The Pursuit of Happiness with Death, Sex and Money
6/4/202658 min
In the second of two programs created with the podcast Death, Sex, and Money and our live event host Anna Sale, we explore issues of happiness. Host Meg Wolitzer introduces a satirical romance by Oscar Wilde (did he write any other kind?). “The Model Millionaire” is read by Peter Francis James. In Kevin Brockmeier’s “Space,” a grieving widower and his son try to get past their loss, looking for light in the darkness. The reader is Michael Stuhlbarg.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
The new Strawberry Watermelon Refresher is now at McDonald's. It's made with strawberries and a whole lotta whimsy. It's one of many new drinks now at McDonald's. Refreshers contain caffeine.
Speaker 20:15
It's smart to always have a few financial goals, and a really smart one you can set? Earning cash back on what you buy every day. And with Discover, you can. Get this: Discover automatically matches all the cash back you've earned at the end of your first year. Seriously, all of it. And we trust you to make smart decisions. After all, you listen to this show. See terms at discover.com/creditcard.
Meg Wolitzer· Host0:40
[jazzy music] You know how money can't buy happiness? Right. Oscar Wilde knew better, and offers up a fable that pokes fun at money, marriage, and identity. This week's Selected Shorts show is curated by Death Sex and Money host Anna Sale. I'm Meg Wolitzer. Stay with us. You're listening to Selected Shorts, where our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. The pursuit of happiness is the provocative concept at the heart of the Declaration of Independence.