John Green reviews the song You'll Never Walk Alone the performance of a Polish goalkeeper named Jerzy Dudek on May 25th, 2005.
Brought to you by... - INTRODUCING: “Twenty Thousand Hertz” and THX
While we finish up our new season, check out this episode from Twenty Thousand Hertz. It’s a podcast that tells the stories behind the world’s most recognizable sounds. This episode is about THX, that deep, swelling effect you hear right before a movie starts. Turns out, we might never have heard that sound if it weren’t for Star Wars.
Read Me a Poem - “Summer in Calcutta” by Kamala Das
Amanda Holmes reads Kamala Das’s poem, “Summer in Calcutta.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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the memory palace - Episode 164: Dora Salter
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Music
Illusion Perdida by Juan Bautista Guido y Su Orquesta Tipico
Manny Returns Home and Fingerprints from Bernard Herrmann's score to The Wrong Man.
Niggun for Solo Bassoon Phillipe Hersant
Rearranging Furniture by Gabriel Yared
Viona's Lullaby by Peter Sandberg
Notes
- The archives of the Kansas Historical Quarterly were very useful, particularly this article.
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In this bonus episode, we open up our customer service lines to answer a burning question from one of our listeners: Is there really a Hidden Valley? And does it have a ranch?
Read Me a Poem - “The Trees” by Philip Larkin
Amanda Holmes reads Philip Larkin’s poem, “The Trees.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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Read Me A Poem Podcast - 08: Phenomenal Woman
Phenomenal Woman is one of Maya Angelou’s most popular poems.
Angelou is a legendary figure whose career of course included writing but also singing, dancing, acting, directing, teaching, activism and campaigning. She held more than 50 honorary degrees before she died.
Read Me a Poem - “If You Forget Me” by Pablo Neruda
Amanda Holmes reads Pablo Neruda’s poem, “If You Forget Me,” translated by Donald S. Walsh. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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the memory palace - Episode 163: Freds
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Music
We hear a couple from Alabaster DePlume’s To Cy & Lee album, Whisky Story Time and Not My Ask.
Bibio’s CAPEL BETHANIA.
The Sage, by the Chico Hamilton Quintet.
The Last Tears of a Deceased by Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou.
Too Small for Eyes by Mothers.
Read Me A Poem Podcast - 07: Song of Myself Verse 52
Walt Whitman is one of the pivotal poets of American Literature.
His poems celebrate the presence of God in the cycles of life like fertility and the endless renewal of nature. Song of Myself connects with readers across time and space asserting Whitman’s belief that through poetry we pass on humankind’s greatest wisdom.