About this podcast
Aaron and Dave dive into an old private journal to read poems written in high school. Along the way the two have found themselves joined by some incredibly amazing people, all willing to share some of their own bad poetry. Experience a mix of self-reflection, humor, self-deprecation, great conversations and just maybe a half decent poem!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 201 episodes
- Overboard & Mourning (w/Paul Lutter) · 48 min · Season 9 Episode 6A colleague and mentor for Dave and Aaron, Paul Lutter returns to the show with old journal entries from high school and college. From a boy adrift to a man dumped in a pizza…
- The Game & A Spotify Playlist Labeled... (w/ Donna Vorreyer) · 49 min · Season 9 Episode 5Donna dug deep for this very special episode. She remembered some lyrics from 1976 (the nation's bicentennial) when she was 14 which she brought to Aaron and Dave for their 200th…
- Ode to a Brick Wall, The Wreck of the Schooner O'Malley, & rosemont overture (w/ Matt Schur) · 43 min · Season 9 Episode 4Though the guest is Schur, Aaron appears unsure about a lot of things when it comes to Matt like his job...and his books... and this is Matt's second time on the show! Perhaps…
- Words from a BediRebel (w/ Kelly Kaur) · 49 min · Season 9 Episode 3This week we take a break from our normal cringe and clumsy rhymes to enjoy the other type of bad poetry. Kelly Kaur brings her rebellious poems to the show to speak out for…
- Dawn & Plum's Lullaby (w/ Hollay Ghadery) · 57 min · Season 9 Episode 2Season 9's first guest brings sentimental poems from the past that may have forgotten to include the sentiment. Hollay loved boat rides and kittens, but these poems could…
- We're Back! (Season 9 Premiere) · 13 min · Season 9 Episode 1Dave and Aaron try to remember how to be talk after a summer away from the podcast. Without a guest to anchor them, the co-hosts struggle to stay on topic, but they manage to put…
- Untitled document (Season 8 Finale) · 17 min · Season 8 Episode 21Dave and Aaron are taking a summer hiatus, but not before leaving all their dear listeners with two more strange short poems. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.21: "Untitled document…
- Seeing (finally) the Commonality Between...(w Sandra Marchetti) · 49 min · Season 8 Episode 20Ever wonder what the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a menstrual period, and a raspberry pie have in common... you probably didn't... and this episode probably won't give you a…
- No Regrets · 21 minThe only regret Aaron may have is not checking his microphone before recording. He sounds like he's in a tin can! This episode includes an abandoned poem found on a loose leaf of…
- The Domestic Goddess Waltz & ??? (w/Kristin LaTour) · 50 min · Season 8 Episode 18Kristin makes a triumphant return with two timely poems written at a very different time. From a satirical send up of the perfect house wife to a happy (?)... strange and amazing…
- The Dream · 27 min · Season 8 Episode 17When it looked like there was no material to be found... As if in a dream around found a single loose leaf paper with this poor excuse of a poem scribbled on it. Dave might have…
- Prescription Predicament · 25 min · Season 8 Episode 16Aaron surprises Dave with a new poem that he sent via email earlier in the week. Dave's response to the email... radio silence. So we hear it here! The poem itself looks at an…
- Sylvia, Flutter, & Admetus Mummified (w/Jennifer Sutherland) · 47 min · Season 8 Episode 15This week Aaron and Dave are exposed to some great "bad Plath girl poetry." Jennifer Sutherland brings three poems spanning the decades to show that Plath like poetry can grow…
- Abyss & The Sofa and You (w/ PJ Temple) · 45 min · Season 8 Episode 14What does one do when they have an embarrassing poem from the 90s set to paper with a typewriter? Dig that thing out and bring it on the show! That's what PJ Temple did this…
- Office Job, Penguin, and 2009 Journal Entry (w/ Rachel Turney) · 51 min · Season 8 Episode 13Rachel Turney brings practically perfect examples of prose poetry, avant guard, surrealism, alliteration, and purpose...or at least that's what was pretended in this fun episode…
- I named it after your favorite clothing (w/ Michael VanCalbergh) · 46 min · Season 8 Episode 12Michael VanCalbergh makes an historic third appearance on the show, bringing one from his past that he just can't seem to put down. A college professor's sweater vest becomes an…
- That Thursday When the Miracle Died & The Next Best Thing (w/ Todd Dillard) · 50 min · Season 8 Episode 11This week Dave and Aaron welcome Todd Dillard on the show. Though they could have probably done a whole half an hour discussing snow and shovels, they did end up discussing…
- Body and Sol · 32 min · Season 8 Episode 10Although this episode started out mainly as a book recommendation list the hosts eventually got back on track. In between the last episode and this one, Aaron had a birthday. So…
- Samsara, Alaska Radio, & Barnacles Feeding (w/Nina Prater) · 49 min · Season 8 Episode 9What a better way to start a new year than to remember that life is pain? Perhaps a poem that goes Full Moon on you when you least expect it! Nina Prater dug through her back…
- Memories & Not Enough (w/Abbe) · 36 min · Season 8 Episode 8The show's first ever non-official guest when Aaron and Dave were still figuring everything out, makes her official return! Aaron walked the dog on a very cold day to coax Abbe…
