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 278 episodes available.

Burning Bright episodes:

July 28, 2026 Passager Editor Rosanne Singer
A conversation with Passager's editor in chief, Rosanne Singer. Plus, an excerpt by Sara Winslow.
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10min
July 21, 2026 National Zoo Keeper Week
Some appreciation for animals and those who care for them, with work by Graal Braun, Anne Frydman, Barbara DuCharme, Marie Ryan McMillan, and Joyce S. Brown.
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9min
July 14, 2026 Frida Kahlo’s Death
The trials, tribulations and beauty of possessing a body, featuring poems by Jane Ellen Glasser, Susan Okie, Don Thompson, Joyce LaMers, and Larnell Custis Butler.
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10min
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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8min
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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8min

FAQs about Burning Bright:

How many episodes does Burning Bright have?

The podcast currently has 278 episodes available.