Best Sandburg Podcasts (2025)

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Summer Special - We have a new Pope! 56:26

1d ago56:26

56:26

Heidi, Daniel, and David gather for a special episode to look at the first weeks of the papacy of Pope Leo XIV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Sandburg Media

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Holy Thursday (from Songs of Experience) 2:19

2d ago2:19

2:19

Here's William Blake's other poem about children, poverty, and Ascension Day performed as a song. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing styles. We've done over 800 of these combinations, and you can hear them all and read about our encounter with the words at our blog and archives loca…

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Holy Thursday (from Songs of Innocence) 2:49

4d ago2:49

2:49

We may think of English poet Willam Blake as the writer of majestic mystical visions, but here he is simply observing the civic use of children of poverty on a religious holiday in this first of a pair of poems with this title. I've turned this poem from his Songs of Innocence into what it says on the tin: a song. The Parlando Project combines vari…

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Dirge Without Music 4:41

9d ago4:41

4:41

This is Edna St. Vincent Millay's bald statement of mortality and grief performed with music. Her title says it's without music, because she wished to express that beauty does not mitigate loss, and perhaps my far-from-bel canto voice here follows her intent. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music i…

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The Gut-Skin Connection: Revolutionizing Skincare with Dr. Roshini Raj, Founder of Tula Skincare 31:38

10d ago31:38

31:38

In this conversation, April Franzino is joined by Dr. Roshini Raj, founder of Tula Skincare. She shares her unique journey from being a gastroenterologist to creating a skincare line that emphasizes the gut-skin connection. She discusses the challenges of starting a business with no prior experience, the importance of partnerships, and the evolutio…

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Langston Hughes' "Teacher" 2:32

23d ago2:32

2:32

Here's a knotty poem about virtue, life, and star-dust by Langston Hughes that I've turned into a song. The Parlando Project takes words (mostly literary poetry) and combines them with original music in differing styles. We've done over 800 of these combinations and you can hear any of them at our blog and archives at frankhudson.org…

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Langston Hughes' Cabaret 1:49

1M ago1:49

1:49

The great Afro-American poet Langston Hughes was a pioneer in Jazz Poetry, so it is appropriate that managed to finish this piece for International Jazz Day and the last day of National Poetry Month: a performance of a short poem of his about Jazz, "Cabaret." The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music i…

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Ars Poetica 4:15

1M ago4:15

4:15

Celebrating National Poetry Month and International Jazz Day with this new sonnet about poets and poetry performed along with original music I composed for a Jazz quartet. This is what the Parlando Project does regularly: we combine various words (usually literary poetry) with music we create in various styles. We've done over 800 of these combinat…

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Absent Place - an April Day 2:47

1M ago2:47

2:47

Emily Dickinson wrote these words in The Sixties, the 1860s. I just got done with this song performance of her poem as if it was the 1960s and this was a West Coast Folk-Rock band. I think Dickinson here is writing about those things left behind, missing, even in the delights of Spring. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary p…

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#2508 - The death, impact, and legacy of Pope Francis 1:18:21

1M ago1:18:21

1:18:21

Heidi, Daniel, and David reflect on the papacy of Poe Francis, end talk about the next steps that will be happening in the Vatican following his death this past Monday. Then they look ahead to the future of the Church, and discuss how we each can take up the legacy of Francis into the heart of the 21st century. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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Dread Robin 3:26

1M ago3:26

3:26

I set Emily Dickinson's "I dreaded that first Robin, so" to this music for National Poetry Month. Dickinson's poem casts a skeptical eye on Spring, at once alienated from it and yet closely, wittily, observing. My music mutates throughout to carry forward the coming of Springtime. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry)…

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a GORGEous afternoon 5:11:39

1M ago5:11:39

5:11:39

Live recorded at Sandburg, Linz, 2025-04-20By Christian Weinmayr

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Lilacs (version) 6:23

1M ago6:23

6:23

An odd notion I had while planning for this year's National Poetry Month: could I perform an Amy Lowell poem with a rock band in the spirit of the Patti Smith Group? Well, the result still sounds like me, but sections of this Amy Lowell poem do presage methods of later poetic expression. The Parlando Project performs various words (mostly literary …

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The Lent Lilly 2:33

1M ago2:33

2:33

A. E. Housman's poem of fleeting wildflowers set to music as part of our celebration of this month's U. S. National Poetry Month. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing styles. We've done over 800 of these combinations and you can hear all of them and read about our encounters with the …

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The Second Coming 3:48

2M ago3:48

3:48

William Butler Yeats wrote this oft-quoted poem of the rise of evil in the world. I found it more challenging that many other Yeats poems to put to music and to sing, but tonight I've judged this full-rock-band version complete. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing styles. We've done …

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Counting Out Rhyme 3:00

2M ago3:00

3:00

Here's another Edna St. Vincent Millay poem turned into a short spell-song for Spring and Poem in Your Pocket Day. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing styles. We've done over 800 of these combinations, and you can hear any of them and read about our encounters with the words at our b…

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#2507 - Tariffs, preaching on creation, and an interview with Stephanie Clary about Laudato Si' 1:19:56

2M ago1:19:56

1:19:56

Heidi, Daniel, and David look at the negative effects of a fabricated trade war on global commerce, and then they explore how pastors can use their positions to help raise awareness about climate change. Then Heidi interviews Stephanie Clary, of NCR's EarthBeat, about the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…

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Sitting on Top of the World 3:36

2M ago3:36

3:36

This is a song made from a section of Carl Sandburg's 1928 poem "Good Morning America" which I sang this month in order that it shed some light on the nation's current state. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing styles. We've done over 800 of these combinations and you can hear any of…

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Pablo Neruda's Love Poem 16 from 20 Love Poems 3:30

2M ago3:30

3:30

I started doing an English translation of a poem from Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's youthful series of love poems, and in that process I thought of something else on my mind, and so began to connect the poem with two husbands taken from the US and their families based on dubious charges this Spring. This poem from Neruda's series speaks of lovers sep…

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Northern April 3:38

2M ago3:38

3:38

Our National Poetry Month celebration continues with a musical presentation of this sensuous Edna St Vincent Millay poem. Since I awoke this April morning to tree branches covered with wet April snow in my northern clime, I felt part of "the shared world" with this poet as I completed this song setting today. The Parlando Project combines various w…

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She Dreams of Sewing Machines 2:10

2M ago2:10

2:10

I might think of this as the first piece of my National Poetry Month observance this year, or as a piece the follows on from my Alice Dunbar Nelson "I Sit and Sew" performance earlier in March. "She Dreams of Sewing Machines" is part of my set of Memory Car sonnets dealing with a daughter's experience of her mother's dementia. The Parlando Project …

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#2506 - Illegal deportations, survey of women in ministry, and an interview with Meghan Clark 1:36:45

2M ago1:36:45

1:36:45

Heidi, Daniel, and David look at the recent actions of the Trump administration to violate civil rights and judicial oversight, and discuss a recent survey of women in the San Diego Diocese. Then Heidi interviews theologian Meghan J. Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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An Irish Airman foresees his Death 2:00

2M ago2:00

2:00

John "Paddy" Hemingway died this St. Patrick's day. Dublin born, and in Dublin he died, but he was in the news because he was the last surviving RAF pilot from the Battle of Britain during WWII. I immediately thought of this Yeats poem, about a fatalistic Irish pilot during WWI who flew into battle having no love for the British Empire. His Wikiped…

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in Just spring 2:57

2M ago2:57

2:57

Poet e. e. cummings hopscotched across a page with this classic Spring poem. I've now made it into a little song for the first day of this year's Spring. The Parlando Project takes various words (mostly literary poetry) and combines them with original music in differing styles. We've done over 800 of those combinations over the years, and you can h…

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R. A. Lafferty 6:31

2M ago6:31

6:31

Instead of literary poetry, here's a little SciFi. This is a Dave Moore song about R. A. Lafferty, the electrician turned daft Speculative Fiction writer, whose stories often sounded like they were spoken by an intoxicated man at a bar who needs just one more drink to wrap up his tale. This is older piece, recorded as the Parlando Project was start…

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Barn, Burning 4:21

3M ago4:21

4:21

Two Irish-American poets, now dead, used to lead a poetry reading every St. Patrick's Day in St. Paul. Earlier this week I presented a performance of a poem by one of them, Kevin FitzPatrick. Tonight, I release this song I adapted from a poem by the second poet, Ethna McKiernan. I saw "Barn Burning" as a beautiful, wild, mystical poem. I hope my ve…

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Kevin FitzPatrick's Farewell 4:12

3M ago4:12

4:12

Here's a performance of a poem from FitzPatrick's final collection done in remembrance of the St. Patrick's Day poetry readings he used to lead every year. That poetry collection, Still Living in Town, told of his life working on his life-partner's farm in Wisconsin. One of the characters in that book's series of poems about rural life was the farm…

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Ingredient Transparency: Peter Thomas Roth, Founder of Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care 30:19

3M ago30:19

30:19

Host April Franzino is joined by Peter Thomas Roth, CEO of Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care shares his journey from personal struggles with acne to creating a successful skincare brand. He discusses the importance of ingredient transparency, the evolution of his customer base, and the brand's innovative approach to product development. Roth als…

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#2505 - Threats to the Department of Education and Georgetown Law School, and an interview with Rev. Angela Denker 1:17:45

3M ago1:17:45

1:17:45

Heidi, Daniel, and David look at the recent attacks on education, both generally and specifically, by the Trump administration, and Heidi interviews Rev. Angela Denker about Christian nationalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Sandburg Media

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I Sit and Sew 3:40

3M ago3:40

3:40

"I Sit and Sew" is likely Alice Dunbar-Nelson's best-known poem, a strongly worded statement of a woman wishing to assuage the suffering of war. I've now made it into a short song, as that's what the Parlando Project does. I'll write a bit more about the particulars of the poem at the Project's blog and archives later today, but I thought her poem …

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Credo (The Will To Love) 2:01

3M ago2:01

2:01

Long work this week to find a set of words I could use and sing, ones that would meet our world and times with some measure of hope and purpose. These are the ones I chose, written over a hundred years ago by early American Modernist poet and publisher Alfred Kreymborg. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with origi…

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Six Maxims 2:07

3M ago2:07

2:07

This February during Black History Month I've been writing about the discovery, history, and my subsequent impressions of a scrapbook featuring the life and career of a mid-20th Century Afro-American musician and singer Lawrence "Hank" Hazlett who played with a swing Jazz quartet The Cats and the Fiddle from Chicago and then with his own Hank Hazle…

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A New Era in Active Beauty : Shawn Haynes and Chidinma Asonye of WYN Beauty 28:17

3M ago28:17

28:17

Host Mimi Banks is joined by Shawn Haynes, the President of WYN Beauty, and Chidinma Asonye, the Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer of WYN Beauty. They discuss their unique journey in the beauty industry, the significant involvement of Serena Williams as a founder, and the brand's commitment to active beauty. They explore the philosophy behind …

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#2504 - The Pope's health, potential cuts to Medicaid, and an interview with Shannon Evans on Lent 1:19:49

3M ago1:19:49

1:19:49

Daniel, Heidi, and David look at the GOP's recent attacks on Medicaid, and join their prayers with the world on behalf of the health of Pope Francis. Heidi interviews NCR's Shannon Evans about lenten spirituality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Sandburg Media

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You! Inez! 2:15

3M ago2:15

2:15

Here's Alice Dunbar Nelson's passionate love poem from the last decade to be called The Twenties performed as a song. I just saw this poem this morning, but I was so taken with it that I spent my afternoon composing some music to perform it with. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing s…

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Francis Effect presents: The Four Theologians 1:11:48

3M ago1:11:48

1:11:48

In this special episode of The Francis Effect, co-host Heidi Schlumpf moderates a roundtable of four theologians: Dr. Bryan Massingale and Dr. Cristina Traina, both of Fordham University in New York, and Dr. Hille Haker and Dr. Miguel Diaz, both of Loyola University Chicago. The guests react to the first month of the second term of President Donald…

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Langston's Blues (Dreams) 2:13

4M ago2:13

2:13

Our Black History Month celebration this month is more focused on new articles on the Parlando Project blog, but I thought it'd be good to provide some new musical pieces too. Here's Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams" which I've cast as a blues for acoustic guitar, bass, and piano for this performance. The Parlando Project takes various words (mostly l…

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Balancing Act: Career and Motherhood with Trisha Ayyagari, Global Brand President at Maybelline New York 22:44

4M ago22:44

22:44

Host Mimi Banks is joined by Trisha Ayyagari, the Global Brand President of Maybelline New York. Trisha shares her journey in the beauty industry, her experiences at L'Oreal, and the impact of motherhood on her professional life. She discusses the importance of empathy in leadership, the balance between career and family, and the significance of se…

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#2503 - The attack on USAID, J.D. Vance's armchair theology, and an interview with Charlene Howard of Pax Christi 1:20:14

4M ago1:20:14

1:20:14

Heidi, Daniel, and David look at the effects the recent attacks on USAID have had on charities and NGOs - especially in the Catholic world. Then they look at the recent comments made by Vice-President J.D. Vance as he weighs in on theological issues. Finally, Heidi welcomes Charlene Howard, the new Executive Director of Pax Christi USA, for a conve…

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#2502 - Trump 2.0, the Oscars nominations, and an interview with Thomas Reese, SJ 1:17:10

4M ago1:17:10

1:17:10

Heidi, Daniel, and David look at the first week of the second Trump administration, and what listeners can do for self-care and mutual aid. Next, we take a lighter view and look at the various vilms nominated for the 2025 Academy Awards. Finally, Heidi interviews Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ, about his life in Catholic journalism, Learn more about your ad …

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Couples 1:35

4M ago1:35

1:35

Here's the somewhat forgotten Modernist poet Carl Sandburg in a weird mode. I still don't know what this elusive poem of his, titled "Couples," is describing, but I felt compelled to make it into this short song anyway. That's what the Parlando Project does. We take various words (mostly literary poetry) and combine them with original music. We've …

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