Advertise on podcast: Burning Bright sponsors by Passager

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Burning Bright podcast

World Teachers' Day

2026/10/06

An education celebration honoring the teachers who have impacted our lives, featuring poems by Colleen Anderson, Harry Bauld, and Gail DiMaggio. Support the show

National Cooking Day

2026/09/29

Meditations on nature, family, connection, and how we are united by food. Featuring pieces by Bhikshuni Weisbrot, Roy Cheng Tsung, Scudder Parker, and Liz Ahl. Support the show

Gay Pride

2026/09/22

An exploration of love, loss, and the LGBTQ+ community's resilience over the decades, featuring pieces by Henry Morgenthau III, Karen Hones, and Charles Becker. Support the show

Faulkner's South

2026/09/15

Reflections on William Faulkner and the literary traditions of the American South, featuring pieces by Marvyn Petrucci, Mary F. Whiteside, and Annette Sisson. Support the show

Vesuvius and Catastrophe

2026/09/08

Burning Bright returns with a look into catastrophes both personal and physical, featuring poetry by Priscilla Long, Leah Silverman, and James K. Zimmerman. Support the show

Passager Editor Rosanne Singer

2026/07/28

A conversation with Passager's editor in chief, Rosanne Singer. Plus, an excerpt by Sara Winslow. Support the show

National Zoo Keeper Week

2026/07/21

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. Support the show

Frida Kahlo’s Death

2026/07/14

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. Support the show

New Technologies

2026/07/07

A thoughtful meditation on sliced bread, featuring poems by Lynn Wood Dizard, Madelyn Garner, and Patricia Bollin. Support the show

Semiquincentennial

2026/06/30

Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, featuring work by Dan Shiffman, Will Reger, Keli Osborn and Anne Sheldon. Support the show

Mel Brooks

2026/06/23

Celebrating Mel Brooks' birthday with pieces by Jo Miles, Richard Moore, and Maryhelen Snyder. Support the show

Paul McCartney

2026/06/16

Celebrating Paul McCartney’s 84th birthday with poems by Penny Altman, Michele Wolf, Tracy K. Lewis, and Henry Morgenthau III. Support the show

Teachers

2026/06/09

Celebrating the end of the school year with poems by Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Ilene Millman, Harriet Stratton, and Cathleen Cohen. Support the show

Hope

2026/06/02

Finding hope, featuring poems by Tom Large, Ed Gold, Chuck Tripi, and Martha Fox. Support the show

Jewish-American Heritage Month

2026/05/26

Poems about Jewish American Identity, from Dennis Lee, Wilderness Sarchild, and Fran Markover. Support the show

Podcast reviews

Read Burning Bright podcast reviews

5 out of 5

20 reviews

★★★★★

MaryEMich 2022/06/09

Hooked

I just listened to my first podcast from Passager and I will be going back looking at previous ones and waiting for next week! I really enjoyed “growi...

★★★★★

profe memo 2020/07/12

lovely

i particularly enjoyed “in the fields” both the poem and jon shorr’s reading of it.

★★★★★

Menschmedia 2020/07/07

Pleasure to hear this wonderful voice reading great poetry.

I eagerly wait for Tuesdays to hear the terrific poetry read so intensely. Keep it going!

check all reviews on apple podcasts