Burning Bright

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

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The 2025 Passager Poet
December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Interviews, Latest Episode, Relationships

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Morgenthau Prize
December 1, 2025December 9, 2025 History, Relationships

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The Evils of Drink
November 24, 2025December 1, 2025 History, Relationships

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The Bill of Rights
November 17, 2025November 24, 2025 History

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World Kindness Day
November 10, 2025November 18, 2025 Nature, Relationships

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Women in Medicine
November 3, 2025November 10, 2025 Relationships

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College
October 27, 2025November 4, 2025 History, Relationships

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Words for Webster
October 20, 2025October 27, 2025 History, Spirituality, Writing

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 13, 2025October 20, 2025 Childhood, History

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World Teachers’ Day
October 6, 2025October 14, 2025 Childhood, History

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October is for Oceans
September 29, 2025October 6, 2025 Nature

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National Cooking Day
September 22, 2025September 29, 2025 Relationships, Spirituality

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