Being a homosexual was unthinkable, so you denied it.

You found a girlfriend who was willing to settle for the sensitive type.

This is death, sex, and money.

I don't give a damn if he's sick or well or dead or a lot.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

You should be kissed and often.

And by someone who knows how.

And need to talk about more.

Comes out the age of 21, and he's rich.

I'm Anna Sale.

And a few months ago, we asked you to tell us about your favorite short stories about death, sex, or money.

You responded with more than 100 suggestions.

If you're looking for some reading for your lazy summer days, we've got the full list of your

picks on our website at death, sexmoney.org. We also used your favorite short stories as part of a

live show at Symphony Space in New York City. We partnered with the radio show Selected Shorts back in January, and we wanted to share some of the highlights from that show with you. Like all selected shorts episodes, you'll hear actors reading the stories live on stage, but you'll also hear from the death, sex, and money listeners who recommended both stories in this episode.

Actress Kathleen Chalfant, who you might recognize from House of Cards or The Affair was there.

She channels a woman all too familiar with her husband's infidelity.

But first, actor Sam Underwood reads a story by David Sedaris.

It's about hitchhiking and the various

sexual propositions that followed. Our listener, Polly, told us she was in tears when she first

read this story. I love the story by David Sedaris called Road Trip because it is just so easy

to picture in my mind every step of the story. And it's a story

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