The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

421 episodes · 3 with AI analysis

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People · top 9

Cleopatra Francine J. Harris Simia Bashir Samia Bashir Tommye Blount Carter G. Woodson Brigit Pegeen Kelly Indiana Jones Wendy Hilliard

Companies · top 6

This Old House McDonald's Poetry Foundation American Public Media Meijer Marketplace

Topics · top 10

Poetry and literary reflectionScorpion behavior and mythologyDivine miscommunication and accidentAcceptance and adaptationAnimal metaphor in literatureIntroversion and solitudeNatural history and biologyVulnerability and hidden beautySelf-defense versus aggressionLibrary of Alexandria

Analyzed Episodes

Feb 10, 2026

1453: Closing Time; Iskandariya by Brigit Pegeen Kelly

Poetry and literary reflectionScorpion behavior and mythologyDivine miscommunication and accident

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Feb 11, 2026

1454: Katherine with the Lazy Eye. Short. And Not a Good Poet by francine j. harris

Systemic racism in elite athleticsMeritocracy and its limitationsSocial exclusion and marginalization

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Feb 12, 2026

1455: Historical Site by Tommye Blount

Detroit history and cultural significanceAfrican American Great MigrationHistorical preservation and monument interpretation

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