The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily Podcast Transcripts
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Host Maggie Smith is your daily poetry companion.
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R.K. Russell: They/Them by Danez Smith (Extended Version)
October 9, 2026
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Micah Keelbon (0:30)
Hey, it's Slowdown producer Micah. We've been chatting with some of the most multifaceted literature lovers we know about the poems that have helped them slow down in this, well, multifaceted time.
Our belief is that poetry is important in all of our lives, for the actors, the musicians, the journalists, the athletes. We're bringing you reflections and poems from some very special friends of the show. Enjoy.
R.K. Russell (1:05)
I'm RK. Russell, and this is The Slowdown.
This morning, the biggest surprise was the silence. Living in Los Angeles, often you get used to the noise, you get used to the helicopters, the traffic, the people, maybe your own internal monologue if you're me.
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