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Painted Bride Quarterly’s Slush Pile

Take a seat at Painted Bride Quarterly’s editorial table as we discuss submissions, editorial issues, writing, deadlines, and cuckoo clocks.

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Episode 78: It’s Brusque!

Episode 78: It’s Brusque!

It’s a beautiful fall day in the neighborhood, slushies. Kathy’s in love with the equinox, Jason’s in his bathrobe, Joe ... Read more

17 Dec 2019

50mins

Ranked #2

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The Skink, The Witches, and the Ghost of Tim Fitts

The Skink, The Witches, and the Ghost of Tim Fitts

One of the things we love about our podcast is that it  brings together speakers from all over the world. Getting to see... Read more

18 Mar 2019

32mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 52: The Klingon Council

Episode 52: The Klingon Council

On this week's episode, a council torn straight from the lore of Star Trek emerged to discuss the works of two poets. Fi... Read more

17 May 2018

42mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 48: Paper Cranes and Zebras

Episode 48: Paper Cranes and Zebras

Slush Pile is back in the studio! For this episode’s micro editorial meeting, Kathleen and Joseph recorded from the stud... Read more

9 Feb 2018

43mins

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Episode 53: Lost In Time

Episode 53: Lost In Time

In rare form the Abu Dhabi editing team has invaded Philadelphia. Marion Wrenn finds herself sitting alongside Kathy, Ti... Read more

18 Jun 2018

41mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 55: Prison Whiskey and Big Brother

Episode 55: Prison Whiskey and Big Brother

This week on the Slush Pile we welcome our great friend John Wall Barger into the Korman Studio for another fantastic it... Read more

30 Aug 2018

44mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 63: Tripletime!

Episode 63: Tripletime!

Greetings everyone, Slush Pile is fast approaching three years of publication. To honor this we have a rather excellent ... Read more

28 Feb 2019

49mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 74: Drugs, Love and Cagelights

Episode 74: Drugs, Love and Cagelights

This week we welcomed a special guest: “busy writing lady,” poet and food journalist for the Midatlantic region, Tammy P... Read more

14 Aug 2019

49mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 73: Hornery Is as Hornery Does

Episode 73: Hornery Is as Hornery Does

Well Slushies, it’s summer, which means warm days and summer vacations for the crew, comprised of mostly professors and ... Read more

31 Jul 2019

1hr

Ranked #10

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Episode 72: Just the Tip

Episode 72: Just the Tip

Let’s start by celebrating our democratic editorial policy by seeing which of the many titles we came up we should use! ... Read more

31 Jul 2019

44mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 68: Rooftops and Buttered Popcorn

Episode 68: Rooftops and Buttered Popcorn

It was a blustery day in Philadelphia when this podcast was recorded. That is how we learned that Tim is one of the few ... Read more

22 May 2019

47mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 71: The Lost Episode (with bonus Anatomy Lessons!)

Episode 71: The Lost Episode (with bonus Anatomy Lessons!)

Although we had a small group for this week’s podcast, we sure had some big discussions.   First and foremost, we are sa... Read more

3 Jul 2019

46mins

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Episode 50: An Excuse for a Buffet

Episode 50: An Excuse for a Buffet

Love is in the air as the gang gets together on Valentine’s day to feature two poems by Emma Hine: “I Wake Up in the Pai... Read more

2 Apr 2018

47mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 75: Gate Opening and Other Sweaty Festivities

Episode 75: Gate Opening and Other Sweaty Festivities

This week, we are bringing you an extra special podcast! That’s right, we recorded LIVE for the first time ever at Phill... Read more

5 Sep 2019

52mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 70: Scalloped Potatoes (with apologies to Ohio)

Episode 70: Scalloped Potatoes (with apologies to Ohio)

Welcome back again Slushies! For this podcast, we had a full house ready to discuss three poems by Brandon Thomas DiSaba... Read more

19 Jun 2019

45mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 69: Memories in Connecticut

Episode 69: Memories in Connecticut

Hello Slushies, new and old. Welcome to another episode of the Slushpile! On this week’s podcast, we will be discussing ... Read more

6 Jun 2019

42mins

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Episode 67: Poprocks and Monocles

Episode 67: Poprocks and Monocles

In this week's podcast, we welcomed Samantha from Abu Dhabi to the home team in Philly! The group was in a celebratory m... Read more

8 May 2019

52mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 60: Line of Apogee

Episode 60: Line of Apogee

Painted Bride Quarterly presents another especially excellent episode of Slush Pile. This is of course because we are jo... Read more

16 Jan 2019

57mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 76: A Toilet in Denver or Florida is for the Fraught

Episode 76: A Toilet in Denver or Florida is for the Fraught

A Toilet in Denver or Florida is for the Fraught On today’s episode, we realized that the sound studio needs some naked ... Read more

10 Oct 2019

54mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 54: The Sex Tape

Episode 54: The Sex Tape

Sex tape? Kardashians? This week's podcast has a little bit of both as the gang, consisting of Kathleen, Tim, Marion, Ja... Read more

19 Jul 2018

43mins

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