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Lauren and Russ slowly make their way through *Where the Sidewalk Ends* by Shel Silverstein. Commentary and relations to current events abound.

Lauren & Russ

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Episode 260: Pinocchio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 20:46

Send a textLauren's back! PinocchioGuillermo del Toroshelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 259: Dear Girl: A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 6:09

Send a textDear Girl: A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You!by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris RosenthalLauren returns next week! Thank goodness...shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 258: Poetry Selections by Billy Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 7:30

Send us a textPoetry Selections by Billy CollinsIt's just Russ this time. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 257: Dentists Without Borders

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 13:32

Send us a textDentists Without Borders -- by David SedarisIt's just Russ this time. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 256: Orientation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 25:26

Send us a textOrientation -- by Daniel Orozco It's just Russ this time. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 255: The Former Foreman's Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 21:31

Send us a textMoving mishaps.Construction mishaps.Surgery mishaps. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 254: Furniture Bash

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 22:02

Send us a textNothing good will ever happen again.Furniture.Wood (in all its myriad forms). shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 253: Foot Repair

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 23:47

Send us a textYear of the Horse.Adult gifts.Travel woes. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 252: Christmas Spectacular Part 2!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 23:17

Send us a textHappy New Year.shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 251: Christmas Spectacular Part 1!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 20:02

Send us a textHappy Whatever.shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 250: The Smile Makers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 22:43

Send us a textOver-sharing.Swords.The Society for Creative Anachronism. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 249: Why Is It?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 24:53

Send us a textナポリタン.Bloating.Raynaud syndrome. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 248: Imagining

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 22:01

Send us a textMice.Imagination.The Batman Effect. Tatsuo Horiuchishelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 247: Yuck

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 22:58

Send us a textMinerva.Tires.Rat piss. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 246: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 18:30

Send us a textIt's just Russ this time. American Thanksgiving, I guess?"Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude" by Ross Gay shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 245: Keepin' Count

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 23:29

Send us a textRigged carnival games.Counting to one million.Flies. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 244: Noise Day

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 25:19

Send us a textUnpresidented Brass Band.ICE.The most unfortunate clarinetist. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 243: Haunted

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 20:18

Send us a textWe're back! Yokai parade.Japan. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 242: Zombie Heartbreak

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 5:26

Send us a textLauren's Halloween Spooktacular part 3!It's just Lauren this time! shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeReadIntro music by: ScottArc

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Episode 241: Blood-Curdling Story, Best Mask?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 26:36

Send us a textRuss and Lauren's Halloween Spooktacular part 2! shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeReadIntro music by: ScottArc

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Episode 240: Settin' Around

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 28:02

Send us a textRuss and Lauren's Halloween Spooktacular part 1! shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeReadIntro music by: ScottArc

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Episode 239: The Landlady

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 26:22

Send us a textIt's just Russ this time. "The Landlady" by Roald DahlRuss and Lauren's Halloween Spooktacular begins next week! shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 239: Needles and Pins

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 30:00

Send us a textLauren's back!Travel.Travel mishaps. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 238: The God of Arepo

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 20:43

Send us a textIt's just Russ this time. Lauren will be back next week. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 237: The End of Summer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 10:23

Send us a textIt's just Russ this time. Poems about the end of summer.Lauren might be back next week. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 236: Headphone Harold

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 20:49

Send us a textScams. Headphones.Trains. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 235: The Deadly Eye

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 23:09

Send us a textMetzitzah B'peh. The Evil Eye.Phalluses. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 234: Sybil the Magician's Last Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 25:35

Send us a textYellow jackets. Magic.Houdini.Deaths during magic shows. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 233: Three Stings

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 24:16

Send us a textThe Portland Pickles.Yellow jackets. Fire. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 232: Hi-Monster

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 23:23

Send us a textSummerween.Yotsuya Kaidan. 四谷怪談Sweat. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 231: Advice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 25:44

Send us a textSummer.William Tell. German. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 230: Carrots

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 22:47

Send us a textNextdoor.Carrots. Russ not staying on topic. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 229: Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 26:01

Send us a textLauren's back!Death. Human composting. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 228

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 10:02

Send us a texthttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenhudgins.bsky.social/post/3lszr2udc7c2h shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

Episode 227: Holding Hands

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 27:11

Send us a textLauren got married!Weddings. More talk of death. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 226: Every Lunchtime

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 25:38

Send us a textDeath.Cloacae.Snakes.Chaos. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 225: Russ Solo Special

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 8:49

Send us a textMostly poems about mindfulness. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 224: Stork Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 26:16

Send us a textStorks."The Storks" by Hans Christian Andersen.Birth myths.Migration (again).Birds aren't real. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 223: Weird Bird

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 21:17

Send us a textWeird birds.Ducks.Mallards.Mallard hybrids.Migration.Birds aren't real. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 222: Somethin' New

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 20:52

Send us a textDumb inventions.HeadOn.Apply directly to the forehead.Bicycles. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 221: Don the Dragon's Birthday

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 21:02

Send us a textBirthdays.Dragons.Names.England. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 220: My Robot

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 24:20

Send us a textChatGPT.Magical thinking.Delusions.Nextdoor. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 219: Nope

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 29:23

Send us a textCantaloupe.Food poisoning.Listeria.Muskmelon.Listeria. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 218: Poison-Tester

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 22:46

Send us a textPoison tasting.Crappy jobs.Wild Animus. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 217: Ice Cream Stop

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 25:13

Send us a textIce cream.Gelato. Sorbet. Soft serve.ソフトクリーム.It's only ice cream. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 216: Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 23:14

Send us a textPee.Pee-pee. Piss.It's only piss. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 215: Big Eating Contest

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 22:22

Send us a textCompetitive eating.Competitive eating fatalities. Takeru Kobayashi.Joey Chestnut. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 214: Tell Me

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 23:33

Send us a textThe World's Worst Poet.The World's Worst Macbeth. William McGonagall.It's just William McGonagall. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 213: Allison Beals and Her 25 Eels

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 24:59

Send us a textEels.Eels. Eels.It's just eels. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 212: Strange Restaurant

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 25:37

Send us a textRestaurants.Breastaurants. Vegas.Heart attacks. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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Episode 211: Keep-Out House

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 25:08

Send us a textBorders.ICE. Visas.Workaway. shelwereadapoem@gmail.com@ShelWeRead

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