About this podcast
Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 287 episodes
- Henry VIII & Divorce · 8 min · Season 7 Episode 9Exploring divorce, featuring poetry and prose by Kathy O’Fallon, Paul James Edgar, Lalita Noronha, and Wilderness Sarchild. Support the show
- The 2026 Poetry Contest Issue! · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 8A glimpse inside the latest installment of Passager, featuring poems by Joy Nevin Axelson, Lucinda Trew, Matthew J. Spireng, and Rupert Fike. Support the show
- Hispanic Heritage Month · 8 min · Season 7 Episode 7As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close we reflect on themes of family and community, featuring pieces by James K. Zimmerman, Gilbert Arzola, and Mark Harris. Support the show
- Kathy O'Fallon · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 6An in-depth look at our 2026 Henry Morgenthau III Poetry Prize Winner, Kathy O’Fallon, and her new book of poetry, Proof of Life. Support the show
- World Teachers' Day · 8 min · Season 7 Episode 5An 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 · 8 min · Season 7 Episode 4Meditations 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 · 6 min · Season 7 Episode 3An 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 · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 2Reflections 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 · 8 min · Season 7 Episode 1Burning 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 · 10 min · Season 6 Episode 39A conversation with Passager's editor in chief, Rosanne Singer. Plus, an excerpt by Sara Winslow. Support the show
- National Zoo Keeper Week · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 38Some 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 · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 37The 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 · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 36A thoughtful meditation on sliced bread, featuring poems by Lynn Wood Dizard, Madelyn Garner, and Patricia Bollin. Support the show
- Semiquincentennial · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 35Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, featuring work by Dan Shiffman, Will Reger, Keli Osborn and Anne Sheldon. Support the show
- Mel Brooks · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 34Celebrating Mel Brooks' birthday with pieces by Jo Miles, Richard Moore, and Maryhelen Snyder. Support the show
- Paul McCartney · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 33Celebrating Paul McCartney’s 84th birthday with poems by Penny Altman, Michele Wolf, Tracy K. Lewis, and Henry Morgenthau III. Support the show
- Teachers · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 33Celebrating the end of the school year with poems by Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Ilene Millman, Harriet Stratton, and Cathleen Cohen. Support the show
- Hope · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 32Finding hope, featuring poems by Tom Large, Ed Gold, Chuck Tripi, and Martha Fox. Support the show
- Jewish-American Heritage Month · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 32Poems about Jewish American Identity, from Dennis Lee, Wilderness Sarchild, and Fran Markover. Support the show
- The Church · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 31Pieces on confessions and spirituality from Peggy Schimmelman, Dwayne Thorpe, and Anastasia Vassos. Support the show
- Picks by Passager Interns · 10 min · Season 6 Episode 30Celebrating our spring semester interns with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Fran Markover, Ruth Goring, and Wilderness Sarchild. Support the show
- Morgenthau Prize Winner · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 29A three-poem preview of Proof of Life by Kathy O’Fallon, winner of the 2026 Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize. Support the show
- Vietnam War · 6 min · Season 6 Episode 28Commemorating the anniversary of the capture of Saigon, with excerpts from Jeffrey Minch, Michael Miller, and Gary Lark. Support the show
- Earth Day · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 28Poems that take place outside, from Maura High, Beverly Osband, Sam Schmidt, and Jean Connor. Support the show
- Play Ball! · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 28Celebrating the start of baseball season with work from Bea Epstein, Barry Nemett, John Kimmey, and Jennifer Wallace. Support the show
- Siblings · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 27Celebrating National Siblings Day with pieces from Perie Longo, Helen Vo-Dinh, and Gail DiMaggio. Support the show
- Organ Recital · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 26Pieces on aging body parts by Harry Bauld, Michael Brodin, and Katherine Briccetti. Support the show
- Issue 80 · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 25A sneak peek into the new issue with Richard Jacobs, Hania Qutub, Mary Alice Dixon, and Robbie Gamble. Support the show
- Sylvia Beach · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 24An appreciation of literature and writers with poems by Mark Brooks, Judy Ireland, Florence Weinberger, and Bonnie Naradzay. Support the show
- Peace Corps & Volunteering · 6 min · Season 6 Episode 23Writing on the desire to be of service, from Judith Chalmer, Diana Woodcock, and Andrew Brown. Support the show
- John Keats · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 22Commemorating John Keats with odes by John Philip Drury, Myra Shapiro, and Mark Elber. Support the show
- Space · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 21To the moon and beyond with poets Colleen Gibbons, Mark MacAllister, and Ruth Mota. Support the show
- Periodic Table · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 19Elemental tangents, with poems by Jim Nawrocki, Kay Cash-Smith, and Susan Haroutunian Cunningham. Support the show
- Black History Month · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 19Poems and excerpts on learning about Black history, by Kevin Nance, Elizabeth Esris, Kathleen O’Toole, and Melvin Douglas Williams. Support the show
- The Holocaust · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 18Recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day with pieces from Rachel Heimowitz, Claire Kahane, Fran Markover, and Rosanne Singer. Support the show
- Ben Franklin and Philadelphia · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 3Poems from Philadelphian writers Joy Gorson, Beth Brown Preston, and Bill Buskirk. Support the show
- It’s Cold! · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 2Celebrating Robert Service’s Birthday, with poems by Rebecca Leet, John J. Hohn, and Pamela Wynn. Support the show
- New Year's Hope · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 1Poems about small hopes, from Kathleen Hellen, Becky Sakellariou, Paula Sergi, and Martin Steyer. Support the show
- Christmas 2025 · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 14Pieces about Christmas and New Year's, from Nancy Smith Harris, Patric Pepper, and Liz Abrams-Morley. Support the show
- The 2025 Passager Poet · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 13Four sonnets from 2025 Poetry Contest winner Angie Minkin. Support the show
- Morgenthau Prize · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 12Poems from Henry Morgenthau III and past Morgenthau Prize winners Dennis Lee, Mark Elber, and Winifred Hughes. Support the show
- The Evils of Drink · 6 min · Season 6 Episode 11Featuring excerpts and poems about drunkenness from Andrew Brown, Terri Steel, and Rick Rohdenburg. Support the show
- The Bill of Rights · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 10The right of peaceful assembly, with excerpts and poems from Esther Cantu, Judy Callarman, and Tillie Friedenberg. Support the show
- World Kindness Day · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 9Recognizing the kindness of others, with poems from David Bergman, Henry Morgenthau III, and Rhett Watts. Support the show
- Women in Medicine · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 8Featuring pieces from Dr. Denisha Naidoo, Dr. Beverly Greenspan, and Dr. Michelle Morouse. Support the show
- College · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 7Writing about College from Joyce Abell, Terry Miller, and Winifred Hughes. Support the show
- Words for Webster · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 6Celebrating Noah Webster with poems about words from Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Sherri Stepakoff, Sarah Yerkes, and Hal Grinberg. Support the show
- Indigenous Peoples' Day · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 5Poems about Indian Schools from Red Hawk and Joel Savishinsky, and a painting from Alma Roberts. Support the show
- World Teachers’ Day · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 5Tributes to teachers from Roy Cheng Tsung and Maureen Murphy Woodcock. Support the show
- October is for Oceans · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 4Recognizing October is for Oceans month, with pieces from Passager’s Pandemic Diaries series from Mark Tochen, Johan Fremling, Isabel Learza, and Suzanne Iuppa. Support the show
