1545 Episodes

  1. 1065: First of March by Stacie Cassarino

    Published: 3/1/2024

  2. 1064: Dry Spell by Lisa Sewell

    Published: 2/29/2024

  3. 1063: Love Poem by Sophie Cabot Black

    Published: 2/28/2024

  4. 1062: A Response to the Misguided Student by Wesley Rothman

    Published: 2/27/2024

  5. 1061: Mirror, Mirror by Tom Healy

    Published: 2/26/2024

  6. [encore] 996: Portable Paradise

    Published: 2/23/2024

  7. [encore] 1008: Kinds of Silence

    Published: 2/22/2024

  8. [encore] 923: A Funeral Ending with Beyoncé

    Published: 2/21/2024

  9. [encore] 990: Feeding the Koi

    Published: 2/20/2024

  10. [encore] 929: this is a library

    Published: 2/19/2024

  11. [encore] 966: Love Poem, with Birds

    Published: 2/16/2024

  12. [encore] 955: Love Sits by My Father

    Published: 2/15/2024

  13. [encore] 807: Short Essay on Love

    Published: 2/14/2024

  14. [encore] 1003: Without Name

    Published: 2/13/2024

  15. [encore] 917: Love and the Deli Counter

    Published: 2/12/2024

  16. 1060: Perhaps

    Published: 2/9/2024

  17. 1059: Love and the Moon

    Published: 2/8/2024

  18. 1058: The Dangers of Contemplation

    Published: 2/7/2024

  19. 1057: Facebook Status

    Published: 2/6/2024

  20. 1056: Ghazal for Mothers & Tongues

    Published: 2/5/2024

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