THE NEW YORKER   Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber’s short story “The Wood Duck” and discusses Thurber with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. “The Wood Duck” was published in The New Yorker in November, 1936, and is collected in “The Thurber Carnival.”   [audio http://downloads.newyorker.com/mp3/fiction/080310_fiction_lethem.mp3]  

NPR Three short stories about the stuff we buy — books, toys and clothes. Are E-Books Actually Destroying Traditional Publishing? Why Legos Are So Expensive — And So Popular?  3-D Printing Is (Kind Of) A Big Deal?   [audio http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/specials/2013/01/20130111_specials_pmoney.mp3]  

THE WORLD SERVICE Poet Lemn Sissay looks at the legacy of Bob Marley’s music – a legacy that spans the world.  

THE FABER PODCAST From the frontline of cutting-edge scientific research, Professor Robin Dunbar’s new book ‘The Science of Love and Betrayal’ is a brilliant and sparkling exploration of the extraordinary nature of romantic love. The book tackles some of the most fundamental questions of human behaviour, including – why do we as a species pairbond […]

BBC Stephen King says “Love creates horror.” AL Kennedy agrees. “I don’t personally welcome love’s ability to make me fear,” she writes. [audio http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/pov/pov_20130927-2100b.mp3]