Best Jody Chan Podcasts (2025)

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6 — Poet Talk about Swimming featuring Diana Khoi Nguyen 1:15:23

1M ago1:15:23

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In the sixth episode of Poet Talk, we’re joined by one of our favourite poets: Diana Khoi Nguyen. Together, we explore swimming as both a poetic and life practice. A master class on the body's inherent abilities as well as the legacy of inherited sound, this episode dives deep into what it means to sculpt language like water. What does learning to …

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5 — Poet Talk about a Poem: "God is an American" by Terrance Hayes 58:01

5M ago58:01

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In the last episode of 2024, Jody and Sanna reflect on the first year of the podcast and their own places in writing community. They also do a close reading of one of their favourite poems: “God is an American” by Terrance Hayes. Together, they investigate beauty’s difficulty and longing’s limits, informed by the wisdom of Audre Lorde, Heather Chri…

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4 — Poet Talk about Law featuring Chimwemwe Undi 1:07:41

8M ago1:07:41

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In the fourth episode of Poet Talk, Jody and Sanna talk to poet, linguist and lawyer Chim Undi about language. Why do adults tell certain kids to become lawyers? How do people find themselves in the world of spoken word poetry? From erasure poetry to text trajectory, Canadian court cases to poetry's penchant for uncertainty, the trio traverse inter…

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3 — Poet Talk about Dogs 1:14:18

9M ago1:14:18

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In this episode of Poet Talk, Jody and Sanna dive into one of our favourite topics: dogs. What kind of poems would a dog write? How do they see (or smell) the world? The duo share their favourite dog poems and earliest dog memories. From protest dogs to canine colonial history, Eileen Myles to Mary Oliver, join us as we talk play, mastery, grief, d…

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2 — Poet Talk about the Parasocial featuring Summer Farah 1:12:47

11M ago1:12:47

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Welcome to the second episode of Poet Talk! In this episode, Jody and Sanna talk to Palestinian poet, critic and editor Summer Farah about the parasocial. Together, they delve into all things online: video games, prose poems and Tumblr as a critical space. The trio defines the parasocial by analyzing pop culture, like Chappell Roan and Mitski's “so…

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1 — Poet Talk about Beginnings 1:05:12

12M ago1:05:12

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Join us for the pilot episode of Poet Talk, a podcast where poets talk. In this episode, future cohosts Jody Chan and Sanna Wani delve into beginnings with questions like, "How does a poem begin?" and "What is the beginning of poetry?" Chan and Wani share some of their favourite poem beginnings, etymologies and more. From politics to gossip to lore…

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Jody Chan Podcasts

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Poet Talk

Jody Chan & Sanna Wani

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6 — Poet Talk about Swimming featuring Diana Khoi Nguyen 1:15:23

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5 — Poet Talk about a Poem: "God is an American" by Terrance Hayes 58:01

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4 — Poet Talk about Law featuring Chimwemwe Undi 1:07:41

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3 — Poet Talk about Dogs 1:14:18

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2 — Poet Talk about the Parasocial featuring Summer Farah 1:12:47

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1 — Poet Talk about Beginnings 1:05:12