Memorial Day Tribute to Brian Doyle with Michael Nouri, J.K. Simmons, Laura San Giacomo, Dohn Norwood & Bruce Vilanch (Rebroadcast)
23 May 2026
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Dog Day Afternoon's Chris Sarandon Performs "Sheep May Safely Graze" by Jess Row
16 May 2026
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Whiplash's J.K. Simmons Performs "The Meteorites" by Brian Doyle
09 May 2026
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Law and Order: Criminal Intent's Kathryn Erbe Performs Out of the Fray by Mary Gordon & Grey's Anatomy's Kevin McKidd Performs "The Project" by David Means
02 May 2026
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Home Alone's John Heard Performs "Tomorrow's Bird" by Ian Frazier
18 Apr 2026
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The Green Mile's James Cromwell & No Country for Old Men's Tess Harper Perform "Mudgirl Saved by the King of the Crows" by Joyce Carol Oates
10 Apr 2026
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REBROADCAST: Station 19's Jason George performs "The Astronaut" by Ben Loory and The Righteous Gemstones' Cassidy Freeman performs "She Floats 1969" by Meg Howrey
04 Apr 2026
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REBROADCAST: Successions's James Cromwell performs "Ladies' Zoom" by Lore Segal
28 Mar 2026
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Ellen's Joely Fisher Performs Find and Replace by Ann Beattie
23 Feb 2026
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Valentine's Day Special: Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern & Hereditary's Alex Wolff Perform Fiction by Ron Carlson
14 Feb 2026
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Peter Von Berg, Janel Moloney, Kimmy Shields, Larisa Oleynik, Vincent Piazza & Robert Aberdeen Perform "The Widow's Tale" by Richard Bausch
07 Feb 2026
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Insatiable's Kimmy Shields Performs "You're Here Now" by Lisa Cupolo
31 Jan 2026
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REBROADCAST: The Crown's Alastair Mackenzie performs "Savage" by Kamila Shamsie
24 Jan 2026
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REBROADCAST: CSI's Gary Dourdan performs Witness: Letter From France by John Edgar Wideman
17 Jan 2026
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REBROADCAST: Oppenheimer's Tim Dekay Performs "The Arbus Factor" by Lore Segal
10 Jan 2026
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REBROADCAST: D(e)ad's Craig Bierko performs "The Birds for Christmas" by Marck Richard
20 Dec 2025
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2022 Brian Doyle: Featuring the late, great Julian Sands, plus Fred Melamed & a song by Antonique Smith
12 Dec 2025
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The Boys' Laila Robbins Performs "Scheherazade" by Charles Baxter
29 Nov 2025
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THANKSGIVING SPECIAL: The Oscars' Bruce Vilanch Performs "Cool Things" by Brian Doyle
22 Nov 2025
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HONORING VETERANS: Dark Winds' Zahn McClarnon Performs "Wind Song" by William Lang & Casino's Sharon Stone Performs "Bitter Tea" by Elaine Little
15 Nov 2025
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Dawson's Creek's Mary Beth Peil performs "The Memory Wing" from At Last by Marisa Silver
10 Nov 2025
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Game of Thrones' Liam Cunningham Reads "The Murderer" by Peter Terrin
01 Nov 2025
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Knives Out's Michael Shannon Performs "The Auk" by Ben Shattuck
25 Oct 2025
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A Clockwork Orange's Steven Berkoff Performs "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe
18 Oct 2025
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The Witcher's MyAnna Buring Performs "Feather Girls" by Claire Dean
11 Oct 2025
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Doctor Who's Ayesha Antoine Reads "DWR" by Catrin Kean
04 Oct 2025
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Wittgenstein's Karl Johnson Performs "Helium" by David Bevan
27 Sep 2025
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The Crown's Olivia Williams Performs "Grab My Hand" by Toby Litt
20 Sep 2025
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REBROADCAST: LifeHack's John Schwab and Art Detective's Sarah Alexander Perform "Three Quarters of the Way to Hell" by T.C. Boyle
13 Sep 2025
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REBROADCAST: The Shield's CCH Pounder Performs "By Love Possessed" by Lorna Goodison
06 Sep 2025
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Downton Abbey's Lesley Nicol Performs "Treats" by Lara Williams
30 Aug 2025
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Indira Varma, Rhashan Stone, Nina Sosanya & Derek Riddell Perform "She Said He Said" by Hanif Kureishi
23 Aug 2025
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