# The Verses—An Introduction

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Podcast: [Times Before Can Be Forgotten](https://stenobird.com/podcast/times-before-can-be-forgotten-6724159)
Published: 2025-05-08T20:17:43+00:00
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## Resource

Back when the podcast was a blog, we’re traveling 15 years and more than 500 spoken-word essays—all 1,000 words—about processing the age we live in through movies, sports, pop culture, literature, ideas, Boston, nostalgia, travel, and free fucking speech.

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