1547 Episodes

  1. 526: Saudade

    Published: 10/19/2021

  2. 525: Bonsai Primer

    Published: 10/18/2021

  3. 524: Today, When I Could Do Nothing

    Published: 10/15/2021

  4. 523: Our Valley

    Published: 10/14/2021

  5. 522: Across the Border

    Published: 10/13/2021

  6. 521: Invocation

    Published: 10/12/2021

  7. 520: I Worry My Mother Will Die and I Will Know Nothing

    Published: 10/11/2021

  8. 519: Missing Cat

    Published: 10/8/2021

  9. 518: Metamorphosis: The Female Into

    Published: 10/7/2021

  10. 517: They'll Ask You Where it Hurts the Most

    Published: 10/6/2021

  11. 516: In Response to Feeling Alone

    Published: 10/5/2021

  12. 515: Matte

    Published: 10/4/2021

  13. 514: Some Things are Unforgettable

    Published: 10/1/2021

  14. 513: Romantics

    Published: 9/30/2021

  15. 512: To Offer Sweet Fruit to the Ghost

    Published: 9/29/2021

  16. 511: Present Tense

    Published: 9/28/2021

  17. 510: Let Me

    Published: 9/27/2021

  18. 509: Wondrous

    Published: 9/24/2021

  19. 508: Rehearsal for the New World

    Published: 9/23/2021

  20. 507: Do You Ever Think About Leaving, My Mother Asks

    Published: 9/22/2021

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