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Wordplay

Wordplay presents an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word. Wordplay’s opening monologue blends music and language (and sometimes sound effects) into a surreal, funny, often darkly serious meditation on the state of one man’s struggles to live in the bewildering world of contemporary America.

Wordplay: Fruitcake

December 7, 2018December 1, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! It’s the holiday season, so this week’s episode is inspired by one of the season’s more curious food items: Fruitcake. – …

Read moreWordplay: Fruitcake

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/12/wordplay_fruitcake_113018.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:22 — 40.3MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Mr. Lampkin

December 7, 2018November 16, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Sit back and enjoy these six poems in the latest episode, titles Mr. Lampkin. – Relatives, by John Updike – The …

Read moreWordplay: Mr. Lampkin

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/11/wordplay_MrLampkin_111618.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:39 — 40.7MB)

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Wordplay: No Nose

November 30, 2018November 9, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! If you love Wordplay, you’ll want to stick you nose into this week’s episode “No Nose,” featuring the following poems. – …

Read moreWordplay: No Nose

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/11/wordplay_nonose_110918.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:03 — 39.9MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Hoagland

January 7, 2019November 3, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Enjoy another rousing rendition of the sound of poetry with this week’s show: Hoagland. And as you could probably guess, this …

Read moreWordplay: Hoagland

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/11/wordplay_Hoagland_110218.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:59 — 39.8MB)

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Wordplay: Smoking

October 24, 2018October 17, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! This week’s episode is so hot that it’s “Smoking.” Enjoy these seven fire poems… – The Present, by Dana Gioia – …

Read moreWordplay: Smoking

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/10/wordplay_smoking_101218.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:06 — 33.3MB)

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Wordplay: Mechanical Bird

October 24, 2018October 10, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! This week, seven marvelous poems make an appearance on this week’s episode, Mechanical Bird. – Beginning line of The Waste Land, …

Read moreWordplay: Mechanical Bird

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/10/wordplay_mechanicalbird_101218.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:51 — 34.2MB)

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Wordplay: Ideal Reader

October 24, 2018October 5, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Goerge and John are looking for some ideal listeners for the latest episode of Wordplay, Ideal Reader. The show includes these …

Read moreWordplay: Ideal Reader

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/09/wordplay_idealreader_092818.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:18 — 33.5MB)

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Wordplay: Lawn Mower

September 28, 2018September 21, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! This week’s episode Lawn Mower features these six poems… – Intrigue in the Trees, by John Martin – Red Never Lasts, …

Read moreWordplay: Lawn Mower

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/09/wordplay_lawnmower_092118.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:18 — 33.5MB)

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Wordplay: Camembert

September 28, 2018September 14, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Camembert is more than a type of cheese in this week’s wordplay. Here’s the playlist… – Happiness, by Paul Hostovsky – …

Read moreWordplay: Camembert

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/09/wordplay_camembert_091418.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:19 — 33.6MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Priest Turns Therapist

September 28, 2018September 7, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Check out the first episode for the fall of 2018, Priest Turns Therapist, featuring these seven poems… -Football, by Louis Jenkins …

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Wordplay

Wordplay is an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word. Wordplay's opening monologue blends music and language (and sometimes sound effects) into a surreal, funny, often darkly serious meditation on the state of one man's struggles to live in the bewildering world of contemporary America. The show also features guest appearances by local poets and nationally known writers. But the real strength of Wordplay is the interaction between co-hosts George Bilgere and John Donoghue. The two poets read short, interesting poems by important writers. They banter about poetry, argue about it, and generally give each other a hard time. A Plain Dealer article about Wordplay called the show "the Click and Clack of poetry." Not a bad description.
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Big congratulations to our Intercollegiate Broadcasting System award winners!

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I am honored to announce that I have received the 2023 IBS Radio “Best Sports Play-by-Play (Football)” Award.

Thanks to Bobby Gerome (color analyst) and @erichwalsky (producer) for helping make the winning demo!

I am very thankful for all of my experiences with WJCU!

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