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Burning Bright
Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.
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Episodes
Florence Nightingale and Nursing 13.05.2025 6:44
Three poet-nurses, featuring work by Marilee Pritchard, Laura Secord and Mary Hennessy. Support the show
Freud & the Mental Health Trades 06.05.2025 6:10
Turtles, poems and other coping mechanisms, featuring work by Susan Baur and Kelly DuMar. Support the show
Audubon & Birds 29.04.2025 7:25
Birds and guidance, featuring work by Anne Frydman, Gordon Grilz and Sandy Longley. Support the show
David Bergman: Interview 22.04.2025 14:27
A special episode of Burning Bright , featuring an interview with David Bergman, author of Plain Sight . Support the show
Spring Holidays 15.04.2025 8:06
Questions for God, featuring poems by James Littwin, Anastasia Vassos, Maryhelen Snyder and Wilderness Sarchild. Support the show
Fountain of Youth 08.04.2025 6:32
Three poems on aging, featuring centenarians Henry Morgenthau III, Sarah Yerkes and Jean Connor. Support the show
Marriage 01.04.2025 6:36
Routines or rites? Featuring poems by Kathy Mangan, David J. S. Pickering and Ann McGovern. Support the show
Arianna's Picks 25.03.2025 8:23
The pieces that impacted Passager intern Arianna D'Italia, featuring work by Maureen Murphy Woodcock and Nancy Jean Hill. Support the show
Spring! 18.03.2025 7:06
Three poems for the season and your spirits, featuring Penelope Scambly Schott, Rachel Heimowitz and Hunt Hawkins. Support the show
Fran Markover: Interview 11.03.2025 13:01
A special episode of Burning Bright , featuring an interview with Passager poet Fran Markover, author of Grandfather's Mandolin . Support the show
Peace Corps 05.03.2025 8:10
Humanitarian callings, featuring work by James McGrath, Dian Seidel and Terry S. Johnson. Support the show
Longfellow 25.02.2025 8:44
Geographic connections to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, featuring poems by Betty Ajemian, Marsh Muirhead and Alice Weiss. Support the show
Eva's Picks 18.02.2025 7:33
The pieces that impacted Passager intern Eva Fraser, featuring work by Kirsten Backstrom, Dori Hale and Rachel Eisler. Support the show
Valentine's Day 11.02.2025 6:33
Open hearts, featuring poems by Stefan Balan, Arthur Russell, Marda Messick and David Bergman. Support the show
Charles Dickens 04.02.2025 7:09
Dickensian upbringings, featuring work by Margo Davis, Eaton Jackson and Richard Moore. Support the show
Winifred Hughes: Interview 28.01.2025 10:40
A special episode of Burning Bright , featuring an interview with 2024 Henry Morgenthau III Prize Winner Winifred Hughes. Support the show
Editors’ Picks 21.01.2025 8:10
Passager editors discuss the pieces that left lasting impressions, featuring Virginia B. Anderson, Richard Frank Gillum and Kathy O’Fallon. Support the show
Roget’s Thesaurus 14.01.2025 7:43
Language and expression, featuring poems by Stephen Cribari, Carolyn Moore, Laura D. Weeks and Keli Osborn. Support the show
Birthday Reflections 07.01.2025 7:28
Where you’ve been and where you’re going, featuring four poems by Jean Nordhaus, David Galloway, Naomi Thiers and Jaque Reed. Support the show
Trees 17.12.2024 6:53
Beginnings, journeys, and fate, featuring poems by Maryhelen Snyder, Shirley Windward and Gilbert Arzola. Support the show
Dogs 10.12.2024 6:02
Companionship, featuring excerpts and poems by Andrew Brown, Gary McClain Gannaway and R. A. Stewart. Support the show
The Village of New Ghosts 03.12.2024 5:29
A peek inside Passager’s newest title, featuring poems by Morgenthau Poetry Prize Winner Winifred Hughes. Support the show
Gratitude 26.11.2024 7:27
For moments big and small, featuring poems by Wilderness Sarchild, Sandy Longley, Michael Miller and James K. Zimmerman. Support the show
Exploding Whale Day 19.11.2024 7:05
Commemorating an unusual anniversary with three poems by Oregonians Catherine McGuire, Henry Hughes and Kelly Sievers. Support the show
Veterans Day 12.11.2024 7:02
The personal impacts of war, featuring poems by Judith Slater, Winifred Hughes, James McGrath and Michael Miller. Support the show
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