The Dead Poets Society Podcast

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Take a deep dive into the inner-sanctum of some of the greatest minds in literature. The only catch? They're all dead. Every episode, host Edgar Allan Poe and his pet Raven, Usher, take a look at the life and times of a different dead poet and then invit

Kyle W. Porter


    • Mar 3, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


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    Episode #5---Dante Alighieri

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 33:44


    Poe and Usher sit down with poet, politician, and one-time pharmacist Dante Alighieri to relive Poe's old glory days only to discover that maybe they were a little too glorious (?). It's the season finale of The Dead Poets Society Podcast, starring Mark Prokes as Dante Alighieri! Be sure to check out the official website: www.deadpoetssocietypodcast.com for more exciting updates! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Auld Lang Syne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 1:23


    Didn't get what you want for Christmas AGAIN this year? Before you exchange your gift for one of even less value, check out the one-stop-shop that's a real scream!! @ www.deadpoetssocietypodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #4---Edna St. Vincent Millay

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 28:27


    Poe and Usher pour some libations out to enjoy the hooch and happiness of Edna St. Vincent Millay. They even get to meet her surprising entourage, and they're pretty sweet.... . Featuring Kate Eppers as Edna St. Vincent Millay --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #3---Ogden Nash

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 26:52


    Poe and Usher get wrapped up in the wit and puzzling intellect of the master of light verse, Ogden Nash. Just how did he craft such whimsical verses? Well, it's quiet the riddle... Starring Killarney Traynor (https://www.killarneytraynor.com) as Ogden Nash. . . www.deadpoetssocietypodcast.com Instagram: Dead_Poets_Society_Podcast Facebook: @deadpoetssocietypodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #2---Allen Ginsberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 35:19


    This time Poe and Usher sit down with the great iconoclast, Allen Gins-Quarter pound hamBERGer with cheese! (....and things get more than a little spacey). Starring Leila Toba as Allen Ginsberg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Season 4, Episode #1---Jack Kerouac

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 33:02


    In this season opener, Poe and Usher return from being out "on the road" to interview Beatnik poet, daddy-o, Jack Kerouac. Starring Terry Tamm as Jack Kerouac. Join us, won't you? www.deadpoetssocietypodcast.com Instagram: Dead_Poets_Society_Podcast Facebook: @deadpoetssocietypodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Season 4 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 1:26


    Breaking free from the jaws of death, it's Season 4 of the Dead Poets Society Podcast! This season is chock full wit and wisdom from all of your favorite poets, including: the original Dharma Bum, a poet who's a real scream, and an old friend addresses a new controversy. You'll be bored nevermore on Season 4 of the Dead Poets Society Podcast! Coming Oct. 20th! www.deadpoetssocietypodcast.com Instagram: Dead_Poets_Society_Podcast Facebook: @deadpoetssocietypodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Thou Art the Man!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 1:57


    "I will now play the Oedipus to the Rattleborough enigma. I will expound to you- as I alone can- the secret of the enginery that effected the Rattleborough miracle- the one, the true, the admitted, the undisputed, the indisputable miracle, which put a definite end to infidelity among the Rattleburghers and converted to the orthodoxy of the grandames all the carnal-minded who had ventured to be sceptical before..." Featuring Shaughn Earle as Claudio. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    The Cask of Amontillado

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 2:04


    "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that gave utterance to a threat." Featuring Mark Prokes as Ernest Hemingway. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #6---John Milton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 27:56


    Recovering from his wounded pride, Poe summons the great and "most learned of all English Poets", John Milton. (And also summons up an unexpected guest). Featuring Killarney Traynor (www.killarneytraynor.com) as John Milton. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #5---Sylvia Plath

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 29:21


    After having his window repaired by Carl Sandburg, Poe takes an intimate look at the short life and times of fellow Bostonian, Sylvia Plath. Featuring Caroline Hawthorne (Twitter @carolthecomic and Instagram: caroline_e_hawthorne) as Sylvia Plath. And guest appearance by Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #4---Shel Silverstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 32:13


    Still suffering from a broken window, Poe braces the cold to interview the one-of-a-kind children's author, illustrator, songwriter, and playwright: Shel Silverstein (well, maybe not one of a kind). Featuring Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) and Lillian Kelly as Shel Silverstein. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #3---Oscar Wilde

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 32:03


    Still recovering from his interview with Ernest Hemingway, Poe receives fashion advice from guru and master of the aesthetic Oscar Wilde and his special animal companions. Featuring Leila Toba as Oscar Wilde, with special guest appearances by Shasha "The Madness" as Svetlana, and Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) as Robert Frost. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #2---Ernest Hemingway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 30:05


    Poe comes back from the Pit of Despair to get some pearls of wisdom from tough guy author and real-life macho-macho-man: Ernest Hemingway. Featuring Mark Prokes as Ernest Hemingway. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Season 3, Episode 1---Dr. Seuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 32:52


    Poe returns from the great beyond in a big way to interview everyone's favorite children's author: Dr. Seuss. Featuring William Annand as Dr. Seuss and Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) as W. B. Yeats. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    DPSP Season 3 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 1:24


    Celebrate the 'Day of the Dead' everyday on season 3 of the Dead Poets Society Podcast! This season features a recipe from the world's most famous children's author, fashion advice from the master of the aesthetic, and words of wisdom from the most interesting American writer of the 20th Century. It's time to Spring ahead with Season 3 of the Dead Poets Society Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    The Murders in Rue Morgue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 1:18


    "The mental features discoursed of as the analytical are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis...We know of them, among other things, that they are always to their possessor, when inordinately possessed, a source of the livest enjoyment." A special announcement just in time for the holidays from Inspector Clinton Kane. Featuring: Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    The Black Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 9:53


    "For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence." Poe presents a special encore performance of "The Black Cat". Featuring Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) as Robert Frost. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #6---John Donne

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 26:51


    Poe gets deep in meditation with "Love's Deity" and "The Triple Fool" himself, John Donne. Well, maybe a little too deep? Featuring Jim Cannizzaro as John Donne. And special guest Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) as Robert Frost. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #5---Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 30:28


    Poe tries to recover from his mishap with Robert Frost and his bovine companions and is met with a sudden surprise. Featuring Madeleine Mason (www.madeleinekmason.com) as Longfellow and Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) as W. B. Yeats. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    All Hallows' Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 1:54


    "The children of the night, what sweet music they make." This Halloween special is something to really sink your teeth into. Featuring Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) as Jackula. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #4---Robert Frost

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 28:42


    Poe tries to recover after the whirlwind exit of Maya Angelou and summons to the show farmer, poet, and animal expert, Robert cold-as-ice-Frost. Featuring Jack Cappadona (www.jackcappadona.com) as Robert Frost. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #3---Maya Angelou

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 26:20


    In an effort to get more serious with the show's content, Poe and Usher welcome literary giant Oh-me-oh-my-oh-Maya Angelou to the show. Featuring Hasi Rajao (Instagram: hasi_rajao) as Maya Angelou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #2----Tupac Shakur

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 24:31


    Poe and Usher get in real deep with the rose that grew from concrete, Tupac Shakur. Featuring Shasha "The Madness" as Tupac. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Season 2, Episode 1---Ex-Wives & Lovers Speciale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 22:49


    'Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn' and in the opening episode of the new season of the Dead Poets Society Podcast, Poe discovers just how true that is. Featuring Shasha "The Madness" as Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton, Mercedes Michelle, (www.mercedesmichelle.com and Instagram is @mercedesmichelle__) as Helen Whitman, and Caroline Hawthorne (Twitter @carolthecomic and Instagram is caroline_e_hawthorne) as Nancy Richmond. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    DPSP Season 2 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 0:58


    Rising from the grave, it's season two of the Dead Poets Society Podcast. This season there's something for everyone: a literary giant, a rose that sprang up from the concrete, and a surprise guest. Expect the unexpected on season two of the Dead Poets Society Podcast. Coming this fall! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 1:06


    "Of course I shall not pretend to consider it any matter for wonder, that the extraordinary case of M. Valdemar has excited discussion." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #6---Robert Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 21:27


    Poe has a few bottles to take the sting out of Jane Austen's burn last week. Speaking of burns, Poe calls upon Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns as this week's guest. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #5---Jane Austen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 22:19


    In an effort to get more diverse writers on the show, Poe calls upon novelist Jane Austen who has just come back from holiday. *Featuring "The Shasha" as Jane Austen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #4----William Shakespeare

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 21:35


    Poe returns from his out of body experience and tries to audition for one of Shakespeare's plays. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #3---Kahlil Gibran

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 18:51


    Poe recovers from his heartache and gets himself deep into the mystical writings of Kahlil Gibran. Maybe a little too deep. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #2---Emily Dickinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 19:58


    Poe and Usher take a look at the life and times of Emily, "the girl next door", Dickinson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Episode #1---Charles Bukowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 21:00


    Poe interviews everyone's favorite mad, barfly poet, Charles Bukowski for the very first episode of the Dead Poets Society Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

    Dead Poets Society Podcast--Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 0:46


    Introducing the Dead Poets Society Podcast. Take a deep dive into the inner-sanctum of some of the greatest minds in literature. The only catch? They're all dead. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-w-porter/support

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