1541 Episodes

  1. 902: Morning in a City

    Published: 6/19/2023

  2. 901: The Poet

    Published: 6/16/2023

  3. 900: In An Elevator with Ashbery, Crossing Stanzas, Bashfully

    Published: 6/15/2023

  4. 899: Areyto for the Shipwrecked: The Case for Spanglish

    Published: 6/14/2023

  5. 898: from THIRSTY

    Published: 6/13/2023

  6. 897: Emptying

    Published: 6/12/2023

  7. 896: Portrait of My Father With the Letter V

    Published: 6/9/2023

  8. 895: Burnt Plastic

    Published: 6/8/2023

  9. 894: Part

    Published: 6/7/2023

  10. 893: To the Friend Who Is Crying on the Phone

    Published: 6/6/2023

  11. 892: in the dormitories after dark

    Published: 6/5/2023

  12. 891: Uh Huh: Hi, Hula Tooth

    Published: 6/2/2023

  13. 890: Simulation Theory by Leigh Stein

    Published: 6/1/2023

  14. 889: Short Talk on Waterproofing by Anne Carson

    Published: 5/31/2023

  15. 888: Sorrow Is Innate in the Human

    Published: 5/30/2023

  16. 887: Where are the girls who were so beautiful? from “33”

    Published: 5/29/2023

  17. 886: Stereo

    Published: 5/26/2023

  18. 885: Dear Past and Future Metastasis,

    Published: 5/25/2023

  19. 884: He Laughed With A Laugh

    Published: 5/24/2023

  20. 883: Extreme Close-up

    Published: 5/23/2023

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