Category Archives: Fireside Poetry

WPRB News and Culture: April 29, 2013

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Photo Credit: myalexis

This is WPRB News and Culture! Listen to the full episode here.

This week, our hosts J.M. Colon and Vince Presti cover Princeton’s Arts Weekend, which began Thursday, April 25 and ended Sunday with Shirleypalooza, a tribute to Shirley Tilghman, Princeton’s outgoing President. Jackie Cremos covers the week’s headlines in News Today.

Next, J.M. Colon waxes eloquent on the poetry of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes.

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JM Colon on Fireside Poetry
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Now, Ola Oladosu interviews members of the band Moxie, which performed during Princeton Arts Weekend:

Next, Jackie Cremos talks to passersby at Sunday’s Communiversity:

Then, Vince Presti interviews Princess Margarita of Romania about her life and “The Princess Margarita of Romania Foundation.” J.M. Colon and Vince Presti close our show with a discussion on the place of monarchies in the 21st century.

WPRB News and Culture: March 25, 2013

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Photo: digitalshay

This week, WPRB News and Culture starts out with a fresh installment of Fireside Poetry! This episode, J.M. Colon delves into the poetry of Wallace Stevens. Then, Gabriel Watts takes us from the 1920s to today in her feature on the American tradition of whiskey distilling. We close the show with a segment of News Today on the Cyprus bailout, hosted by Rachna Vyas.


(Download here: WPRB N&C: 3/25/13)

And if anyone is curious, the poem John mentions halfway through is “Tintern Abby” by William Wordsworth.

Keep an eye out for these other hot shows every Monday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM:

  • Hot Air – A debate show in which Princeton students face off to discuss the issues of our time.
  • Monday Evenings with the Nass – A series of interviews with the staff of the Nassau Weekly, an alternative newspaper on campus, where they fill us in on what they’ve been working on.

WPRB News and Culture: Feb. 25, 2013

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Photo Credit: Navicore

In this week’s WPRB News and Culture, Ellis hosts News Today, with an in depth update on meteorites by Ellie. Also, the members of Ellipsis Slam Poetry (@EllipsisSlam) chat with hosts J.M. Colon and Joanie and perform some of their amazing poetry in the latest episode of Fireside Poetry.

Listen to this week’s episode of Fireside Poetry:


(Or download here)

Keep an eye out for Fireside PoetryNews Today, and these other hot shows every Monday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM:

  • Hot Air – A debate show in which Princeton students face off to discuss the issues of our time.
  • Monday Evenings with the Nass – A series of interviews with the staff of the Nassau Weekly, an alternative newspaper on campus, where they fill us in on what they’ve been working on.

WPRB News and Culture: Feb. 11, 2013

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Photo Credit: digitalshay

In this week’s episode of WPRB News & Culture, we have the return of Fireside Poetry! J.M. Colon, our host, talks about the poetry of Heather McHugh with guest poet James Arthur :


(Or download here: Fireside Poetry Arthur Feb9)

Click here for more information on Heather McHugh (a short bio).

And make sure to listen to Fireside Poetry and our other segments every Monday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM:

  • Hot Air – A debate show in which Princeton students face off to discuss the issues of our time.
  • Monday Evenings with the Nass – A series of interviews with the staff of the Nassau Weekly, an alternative newspaper on campus, where they fill us in on what they’ve been working on.
  • News Today – Reporting and commentary on the local, national, and international stories of the week.

 

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WPRB News and Culture: Feb. 10, 2013

After a brief hiatus owing to Winter Break and finals, WPRB News & Culture is back and better than ever before!  We’re happy to announce that we’ve extended our programming block to a full hour, meaning that every Monday night you’ll be treated to an unprecedented blend of top-knotch reporting, cultural programming, student debate, interviews, and more!

Keep an eye out for these hot new shows every Monday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM:

  • Hot Air – A debate show in which Princeton students face off to discuss the issues of our time.
  • Fireside PoetryA poetry discussion show in which the host, often with the help of a guest poet, will talk about a single poet’s work in a casual setting.
  • Monday Evenings with the Nass – A series of interviews with the staff of the Nassau Weekly, an alternative newspaper on campus, where they fill us in on what they’ve been working on.
  • News Today – Reporting and commentary on the local, national, and international stories of the week.

This week, Ana Istrate interviews the Nass about a student-produced play, Michelle Obama, and more on Monday Evenings with the Nass:


(Or download here: Monday Evenings with the Nass — 2/4/13 (Recorded 10/15/12))

And J.M. Colon reads an essay by George Orwell on how to read a poem in this week’s installment of Fireside Poetry:


(Or download here: Fireside Poetry — 2/4/13)

WPRB News and Culture: Nov. 26, 2012

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Photo: digitalshay

This week is our premiere episode of Fireside Poetry, hosted by J.M. Colon, and featuring local poet Michael Dickman and the writing of Jack Gilbert.

Follow us on Twitter (@WPRBNews) or Facebook (WPRB News) and look forward to more fresh, witty cultural exchanges next semester!