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The Slowdown
A poem and a moment of reflection every weekday.

“A true break from the cacophony of life.”

- Alice Florence Orr from Podcast Review
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[encore] 382: Another Night at Sea Level by Meg Day
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[encore] 382: Another Night at Sea Level by Meg Day

July 18, 2025

Today’s poem is Another Night at Sea Level by Meg Day.

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Today’s poem is Climbing China's Great Wall by Afaa M. Weaver.

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[encore] 454: On a Spaceship Somewhere, Long After Empire's Collapse by Jesús I. Valles

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Today’s poem is On a Spaceship Somewhere, Long After Empire's Collapse by Jesús I. Valles.

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After two years, two seasons and 443 episodes, Major Jackson is stepping down from the host chair.

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