Best Joseph Paul Wright Podcasts (2025)

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 26 with Poet Aja Monet 48:37

5M ago48:37

48:37

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 26 with Poet Aja Monet. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 25 with Poet Ursula Rucker 32:21

6M ago32:21

32:21

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 25 with Poet Ursula Rucker on poetry, performance and truth. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #8 with Leonard Cohen 10:03

1+ y ago10:03

10:03

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #8 Focus on poet Leonard Cohen The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni. Find more episodes at https://www.bowerypoetry.com/By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #7 with Besmilr Brigham 7:24

1+ y ago7:24

7:24

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #7 Focus on poet Besmilr Brigham The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni. Find more episodes at https://www.bowerypoetry.com/By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #6 with Dennis Cooper, Sparrow, Quincy Troupe, Joseph Brodsky, Miguel Algarin and John Trudell 15:33

1+ y ago15:33

15:33

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #6 Focus on poets Dennis Cooper, Sparrow, Quincy Troupe, Joseph Brodsky, Miguel Algarin and John Trudell. The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni. Find more episodes at https://www.bowerypoetry.com/By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #5 with Robert Creeley, Czesław Miłosz, James Still, Maggie Estep and Lou Reed 13:09

1+ y ago13:09

13:09

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #5 Focus on poets Robert Creeley, Czesław Miłosz, James Still, Maggie Estep and Lou Reed. The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni. Find more episodes at https://www.bowerypoetry.com/By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #4 with Allen Ginsberg, Hal Sirowitz, C.D. Wright, AI and Lois-Ann Yamanaka 11:59

1+ y ago11:59

11:59

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #4 Focus on poets Allen Ginsberg, Hal Sirowitz, C.D. Wright, AI and Lois-Ann Yamanaka. The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni. Find more episodes at https://www.bowerypoetry.com/By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #3 with Tracie Morris, Amiri Baraka, Pearl Cleage, Paul Beatty and Indran Amirthanayagam 15:25

1+ y ago15:25

15:25

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #3 Focus on poets Tracie Morris, Amiri Baraka, Pearl Cleage, Paul Beatty and Indran Amirthanayagam. The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni. Find more episodes at https://www.bowerypoetry.com/By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #2 with Thylias Moss, Pedro Pietri, Emily XYZ with Myers Bartlett, Matt Cook and Ruth Forman. 11:39

1+ y ago11:39

11:39

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #2 Focus on poets Thylias Moss, Pedro Pietri, Emily XYZ with Myers Bartlett, Matt Cook and Ruth Forman. The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni . Find more episodes at https://www.bowerypoetry.com/By Bowery Poetry

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The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman #1 --Nuyorican Bowery Slams 1:48:32

1+ y ago1:48:32

1:48:32

The Art of Spoken Word with Bob Holman. Hosted by JRose Special focus on the poetry slams. Showcasing the December 4, 2023 slam at Bowery Poetry Club. The podcast is co-produced by Ram Devineni. More information https://www.bowerypoetry.com/slamBy Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 24 with poets Saul Williams and Momolu SK Stewart 52:06

1+ y ago52:06

52:06

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 24 with poets Saul Williams and Momolu SK Stewart. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 23 with Poet Terrance Hayes 1:41:19

2y ago1:41:19

1:41:19

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 23 with Poet Terrance Hayes Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 22 with Poet & Writer Eva H.D. 1:15:50

2y ago1:15:50

1:15:50

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 22 with Poet & Writer Eva H.D. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 21 with Poets & Writers Jerome Sala & Jack Skelley. 1:02:19

2y ago1:02:19

1:02:19

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 21 with Poets & Writers Jerome Sala and Jack Skelley. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 20 with Poet and Artist Cecilia Vicuña. 58:21

2y ago58:21

58:21

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 20 with Poet and Artist Cecilia Vicuña. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 19 with Marge Piercy and dystopian literature. 38:04

2y ago38:04

38:04

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 19 with Marge Piercy and dystopian literature. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 18 focus on Allen Ginsberg. 41:57

2y ago41:57

41:57

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 18 focus on Allen Ginsberg. Allen's life in India with guests and scholars Deborah Baker and Tony Trigilio. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 17 with Janet Hamill 1:34:19

2y ago1:34:19

1:34:19

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 17 with Janet Hamill. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 16 with Poet David Lehman 51:17

2y ago51:17

51:17

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 16 with Poet David Lehman. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 15 with Griot Papa Susso 1:25:30

2y ago1:25:30

1:25:30

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 15 with Griot Papa Susso. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 14 with Poet Martín Espada 49:07

2y ago49:07

49:07

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 14 with Poet Martín Espada on poetry and social justice. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 13 with Poet Nikki Giovanni 52:42

2y ago52:42

52:42

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 13 withPoet Nikki Giovanni on her life and heritage. Host Bob Holman. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 12 with MC Paul Barman 1:06:35

2y ago1:06:35

1:06:35

Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 12 with MC Paul Barman. Host Bob Holman. The New York Times called his music "a surreal departure from the rap norm". Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 11 with poet Eileen Myles 1:18:22

2+ y ago1:18:22

1:18:22

Episode 11 of “Poetry is Bread” with host Bob Holman and poet Eileen Myles. Eileen takes a deep dive into some of their poems. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 10 with Dante Micheaux and Rodrigo Rojas 1:15:27

2+ y ago1:15:27

1:15:27

Episode 10 of “Poetry is Bread” with host Bob Holman and Dante Micheaux about Pelham and Rodrigo Rojas from #Chile. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 9 with former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo 55:05

2+ y ago55:05

55:05

Episode 9 of “Poetry is Bread” with host Bob Holman and Joy Harjo, an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She served three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2019-2022. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 8 with Tony Award winning poet and world-renowned performer Beau Sia 1:07:08

2+ y ago1:07:08

1:07:08

Episode 8 of “Poetry is Bread"with host Bob Holman and Beau Sia — a Tony Award winning poet and world-renowned performer, featured on all 6 seasons of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry and the winner of two National Poetry Slam championships. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.…

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 7 with Rick Moody & US Presidents 1:06:31

2+ y ago1:06:31

1:06:31

Episode 7 of “Poetry is Bread” with host Bob Holman and poet and writer Rick Moody discuss his US Presidential poems from Trump, Obama to Nixon. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni. Read the poems at https://www.rattapallax.com/presidentBy Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 6 with Victor Hernández Cruz and El Habib Louai 39:16

2+ y ago39:16

39:16

Episode 6 of “Poetry is Bread” with host Bob Holman and poets Victor Hernández Cruz and El Habib Louai in Morocco talk about the intersection of cultures, food, art, and languages. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 5 with Edward Hirsch and Idra Novey 58:50

2+ y ago58:50

58:50

Host Bob Holman on the "Poetry of Possibility," with Edward Hirsch and Idra Novey -- two poets whose sensibilities encompass both the lyrical and the socially conscious. So much to talk about from Pablo Neruda to Clarice Lispector. The art of translations to the power of duende. Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.…

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 4 with Naomi Shihab Nye and Mosab Abu Toha 48:46

2+ y ago48:46

48:46

Episode 4 of “Poetry is Bread” with host Bob Holman and poets Naomi Shihab Nye and Mosab Abu Toha on the resilience of poetry during war and conflict in #Gaza. Poetry of everyday life when everyday is like no other day. Download more episodes at Bowery Poetry . Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 3 with Andrei Codrescu and Edwin Torres 1:04:14

3y ago1:04:14

1:04:14

Episode 3 with host Bob Holman and poets Andrei Codrescu and Edwin Torres discus their origins from Soviet era Romania to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe to Dadaism. Download more episodes at Bowery Poetry . Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 2 with Haleh Liza Gafori and Rumi 59:23

3y ago59:23

59:23

Episode 2 with host Bob Holman and poet, translator and musician Haleh Liza Gafori about her translation of Rumi, and why he is so popular now? She also talks about the process of translating a beloved poet, and her own Iranian heritage, and the power of music in her life. Download more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni…

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Poetry is Bread Podcast Episode 1 with Jon Sands and José Olivarez 54:05

3y ago54:05

54:05

Our premiere episode with host Bob Holman and poets Jon Sands and José Olivarez. They share their favorite poems and what are "the undisputed" greatest poems ever written? What are your favorite poems? Get more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram Devineni.By Bowery Poetry

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Poetry is Bread Trailer 2:00

3y ago2:00

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I’m Bob Holman, and this is the “Poetry Is Bread” podcast, where poetry challenges us, makes us think, and, with imagination and courage, changes the world. Download more episodes at Bowery Poetry. Producer Ram DevineniBy Bowery Poetry

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Distance Learning & Farts featuring: Tristan Wright 36:47

4+ y ago36:47

36:47

A conversation with my 9 year old about politics, coronavirus, distance learning, and of course, farts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/support

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Borderlands, Political Hypocrisy, and Racial Justice w/ Angela Gervasi 1:02:33

5y ago1:02:33

1:02:33

BRAND NEW EPISODE! NYAJ relaunch! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/support

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Samantha Gonzales - Mental Health Hand-me Downs and Overcoming Social/Cultural Stigma 45:50

5+ y ago45:50

45:50

In this episode, Joe has a conversation with a very special guest about generational mental health problems, overcoming stigma to realize it's ok to not be ok, and pushing forward through life, even when it feels like everything is falling out from under you.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/mes…

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Loners movie - A Conversation with the Filmmakers 43:35

6y ago43:35

43:35

In this episode of Not Your Average Joe, Joe talks to two of the filmmakers behind the movie, Loners, a film about being alone... together. They discuss the play that inspired the movie, the situation that inspired the play, and how it all fits in to the current mental state of the US. Being an introvert in the 20-teens is not easy, --- Send in a v…

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Loners - PROMO 1:36

6y ago1:36

1:36

NYAJ is BACK!!!! Here are some great clips from an amazing interview coming up on the next episode of Not Your Average Joe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/support…

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Anxiety, AAAAAHHHH!!!!! 37:13

6y ago37:13

37:13

Anxiety - we all experience it. Joe breaks down all the things that keep us up all night and tops it off with an exercise to help relieve the tension. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/support…

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Terms & Conditions Apply - NYAJ Ep.4 42:36

6y ago42:36

42:36

You know that little box you check when you create an account, or subscribe to something, or enter a contest that says you agree to the "Terms & Conditions" that you never had any intention of reading? Well guess what, there are Terms & Conditions to every aspect of our lives and we hardly ever look at them just like you never look at the "Terms & …

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Father's Day Special! - Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse and Fatherhood 21:08

6y ago21:08

21:08

Today's episode is about mental health and Fatherhood! Joe dives into his paternal family history of mental health and how that affected his Dad and how it affects himself as a father. It's an emotional episode about 3 generations of fathers dealing with their various mental health disorders and the impact that has had on their children, all the wa…

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Honorable Mention and the Things We Can't Control 32:07

6y ago32:07

32:07

I hate being told I'm good, but not good enough. That's worse than just straight up being told I suck. If I'm not good enough, than tell me why, right? Help me improve. But we can't really control what people think or say about us, so let's focus on what we CAN control. It'll really help us get through those depressive funks that we all find oursel…

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Man-Baby in a Box Fort Cubicle 38:46

6y ago38:46

38:46

Welcome to the FIRST EPISODE EVER of "Not Your Average Joe"! In this episode Joe Wright gets right into the heart of it with three stories about his own experiences dealing with ADHD and Clinical Depression. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-paul-wright/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif…

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Effects of Institutionalization w/ Prof. Jamila Lyn, DJ Lyve, Dr. Bernard Ashby, and Peter Schoenthal 1:12:13

6+ y ago1:12:13

1:12:13

Trauma, hate, distrust, fear, frustration, tears, disgust, abuse, resentment. These are some of the effects of doing time. For every Malcolm X, there are ten million felons whose names you’ll never know, who never shake their past. Society breeds impropriety; and careless citizens through the infected soul of American democracy.--- Support this pod…

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The Bankruptcy Episode w/ Paul Orshan, Leyza Blanco, Jacqueline Calderín, and Joe Stone 1:17:01

7y ago1:17:01

1:17:01

Broke, busted, tapped out, lost in the woods, dissolute, naked in the winter wiped out, over lev’d, indigent, penniless, gone fishin’, in the poor house, itinerant, rambling, povertized, compromised, chaptered, scrambling, crumbling … Bankrupt! Where there is injustice for one, there is injustice for all. Welcome to Felony Miami. Let’s air it out.-…

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Talking Jail and Prison Health Care w/ Dr. Inaki Bent, Dr. Bernard Ashby, Attorney Dan Marshall, and Host Joe Stone 1:15:31

7y ago1:15:31

1:15:31

Four walls, steel bars, and a saline drip. Concrete bed, bologna sandwich, convulsions, embolism, heart rate speeding like a freight train through your chest plate. The fear is gripping and real. It's not just that you are going to jail, it's that you might have a medical issue. And the thought of going into the prison health care system is causing…

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The Problem of Private Prisons w/ Kristy Figueroa Contreras, Paul Wright, Jerry Ianelli, and Joe Stone 1:14:32

7y ago1:14:32

1:14:32

Private prisons are the scourge of civilization. The food is awful, the water tastes like it came from a gutter in Flint, Michigan, and sending an email costs more than a Rolls Royce lease payment. The U.S. the number one spot for the most people in cages. Where there is injustice for one, there is injustice for all. Welcome to Felony Miami. Let's …

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Lie Detectors w/ Joseph W. Harper, Nayib Hassan, and Joe Stone 59:23

7y ago59:23

59:23

There’s a reason that South Florida is the fraud capital of America, and it’s all built on a house of cards that the contractor skipped out on after an all cash transfer from your bank account to their sense of moral bankruptcy. Where there is injustice for one, there’s injustice for all. Welcome to Felony Miami, let’s air it out.--- Support this p…

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