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 80: Surprise!, The Pirate 05.09.2022

Send us Fan Mail Kirby Dara O'Briain Well Actually Animals and their origins Souvenirs Pirates shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 79: Catching 29.08.2022

Send us Fan Mail Lauren's back! The terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad cruise. Plague ship ahoy! shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 78: The Giving Tree 22.08.2022

Send us Fan Mail Lauren's on vacation Russ has COVID The Giving Tree shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 77: Anchored, Frozen Dream 15.08.2022

Send us Fan Mail Cruises Rivers Droughts Climate Change Buses Amsterdam To-Do Anchors Dreams Adulthood Careers Hope Radiohead -- A Reminder shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 76: Unscratchable Itch, Twistable Turnable Man 08.08.2022

Send us Fan Mail Pigs Unscratchable itches Backs Shoulders Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Marina Mazepa Yoyo Sham One more project Agender fashion Old people cruises  Unscratchable Itch as performed by a bodybuilder 岑寧兒Yoyo Sham - Twistable Turnable Man with 張傑邦 官方MV Marina Mazepa on Instagram shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 75: Hurk, Arrows 01.08.2022

Send us Fan Mail Air show Fireworks Work Antiwork Childhood arrows Anthropomorphism  The Slingshot Channel shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 74: Bear In There, Play Ball 25.07.2022

Send us Fan Mail Getting over COVID MBMBAM Adult diapers Bears Moose Heatwave Sports shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 73: Standing is Stupid, Creative 18.07.2022

Send us Fan Mail COVID Symptoms Ice cream Weird food combinations Stabby potatoes shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 72: Almost Perfect, Put Something In 11.07.2022

Send us Fan Mail Independence from the British Weather Complaining "Helpers" Creating The Replacements - Unsatisfied Death in Bloom The Shel Game: Hat and Put Something In (Reprise) (by Shel Silverstein) Read by Rob Harpest shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 71: Hammock, Dinner Guest 04.07.2022

Send us Fan Mail tw - LOTS of Roe v. Wade talk. Cats Hammocks Camping "Camping" Roe v. Wade Moving to Canada Voting shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 70: Here Comes, The Sword Swallower 27.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Rosé Solstice Summertime Tomatoes Garlic Heather Holliday Sword Swallowing shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 69: Wild Strawberries, The Skin Stealer 20.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Flower girling Montana Toxic relationships Taming Shapeshifters Narcissism shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 68: What Did?, How Many, How Much 13.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Catchphrases Childish jokes The Seattle Freeze Meetup groups Bob Dylan Extremely Shy Vancouver Meetup UKRAINE/RUSSIA PEACE MEDITATION AND PRAYER  -- ANCHORING THE PLASMA LIGHT GRID shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 67: Mr. Smeds and Mr. Spats, Superstitious 06.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Pedalpalooza Yard sales Not hoarding behavior Houses Superstitions Origins of superstitions shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 66: Always Sprinkle Pepper, Tired 30.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail TW - lots of school shooting talk shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 65: A Light in the Attic, How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes 23.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail First episode of season two! Audio problems Body horror Attics Furnace rooms Garages Weaponized incompetence Old Enough! (はじめてのおつかい) Dishes Cooking shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 64 (Bonus): Shel We Hear Some Outtakes One Last Time? 16.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail This is the last episode of outtakes from our first season, and it's pretty bottom-of-the-barrel. Only hardcore fans will care at all. For boring technical reasons, our new episode was less-than-usable, so we're going to do it better. Season 2 starts for real next week! shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 63 (Bonus): Shel We Hear Some Outtakes Again? 09.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail This episode consists solely of outtakes from our first season. Enjoy, and see you in season 2! Episode transcript: https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/05/10/episode-63-bonus-shel-we-hear-some-outtakes-again/ shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 62: Just Me, Just Me, Dancing Pants 02.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Last episode of season one Mystery voiceover artist Best friends Shel's relationships Ursula Nordstrom EggPants Doppelgängers Aging Costumed shenanigans Episode transcript: https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/05/02/episode-62-just-me-just-me-dancing-pants/ shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 61: Jumping Rope, Ridiculous Rose 25.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Portland Living Shel Silverstein photo series Jump rope The Fitnessgram Pacer Test Outdated customs Elbows off the table Computer problems "Mabel, Mabel" Living Shel Silverstein - Personal Photo Series by Brandon Hill Episode transcript here: https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/04/26/episode-61-jumping-rope-ridiculous-rose/ shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 60: Afraid of the Dark, Invention 20.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Cooking tragedy Foster cats Existentialism Night lights Sleeping preferences Tinnitus 3rd grade inventions Peeing on the toilet seat Achewood (by Chris Onstad) Episode transcript here:  https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/04/20/episode-60-afraid-of-the-dark-invention/ shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 59: Instructions, One Inch Tall 11.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Icebreaker shirts Wool vs Sweat Armadillos Leprosy Brillo Cleaning Nettles More armadillos Scale Pale Blue Dot Hubble Deep Field Powers of Ten Correction: Lauren discusses the culture of baboons changing when the males of the group succumb to leprosy. It was actually tuberculosis . Transcript of podcast here: https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/04/11/episode-59-instructions-one-inch-ta...

Episode 58: Tree House, My Hobby 04.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Icebreaker shirts Leavenworth, WA One-star Google restaurant reviews Tree houses Hobbies Sinuses Dizziness Episode transcript here: https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/04/04/episode-58-tree-house-my-hobby/ shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 57: Spaghetti, My Beard 28.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Leavenworth, WA Tourist towns Strega Nona Weddings Pastas Beards Mermaid Hair Episode transcript here: https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/03/28/episode-57-spaghetti-my-beard/ shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

Episode 56: Poor Angus, Pirate Captain Jim 21.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail All-you-can-pet cats Wuthering Heights Kate Bush Wordsworth Management Museums Gifted and talented kids Episode transcript here: https://laurenhudgins.com/2022/03/21/episode-56-poor-angus-pirate-captain-jim/ shelwereadapoem@gmail.com @ShelWeRead

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