Lauren & Russ

Shel We Read a Poem?

Arts EN ↓ 281 episodes

Lauren and Russ slowly make their way through *Where the Sidewalk Ends* by Shel Silverstein. Commentary and relations to current events abound.

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Lauren & Russ

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Arts

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 230: Carrots 21.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail Nextdoor. Carrots.  Russ not staying on topic.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 229: Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda 14.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail Lauren's back! Death.  Human composting.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 228 07.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail https://bsky.app/profile/laurenhudgins.bsky.social/post/3lszr2udc7c2h   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 227: Holding Hands 30.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail Lauren got married! Weddings.  More talk of death.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 226: Every Lunchtime 23.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail Death. Cloacae. Snakes. Chaos.    shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 225: Russ Solo Special 16.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail Mostly poems about mindfulness.    shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 224: Stork Story 09.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail Storks. "The Storks" by Hans Christian Andersen. Birth myths. Migration (again). Birds aren't real.    shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 223: Weird Bird 02.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail Weird birds. Ducks. Mallards. Mallard hybrids. Migration. Birds aren't real.    shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 222: Somethin' New 26.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail Dumb inventions. HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead. Bicycles.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 221: Don the Dragon's Birthday 19.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail Birthdays. Dragons. Names. England.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 220: My Robot 12.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail ChatGPT. Magical thinking. Delusions. Nextdoor.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 219: Nope 05.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail Cantaloupe. Food poisoning. Listeria. Muskmelon. Listeria.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 218: Poison-Tester 28.04.2025

Send us Fan Mail Poison tasting. Crappy jobs. Wild Animus .   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 217: Ice Cream Stop 21.04.2025

Send us Fan Mail Ice cream. Gelato.  Sorbet.  Soft serve. ソフトクリーム. It's only ice cream.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 216: Gardener 14.04.2025

Send us Fan Mail Pee. Pee-pee.  Piss. It's only piss.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 215: Big Eating Contest 07.04.2025

Send us Fan Mail Competitive eating. Competitive eating fatalities.  Takeru Kobayashi. Joey Chestnut.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 214: Tell Me 31.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail The World's Worst Poet. The World's Worst Macbeth.  William McGonagall. It's just William McGonagall.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 213: Allison Beals and Her 25 Eels 24.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail Eels. Eels.  Eels. It's just eels.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 212: Strange Restaurant 17.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail Restaurants. Breastaurants.  Vegas. Heart attacks.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 211: Keep-Out House 10.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail Borders. ICE.  Visas. Workaway.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 210: Safe? 03.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail Safes. Anvils.  Pianos. Cartoons. Tex Avery.    shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 209: We're Out of Paint, So... 24.02.2025

Send us Fan Mail Paint. Sherwin-Williams. Egg tempera.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 208: Cereal 17.02.2025

Send us Fan Mail Cereal. Cracklin' Oat Bran. John Harvey Kellogg. Webster Edgerly.  Chex.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 207: Crystal Ball 10.02.2025

Send us Fan Mail Sleep drooling. Scrying. Witches. Fushigi.  David Bowie. Crystal balls.   shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 206: Morgan's Curse 03.02.2025

Send us Fan Mail Now Russ is sick. Mucus. Canada / US trade war. Buried treasure. New format discussion.    shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

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