Burning Bright

By Passager

Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.

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The podcast currently has 275 episodes available.

Burning Bright episodes:

July 07, 2026 New Technologies
A thoughtful meditation on sliced bread, featuring poems by Lynn Wood Dizard, Madelyn Garner, and Patricia Bollin.
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8min
June 30, 2026 Semiquincentennial
Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, featuring work by Dan Shiffman, Will Reger, Keli Osborn and Anne Sheldon.
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9min
June 23, 2026 Mel Brooks
Celebrating Mel Brooks' birthday with pieces by Jo Miles, Richard Moore, and Maryhelen Snyder.
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June 16, 2026 Paul McCartney
Celebrating Paul McCartney’s 84th birthday with poems by Penny Altman, Michele Wolf, Tracy K. Lewis, and Henry Morgenthau III.
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7min
June 09, 2026 Teachers
Celebrating the end of the school year with poems by Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Ilene Millman, Harriet Stratton, and Cathleen Cohen.
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8min
June 02, 2026 Hope
Finding hope, featuring poems by Tom Large, Ed Gold, Chuck Tripi, and Martha Fox.
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7min
May 26, 2026 Jewish-American Heritage Month
Poems about Jewish American Identity, from Dennis Lee, Wilderness Sarchild, and Fran Markover.
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May 19, 2026 The Church
Pieces on confessions and spirituality from Peggy Schimmelman, Dwayne Thorpe, and Anastasia Vassos.
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May 12, 2026 Picks by Passager Interns
Celebrating our spring semester interns with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Fran Markover, Ruth Goring, and Wilderness Sarchild.
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11min
May 05, 2026 Morgenthau Prize Winner
A three-poem preview of Proof of Life by Kathy O’Fallon, winner of the 2026 Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize.
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8min

FAQs about Burning Bright:

How many episodes does Burning Bright have?

The podcast currently has 275 episodes available.