Tuesday

May 18, 2021

Podcasts

Smarty Pants

Godmother to Poets

Godmother to Poets

An introduction to Muriel Rukeyser

Stephanie Bastek

A Verray, Parfit Gentil Knyght

A Verray, Parfit Gentil Knyght

The first biography of Geoffrey Chaucer in a generation explores the places that inspired the English poet

Stephanie Bastek

Between Science and Séance

Between Science and Séance

The poltergeist that cemented a ghost hunter’s theory about the psyche

Stephanie Bastek

The Lingo of LOLcats

The Lingo of LOLcats

How language is humanity’s most spectacular open-source project

Stephanie Bastek

Caracara, Caw Caw

Caracara, Caw Caw

Meet the smartest bird you’ve never heard of

Stephanie Bastek

Hope Against the Storm

Hope Against the Storm

How American communities contend with rising sea levels

Stephanie Bastek

Oh, Cruel Stagolee

Oh, Cruel Stagolee

Why you should never mess with a bad man’s hat

Stephanie Bastek

The Cherry Blossom Evangelist

The Cherry Blossom Evangelist

How an English eccentric saved Japan’s beloved sakura—and spread them around the world

Stephanie Bastek

Our One-Click World

Our One-Click World

Online convenience has blinded us to the growth of a tech underclass

Stephanie Bastek

Women at War

Women at War

The fight for a spot on the frontlines (and in the history books)

Stephanie Bastek

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Read me a Poem

“cutting greens” by Lucille Clifton

“cutting greens” by Lucille Clifton

Amanda Holmes

“The Haunted Beach” by Mary Robinson

“The Haunted Beach” by Mary Robinson

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“The Wind Will Blow Us Away” by Forugh Farrokhzad

“The Wind Will Blow Us Away” by Forugh Farrokhzad

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]” by E. E. Cummings

“[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]” by E. E. Cummings

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“Song of the Rain” by Kahlil Gibran

“Song of the Rain” by Kahlil Gibran

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“Everyone Sang” by Siegfried Sassoon

“Everyone Sang” by Siegfried Sassoon

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“A Letter” by Amrita Pritam

“A Letter” by Amrita Pritam

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“Who Is This” by Rabindranath Tagore

“Who Is This” by Rabindranath Tagore

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“Home Burial” by Robert Frost

“Home Burial” by Robert Frost

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

“Tarantella” by Hilaire Belloc

“Tarantella” by Hilaire Belloc

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amanda Holmes

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Americans in Paris

A Conversation with Claude Grunitzky

A Conversation with Claude Grunitzky

Thomas Chatterton Williams

A Conversation with Mira Kamdar

A Conversation with Mira Kamdar

Thomas Chatterton Williams

A Conversation with Lindsey Tramuta

A Conversation with Lindsey Tramuta

Thomas Chatterton Williams

A Conversation with Jordan Mintzer

A Conversation with Jordan Mintzer

Thomas Chatterton Williams

A Conversation with Lauren Collins

A Conversation with Lauren Collins

Thomas Chatterton Williams

A Conversation with Mathieu Lefevre

A Conversation with Mathieu Lefevre

Thomas Chatterton Williams

A Conversation with James McAuley

A Conversation with James McAuley

Thomas Chatterton Williams

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Shelf Life

The Word—and Weird—of God

The Word—and Weird—of God

By Jayne Ross

An excerpt from A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible by Kristen Swenson
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