Poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommor shares why poetry has saved her life, and how it can help us now.

On today's Story Saturday, Laura talks with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommor about her daily practice of writing and publishing a poem a day for over a decade, and about why her favorite people in this world are the people who don't like poetry.

Episode 50: Story Saturday: In Service to the Poem

James Jones on music, identity, and what he needs most right now.

James Jones has been carving his own path for a long time--as a musician, a voiceover artist, a podcaster, and a Black man in the Morman church. He shares how taking the leap to follow his dreams have included some falls, but ultimately landed him exactly where he needs to be.

Episode 66: What's Going On

America, your dream has died.

Singer songwriter Miko Marks shares music and words to guide us in these troubling times.

Episode 65: Goodnight America

Sometimes we need poetry to put words to the things we cannot yet say.

Award-winning poet Roxane Beth Johnson shares poems to help us remember the music of life, and talks about how this time has taught her to to live a quieter life and find hope in the small moments.

Episode 64: Blues for Almost Forgotten Music

Shelter in Place is observing "Black Out Tuesday," pausing the usual program to honor and lament the Black lives lost.  

Shelter in Place is joining with other arts organizations in observing “Black Out Tuesday” on June 2. This is a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with community in light of the deaths of African American citizens and the systemic racism, violence, and brutality they continue to endure.

Episode 63: The Show Must Be Paused

Maybe it's not about thinking we can balance, but about understanding that we're going to keep falling.

What a failed gymnastics career and a Virginia realtor’s perspective can show us navigating this time with humility and presence.

Episode 62: Balance

Sometimes life turns out very different than you planned.

Laura talks with Nashville Singer-Songwriter Christopher Williams about how making music for twenty-five years has taught him how to not be afraid--even when everything around us is crumbling.

Episode 61: Story Saturday: Do Not Be Afraid

A special bonus episode about the ups and downs of life in the time of COVID-19.

Life in quarantine can feel like an emotional rollercoaster ride, one with twists and turns that are not always welcome. In this special bonus episode from the Transmission Times, listeners from around the world share their experiences of the ups and downs of pandemic living. Courtesy of <a href="http://transmissiontimes.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://transmissiontimes.libsyn.com/</a>.

BONUS: The Rollercoaster Ride with the Transmission Times

What an Austrian governess taught me about finding a common enemy.

How uniting around a common cause can help former adversaries become allies--even when those allies are your siblings, and the common cause is bringing someone else down.

Episode 60: Trixi

Why it's finally time to change the way we do college admissions.

As the UC university system ditches the ACT and SAT as requirements for college admissions, Laura shares her own story of test-taking and college, and why she hopes her children's experiences of college will be different.

Episode 59: Standardized

Finding daily sanity in a world that feels increasingly insane.

A daily gift of hope to help you find sanity in a world that feels increasingly insane. I share survival stories, explore big ideas, and discover how even in isolation, we’re not alone. A bit On Being, a touch of TED, and a dash of Snap Judgment, each episode is your quick coffee break with a thoughtful friend.

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