When They Ask You: A poem

Mohamed Hassan performing the full version of a poem, called The Guest House, that appeared on episode five. 

After depression comes acceptance. Mohamed Hassan returns to Christchurch a year after the attacks to speak to a survivor about what it means to finally move on. 

After bargaining comes depression. It was felt by Muslims even half a world away, who experienced the 'vicarious trauma' and thought maybe they were right to worry about their safety after all. 

قصيدة فريدة من عيون الشّعر العربيّ، تسبّبت في موت شاعرها، فسمّاها أهل الأدب بعد موته بالقصيدة اليتيمة،  نُسبت إلى كثير من الشّعراء، وقِيل فيها كثير من الأقاويل والرّوايات، لكنّ أغلب المصادر تؤكد أنها للشاعر المُلقب بدَوقَلة المَنبِجيّ، حيث كانت آخر ما قاله من الشّعر، فسُمّيت بالي ... Show More

Today’s poem is Eid Mubarak by Fady Joudah. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… "Today’s poem makes a profound commitment to carry the living and the dead in language forward into time, to record our presence, to meld the collectivity and rich ... Show More

Today’s guest, poet Kaveh Akbar, discusses his latest poetry collection Pilgrim Bell. Given that Akbar once suggested that syntax was identity, how do the changes in Akbar’s own poetry, from his first collection to now, reflect changes in himself as a person? Akbar talks about th ... Show More

Today’s poem is Agony's Rasp by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s poem simultaneously inhabits the planes of presence and absence, conveying ... Show More

Today’s poem is When I Was in My Early Thirties I Saw Elton John in a Nightclub in Atlanta Called Tongue and Groove by Khadijah Queen. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s poem transports us to a night out worth remem ... Show More

Invité des Grosses Têtes à Fourmies, Joseph Kamel a chanté en live "Celui qui part", extrait de son tout premier album. Retrouvez tous les jours le meilleur des Grosses Têtes en podcast sur RTL.fr et l'application RTL. 

The 500 Words Competition is back for it's 10th year and that means the podcast is too. In this episode Dick & Dom introduce some of the top stories from past years, written by YOU. Each story won a shiny Gold medal. So whether it’s bed-time listening or some writing inspiration, ... Show More

The tarot doesn't lie and this episode gets weird. Derry is still an absolute disgrace and gets himself into some HOT water with the dead...  Hannah admires our massive poster and Suzie swears she sees movement in the studio when no one else is around. Finally we end with both Hu ... Show More