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A podcast that fields all your questions and offers radical empathy in return.
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You Could Make This Beautiful: Henry Winkler & Saeed Jones (opens the original)
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In this first episode of "You Could Make This Beautiful," actor Henry Winkler tells hosts Maggie Smith and Faith Salie about the poetry he's found in everything from fly fishing, to the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda, to the acting performances of the late Robin Williams. Poet and teacher Saeed Jones declares that "Nobody loves us the way poetry loves us," he reads us one of his poems, and he talks about the chemical reaction that poems set off in our brains and bodies. And Maggie and Faith offer a
You Could Make This Beautiful: Peter Sagal & Stephanie Burt (opens the original)
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In this second episode of You Could Make This Beautiful , hosts Maggie Smith and Faith Salie talk to Peter Sagal , host of the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! about a prophetic reading at his first wedding, the poem that has haunted him throughout his life, and about the poetry he's found in the kindness and grace of his children. They also hear from poet and Harvard professor Stephanie Burt about how she found her way to poetry by way of science fiction, and how she's used the wo
You Could Make This Beautiful: Mike Birbiglia, J. Hope Stein, & Peter Kessler (opens the original)
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Our miniseries finale features comedian Mike Birbiglia and poet J. Hope Stein talking about the poetry in comedy and the comedy in poetry. The couple co-authored the book " The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad " and occasionally bring their mix of jokes and poems to the stage. Also, a masterclass in metaphor from teacher and poet Peter Kessler , who argues that human beings need metaphor and imagery to fully understand each other. Show notes (in chronological order): " The Ne
Coming soon... 'You Could Make This Beautiful' (opens the original)
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We have something really special for you: a sneak preview of a new series we've been working on here at WBUR that we think you , in particular, will love. It's called You Could Make This Beautiful , and if that phrase sounds vaguely familiar, it's because it comes from the virally famous poem " Good Bones " by poet Maggie Smith . You Could Make This Beautiful is co-hosted by Maggie Smith and Faith Salie , whom you may know from NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! or CBS News Sunday Morning. The sh
Repost: Haunted By Ghosting (opens the original)
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This episode was originally published on March 16th, 2017. The term "ghosting" isn't a new concept anymore—the idea that someone suddenly and inexplicably disappears from your life. In the past, a total halt to communication with a friend might leave you feeling concerned that something bad happened to him/her. But at a time when our devices have made us more accessible than ever, this can leave the person who's been ghosted feeling rejected or unworthy. The Sugars discuss ghosting with the essa
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