Ross Sutherland tells a true story about teaching poetry in prison. Also: a children's poem about shoes.

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Experiments in audio fiction | Anthology series by Ross Sutherland

Tribeca Independent Fiction Award 2025 (for “They Will / They Won’t”)

British Podcast Award Winner: Best Fiction Series

“Few people are as skilled at turning moments of regret into transcendent, artistic works (…) One of podcasting’s brightest lights” —AV Club

“As close as you can get to an audible psychedelic trip” —Stylist

“Sutherland’s laboratory for various experiments in audio fiction, full of strange excursions and sublime turns of phrases” —Vulture, Ten Essential Fiction Podcasts that Shaped the Genre

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Experiments in audio fiction | Anthology series by Ross Sutherland Tribeca Independent Fiction Award 2025 (for “They Will / They Won’t”) British Podcast Award Winner: Best Fiction Series “Few people are as skilled at turning moments of regret into transcendent, artistic works (…) One of podcasting’s brightest lights” —AV Club “As close as you can get to an audible psychedelic trip” —Stylist “Sutherland’s laboratory for various experiments in audio fiction, full of strange excursions and sublime turns of phrases” —Vulture, Ten Essential Fiction Podcasts that Shaped the Genre

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