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Everyone brings a literary dish to pass on this neighborhood readaloud podcast. Listen as my neighbors, young and old, read from a potpourri of sources, covering humor, animals, food, nerd and the absurd.

Mari Zoerb Hansen


    • Jun 15, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    Father's Day Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 32:34


    It’s Father’s Day at the Prose Potluck table and we are serving lots of laughs and a dash of sweet. Join us to celebrate dads everywhere!

    Prose Potluck Episode 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 30:34


    After a long and busy three-week absence Prose Potluck is back with tasty reading selections, including both a mother daughter and a father son tag team reading. So put your earbuds in or crank up that dial and enjoy tasting a little bit of everything.

    Mother's Day Prose Potluck Episode 23

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018 38:34


    Enjoy a Mother’s Day meal of prose potluck - listen with your mom! We are celebrating with lots of mom related readings. Plus one commencement address for those graduating from college this month and a new reader to the potluck as part of a mother daughter team!

    Prose Potluck Episode 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018 36:29


    Join us at the Prose Potluck table for a hearty, varied meal. No holidays or themes today, just interesting works shared by talented readers. Including two neighbors, Robin and Jen B, who we have not heard from in quite some time. Wash your hands, roll up your sleeves, and dig in to Episode 22.

    Tax Day Prose Potluck: Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 25:33


    In honor of tax day, we have some great readings related to taxes. We have fewer readers than usual but the readings we do have will hopefully make your tax day brighter. As an added bonus – all 4 readers in this episode are related to another reader. Listen for tax wisdom from the World Book Encyclopedia, Dave Barry and more.

    Easter Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 37:43


    Another joyful holiday meal at the Prose Potluck! We are rich in Easter readings on this episode, plus a Passover poem. Lots of family and kid friendly tales, especially about the Easter Bunny. So get your bowl of matzo bowl soup and package of peeps and dig in.

    St Patrick's Day Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2018 49:42


    Top of the Mornin' Prose Potluck listeners! Join us for a robust St Patrick’s Day meal. Leprechauns, harps, running away to a tiny Irish island with a much older man, and more.

    Episode Eighteen - March Arrives

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2018 45:04


    Enjoy a March meal of Prose Potluck. A final Whack on the Side of the Head, more father / daughter laughs, the autobiography of a former Olympic ice skater and more!

    Valentine's Day Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 30:25


    Celebrate Valentine's Day with amorous readings on Prose Potluck. Plus some laughs, another chapter of The Little Prince, and more. 

    Triple Moon Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2018 36:48


    Welcome listeners to the now biweekly prose potluck! On this episode- two brand new readers- one with a heartbreaking original work. Also another moonlight walk, more from The Little Prince, and we welcome back a reader we haven’t heard from in quite some time. Take a seat at the Prose Potluck table.

    Prose Potluck Winter Warmup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 38:04


    Join us for a big, hearty meal of Prose Potluck! After some shorter episodes over the holidays we are back with a full roster of talented readers including a new neighbor with an original work, more laughs from our father daughter team, a delicious piece on Thai cooking and more.

    Dr. MLK Jr Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2018 25:02


    We are celebrating Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday on this week’s episode. We are also still working through some New Year’s resolutions, plus we start a new Chapter a Week installment of a French children’s classic. Listen while you work out, or put away decorations, or just relax and join us at the Prose Potluck table. 

    Happy New Year Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 30:13


    You will be WINNING in 2018 with our help negotiating and organizing your home. Plus sled dogs, wild animals as pets, and another moonlit walk. It is cold outside - so cuddle up and listen by the fire or at least enjoy the warmth of your earbuds.

    Prose Potluck Happy Holidays Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017 28:48


    Join us for Part 2 of our Prose Potluck holiday meal. Some excellent dishes to enjoy - including the introduction of my mom and dad, and a father and daughter Dave Barry double feature. Plus - will that poor penguin from last time be granted wings to fly? Listen while you fuss in the kitchen or wrap your gifts. 

    Prose Potluck Happy Holidays Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2017 31:23


    A hearty, holiday meal of Prose Potluck is served. A penguin who wants to fly, a father daughter reading team, get rich tips and more.

    December Super Moon Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 29:19


    The perfect background listening for your holiday baking, errands, or wintery commute. Have a Danish coffee break, do some yoga at your desk, take a frigid walk under the moon, meet a moose with a moustache. All are welcome at the Prose Potluck.

    Welcome to December on Prose Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 18:39


    A brief but mighty collection of readings that includes a dog, winter weather walks, holiday cheer, and some much needed holiday stress relief.

    Thanksgiving Special: Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 29:35


    Gobble Gobble! Join us at the Prose Potluck for a cornucopia of entertaining Turkey Day readings – some meaningful and kind and some just plain silly. 

    Movember Meal: Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 23:55


    It's November so throw away that razor! Join us at the Prose Potluck for readings on facial hair. Featuring some serious history of beards, the fellows from Duck Dynasty, and more. 

    Seventh Course: Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 34:44


    After last week Tuesday’s Halloween Special, Prose Potluck is back for another interesting meal. Serving up Indian food with gas, skunks in elevators, a yoga break and much more.

    Holiday Potluck: Halloween Special Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 38:00


    Put that candle in the pumpkin, munch on a popcorn ball, and listen as neighbors read tales of mystery, monsters and death. Plus a menacing soup recipe, costume strategy, and more.

    Teaser for Prose Potluck Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 0:38


    Instead of Episode 7 of Prose Potluck, the Madison West Writers group is serving up a special episode of original, spooky material, available now. Check that out, and then check back in to Prose Potluck for tricks and treats on Halloween, Tuesday 10/31.

    Potluck Takeover: Madison West Writer’s Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 36:01


    Madison West Writers group members are serving up some great original works that will thrill and frighten. Please note that this episode contains disturbing events and images and also contains explicit language. Check back for an all ages, less scary meal of prose potluck on Tuesday October 31st.

    Sixth Course: Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 33:53


    Return to the Prose Potluck table for some dated advice on both business success and avoiding late life weight gain. Plus listen for three Jennifers, clowning guidelines, how the Hardy Boys began, and more. 

    Fifth Course: Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 33:52


    Please join us at the 5th episode of Prose Potluck. We suggest you arrive hungry for more quirky laughs as my neighbors read Dave Barry and more. Plus- do you remember the Fonz? And a time when everyone's favorite boy wizard was just a baby on the doorstep? 

    Fourth Course: Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 40:45


    Come to the table and join us for Prose Potluck. The fourth serving includes laughs about bad songs, dated and current parenting advice, how Encyclopedia Brown got his start as a detective, words of inspiration from Barbie and Skipper, and much, much more.   

    Third Course: Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 36:02


    Join us for a hearty meal of Prose Potluck. Our third course features two new readers, some dubious parenting advice, very specific sock drawer recommendations, and more. 

    Second Course: Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 38:27


    Hungry for more Prose Potluck? The second episode is served. Listen for two new readers, a brand new segment, some returning talent from the first episode, and more. 

    First Course: Episode One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 31:55


     The very first course of Prose Potluck is served. Some inspiration, a recipe, a biting critique of air travel, 70's kitsch, advice on how to care for an abandoned bird, some talented kids. Plus background on the Olson twins!

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