Podcasts

• Episode 154 A Sunset of the City - Gwendolyn Brooks w/Special Guest Michael Kleber-Diggs

  3/11/2022

  Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Michael Kleber-Diggs for a conversation about the Gwendolyn Brooks poem "A Sunset of the City." Michael…

• Episode 153 The Snow Man - Wallace Stevens

  2/25/2022

  Connor and Jack discuss a classic poem by a classic poet. "The Snow Man" by Wallace Stevens. They talk about something. They talk about nothing. They…

• Episode 152 I.R.L. - Chris Tse

  2/11/2022

  Connor and Jack discuss the poem "I.R.L." by New Zealand/Aotearoa poet Chris Tse. They talk about how media representations and creations can cross…

• Episode 151 Hear the Dogs Crying - Christy Passion

  1/28/2022

  Connor and Jack discuss the generation melding poem "Hear the Dogs Crying" by Christy Passion. They discuss the power of car radios, the way the…

• Episode 150 Dreams - Nikki Giovanni

  1/14/2022

  Connor and Jack celebrate the 150th episode of Close Talking with a classic poem from a living legend - "Dreams" by Nikki Giovanni. They dig into poem…