Episodes

Kelli Russell Agodon brings a much needed breath of fresh air when she shares her own "bad" poetry. Turns out Aaron's high school Wolf Journal isn't the only place failed poems have sat in purgatory! My Bad Poetry Episode 2....

Buddies bumbling through baby care, busy seasons, and a bout of brain pain (migraine) were unable to work on this side project. Enjoy this B-side material from the cutting room floor! We will be back strong next week! My Ba...

Sorry for the delay.. but really the title kinda sums it this one up. Life got in the way of recording this weekend... and we couldn't be happier for the reason! Congrats Co-host Dave and co. Correction: Outtakes are outtake...

Dave and Aaron wonder "what's wrong with being friends?" in this episode that tries to tackle Nice Guy Syndrome with the help of a very insightful wiki from Geek Feminism . My Bad Poetry 2.6: "Just A Friend" End Poem …

Aaron honestly has no good observations to make concerning this episode. Dave wishes Aaron's younger self felt the same way about poetry. Have your own bad poem for us? Email the show and it might be featured on the podcast....

Dave and Aaron chip at this poem to see if there is anything behind its elementary lines. Also Aaron learns how to read a poem. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.4: "A Chipped Mask" End Poem by a Real Poet: "How …

Aaron and Dave encounter a love poem so cliché they basically talked about similar songs for an hour and just remembered they were doing a podcast near the end. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.3: "Love" End Poem by a Real …

Dave and Aaron may have been tempted to skip this one. Discussions around shame and purity culture seek to understand the root cause of this bad poem. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.2: "Tempt Me Not" End Poem from a True …

Dave and Aaron return from a short break to discuss the season ahead. Hear all the titles found in "Thoughts of a Boy...and other sad stories" and wonder with us... are any of them good? Will any of the rhyme? …

A "Season One: Thoughts of a Misunderstood" bonus episode with a some cut stuff from the second half of the year. Hopefully you can enjoy and laugh along the stuff that wasn't good enough or too tangential for the edited …

Dave and Aaron reach the end of the first batch of poems from the Wolf Journal and decide to put a proverbial bow on it. Aaron reveals the title his former teenage self gave to a Word document "anthology" containing …

Teenager Aaron's pretentious title does more to confound and confuse Dave than perhaps any previous poem on this podcast. Assumptions are questioned, friendships challenged, and no solutions are found. My Bad Poetry Episode ...

While looking for the right words to write. Aaron decided the right approach was to write. Was he right about writing? Or writing about the right thing? You alone may hold the key to rightly deciphering this writing. Also D...

Are the words of a 16 year old boy from 2006 so true and pure and passionate that no mortal tongue could possibly read them correctly??? Well Aaron's previous self sure thought so. Judge for yourself, as Dave and Aaron …

Reading a poem from January 31st 2006, Dave and Aaron try to sympathize with a now 16-year-old Aaron's identity crisis. Who knew being old enough to drive could rattle the soul so much? My Bad Poetry Episode 20 End Poem …

What do you do when you find a string of poems so similar they aren't worth an episode. You take the string and make a nice bow! As we wrap up the year, we hope this episode isn't too....off putting. …

A fifteen-year old Aaron lamented that these words would not be heard. Dave and Aaron may lament the opposite... My Bad Poetry Episode 18: Poem of 12/19/05 (These Words...) End Poem from a Real Poet: "Life of a Writer" by …

After Dave and Aaron have multiple hitches and setbacks in scheduling and recording...they call in a sub. Our first Special Guest episode featuring a poem not from Aaron or the Wolf journal! My Bad Poetry Episode 17: Beyond...

Aaron's 15-year-old self was pulling out all the clichés to express an infatuation. Dave is pulling out all his hair trying to hold back his frustration... For those of you with discerning ears...technical issues meant Dave ...

With no new episode being recorded this week, here is some leftover content from the first batch of episodes. Extended cuts from conversations too-off-the-rails or nerdy for the streamline, concise, and always on-point conver...

If you haven't rage quite on us yet, have we got a show for you! Dave and Aaron discuss the second of three poems from December 5th 2005. My Bad Poetry Episode 15 "Rage" End Poem from a Real Poet: …

The poem asks "why?" and Dave and Aaron ask "why?" in return without a really good answer. Hopefully you won't ask the same of them... My Bad Poetry Episode 14 "Why" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Thread of Life" …

Aaron and Dave discuss what it may mean to be blessed... and it for sure it not having to hear this poem. Also an extended conversation on "the" got cut for time, but who knows it may pop up down …

Dave and Aaron try to look past the clouds to see the cheese filled lemons on this one. Also when Aaron references "Untitled Melody" he clearly meant "Unchained Melody." I know it bugs me too. My Bad Poetry Episode 12: …