What do the following words have in common: hummingbird, sheet, marble, chiffon, Charlotte, coffee, pound, and short? They’re all kinds of cake! Whether your favorite is one of those or something a little simpler, like chocolate, you’ll find something to...
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9.17.17 Crowds
Trent Reznor said, “Live interaction with a crowd is a cathartic, spiritual kind of exchange, and it's intensified at a festival.” Or, we might add, in a poetry radio show. This week we invite you to join the crowd! That’s...
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9.10.17 Coffee
"Never trust anyone who doesn't drink coffee." -AJ Lee Legend has it that goat herders in the 9th century noticed that their goats appeared to "dance" after eating coffee berries. A local monk then made a drink with coffee berries,...
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9.3.17 Schooled
Vernon Law said,“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.” This week’s show is all about being schooled: the lessons we learned in school, the lessons we wish we’d learned in school, and the lessons...
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5.28.17 Endings
Alexa Von Tobel said, “For many, graduation marks the end of formal student life - the end of long spring breaks and of thinking that a 10 A.M. class is far too early.” Although spring is a time of beginnings--flowers...
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5.21.17 The Bee’s Knees
We're abuzz with excitement about this week's show, bee-cause it's all about bees! The Carpenter Bee - Sean Nevin Solstice - Maria Hummel Killing Bees - Gabriel Welsch (The first sturdy bee) - Kevin Goodan Dead Bees...
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5.14.17 Mother Dearest
Tenneva Jordan said, "A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie." Celebrate the things moms do this week on melodically challenged! ...
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5.7.17 Girl Power
Virginia Wolf wanted to know, “Why are women... so much more interesting to men than men are to women?” We try to answer that question this week on melodically challenged with our Girl Power show, featuring work by and about...
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4.30.17 Welcome Home
Matsuo Basho said, “Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” On this week's melodically challenged, our poets and musicians welcome you home and into every room in the house. Ballad for the Daily Condition...
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4.23.17 The Sonnet
From the Italian “sonnetto,” the word sonnet means “a little sound or song:” a classic poetic form that has been around for centuries. On this week's edition of melodically challenged, the day after Shakespeare's birthday, we explore the sonnet from a...