Our short story podcast, WORDTheare Weekly's made its debut on January 20 of 2021 and the launch date coincided with our optimism surrounding Joe Biden's inauguration. Four years later, another inauguration has taken place and the world - current and future - is looking very different. But WORDtheatre is here, trying to make a better world one story at a time by sharing empathy inspiring performances from a diverse array of short fiction. Our Los Angeles office is mourning the tremendous losses wrought by the fires that have affected so many members of our community and withe these two things converging we feel so we need to pause and regroup for the next few weeks.So please enjoy some our favorite episodes from the past four years of our podcast!

Please note that WORDTheatre holds the copyright to these recordings and no portion of anything you hear on the short story podcast may be reproduced without permission.

WORDTheatre has a full calendar of live events in 2025 - from our intimate author actor series to our largest of large-scale productions to date, there's something for every literary lover to enjoy live if you find yourself near LA, NY or LONDON! Just visit our websites wordtheatre.org and wordtheatreuk.org to find out more. If you sign up to become a Patron or Enthusiast Member, you will be able to watch recordings of our events from the comfort of home. Supporting the arts has never been more imperative, and we could use all the support we can get so that we can continue to offer this podcast ad-free.

We have a few extra thank yous to add for the re-broadcast episodes. behalf of Kirsty Peart, my UK producing partner and myself, we'd like to thank Philanthropist/Benefactor, Ola Strom, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Randy & Jane Sinisi and Phiphen Studios | Post NJ, and our podcast editor, Maya Johnson.