Burning Bright

Updated: 16 Dec 2025 • 249 episodes
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Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.

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16 Dec 2025 • EN

Christmas 2025

Pieces about Christmas and New Year"s, from Nancy Smith Harris, Patric Pepper, and Liz Abrams-Morley.  Support the show

8 min
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08:22
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09 Dec 2025 • EN

The 2025 Passager Poet

Four sonnets from 2025 Poetry Contest winner Angie Minkin. Support the show

7 min
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07:40
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02 Dec 2025 • EN

Morgenthau Prize

Poems from Henry Morgenthau III and past Morgenthau Prize winners Dennis Lee, Mark Elber, and Winifred Hughes. Support the show

8 min
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08:35
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24 Nov 2025 • EN

The Evils of Drink

 Featuring excerpts and poems about drunkenness from Andrew Brown, Terri Steel, and Rick Rohdenburg.  Support the show

5 min
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05:49
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18 Nov 2025 • EN

The Bill of Rights

The right of peaceful assembly, with excerpts and poems from Esther Cantu, Judy Callarman, and Tillie Friedenberg. Support the show

7 min
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07:40
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11 Nov 2025 • EN

World Kindness Day

 Recognizing the kindness of others, with poems from David Bergman, Henry Morgenthau III, and Rhett Watts.  Support the show

7 min
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07:46
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