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These Small Hours podcast is the direct outlet for essays written and read by Russell Cordell Staker. Here are short-form pieces of thought about life and letters, art and humanity in the small hours of living. The language and voice of this writer blend into a naturally melodic emotional depth and resonance.

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    • Nov 27, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    What Fresh Hell Is This?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 36:31


    Essay and Commentary by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Welcome To Wichita!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 5:01


    Essay written and read by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Contented With The Time, Here And Now At Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 79:22


    Some thoughts at Christmas and A Reading of Charles Dickens by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Narrative Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 50:13


    Essay "Narrative Context In Words" by Russell Cordell Staker and a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"

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    While It Is Still Good Dark--An Afterword To Whitman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 52:15


    Some thoughts and considerations by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Reading Whitman (portion-6) 1855 Leaves of Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 69:28


    Sixth portion of 1855 Edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Read by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Reading Whitman (portion-5) 1855 Leaves of Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 66:56


    Fifth portion of 1855 Edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Read by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Reading Whitman (portion-4) 1855 Leaves of Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 47:49


    Fourth portion of 1855 Edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Read by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Reading Whitman (portion-3) 1855 Leaves of Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 55:59


    Third portion of 1855 Edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Read by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Reading Whitman (portion-2) 1855 Leaves of Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 50:48


    Second portion of 1855 Edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Read by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Reading Whitman (portion-1) 1855 Leaves of Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 39:04


    First portion of 1855 Edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Read by Russell Cordell Staker 

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    Some Thoughts & A Prelude To Whitman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 23:55


    A Consideration And A Prelude To Now by Russell Cordell Staker

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    ...it doesn't matter (part ii)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 31:14


    Column Essay by Russell Cordell Staker

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    ...it doesn't matter (part i)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 20:04


    Column Essay by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Segment 6 - Afterword to Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 5:51


    Segment 6: Afterword to Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Segment 5 - Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 31:23


    Segment 5: Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Segment 4 - Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 38:20


    Segment 4: Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Segment 3 - Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 49:49


    Segment 3: Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Segment 2 - Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 40:57


    Segment 2: Reading of Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Segment 1 - Trailer & Author's Note to Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 9:49


    Trailer & Author's Note to Novella "In These Small Hours" by Russell Cordell Staker

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    A Reading of Washington Irving's The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 85:35


    Reading and Literary Discourse by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Frontier Individualism & Larry McMurtry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 60:13


    Literary Discourse by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Approaching That Naked Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 48:35


    Literary Essay & Expression by Russell Cordell Staker

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    A Fortunate Shore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 28:35


    Literary Essay & Discourse by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Worth The Trouble--A Hymn Of Sorts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 64:36


    Literary Essay by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Whate'er The Course The End Is The Renown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 103:03


    An Oratorical Essay by Russell Cordell Staker

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    The Unknown Trumpeter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 58:10


    Reading & Discourse

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    A Decent Patriot--A Consideration Of Seymour Krim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 65:19


    Reading & Discourse

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    A Reading Of Dylan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 23:35


    A Reading Of Dylan Thomas

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    Soul Coaxing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 49:24


    Essay by Russell Cordell Staker

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    English Major

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 46:45


    Essay by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Dead Reckoning

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 27:06


    Essay by Russell Cordell Staker

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    Big Pockets

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 11:49


    These Small Hours podcast is the direct outlet for essays written and read by Russell Cordell Staker.  Here are short-form pieces of thought about life and letters, art and humanity in the small hours of living.  The language and voice of this writer blend into a naturally melodic emotional depth and resonance.

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