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

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

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Curious City - Our Daughter Is A Nurse On The Front Lines Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

Life Interrupted is a new weekly series from Curious City about daily life in Chicago during the pandemic. In today's episode, as their daughter treats COVID-19 patients in intensive care, Suzie and Bob Pschirrer wonder if military families feel the same mix of pride and fear.

Curious City - Our Daughter Is A Nurse On The Front Lines Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

Life Interrupted is a new weekly series from Curious City about daily life in Chicago during the pandemic. In today's episode, as their daughter treats COVID-19 patients in intensive care, Suzie and Bob Pschirrer wonder if military families feel the same mix of pride and fear.

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.

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What’s the right way to sell people hamburgers, cars, or anything, really, during a global pandemic? In this bonus episode, Charlie talks to Business Insider’s Tanya Dua and Meredith Haggerty from “The Goods” by Vox about the state of pandemic advertising and what it can tell us about the role of brands in our daily lives.

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Read Me a Poem - “Postcard from Kashmir” by Agha Shahid Ali

Amanda Holmes reads Agha Shahid Ali’s poem, “Postcard from Kashmir.” 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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