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Tales from a lockdown long ago.

In 1348 a group of ten friends leave plague-struck Florence for the countryside and, to keep their spirits up, they tell each other stories. The idea for the Decameron, one of Europe's great literary works, is born.

We've put together 10 of our favourite stories from Giovanni Boccaccio's epic to share with you in lockdown, nearly 700 years later.

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5-15 minute stories, selected from many cultures and countries across time, narrated professionally and paired with original music intended to capture the time period. Some episodes feature discussions, some do not. Show up expecting to hear a story, and you won't be disappointed.

Linger in the space between a poem being spoken and being heard.

Poetry Centered features curated selections from Voca, the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s online audiovisual archive of more than 1,000 recordings of poets reading their work during visits to the Center between 1963 and today. In each episode, a guest poet introduces three poems from Voca, sharing their insights about the remarkable performances recorded in our archive. Each episode concludes with the guest poet reading a poem of their own.

Mike Flanagan, Tananarive Due, and Anthony Breznican join host Jason Sechrest in this limited series podcast, discussing 200 pages of Stephen King’s epic novel, The Stand, each month. Get BONUS EPISODES every month when you support the Patreon page at: Patreon.com/JasonSechrest