On this week’s podcast, the actress Anna Chlumsky reads “Sharing the Shame After My Arrest,” about a woman who seeks refuge at her parents’ home after she is implicated in a crime.

The author, Brooke Rinehart, wrote the essay after her husband embezzled tens of thousands of dollars in her name.

Ms. Chlumsky stars in the HBO series “Veep.” Follow her on Twitter.