1537 Episodes

  1. 898: from THIRSTY

    Published: 6/13/2023

  2. 897: Emptying

    Published: 6/12/2023

  3. 896: Portrait of My Father With the Letter V

    Published: 6/9/2023

  4. 895: Burnt Plastic

    Published: 6/8/2023

  5. 894: Part

    Published: 6/7/2023

  6. 893: To the Friend Who Is Crying on the Phone

    Published: 6/6/2023

  7. 892: in the dormitories after dark

    Published: 6/5/2023

  8. 891: Uh Huh: Hi, Hula Tooth

    Published: 6/2/2023

  9. 890: Simulation Theory by Leigh Stein

    Published: 6/1/2023

  10. 889: Short Talk on Waterproofing by Anne Carson

    Published: 5/31/2023

  11. 888: Sorrow Is Innate in the Human

    Published: 5/30/2023

  12. 887: Where are the girls who were so beautiful? from “33”

    Published: 5/29/2023

  13. 886: Stereo

    Published: 5/26/2023

  14. 885: Dear Past and Future Metastasis,

    Published: 5/25/2023

  15. 884: He Laughed With A Laugh

    Published: 5/24/2023

  16. 883: Extreme Close-up

    Published: 5/23/2023

  17. 882: The Pathology of Currency

    Published: 5/22/2023

  18. 881: She Loves Me, She Love Me Not

    Published: 5/19/2023

  19. 880: The Figure of a Man Being Swallowed by a Fish

    Published: 5/18/2023

  20. 879: For the Poet Who Is Your High School English Teacher

    Published: 5/17/2023

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