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Wacky Poem Life is a 30-minute podcast taped at the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry. Hosts Bill Guthrie and Shaun Perkins begin with a piece of found poetry someone has left in the museum and go from there with some wacky, then some poetry, then some more wacky. A poetry podcast FOR EVERYONE!
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Totally unguarded conversations about sports, culture and basketball nostalgia. NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podca ...
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The legendary Nancy Lieberman, aka Lady Magic, joins the show! Her trailblazing career is one for the history books, y’all! From becoming a Rucker Park regular to representing the USA in the 1976 Olympics, Nancy broke barriers in the world of basketball on a regular basis. She looks back on her first time playing in Madison Square Garden, the surre…
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Episode 132: I Beg Your Pardon asks you to consider the rose garden, as Lynn Anderson would so want you to. Well, sort of. Roses and their cliched existence in our history and as symbols in our poetry: That’s what we tackle. Well, sort of. It’s all coming up roses–LISTEN!By Shaun Perkins
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We got a Seattle legend on the show this week as Isaiah Thomas joins Q and D on Knuckleheads. The scrappy guard looks back on dominating hoops despite his height, who he looked up to in Seattle, and what it was like putting on a show at the University of Washington. IT discusses his NBA journey from last pick in the 2011 draft to superstar on the C…
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Episode 131: Anatomy of a Human Book takes you on a journey into the human as book, anatomy as metaphor, the spine as paper or . . . something else. What is it like to be a book? What kind of innards do you have? What happens when someone steals them? These questions and more are not answered in this podcast. Listen anyway.…
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Illinois, stand up!! This week we got a Peoria legend, three-time NBA champion, and another straight-outta-high school guy, none other than Shaun Livingston. Shaun tells what it was like being a high school phenom, then deciding to go to the draft instead of Duke, and shares his journey from devastating injury to becoming a key member in the Warrio…
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We back with an off-season and Olympic Tap In! Fresh off the Paris Games, with both the men and the women taking gold, Q and D break down what they liked … and did not like during this awesome stretch of international hoop. They also touch on some of the biggest NBA off-season moves of the summer to get you excited for the looming ’24-25 season. Th…
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This week, NBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and certified Milwaukee legend, Michael Redd, joins the Knuckleheads! Q and D dive into Redd’s influential career, from his standout days at Ohio State to his being selected 43rd in the draft and rising to become the Bucks’ franchise player just three years later. Redd shares about his experience winn…
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Episode 130: Cats Don’t Have Our Tongue is obvious when you listen as . . . we have a lot to say about cats and deliver a CATastrophic amount of poems about the cats you posted on the WPL Facebook page. Cat-lovers and poetry-lovers everywhere, unite! And . . . please listen.By Shaun Perkins
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Two-point Geezer! This week on Knuckleheads we got one of the great OGs of the game and someone who just got his fourth championship ring, Sam Cassell. Sam looks back on a hell of a career, coming up in Baltimore, playing at Florida State with Bobby Sura, and getting two rings in his first two seasons in the league. Sam talks about going from Houst…
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Episode 129: Poetry in the Wild begins in a gas station where we ponder the Little Debbie Red Velvet Creme Filled Cakes that we aren't supposed to eat though the alliteration of "Little Debbie can destroy your diet" is very appealing to us, and it ends with a note about tomatoes to Billy that is poetry of the best wild kind. Bunch of other stuff in…
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This week, we're joined by the one and only DeMarcus "BOOGIE" Cousins! The guys delve into Boogie's rise to high school hoops stardom and his decision to follow Coach Calipari to Kentucky. The four-time NBA All-Star reflects on his tenure with the Kings as well as the potential of that 2018 Pelicans squad with Rondo and AD. To cap it off, Boogie sh…
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This week we got a former No. 1 overall pick and Wizard great, John Wall, with Q and D on Knuckleheads. The five-time NBA All-Star looks back on being the top player in the country in high school, choosing Kentucky to play with Coach Calipari, and the origin of the John Wall dance. He talks about playing with Gilbert Arenas as his vet, balling out …
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Episode 128: Poetry at the Post Office & Vet Clinic
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Episode 128: Poetry at the Post Office & Vet Clinic includes post-Independence Day thoughts that have us traveling to both a post office and a veterinary clinic. Go figure! Enjoy another 30 minutes of wacky right here!By Shaun Perkins
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Knuckleheads x KG Certified: John Wall and Kendrick Perkins
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During draft week Knuckleheads and KG Certified came together to do a live show at the Classic Car Club in Manhattan. Joined by John Wall and then Kendrick Perkins, the guys talk about their own draft experiences, share thoughts on the state of the league, what’s happening in the NBA off-season, and what it’s like to be big-time in the media. As KG…
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We got a back-to-back NCAA champion on the pod, as the newest Trail Blazer, Donovan Clingan, joins Q and D for another draft week special. The 7' 2" Bristol native looks back on growing up as a UCONN fan, then going on to win there — and looks forward to taking on Nikola Jokic and other bigs in the league. Rip City, get ready for your newest big ma…
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Draft week continues on and we got the No. 4 overall pick and new Spur, Stephon Castle on the show. Q and D talk with the national champion about his draft experience, his thoughts on Coach Hurley turning down the Lakers job, and who he’s trying to go at in the league. San Antonio got a winner — tune in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…
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We got a Knuckleheads and KG Certified crossover for draft week! The number 5 overall pick, Ron Holland, joined Q, D, and Kevin Garnett leading up to the draft. The Pistons new forward talks about his draft process, the G league ignite experience, and who he’s looking forward to going up against the most in the NBA. From the Classic Car Club in Man…
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Episode 127: Prediction Machines, Bigfoot & a Hip Campus
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Episode 127: Prediction Machines, Bigfoot & a Hip Campus discusses the brain, the mind, memory and perception and a bunch of things that have to do with our noggins. Oh, and some Emily Dickinson in there, of course. Bill and Shaun are joined by Bill's great-nephew Evan, who is very good at cutting through the nonsense. Brain jokes and sketchy knowl…
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And that’s a wrap! The Celtics are your 2024 NBA Champs. Shoutout to Jayson Tatum repping The Lou, as well as to Jaylen Brown’s MVP performance. Q and D break down the Celtics historic run, look back on what the Mavs accomplished, and commend the Celtics for their total team effort. Also, shoutout to Al Horford for finally getting it done. Boston i…
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Knuckleheads x All The Smoke Live From Chicago
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Chi-Town stand up! The long-awaited collaboration is here as Knuckleheads joined All the Smoke, last week live on location from Chicago. Q, D, Matt and Stak share stories about Chicago hoops, Michael Jordan, and Kobe. They answer fan questions from the crowd and Q reps his hometown the only way he knows how! Tune in! About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Q…
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Episode 126: Down the Dirt Roads is a different WPL episode, as Bill is out of town, and Shaun welcomes Faith Phillips, author of a book that will be the first one in the poetry museum's fall CRIME, SHE SAID book club. We discuss growing up and walking down the dirt roads in Oklahoma and a true crime case here that she wrote the book Now I Lay Me D…
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Game 3 of the NBA finals is TONIGHT, as Boston takes a 2–0 lead into Dallas. Q and D break down what the Mavs need to do to get this series back on track. They look to Kyrie to step up if Dallas is going to have a chance, and commend the Celtics on their intensity on the defensive side of the ball. Q thinks Jayson Tatum is bound to have a 30-to-40-…
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It’s NBA Finals week and we got the longest tenured assistant coach in the league on to talk shop. Mavs’ coach Darrell Armstrong joins Q and D to break it all down. Darrell discusses his journey from undrafted to playing overseas to having a 13-year NBA career. He talks about transitioning from player to coach, what it’s been like working with Luka…
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Yo yo yo! We’re back with an NBA Finals preview before tonight’s big Game 1 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics. Q and D get into the key defensive matchups in this series and the pivotal role each team’s superstars will have in giving their team a fighting chance at the title. Tap in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
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Baltimore’s finest joins the pod today, y’all! Q and D sit down with the iconic Muggsy Bogues to detail his journey from playing on one of the best high school hoops teams in history to becoming a trailblazing point guard in the NBA. Muggsy dives into the art of defense, his standing as an inspiration for smaller guards with NBA dreams, and his uni…
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Episode 125: Swept Away in a Sweeping Sweep takes you on a journey through three poems recently left in the museum. Discussions about the muses, the sport of curling, line graphs, and more ensure.By Shaun Perkins
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The Finals are right around the corner, the Celtics have already booked their ticket and are just awaiting who comes out on top in the West. With Dallas up 3–1 over Minnesota, the guys take a look at tonight’s Game 5, what Minnesota needs to continue to do to extend the series, and why they think Kyrie will have a big game. Q and D also take a look…
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We got one of the league’s young studs in the building this week. The number two pick in last year’s draft, the Hornets’ own Brandon Miller joins Q and D this week on Knuckleheads. The trio takes a look back at Brandon as a three-sport athlete, checking the stats on his pitching and quarterbacking résumés. Brandon discusses his rise during high sch…
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The conference finals are in full swing and we’re back Tappin’ in to discuss it all. Last night Dallas made a statement in Game 1 on Minnesota’s home court in a game that went down to the wire. The guys discuss the adjustments the T-Wolves will have to make to put themselves in a better position in Game 2, as well as what Ant Ed has to do to conser…
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