Burning Bright

A weekly podcast presenting poetry and prose by Passager writers. Read to you by our host Jon Shorr.

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Dan Shiffman portrait

Father’s Day

June 8, 2025June 16, 2025 History, Interviews, Relationships

Matt Hohner portrait

Walt Whitman

May 27, 2025June 3, 2025 Childhood, Relationships

Frank Markover portrait

An Interview with Fran Markover

March 11, 2025May 30, 2025 Interviews, Relationships, Uncategorized

Catherine McGuire portrait

Exploding Whale Day

November 19, 2024May 30, 2025 Childhood, Nature, Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Parul Shah portrait

The Immigrant Experience

October 29, 2024May 30, 2025 Childhood, History, Relationships, Uncategorized

Danuta Kosk-Kosicka portrait

The Empowered Reader

September 9, 2024May 30, 2025 Childhood, Relationships, Uncategorized

Portrait of Susan Jo Russel

Father’s Day

June 17, 2024May 30, 2025 Aging, Childhood, Relationships

Peter Nash portrait

Anne Frank and the Triple Crown

June 10, 2024May 30, 2025 Relationships, Uncategorized

Helen Wickes portrait

Palindromes

April 2, 2024May 30, 2025 Childhood, Relationships, Uncategorized

Mary Azrael portrait nearing her 80th birthday

Mary Azrael Turns 80!

December 19, 2023May 30, 2025 Aging, Childhood, Relationships

Marya Smith posing with her grandson Peter

Thanksgiving

November 20, 2023May 30, 2025 Relationships, Uncategorized

James Wyshynski portrait

Appalachian Trail

October 17, 2023May 30, 2025 Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized