Podcasts about poems

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Today, we welcome back a frequent guest on Christmas Past. Thomas Ruys Smith is a professor of American literature and culture at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. He's also a frequent guest on Christmas Past and the author of several books about Christmas history and literature. His latest is Searching for Santa Claus: An Anthology of the Poems, Stories, and Illustrations that Shaped a Global Icon. Music in this Episode"Jazz Christmas Music" — Pulsebox, via PixabayOrder your copy today! Of Christmases Long, Long AgoConnect with Me Links to all the things https://christmaspastpodcast.com/links Email: christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com BooksOf Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It's Christmas as you've never seen it before, and it makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life. Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions (2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books)

Recorded live at the Whitby Hotel, Zibby interviews renowned, #1 New York Times bestselling poet Kate Baer about her latest work, a raw, luminous, and urgent collection titled HOW ABOUT NOW. Kate opens up about the health crisis that reshaped her life and work, her evolving relationship with her body, and the lingering impact of past trauma. She also talks candidly about motherhood, marriage, anxiety, and the strange intimacy of writing poems that expose so much and still leave room for humor and tenderness.Share, rate, & review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens!** Follow @totallybookedwithzibby on Instagram for listening guides and more. **(Music by Morning Moon Music. Sound editing by TexturesSound. To inquire about advertising, please contact allie.gallo@acast.com.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Annual Poetry Evening. Erin Robinsong, Sarah Selecky, Michael Stone read from their favourite poems. A wonderful evening of words to support practice. Recorded Nov. 30, 2010. Image of Waves & Water: A Collection of Poems by Michael Stone. Photo by Andréa de Keijzer. The Awake in the World podcast is brought to you by the generosity of our amazing Patreon supporters, making it possible for us to keep Michael's archive of teachings available to the public. To become a patron, visit: patreon.com/michaelstone.

Leaders carry the weight of more than their current roles.We receive messages from the generations before us about our worth, work, and belonging that shape how we show up–for better or worse. This is just as true in our working lives as it is in our families.If we want to change the narratives, we have to become aware of the legacy burdens–personal, familial, cultural, systemic–that have been passed down to us and choose to transform those burdens into opportunities for healing, growth, and leadership that alters the course of our teams and organizations for the better.When we can name what we've absorbed–what doesn't belong to our personal story but to those who came before us–we create space for healing and release. And from that place, we can hold onto our hope, lead with integrity, and stay grounded in what truly matters.My guest today is a dear colleague and friend who is here to talk with me about the impact of generational messaging on our leadership, and how we can begin to dismantle these narratives for ourselves and in our organizations.Crystal R. Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Lead IFS-I Trainer who passionately spreads the healing essence of the IFS model worldwide. Known for her embodied compassion, relatability, and heart-led approach to her work, Crystal has personally experienced the transformative power of the IFS model in her own healing journey. This profound experience fuels Crystal's dedication to creating safe spaces for marginalized communities, particularly Black women and women of color, to feel connected, seen, heard, and valued as they embark on their healing journeys individually and collectively. Crystal is fervently committed to teaching the model in a way that illuminates and speaks to BIPOC communities, ensuring its adaptability, accessibility, and relevance to diverse populations.Listen to the full episode to hear:How legacy burdens are passed through families and cultures as messages of survivalHow Crystal reckons with cultural burdens by choosing to show up imperfectly and with vulnerabilitySelf-reflection questions to help you identify and consider legacy burdensHow belonging and shame show up when working with legacy burdensHow Crystal is shifting workplace narratives for her teams and in her trainingsLearn more about Crystal Jones:Life Source Counseling CenterLearn more about Rebecca:rebeccaching.comWork With RebeccaThe Unburdened Leader on SubstackSign up for the weekly Unburdened Leader EmailResources:EP 139: Bad Bosses Aren't Born, They're Made: Breaking Toxic Leadership Cycles with Mita MallickEP 102: Toxic Leadership: The True Cost of Workplace Trauma with Mita MallickBlack Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human, Cole Arthur Riley Alex IsleyOrange Is the New Black

Today I am deeply honored to spend time with poet, activist, and scholar Jamaica Osorio. Shortly after October 7, 2023, she began to write a series of astonishing poems about the war in Gaza and the genocide. Osorio graces us with readings of some of those poems, and engages in a rich, complex, and deeply moving discussion of what went into their composition. Throughout, we talk about the power of poetry to suspend time and allow us the space to contemplate the impossible.  We talk about the nature of not knowing, of the inexpressible, and the ways certain poems can give us the strength, energy, and commitment to persist in working for the liberation of all peoples, even when dwelling in grief.Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine artist / activist / scholar / storyteller born and raised in Pālolo Valley to parents Jonathan and Mary Osorio. Jamaica earned her PhD in English (Hawaiian literature) in 2018 from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Currently, Jamaica is an Associate Professor of Indigenous and Native Hawaiian Politics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. In 2020 her poetry and activism were the subject of an award-winning film, This is the Way we Rise which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2021.  In 2022 she was a lead artist and Co-writer of the revolutionary VR Documentary, On the Morning You Wake (To the end of the world),  that premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2022 and won the XR experience Jury award at SXSW 2022. She is a proud past Kaiāpuni student, Ford Dissertation (2017) and Post Doctoral (2022) Fellow, and a graduate of Kamehameha, Stanford University (BA) and New York University (MA). She is the author of the award winning book Remembering our Intimacies: Moʻolelo, Aloha ʻĀina, and Ea which was published in 2021 by The University of Minnesota Press. She believes in the power of aloha ʻāina and collective action to pursue liberatory, decolonial, and abolitionist futures of abundance.

When Tracy K. Smith served as Poet Laureate of the United States, she used her platform to bring people together. In 2018, she traveled the country for a series called American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities. At these events, she encouraged people to share their thoughts, regardless of their background. While Tracy’s two terms as poet laureate ended in 2019, she is still using poetry to build connections. Her new book is Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times. GUEST: Tracy K. Smith: Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard. She served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019. Her 2011 collection Life on Mars won the Pulitzer Prize. Her latest book is Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times. You can find both of the poems Tracy reads on this episode, "Everybody's Autobiography" and "Charity," online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Megan Willome reads her poem "St. Michael, rooster," and Constance Clark reads her poems "A Galaxy by the Pond" and "The Garden."Megan Willome is the author, most recently, of a poetry collection titled Love & other Mysteries. Her work has also appeared at Every Day Poems, Solum Journal, The Way Back to Ourselves, and The Windhover. Her day is incomplete without poetry, tea, and a walk in the dark.Constance Clark is a writer and retired teacher from central NJ. Her poems have appeared in Litbreak Magazine, Heavy Feather Review, Kosmos, anthologies, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a collection of poems focused on the notice of nature and the concept of Japan's 72 microseasons.

After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter's chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and depth of the subjects he and his experts have tackled. In this second of his choices, we hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss one of his favourite poets.Their topic is Thomas Hardy (1840 -1928) and his commitment to poetry, which he prized far above his novels. In the 1890s, once he had earned enough from his fiction, Hardy stopped writing novels altogether and returned to the poetry he had largely put aside since his twenties. He hoped that he might be ranked one day alongside Shelley and Byron, worthy of inclusion in a collection such as Palgrave's Golden Treasury which had inspired him. Hardy kept writing poems for the rest of his life, in different styles and metres, and he explored genres from nature, to war, to epic. Among his best known are what he called his Poems of 1912 to 13, responding to his grief at the death of his first wife, Emma (1840 -1912), who he credited as the one who had made it possible for him to leave his work as an architect's clerk and to write the novels that made him famous.WithMark Ford Poet, and Professor of English and American Literature, University College London.Jane Thomas Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Hull and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of LeedsAndTim Armstrong Professor of Modern English and American Literature at Royal Holloway, University of LondonProducer: Simon TillotsonSpanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Melvyn Bragg and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world

Enjoy these two fun poems from T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.  Rum Tum Tugger and Old Gumbie. An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 10 minutes)   If you are enjoying this podcast you can rate and write a review here   Be sure and check out some terrific resources for raising kids who LOVE to read by  signing up for my newsletter at www.journeywithstory.com If your little listener wants to ask us a question or send us a drawing inspired by one of our episodes, send it to us at instagram@journeywithstory.  Or you can contact us at www.journeywithstory.com.  We love to hear from our listeners. If you enjoy our podcast, you can rate, review, and subscribe at here Did you know Kathleen is also a children's picture book author, you can find out more about her books at www.kathleenpelley.com    

In this our second episode discussing work from poet Eli Karren, we're shifting timelines, story lines, wine time, and coffee time. We welcome special guest, Tobi Kassim, as part of the podcast team for the day. (We'll be “sprinkling” special guests throughout the upcoming season!)   We dig into Eli's richly detailed poem “Franchise Reboot” which nods to David Lynch's nineties TV phenom, Twin Peaks, along with the Museum of Popular Culture, Ikea furniture, Matthea Harvey's poem “The Future of Terror,” and Wandavision, among other touchstones.   The team questions some of the advice we've received on what should or should not be included in poems: dreams, color lists, center justification, cicadas. It's an airing of pet peeves, Slushies. And then we decide to get over ourselves. Tune in with a slice of cherry pie. As always, thanks for listening.   At the table: Tobi Kassim, Kathleen Volk Miller, Marion Wrenn, Lisa Zerkle, and Lillie Volpe (Sound Engineer)    @eli.james.karren on Instagram  Eli Karren is a poet and educator based in Austin, TX. His work can be found in the swamp pink, At Length, Palette Poetry, and the Harvard Review.   Franchise Reboot     We sat at the diner in Snoqualmie  quoting lines back and forth to each other. Saying what we could remember,  without fidelity, without  choosing a character or a scene.  We got the coffee, the cherry pie,  took pictures with a piece of wood  that the waitress passed across the bar,  cradling it like a newborn.    Earlier, we had gone to the waterfall,  and I confessed that I had been falling in love with a coworker.  Or rather, that it felt that way.  Melodramatic. Full of will they  won't they tension. You said, expertly, that that  was probably the only exciting thing about it.  That not everything in life  has to be a soap opera.    Later that night, when you went off  to chaperone a high school dance I saw a movie  about a woman who fucks a car.   Outside the theater, some guys smoked cigarettes and wondered aloud if originality was dead.  I told them that the only glimmer of the original is the terroir,  the local language, the dialect and vernacular.  All the shit you suppress when you move away from your childhood home. The things  you pay a therapist to excise from you in a room comprised only  of Ikea furniture.        On the long Uber back to your house I thought about the future of nostalgia, the car careening through downtown Seattle, past the Shawn Kemp Cannabis shop,  and the Museum of Pop Culture,  which held a laser light show on its lawn.    The whole drive I had the words  tangled in my brain and was trying to recite  Matthea Harvey's “The Future of Terror.”  I remembered only the generalissimo's glands  and the scampering, the faint sounds of its recitation humming below the car's looping advertisements  for Wandavision. In my head  the possibility of infinite worlds thrummed.   Once, at a farmers market,  I watched an elderly man wander through the stands,  past the kids playing with pinwheels and eating ice cream,  a VR headset strapped  to his face, his hat in his hand, the muffled sound of tears in his vicinity. I always wondered what he had seen.  What reduced him to tears on a May afternoon,  his hands splayed forward, a little drunk with sun  and regret, reaching out  towards something.   III.   This, I tend to gussy up at parties.  A lie I tell myself because I want  to believe in true love. As I say  in the diner the owls are not  what they seem. But at what point  does the false supercede the real?    When you came home, I was crying  on the couch, rewatching  its rejection of closure. Its protagonist catatonic  for sixteen hours, a walking  talking middle finger.  Just so we can have this moment  where he says the line  and has the suit and we hear the famous song  and are embraced again.  Seeing you, seeing old friends this is how I always feel.    Reminded of this pond deep in the woods. Somewhere I went to only once  but keep returning to  in dreams.  I remember how we hiked  an hour out and slipped below the water as the sun began to set. In the dream, sometimes  there is an island. Sometimes  we swim to its surface.  Sometimes the moon arises, its gravity pulling us deeper out above the blackness where the shale slips to the bottom. I'm never sure if it is when I sink into the water or exit  that I become someone else. Wake always with a lyric  on my lips. This  is the me I've missed.    The one that survives the factory reset, the franchise reboot. The one I dreamt of every morning when closure was something to be evaded, treated  like the cars in a Frogger game.  But not here, with you,  halfway across the country. If I grasp gently,  I can take the headset from my eyes.  I can almost see  where the red curtains part and the sycamores begin. 

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Lisa and I share and discuss several beautiful poems she wrote on the occasion of the season's first snow. I consider what conservatives are supposed to not do, explore the promises of the Messiah in the second half of Isaiah and consider the wisdom of humility in our knowing.

In this episode of The Table of Content, Michael and Albert review two fall poems recorded by WAOB® Audio Theatre. One is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. The second is "Gold Leaves" by G.K. Chesterton. The guys take a deeper look at how autumn is closely related to our lives and how we should consider God during this particular season of life. Listen to "The Road Not Taken": https://youtu.be/Qxd4qe_zHlk Listen to "Gold Leaves": https://youtu.be/OFDrOvrzZ1M

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"Are You Okay being the only one? My favorite downstate teller asks, holding photos of the lonely U.P. camper and noting my nervousness." Sponsored by Modern History Press, Moravian Sons Distillery, Doc Chavent At the age of sixty, Suzanne Sunshower moved into an ancient hunt camp trailer that no one had attempted to live in year-around before, which she named Bear Shack, in a remote area of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This poetic collection is her story of adventure and adjustment. Listen for a chance to win a signed copy of Still Wild. Copyright (c) Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.

Hey guys, I hope you all had a wonderful Spooky Season as we at IYHGYHE did! I have been working on a number of books including the 2027 Practical Distillers Almanac and have become quite taken with writing fairytales and poems expressing the Majik of this place where I live. I decided to narrate a few of these for you this evening. To be quite honest this is by far my most personal episode to date and I think represents the purist expression of my thoughts as of yet to be represented to the public.We all have limits and boundaries to overcome in life and I think I may have found a way to overcome mine and bring the various disperate pieces together into a cohesive whole in coming years. I do hope you will enjoy them and please, please share them. They will all see some published form in the near future. Here you will hear a folk tale about a hidden fountain that produces ardent spirits with the help of a Clurichon. Folk Majik I leaned from my grandparents. A poem about a folk distiller on the edge of town. How the highway meets the sky in the Black Forest, and my personal favorite, Felix, the maybe friendly feral, feline, familiar!A huge thank you to my friend Stephen Smith for inspiring me to pursue this path. 1. The Forbidden Kind2. A Step At A Time3. Where The Highway Meets The Sky4. The Sovereign Man5. Felix; the maybe friendly, feral, feline, familiar. Keep an eye on The Alchemist Cabinet in the coming days for an order link for the brand new 2025 Practical Distillers and Alchemists Almanac!!!

651. This week we talk to Skye Jackson about her poetry. Skye was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She writes about love, femininity and the challenges of navigating our modern world as a young Black woman. Her work has appeared in Palette Poetry, The Southern Review, RHINO, RATTLE and elsewhere. She is the author of the chapbook A Faster Grave (2019) and her debut collection of poetry, Libre, which was recently published by Regalo Press and distributed nationally by Simon & Schuster. Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today! This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Eloise Bibb. Poems. "Eliza, in Uncle Tom's Cabin."  HER MARRIAGE. See! the moon is smiling Down her brightest beams, And the leaflets sleeping, Whisper in their dreams; Hear the merry music, And the peoples' lays, Hear the happy voices Joining in the plays.     There in old Kentucky, On a summer's night, Stands a quadroon maiden, Clothed in robes of white; On her raven ringlets, Orange blossoms sleep, O'er her slender figure, Bridal vestments sweep.     There we see her mistress, Smiling now with pride, On her handsome fav'rite, Whom she sees a bride. There is much rejoicing O'er Eliza's match; Misses Shelby fancies George is a good “catch.”     So the banjo's sounding, And the people sing, Hear them gayly dancing, To the fiddle's ring. But the dawn is breaking, Guests must now disperse; Quick the bow is silent, Ere the sunlight bursts. This week in Louisiana history. November 8, 1893. First LSU v. Tulane football game (held in N.O.). This week in New Orleans history. Born in New Orleans on November 8, 1876, Arthur Joseph O'Keefe, Sr., was the 48th mayor of New Orleans. A graduate of St. Aloysius High School, he operated his own coffee import company. Before becoming mayor, O'Keefe was a prominent member of the Regular Democratic Organization, the political machine that had dominated New Orleans for decades. This week in Louisiana. The City of Kenner's 4th Annual Food Truck Festival Sunday, November 16, 2025 11:00 am - 7:00 pm hkenner.la.us/384/Kenner-Food-Truck-Festival-2025 List of Vendors Kenner's Laketown (by the Kenner Boat launch) from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Admission is free. Live musical performances by Amber Drive, The Wiseguys, Rock Show Nola, and Timothy Wayne. Experience Arts & craft vendors, a kids' activity zone, and the delicious cuisine of over 30 local food trucks! Stay tuned for more updates. Postcards from Louisiana. Delfeyo Marsalis. Snug Harbor.  Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

Matthew McConaughey has told stories that make us laugh, think and feel. But in this conversation with Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner, the actor and author of Poems & Prayers shares the one story that matters most — the one behind finding your own voice.  McConaughey visited Bentonville in early October to record a special episode of The Huddle to unpack how great stories connect us all. From growing up as the youngest at a table of big personalities to finding his own rhythm on screen, McConaughey shares what he's learned about timing, patience and learning to speak from the heart.  

Brittany Deininger reads her poems "The Seed Collectors," "Sarah's Dream," and "Rebirth Motif."Brittany Deininger is a poet, feminist theologian, and educator. She received an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and an MATC from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. Her work has appeared in On Being, EcoTheo Review, The Ekphrastic Review, Metphrastics, Pensive and elsewhere. She lives in New York.

In this episode Miles is joined by Anne Rowe (University of Chichester/Kingston), Rachel Hirschler (Kinston University) and Rosanna Hilyard (Chatto & Windus) to celebrate the publication of 'Poems from An Attic: Selected Poems 1936-1995', published today by Chatto and Windus. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/470920/poems-from-an-attic-by-murdoch-iris/9781784746124 ANNE ROWE is Visiting Professor at the University of Chichester and Emeritus Research Fellow with the Iris Murdoch Archive Project at Kingston University. She has published widely on Iris Murdoch, including The Visual Arts and the Novels of Iris Murdoch (2002), Iris Murdoch in the Writers and Their Work series (2019) and most recently is Co-Editor of Poems from an Attic: Selected Poems 1936-1995 by Iris Murdoch (2025). Rachel Hirschler works at the Kingston University archives and is lead transcriber for Murdoch's poetry and much else besides. Rosanna Hilyard is Assistant Editor at Chatto and Windus, and has been shepherding Poems from an Attic to publication. Her fiction and non-fiction has appeared in The Isis Magazine, The Northern Echo, and several anthologies including Tactical Reading, Adrift and Outside Of Me.

Our words often fall short in conveying the depth of our feelings for those we hold dear, especially when we navigate the realms of grief and loss. Yet, like poetry, language can offer solace, ignite hope, and spark inspiration even in the wake of a loved one's passing, whether recent or years gone by.Today, you'll be immersed in a collection of poignant poems that gently cradle the themes of death, grief, and loss. And should it enhance the warmth and solace of these verses, imagine the voice reciting them as that of your beloved, whispering wisdom from beyond.May these verses embrace you in calmness and soothe your soul.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/find-your-daily-calm/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What do poets and humorists have in common? For Caylin Capra-Thomas, whose writing is sure to make you laugh, both pay close attention to life's idiosyncrasies in the search for truth. In this episode, she also tells Jared about her experience getting a PhD in creative writing for an advantage in the academic job market (it worked: she's a professor!), conquering the comprehensive exam, and key differences between the PhD and the MFA.Caylin Capra-Thomas is the author of a poetry collection, Iguana Iguana, and her poetry and essays have appeared widely, including in Georgia Review, Pleiades, Longreads, 32 Poems, New England Review, and elsewhere. Her scholarship has appeared in the T.S. Eliot Studies Annual. The recipient of fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center and the Sewanee Writers Conference, she earned an MFA in creative writing (poetry) from the University of Montana, and a PhD in English and creative writing (nonfiction) from the University of Missouri in Columbia. She now teaches English and creative writing at Stephens College. Find her at caylincaprathomas.com.MFA Writers is hosted by Jared McCormack and produced by Jared McCormack and Hanamori Skoblow. New episodes are released every two weeks. You can find more MFA Writers at MFAwriters.com.BE PART OF THE SHOWDonate to the show at Buy Me a Coffee.Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.Submit an episode request. If there's a program you'd like to learn more about, contact us and we'll do our very best to find a guest who can speak to their experience.Apply to be a guest on the show by filling out our application.STAY CONNECTEDTwitter: @MFAwriterspodInstagram: @MFAwriterspodcastFacebook: MFA WritersEmail: mfawriterspodcast@gmail.com

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one newsletter to produce an audio version, than this shall be what happens. As in, this a stand-alone audio edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a newsletter produced by Town Crier Productions with information about growth, development, government, and the occasional attempt at humor. I'm Sean Tubbs, encouraging readers to become listeners, listeners to become readers, and glad you're here either way.On this edition of the program:* The Virginia Senate follows the Virginia House of Delegates in advancing a Constitutional amendment to allow for a one-time redrawing of Congressional districts (House story) (Senate story below)* A preview of two readings coming up this month from the poet and author MaKshya Tolbert (story below)* Charlottesville design panel approves design for fence at Downtown Mall business, though Council must approve special exception (read the story)* Work continues to prepare candidate projects for VDOT's next Smart Scale Round (read the story)* Greene Supervisors briefed on innovation corridor planning (read the story)* Council signs off on revenue-sharing application for sidewalk in Meadows neighborhood (learn more)Charlottesville Community Engagement is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.First shout-out: Westwind FlowersFall is in full bloom at Westwind Flowers! With the crisp autumn air settling in, they're celebrating the season with fresh, local blooms perfect for every occasion.And as the holidays approach, let Westwind Flowers bring local beauty to your celebrations. Dress up your Thanksgiving table with seasonal blooms, gift your host or hostess with a gorgeous indoor plant, or join us for one of our Holiday Wreath Workshops on November 29th or December 6th. Create your own festive wreath, from the base to the finishing touch, with expert guidance and fresh, locally grown greenery.Westwind Flowers offers sustainably grown, thoughtfully curated cut flowers, perfectly suited to the season and the special moments in your life. They believe the blooms in your vase should be just as fresh, and just as local, as the food on your table. Visit their website to learn more!Virginia Senate passes first reference of Constitutional amendment to allow mid-Census redistrictingThe Virginia General Assembly has taken the first step towards amending the state constitution in order to allow for a one-time redrawing of Congressional boundaries to counter similar moves being made elsewhere.Democrats hold the majority in both the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate, and Republicans in both chambers objected to the process, arguing there was not sufficient notice to voters and that at least a million people have already cast their ballots in early voting. A lawsuit has been filed and the first hearing is on November 5, a day after the election.Article XII of the Virginia Constitution describes how that document can be changed. Section 1 explains that both houses of the General Assembly must first adopt a resolution. Then an election has to take place in the House of Delegates. Then the General Assembly has to vote on the resolution a second time before it goes to the voters in a referendum.Amendments to the Virginia Constitution are fairly common with the last one approved by voters in 2024. Over 92 percent of the electorate approved a proposal to extend tax exemptions to spouses of soldiers killed in the line of duty.In 2020, two-thirds of the electorate voted to establish an eight member Virginia Redistricting Commission which would take over the process of establishing legislative districts from the General Assembly.In the final week of October 2025, Republicans argued in committee meetings and from the House and Senate floor that this amendment counters the will of the people. Democrats argued the step is necessary to counter a presidency that is acting beyond its power by asking other states to change their rules.This story covers the Virginia Senate debate on October 31.For more background, go back and read these two stories:* Virginia General Assembly has begun consideration of Congressional redistricting during special session, October 29, 2025* Constitutional amendment for Virginia redistricting passes House, awaits action in Senate, October 31, 2025The Senate took up House Joint Resolution 6007 the Friday morning of Halloween. The day before, the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee approved the amendment on an 8 to 6 vote.Before the full debate, there were three requests to amend the resolution including one from Senator Christoper Head that would have required the mid-Census boundary change to go through the Virginia Redistricting Commission. Those failed on partisan lines, and three Republican members were not present.A long debate over the resolution kicked off when Senator Aaron Rouse (D-22) made a motion for its adoption. He said the amendment would give Virginians a chance to weigh in with their vote on whether the lines should be redrawn.“We do see evidence that the system is being rigged by a wannabee dictator out of Washington,” Rouse said. “During this Republican shutdown we've seen this dictator be enabled by a coequal but separate branch of government. Virginians may have something to say about that.”Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-16) was one of the patrons for the Constitutional amendment that set up the Virginia Redistricting Commission. He said Republican claims that the amendment would eliminate the body are false.“That's not what this is and that's not what we're doing,” VanValkenburg said. “Today we are taking a truly proportional response to an extreme situation. The current outbreak of opportunistic mid-decade redistricting means that we are in a truly unprecedented, Constitutional norm breaking time.”Senator Glen Sturtevant (R-12) said the resolution is a betrayal of voters in part because over a million people had already voted.“That's not reform, that's reversal,” Sturtevant said. “It's not transparency, it's a power grab. It's been rushed. It's been secretive. And it is purposely timed to avoid accountability in this election.”Senator J.D. “Danny” Diggs (R-24) said the Constitution is intended to be updated every ten years to accommodate for population shifts.“This amendment is being proposed not to protect our citizens or to make our government better,” Diggs said. “This amendment is about increasing the political power of the Democrat party. It has an expiration date so that if the political winds change, the Republican party can't do the same thing in a few years.”Senator Luther Cifers (R-10), elected earlier this in a special election to replace John McGuire, took issue with Democrats advancing the process in late October, over a month after early voting had begun. Some voters might have changed vote if they had known the General Assembly would take this action.“It appears to be well-established that the intent of the intervening election in the Constitutional amendment process is so that voters can respond at the ballot box between the two passages of an amending resolution,” Cifers said.Senator Christie New Craig (R-19) said the resolution is intended to advance national interests rather than those of Virginia's.“The timing of H.J. 6007, positioned as an urgent matter, was not authored based on constituent demands,” New Craig said. “It was authored based on instructions from national leadership.”Senator Mark Peake (R-22) echoed comments made by Delegate Lee Ware (R-72) during debate in the House of Delegates.“Texas embarking on a mid-decade redistricting was probably not a good idea but because they have embarked on that endeavor doesn't mean we have to engage in the endeavor,” Peake said.One argument made by Republicans is that the resolution does not pass legal muster because it doesn't follow language in state code that requires court clerks to post a public notice of a pending Constitutional amendment 90 days before an election. Senator Head said that has not been followed.“There's no way we can do this,” Head said. “I mean you can do this today. You're going to do this today. We know that you're going to do this today. It's going to get the 21 votes. You're going to pass it because you're not paying attention to what people are screaming about out there or any of the arguments that are valid that any of us are going to have made.”Senator Mamie Locke (D-23) said Republicans making arguments about her party taking national direction were hypocritical and they would be doing something similar if they controlled the General Assembly.“Be assured if the proverbial shoe was on the other foot, a directive from D.C. to the Governor would have been adhered to, quick, fast, and in a hurry to undo the Constitutional amendment in Virginia mid-stream and not one of you would be talking about the sanctity of the bipartisan redistricting commission or the needs of the voters or respect for the will of the people,” Locke said.Locke said the federal government has been transformed by executive orders from the White House which have been followed by Virginia's executive branch.Senator Barbara Favola (D-40) called the resolution one of hope that would give Virginia voters another opportunity to weigh in on a presidency that is bending the rules of the U.S. Constitution.“That's what this is,” Favola said. “We're not redrawing anything today. We're not doing anything magical. We're saying to voters, if this goes through the process we've laid out, and we've explained that multiple times, should the Constitutional amendment go to the voters, they will have the final say. We are in no way undermining the principles that all of us have stood for.”Senator Scott Surovell (D-34) said the resolution is necessary to combat an unprecedented attempt to change Congressional boundaries to keep Republicans in power no matter what.“This is a coordinated national strategy to grab power,” Surovell said. “The fundamental power problem that we are giving ourselves the option to address is that Virginia cannot fight with one hand tied behind its back.”Surovell said a mid-census redistricting is not ideal but is necessary to have as an option as more Republican-controlled states adjust their boundaries.“What do you do when one side refuses to play by the rules?” Surovell asked. “Do you maintain principles and accept defeat? Or do you recognize that preserving democracy sometimes requires tools you find distasteful to prevent permanent entrenchment of minority rule? We owe it to our constituents to have this conversation. We owe it to democracy to consider all of the options.”Soon after, the resolution was adopted 21 to 16. The Senate adjourned about an hour later.Now what? There's an election on Tuesday. There's always something to pay attention to.MaKshya Tolbert reads two poems from Shade is a PlaceThere are more stories about the mechanics of government coming up later in this edition of the program. But first, let's take a quick break to hear a poem from MaKshya Tolbert. They're the 2025 Art in Library Spaces Artist-in-Residence at the University of Virginia as well as a former Chair of other.Tolbert has two events coming up as part of the launch of their National Poetry Series-winning debut poetry collection It's called SHADE IS A PLACE and it is on sale November 4 from Penguin BooksHere's Ways to Measure Trees, originally published in Poem-a-Day on February 11, 2025, by the Academy of American Poets.Tolbert will lead a public shade walk on the Downtown Mall at 4:45 p.m. with New City Arts on November 4 with a reception and artist talk at 6 p.m. followed by a book signing at the Welcome Gallery at 114 3rd St. NE. The shade walk begins at the Free Expression Monument. (learn more)On November 15, Tolbert will discuss SHADE IS A PLACE, in conversation with Lisa Russ Spaar, from 7:00pm-8:00pm, New Dominion Bookshop. (learn more). This is a public episode. 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In this powerful follow-up to Episode 123, Kim welcomes author and mom Ruth Walton back to share her deeply personal journey through the eight stages of grief and estrangement. With one unforgettable analogy—a glass filled with mud—Ruth paints a vivid picture of what emotional healing truly looks like when life feels messy and full. Together, she and Kim explore how letting go, writing laments, and trusting God's timing can lead to unexpected breakthroughs and renewed hope. This episode will speak to any mom who's felt buried by pain and longs to find clarity, peace, and purpose again. Don't miss the wisdom, warmth, and faith woven throughout this heartfelt conversation.Connect with Ruth Walton Here:Website: www.thepaisleyfrog.com A Parents Prayer: https://thepaisleyfrog.com/contact/Facebook Prayer Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1917433735140896/Amazon Link:  Reflections, Poems, & Prayers on Estrangement including The 8 Stages by Nadia CraneGrab Your Free Course and Motivational Book: The Parent's Repair Kit and How to Use the L.O.V.E. M.E.N.D.S. Framework https://www.midlifediscoveries.com/LOVE Visit the website at: https://www.midlifediscoveries.com/

Anne Myles reads her poem "The Woman Who Lives without Bread," and Jonathan Chibuike Ukah reads his poem "I Am Going Higher." Anne Myles is the author of Late Epistle (Headmistress Press, 2023), and her work has appeared in numerous journals. She is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Northern Iowa and holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Originally from New York, she now lives in Greensboro, NC. Learn more at annemyles.com.Jonathan Chibuike Ukah lives in the United Kingdom. His poems have been featured in Lucky Jefferson Literary Magazine, The Pierian, Propel Magazine, Atticus Review, The Journal of Undiscovered Poets, and elsewhere. He won the Alexander Pope Poetry Award in 2023. He was the Editor's Choice Prize Winner of Unleash Lit in 2024, the Second Poetry Prize Winner at the Streetlights Poetry Prize in 2024, and Winner of the Poet of the Month December-January 2025 at the Literary Shark Poetry Contest. His chapbook, A is for Anfang, is forthcoming from Island of Wak Wak.

Join host Claire Casely for a special Samhain episode of the Fairy Whispering podcast, as she chats with poet and storyteller Sally, about the magic of nature, ancient traditions, and spiritual connections. Discover Sally's new collection, *The Little Book of Solstice Poems*, inspired by the winter solstice and her adventures in the natural world. Together, they explore encounters with unseen beings, the spirits of the land, and messages from loved ones beyond. A heartfelt episode full of inspiration, reflection, and mystical wisdom—perfect for this sacred time of year.Shownotes: www.thefairywhispering.comContact the podcast / be a guest: clairefairywhisperer@gmail.comTheme music  - Forest of Butterflies by Twelve TreesEpisode music - Flowering Fields by Twelve TreesCalming Music - PixabayPhotos and ArtworkEpisode cover Art - Dancing Fairies by August Malmström - vwEzlg8fF50zZg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22264381Other art and photos by Claire CaselyTea and Biscuits photo from Pixabay

Celebrate Halloween with these two beloved poems. Someone - by Walter de la Mare The Witch of Willowyby Woods - by Rowena Bennett An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10. (duration - 10 minutes) To download this month's free coloring sheet, simply subscribe to my Patreon here, it's free! By subscribing, you not only support our mission to ignite imagination through enchanting fairy tales but also receive exclusive benefits like monthly free coloring sheets corresponding to our podcast episodes, and more! Your support means the world to us and enables us to continue creating captivating content for children everywhere. Thank you for joining us on this adventure! Be sure and check out some terrific resources for raising kids who LOVE to read by signing up for my newsletter at www.journeywithstory.com If your little listener wants to ask us a question or send us a drawing inspired by one of our episodes, send it to us at instagram@journeywithstory. Or you can contact us at www.journeywithstory.com. We love to hear from our listeners. If you enjoy our podcast, you can rate, review, and subscribe at here Did you know Kathleen is also a children's picture book author, you can find out more about her books at www.kathleenpelley.com

Canadian Spoken Word artist, Order of Ontario recipient, author, and two-time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion, Dwayne Morgan along with special guests, takes the stage for five exciting shows, November 5, 12, 19, 22, and 26. This is Morgan's first set of shows since receiving the Order of Ontario an award attributed in part to Morgan's promotion of the positive artistic contributions of African Canadian and urban influenced artists. Dwayne Morgan is a Canadian icon. His reputation as a spoken word phenomenon is respected by audiences across the country.  Shifter Magazine put the spoken word artist on its list of outstanding Black men in Canada. Morgan was inducted into the Scarborough Walk of Fame and received both the African Canadian Achievement Award, and the Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in the Arts. He has performed for Barack Obama, former Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean, shared the stage with Russell Peters, opened for Alicia Keys, recorded with Drake and performed at Super Bowl 46. PERFORMANCE DATES: Nov 5, 12, 26 Poems in the Key of Life  Tickets: https://www.dwaynemorgan.ca/events Nov 19 Back Chat.  Tickets: https://www.dwaynemorgan.ca/events Nov 22 When Brothers Speak 2025 Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/when-brothers-speak-toronto-ontario-11-22- 2025/event/1000632CD9C8371E   Want to watch: YouTUbe Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Send us a textNew stories intermingled with remastered stories and several poems read by Brian Prime. This episode is a gift to all autumnal souls who love Halloween. Please enjoy!For more information about Ritual Reverb visit https://ritualreverb.com/For more information about ESA visit https://esangp.bandcamp.com/For more information about Ginger Khan visit https://www.instagram.com/ginger_khan_/For more information about Mari Kattman visit https://marikattman.bandcamp.com/Poems:"The Haunted House" by Felicia Dorothea Hemens"Haunted Houses" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"Ghosts" by Elizabeth Jennings"The Raven" by Edgar Allan PoeVoid Signal Intro/Outro by Processor. Ambient soundtrack for this episode by Skull Cultist.Support the showVoid Signal is ad-free and powered by people. Visit https://VoidSignal.net to support Void Signal and enjoy exclusive episodes, series, and more.

S6E4: While the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are dropping lower, being indoors is looking a lot more cozy. In other words, it's the perfect season to get back to reading! Not only is autumn THE season for reading, but there are so many sub-genres that perfectly compliment the moody weather and spooky atmosphere of fall. Tune in to hear our recommendations for witchy and gothic reads, to cozy, dark academia, and just plain dark. We also spend some time reviewing lists compiled by reading platforms (GoodReads and Fable) on suggested autumnal reads. As ever, happy reading from the Hot Girls Read podcast. Titles MentionedThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaThe Secret History by Donna TartLegends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, Discworld series by Terry PratchettThe Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonThe Hexologists by Josiah BancroftThe Wisteria society for Lady Scoundrels by India HoltonWeird Woods: Tales from the Haunted Woods of Britain (A British Library short story collection)Anything by Shirley Jackson (Haunting of Hill House, We Have always lived in the Castle) Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierNinth House by Leigh BardugoAce of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioBunny by Mona AwadTemptation of Magic by Megan ScottAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryNatasha Preston booksA Study in Drowning by Ava ReidThe Ex Hex by Erin SterlingA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessWeyward by Emilia HartThe Once and Future Witches by Alix E. HarrowPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More by Arin MurphySlewfoot by Alexis HendersonPsychic Witch by Mat AurynDracula by Bram StokerThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkeinJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFollow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hotgirlsreadpodcast⁠ Check out our website: ⁠https://hotgirlsreadpodcast.com/⁠

On this episode of the BobbyCast, Bobby talks with singer-songwriter Will Anderson about love, loss, and rebuilding a life in public. Will shares why he’s putting out a book of poems written by his late wife, how he’s preserving her voice on the page, and what navigating dating again has really been like. Bobby and Will also wade into politics—their case for free education and healthcare, the idea of an age limit for the presidency, and whether Bobby would ever actually run for office. Will takes us back to the origin of his band Parachute, the early grind, the breakout, and what it would take for them to get back together. It’s an honest, thoughtful conversation about grief, purpose, creativity—and what comes next. Check out Will on TikTok HERE and Monday Music Club with Willy J HERE Get tickets to see Will, a copy of his late wife's book of poems, and more HERE Follow on Instagram: @TheBobbyCast Follow on TikTok: @TheBobbyCast Watch this Episode on YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feeling the spooky vibes of autumn? Join me as I match Edgar Allen Poe's legendary poems to every fall mood—from the cozy spooks of 'The Bells' to the gothic horror of 'The Tell-Tale Heart.' We'll not just read them but analyze why Poe's writing still haunts us today. You'll discover his mastery of atmosphere, psychological thrill, and literary craftsmanship. Get ready for an immersive journey through eerie mysteries, dark romances, and the beauty of decay!Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KpCs5qJOIwQ

Explore the history and identity of England from Saxon times to the modern day through 25 poems. Host Annabel Ross meets author Catherine Clarke in the heart of England by the River Thames to discuss her work analysing famous and not-so-well-known verse that sheds light on how a nation sees itself. A fascinating and highly relevant journey – with singing and strange herons! Catherine's book A History of England in 25 Poems is published by Allen Lane Also, the Plodcast is very proud to announce that it is media partner for the Speakies – the British Audio Awards from The Bookseller Magazine. These new awards celebrate the very best in audiobooks. The Plodcast is partnering in the non-fiction category. Find the shortlists here: www.thebookseller.com/the-british-audio-awards And now you can get in touch with the Plodcast team via: The BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast group on Facebook & BBC Countryfile Magazine's Instagram page. The BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 & 2025 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022. If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: theplodcast@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team. The Plodcast is produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. The theme tune was written and performed by Blair Dunlop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Local cowboy poet Bryce Angell brings a unique twist to the way of life in his new book “A Wrangler's Reckless Writings.”

Let's talk about the elephant in the room, and the 5 questions you MUST ask your next lover. Leonarda Minutillo is a poet, writer, teacher, mom, and speaker (even in ASL). She studied at York University in Toronto with an Honours BA with Physical Education /Psychology; B.Ed at University of Toronto; Deaf Ed at York University; and then, with an International Rotary Scholarship attended Gallaudet University in WDC, the only university in the world tailored to Deaf students. It was a dream come true. Leonarda is now making a big career shift slowly leaving the classroom and stepping into the role of writer and poet where she has not only found great healing but also a long-awaited connection to her intuition. After publishing her first poetry book, "The Day I Bought a Teddy Bear and a Vibrator", Leonarda says the whole process has been incredibly transformational. In episode 608 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what inspired Leonarda to start writing poetry and how that helped to reclaim her voice, how learning to listen to her intuition changed the trajectory of her life, how college students can channel creativity to heal from heartbreak or self-doubt, how she defines self-love in a world where people often seek validation from others, what are the 5 conscious questions to ask a potential lover so you can take care of yourself, what is the P.I.E. Principle, how studying at Gallaudet University shaped her perspective on communication and connection, how young people learn to see endings as beginnings, what role does community play in healing and self-discovery, how transitioning from teaching to writing and speaking full time taught her courage, and what advice she would give her younger self. Enjoy!

"I'll tell you everything I know. Though there might not be much to tell," confesses the speaker in Strange Hymn: Poems (U Mass Press, 2025) by Carlene Kucharczyk, in a meticulously crafted lyrical journey exploring morality and humanity. The poems here grapple with understanding physical loss: "I wanted / to know at once and definitively our animal bodies / were not all we were. It is shameful to be this fragile." They also engage with the more abstract slipping away of memory and time: "Since I was born, I have been forgetting. Forgetting what I have wanted to remember." Kucharczyk's insightful poems blur the lines between history and myth, love and grief, song and silence.Caught between lamenting the passage of time and rejoicing in small beauties, she writes, "I tell you, I wish we could stay here longer / in this hotel of lost grandeur, this palace of interesting disarray, / and stay here with these pieces of the impersonal past / that have somehow not yet outlasted their small lights." Each moment reflects on our ephemeral lives from musings on art and nature to reflections on the self, asking "Is a mirror a sort of glass house? / And, is there a way to see ourselves besides through the glass?"As readers traverse this collection, they learn how the body sings, the many iterations of Mary, what sirens truly think of Odysseus, how a Morning Glory unfurls, and lessons in orthodontics, but most importantly, how to live with absence. Kucharczyk is a master of manipulating time and space through her dynamic use of form, creating a narrative that begs, "After I'm gone, don't bury my body-- / Burn it, and turn it into song." Source: Publisher Kavya Sarathy is a Linguistics student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Marketing Intern for the University of Massachusetts Press. She is currently a political Staff Writer at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Kavya has always enjoyed reading, writing, and engaging with literature in any form, and is thrilled to be in conversation with these authors through the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this heartfelt conversation, Kim sits down with author and advocate Ruth Walton, who endured 14 years of estrangement from her son before finding peace, purpose, and faith through the journey. Ruth opens up about the painful breaking points, the role her faith played in sustaining her, and the quiet ways God met her in the waiting. From walking through the devastation of divorce to rediscovering her worth as a mother and daughter of God, Ruth's story offers both honesty and hope for moms navigating their own hard seasons. You'll also hear about her writing, ministry, and how she now leads others toward healing through prayer and reflection—without giving up on grace.Connect with Ruth Walton Here:Website: www.thepaisleyfrog.com A Parents Prayer: https://thepaisleyfrog.com/contact/Facebook Prayer Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1917433735140896/Amazon Link:  Reflections, Poems, & Prayers on Estrangement including The 8 Stages by Nadia CraneGrab Your Free Course and Motivational Book: The Parent's Repair Kit and How to Use the L.O.V.E. M.E.N.D.S. Framework https://www.midlifediscoveries.com/LOVE Visit the website at: https://www.midlifediscoveries.com/

William Doreski reads his poem "These Can't Be Real Angels," and Lauren Suchenski reads her poem "Prometheus."William Doreski lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He has taught at several colleges and universities. He has published three critical studies, including Robert Lowell's Shifting Colors. His essays, poetry, fiction, and reviews have appeared in various journals.Lauren Suchenski has a difficult relationship with punctuation. She has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and four times for The Best of the Net. Her full-length collection All You Can Measure (2022), as well as a chapbook Full of Ears and Eyes Am I (2017), is available from Finishing Line Press. Another chapbook, All Atmosphere, is also available from Selcouth Station (2022). More of her writing can be found on Instagram @lauren_suchenski.

What if your passions weren't competing but could actually make you better at each one? In this episode, Dr. Latif Murji shows us how to weave work, art, and relationships into a life that feels whole. You'll hear practical ways to avoid burnout, spark empathy, and stay connected while still doing meaningful work. If you've ever wondered how to define “enough” and create seasons for your gifts, this conversation is your playbook.Chapters00:00 – Intro & Welcome03:16 – Music and Medicine Together11:34 – Stand Up for Health26:25 – Art as Healing27:20 – Break29:35 – Parachute Thieves & Music with Purpose39:45 – Poems in Passage Project58:06 – Life Lessons to Carry Forward

Jeffrey Eisenberg and I were looking though a pair of antique doors at Austin Auction Gallery when I saw a remarkable oil painting on the wall behind them and whispered in wonder, “Ozymandias.”The auction catalog described the painting as, “Arabian horse and handler with Egyptian sphinx, signed lower right Maksymilian Novak-Zemplinski (Polish, b.1974), dated 2000.”But I knew that painting for what it was. I've loved “Ozymandias” since the 9th grade.You remember it, don't you? Bryan Cranston read that famous poem in the final episode of “Breaking Bad.” The title of the episode was “Ozymandias,” and TV Guide picked it as “the best television episode of the 21st century.” It was also the only episode of a TV show ever to achieve a perfect 10-out-of-10 rating on IMDb with over 200,000 votes, putting it at the number one spot for the most highly rated television episode ever:I met a traveller from an antique land,Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,Tell that its sculptor well those passions readWhich yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;And on the pedestal, these words appear:“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal Wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away.When I returned home from the auction, I spent a delightful 90 minutes tracking down all the bits and pieces of how that poem came to exist.It was in 1817 that Percy Bysshe Shelley and his poet friend, Horace Smith read the news that the carved head of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II had been removed from its tomb at Thebes by an Italian adventurer and that it would soon be traveling to Britain.Shelly suggested to Smith that each of them should write a poem about it and title each of their poems “Ozymandias,” the Greek name for Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II.Look at the poem as it appeared in newspaper on that day in 1818, and you will see that Percy Bysshe Shelley signed it, “Glirastes.” He did it as an inside joke intended only for his wife, Mary Shelley, who, incidentally, published her famous novel “Frankenstein” that same year.Mary often signed her letters to Percy as “your affectionate dormouse.” So Percy combined “Gliridae” (Latin for dormouse) with “Erastes” (Greek for lover) to create “Glirastes,” (meaning “lover of dormice.”)So now you know how Google's second-most-often-searched poem came to be published without anyone in London suspecting that it had been written on a bet with a friend by one of the most famous poets on earth who chose to sign it with a pseudonym as an inside joke to his wife.Did you know that I became an ad writer only because it was impossible to support myself as a poet?Now that you know that, you will not be surprised that Indy Beagle has collected Google's Top 20 Poems for you to read in the rabbit hole. Indy also found the Horace Smith version of Ozymandias, and added it at the end of the Google's Top 20 list.To enter the rabbit hole, all you have to do is click the image that appears at the top of today's Monday Morning Memo. You'll find this memo archived as “Looking Though Antique Doors,” the Monday Morning Memo for October 20th, 2025.This is the Google Top 20 List:“The Road Not...

Buckle up, today we're getting philosophical! Matthew McConaughey joins us for a vulnerable and reflective conversation that reaches far beyond the pages of his new book, Poems and Prayers. We unpack some of life’s most elusive questions—Why are we here? What does it mean to live well? McConaughey personally opens up about his evolving relationship with uncertainty, the power of reinvention, and how he learned to live in the in-between spaces—where identity shifts, purpose gets blurry, and the answers don’t come easy. This isn’t a conversation about having it all figured out. It’s about learning how to live fully, honestly, and in pursuit of something deeper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, primary care physicians Kate Rowland, Mark Ebell, and Henry Barry want to arm our primary care colleagues with the best evidence on whether acetaminophen causes autism, whether MMR causes autism, and whether leucovorin can treat autism. Gary then turns to a study of the value of continuity in primary care, and its association with better health outcomes.Links:Henry's essay on Ignaz Semelweis, handwashing, and postage stamps: https://thestampforum.boards.net/thread/13044/current-issue-volume-jul-2025 Essential Evidence Plus and POEMs: www.essentialevidenceplus.comAcetaminophen in pregnancy and autism: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38592388 Leucovorin to treat autism: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15781839, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34834493 MMR and autism, Wakefield investigation: https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347MMR and autism, Madsen's Danish study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12421889/ Value of primary care continuity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40355250And do NOT eat roadkill. Definitely.

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Comedians and podcast hosts Elena Crevello and Chelsea Davison (Podstruck: A Romcom Rewind) return to dig even deeper into the mind of Matthew McConaughey as they unpack his new poetry collection, “Poems & Prayers.” From rom-com regrets to not-so-subtle verses about sin and redemption, they revisit his “Greenlights” memoir to dissect poems about burritos, wet dreams, and porta-potty revelations. They also analyze a few poems that will have you wondering if his wife is a woman we need to check on. Plus: a guide to writing your own “McCona-poems.” Join the cookie community:  Become a member of the Patreon Where to find our Guest Hosts:  Elena Crevello & Chelsea Davison Podstruck podcast Podstruck Instagram  Podstruck TikTok  Elena's Instagram  Chelsea's Instagram Show Notes: Matthew McConaughey's Memoir Episode (with Elena and Chelsea) Ione Skye Memoir Episode (with Chelsea Davison) *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince  - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.  Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do we do when logic isn't enough? Greg sits down with Matthew McConaughey to explore poems, prayers, and the disciplined choice to believe—over cynicism, doubt, and apathy. Together they read new pieces from Poems & Prayers and unpack how language, rhythm, and ritual can metabolize suffering into meaning and forward motion. Buy the Book: Poems & Prayers by Matthew McConaughey Join Greg's weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about Greg's ⁠⁠⁠⁠books and courses⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Essentialism Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Greg on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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