Best Villanelle Podcasts (2024)

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Wonder Woman Part 1: The Secret Queer History of an American Icon 41:24

11d ago41:24

41:24

This season, sociologist Trisha Crawshaw joins me for a deep dive into all things comics, gender, and Diana Prince. In the first episode of our Wonder Woman series, we excavate her queer, kinky, feminist origins in the 1940s, as well as the life of the man who created her, Dr. William Moulton Marston. Drawing on historian Jill Lepore's bestselling …

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"Short Lecture on Shakespeare" Mary Ruefle 0:41

8M ago0:41

0:41

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"Difficulties of a Statesman" T. S. Eliot 3:22

8M ago3:22

3:22

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

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"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T. S. Eliot 7:51

8M ago7:51

7:51

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

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"Villanelle for an Anniversary" Seamus Heaney 1:31

8M ago1:31

1:31

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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“Why’s/Wise 1” Amiri Baraka 1:10

8M ago1:10

1:10

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"Journey of the Magi" T. S. Eliot 2:41

8M ago2:41

2:41

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

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"Spring and All" William Carlos Williams 1:11

8M ago1:11

1:11

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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“Making Room” Claudia Rankine 4:04

8M ago4:04

4:04

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"A Song for Simeon" T. S. Eliot 2:27

8M ago2:27

2:27

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

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"Triumphal March" T. S. Eliot 3:16

8M ago3:16

3:16

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

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“American Arithmetic” Natalie Diaz 2:11

8M ago2:11

2:11

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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“Note” Amanda Gorman 6:30

8M ago6:30

6:30

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"For the Felling of an Elm in the Harvard Yard" Adrienne Rich 2:40

8M ago2:40

2:40

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour" Wallace Stevens 2:02

8M ago2:02

2:02

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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“Not Even This” Ocean Vuong 7:36

8M ago7:36

7:36

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"Gerontion" T. S. Eliot 4:38

8M ago4:38

4:38

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

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"The Road Not Taken" Robert Frost 1:04

8M ago1:04

1:04

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"The Hollow Men" T. S. Eliot 3:53

8M ago3:53

3:53

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

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"Do the Meditation Rock" Allen Ginsberg (and the Fugs) 4:30

8M ago4:30

4:30

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"Skunk Hour" Robert Lowell 2:44

8M ago2:44

2:44

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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"In the Waiting Room" Elizabeth Bishop 3:59

8M ago3:59

3:59

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

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A Spooky & Gay Crossover! Part 2: Midsommar 1:05:37

9M ago1:05:37

1:05:37

After a little unplanned hiatus, Popculty is BACK with Part 2 of our Halloween crossover event! Friend of the pod and Spooky & Gay co-host Carver Casey joins me once again to slice and dice Ari Aster's second film, Midsommar-- the one we actually liked (mostly)! Is it a 'good for her' movie? Cult propaganda? A surprisingly cathartic exploration of …

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A Spooky & Gay Crossover! Part 1: Hereditary 53:06

1+ y ago53:06

53:06

It's a two-part Halloween crossover event! Carver Casey of the Spooky & Gay with Carver & Jay podcast joins me to talk personal histories of horror and whether the films of A24 auteur darling Ari Aster are all they're cracked up to be. In this episode, we turn our queer lens on Hereditary - Transmasculine allegory or transphobic trash? Listen to fi…

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Villanelle Lives: 'Killing Eve' Fans Fight to Bury a Deadly Trope 37:31

2y ago37:31

37:31

When the critically-acclaimed TV series Killing Eve shocked viewers by ending with the oldest homophobic trope known as Bury Your Gays, it re-opened old wounds for the LGBTQ+ community. But fans are turning their betrayal into action, to ensure the next generation of queer viewers get to see happy endings for the characters they love - and themselv…

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Black Widow vs. Marvel 59:22

3y ago59:22

59:22

From director Cate Shortland's gritty cinematic style to stars Florence Pugh and Scarlett Johansson calling B.S. on sexist jokes, how the women behind this summer's Black Widow salvaged Natasha Romanoff from the male gaze of the MCU and made an intimate family drama/comedy/tragedy under the guise of a superhero movie. Plus, the Scar-Jo v. Disney la…

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Eli Langley ’21 in Koasati 2:45

3y ago2:45

2:45

A member of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Eli Langley ’21 is the first tribal citizen to use Koasati, the language of the Coushatta people, to fulfill the second language requirement at Harvard. Transcript: https://hrvd.me/vtpBy Harvard University

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Mental Health in TV & Film: Yikes! From 'Psycho' to '13 Reasons Why' 1:15:08

3+ y ago1:15:08

1:15:08

With the pandemic wreaking havoc on our collective sanity, what better time to talk about mental health representation in media! Licensed Social Worker and friend of the show Megan Wykhuis is back to lay out the Seven Big Bad Mental Illness Tropes that movies/TV just can't get enough of. Then we go hard on some classic but problematic faves, Hollyw…

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Burial of the Dead 6:25

3+ y ago6:25

6:25

Burial of the Dead by Harvard UniversityBy Harvard University

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The Waste Land (section 1) 6:25

3+ y ago6:25

6:25

The Waste Land (section 1) by Harvard UniversityBy Harvard University

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Opening Remarks (Theodore Spencer) 2:59

3+ y ago2:59

2:59

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/9mqBy Harvard University

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Morning at the Window 1:56

3+ y ago1:56

1:56

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/0c3d9By Harvard University

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A Song for Simeon 3:58

3+ y ago3:58

3:58

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/8f19eBy Harvard University

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Coriolan: Triumphal March 4:17

3+ y ago4:17

4:17

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/31af0By Harvard University

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The Hollow Men 5:23

3+ y ago5:23

5:23

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/82954By Harvard University

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Preludes 4:04

3+ y ago4:04

4:04

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/aoeBy Harvard University

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Introduction (T.S. Eliot) 3:47

3+ y ago3:47

3:47

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/fskBy Harvard University

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Sweeney Among the Nightingales 4:04

3+ y ago4:04

4:04

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/w6iBy Harvard University

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Landscapes 5:51

3+ y ago5:51

5:51

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/aobBy Harvard University

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Little Gidding 17:47

3+ y ago17:47

17:47

Transcript: https://hrvd.me/4raBy Harvard University

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Unequal: The flaws in our data 12:06

3+ y ago12:06

12:06

Jason Newton and Rachel Traughber sit down with Latanya Sweeney, Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology at the Harvard Kennedy School, to talk about issues surrounding the increased use of data and algorithms in policing and sentencing.Transcript: https://hrvd.me/f43By Harvard University

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'Jessica Jones' Part 3: A.K.A. The End of Everything 1:41:16

3+ y ago1:41:16

1:41:16

One year ago, the Jessica Jones series finale brought the entire Marvel/Netflix Universe to an end. In the final part of this retrospective, SJ and Bethany break down the highs (Hellcat!) and lows (#TrishWalkerDeservedBetter) of the third season. We put our backgrounds in criminology and sociology to use, looking at the history of women's anger/vio…

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'Jessica Jones' Part 2: A.K.A. She Said "Smile" 1:14:17

4y ago1:14:17

1:14:17

In the second part of our Jessica Jones retrospective, sociologist/friend of the show Bethany digs into the series' queer subtext with me (#Trishica) and David Tennant as Kilgrave. We relive the life-giving season one finale (Jessica did that!) and the game-changing second season finale (Trish did that!). Special guest, author Reuben “Tihi” Hayslet…

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Disruptive: Cancer Vaccine and Immuno-Materials 49:13

4+ y ago49:13

49:13

Immunotherapy – treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to help fight disease – has groundbreaking and life-saving implications. In an effort to make immunotherapy more effective, Wyss Institute researches are developing new immuno-materials, which help modulate immune cells to treat or diagnose disease.In this episode of Disruptive, Dave …

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Disruptive: 3D Bioprinting 49:01

4+ y ago49:01

49:01

There are roughly 120,000 people in the United States on waiting lists for live-saving organ transplants, with only about 30,000 transplants happening every year. To address this great challenge of organ shortages, a team at the Wyss Institute led by Core Faculty member Jennifer Lewis, Sc.D., is developing a method for 3D bioprinting organ tissues …

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Disruptive: Art Advances Science 49:47

4+ y ago49:47

49:47

In this episode of Disruptive, Wyss Institute Founding Director Don Ingber and Staff Scientist Charles Reilly discuss their process creating The Beginning, a short film inspired by Star Wars, to better communicate science to the public…and how they made a scientific discovery along the way.To make The Beginning, film industry visual effects and ani…

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Disruptive: Accelerating Diagnostics 51:06

4+ y ago51:06

51:06

In this episode of Disruptive, Wyss Core Faculty member David Walt discusses his lessons learned from founding successful biotech companies and how he incorporates translation-minded thinking early on into his current diagnostic research in his labs at the Wyss Institute and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Walt and collaborators are inventing new…

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'Jessica Jones' Part 1: A.K.A. The Superhero We've Been Waiting For 1:02:33

4+ y ago1:02:33

1:02:33

It's finally here: The first episode in our epic 3-part Jessica Jones debrief!! In this first part, we'll talk about why Jessica was such a revelation in the TV landscape back in 2015 and how she has impacted culture since. Then we'll share listener stories on what the show has meant to them. We're just getting started! Join us next week for Part 2…

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Your Whole Self – Amy Jen Su 12:10

4+ y ago12:10

12:10

Amy Jen Su (MBA 1997) is managing director at executive coaching firm Paravis Partners, and she’s been hearing some consistent themes in the trenches these days. Increasingly, her clients tell her, they are facing a serious time crunch while, at the same time, their organizations are becoming more global and complex. And these pressures, coupled wi…

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Florian Berg on The Divergence of Corporate Sustainability Ratings 1:10:45

4+ y ago1:10:45

1:10:45

This seminar, Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of Corporate Sustainability Ratings, was given by Florian Berg, Research Fellow at MIT Sloan School of Management, on November 7, 2019 as part of M-RCBG's Business & Government Seminar Series.Transcript: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/files/Berg_11.7.19_transcript.pdf…

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