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A once-per-week podcast that features a single piece of short writing from either Rob Burgess or one of his partners in crime.

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Episodes

Episode 15

In this episode, Rob Burgess reads his long-forgotten poem "The Snack Bar of Steamy Love and Emotion."

Jun 09, 2009•1 min

Episode 14

In this episode, Rob Burgess reads his piece "The Worst Part."

May 30, 2009•1 min

Episode 13

In this episode, Ash Cartwright reads the second installment in her series, "Secretly the Same with Ash Cartwright."

May 21, 2009•4 min

Episode 12

In this episode, Rob Burgess reads his piece "Should I erase DOOM's "Batty Boyz" from my iPod?"

May 15, 2009•2 min

Episode 11

In this episode, Ash Cartwright reads the first part of her series "Secretly the Same with Ash Cartwright".

May 05, 2009•6 min

Episode 10

In this episode, Rob Burgess reads his list "Questions raised by alphabetizing our movies."

Apr 30, 2009•52 sec

Episode 9

In this episode, Ben Smith reads his essay "Etiquette."

Apr 23, 2009•2 min

Episode 8

In this episode, Rob Burgess reads his essay "The new dark ages in 140 characters or less."

Apr 15, 2009•3 min

Episode 7

In this episode guest author Ben Smith reads his short story "Baby Monster."

Apr 06, 2009•4 min

Episode 6

In this episode author Rob Burgess reads his found poem "Impersonals" in which he pairs lines from random personal ads with out-of-context snippets from the yellow pages.

Apr 01, 2009•3 min

Episode 5

In this episode author Rob Burgess reads his short story "We've Got a File on You." Visit robcast on the web of internets at rob-cast.blogspot.com and thisburgess.blogspot.com.

Mar 25, 2009•5 min

In this episode, Rob Burgess reads his found poem (with various phrases taken from both the advertising and the articles of the May 2004 edition of "Outdoor Magazine") entitled "The Secrets of Perfect Shape."

Mar 17, 2009•2 min

Episode 3

In this episode guest author Ben Smith reads his essay "So Much Has Changed Since Charles Barkley Went To Jail."

Mar 10, 2009•4 min

Episode 2

In this episode author Rob Burgess reads from his 55-word story entitled "She Was Too."

Mar 03, 2009•2 min

Episode 1

In this episode Rob Burgess reads his short story "Bad Words."

Feb 24, 2009•3 min

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