Burning Bright
Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.
Episodes
263 episodes
Play Ball!
Celebrating the start of baseball season with work from Bea Epstein, Barry Nemett, John Kimmey, and Jennifer Wallace.
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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7:31
Siblings
Celebrating National Siblings Day with pieces from Perie Longo, Helen Vo-Dinh, and Gail DiMaggio.
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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7:21
Organ Recital
Pieces on aging body parts by Harry Bauld, Michael Brodin, and Katherine Briccetti.
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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8:31
Issue 80
A sneak peek into the new issue with Richard Jacobs, Hania Qutub, Mary Alice Dixon, and Robbie Gamble.
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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8:04
Sylvia Beach
An appreciation of literature and writers with poems by Mark Brooks, Judy Ireland, Florence Weinberger, and Bonnie Naradzay.
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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8:43
Peace Corps & Volunteering
Writing on the desire to be of service, from Judith Chalmer, Diana Woodcock, and Andrew Brown.
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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6:02
John Keats
Commemorating John Keats with odes by John Philip Drury, Myra Shapiro, and Mark Elber.
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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7:08
Space
To the moon and beyond with poets Colleen Gibbons, Mark MacAllister, and Ruth Mota.
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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6:33
Periodic Table
Elemental tangents, with poems by Jim Nawrocki, Kay Cash-Smith, and Susan Haroutunian Cunningham.
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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7:37
Black History Month
Poems and excerpts on learning about Black history, by Kevin Nance, Elizabeth Esris, Kathleen O’Toole, and Melvin Douglas Williams.
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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8:14
The Holocaust
Recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day with pieces from Rachel Heimowitz, Claire Kahane, Fran Markover, and Rosanne Singer.
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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7:13
Ben Franklin and Philadelphia
Poems from Philadelphian writers Joy Gorson, Beth Brown Preston, and Bill Buskirk.
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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6:38
It’s Cold!
Celebrating Robert Service’s Birthday, with poems by Rebecca Leet, John J. Hohn, and Pamela Wynn.
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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6:41
New Year's Hope
Poems about small hopes, from Kathleen Hellen, Becky Sakellariou, Paula Sergi, and Martin Steyer.
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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6:44
Christmas 2025
Pieces about Christmas and New Year's, from Nancy Smith Harris, Patric Pepper, and Liz Abrams-Morley.
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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8:22
The 2025 Passager Poet
Four sonnets from 2025 Poetry Contest winner Angie Minkin.
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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7:40
Morgenthau Prize
Poems from Henry Morgenthau III and past Morgenthau Prize winners Dennis Lee, Mark Elber, and Winifred Hughes.
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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8:35
The Evils of Drink
Featuring excerpts and poems about drunkenness from Andrew Brown, Terri Steel, and Rick Rohdenburg.
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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5:49
The Bill of Rights
The right of peaceful assembly, with excerpts and poems from Esther Cantu, Judy Callarman, and Tillie Friedenberg.
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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7:40
World Kindness Day
Recognizing the kindness of others, with poems from David Bergman, Henry Morgenthau III, and Rhett Watts.
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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7:46
Women in Medicine
Featuring pieces from Dr. Denisha Naidoo, Dr. Beverly Greenspan, and Dr. Michelle Morouse.
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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7:15
College
Writing about College from Joyce Abell, Terry Miller, and Winifred Hughes.
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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7:03
Words for Webster
Celebrating Noah Webster with poems about words from Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Sherri Stepakoff, Sarah Yerkes, and Hal Grinberg.
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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7:02