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Podcasts
- Episode 115 The Problem Of Describing Trees - Robert Hass
12/11/2020
Connor and Jack get meta and lose both the forest and the trees while dancing with Robert Hass' poem, "The Problem of Describing Trees." They discuss…
- Episode 114 Landscape With a Blur of Conquerors - Richard Siken
11/27/2020
Connor and Jack amble through the enchantingly twisting Richard Siken poem "Landscape with a Blur of Conquerors." They discuss the responsibility of…
- Episode 113 After the Election 2.0 - Close Talking Turns 4!
11/13/2020
Connor and Jack go back to the roots of Close Talking for a literary reflection on a consequential election. The first episode of Close Talking, which…
- Episode 112 October (section 2) - Louise Glück
10/23/2020
Connor and Jack revisit Louise Glück after she won the Nobel Prize in Literature, discussing Part 2 of the poem "October." They explore the poem's…
- Episode 111 The Apparition - Herman Melville
10/9/2020
Connor and Jack dive into the briny depths of one of Herman Melville's non-aquatic poetic works, "The Apparition." They talk about its contemporary…