There's a Poem in That

Todd Boss
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There's a Poem in That

LA WEEKLY calls it a "holy wellspring" -- Award-winning poet Todd Boss helps strangers discover the poetry in their most intimate stories in this narrative documentary podcast unlike any other. Each episode of TAPIT opens on a new guest stranger, condenses three hours of their conversations with Todd, and concludes with his reveal of an original poem written expressly for them. You'll laugh, you'll cry ... You'll want a poem of your very own! Think there's a poem in your story? Call TAPIT's Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: (808) 300-0449. 

  1. Brooks ages into paradox (1 of 3)

    APR 2

    Brooks ages into paradox (1 of 3)

    Send us a text Part 1 of a 3-part "upside-down" episode!  This upside-down 3-part edition of TAPIT opens on a poem, and ends on a dream. When Todd knocks on a stranger’s door to deliver a poem he wrote about the occupant three years ago when he lived across the street from her, a surprising friendship unfolds.  Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    17 min
  2. Brooks ages into paradox (2 of 3)

    APR 2

    Brooks ages into paradox (2 of 3)

    Send us a text Part 2 of a 3-part "upside-down" episode!  This upside-down 3-part edition of TAPIT opens on a poem, and ends on a dream. When Todd knocks on a stranger’s door to deliver a poem he wrote about the occupant three years ago when he lived across the street from her, a surprising relationship unfolds.  Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    17 min
  3. Brooks ages into paradox (3 of 3)

    APR 2

    Brooks ages into paradox (3 of 3)

    Send us a text Part 3 of a 3-part "upside-down" episode!  This upside-down 3-part edition of TAPIT opens on a poem, and ends on a dream. When Todd knocks on a stranger’s door to deliver a poem he wrote about the occupant three years ago when he lived across the street from her, a surprising relationship unfolds.  Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    15 min
  4. Kelly astrally projects

    11/15/2024

    Kelly astrally projects

    Send us a text When a concert bassoonist is canceled for her refusal to get vaccinated, a whole new universe opens, her father’s star burning brightest. Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this episode about vaccines, medical care, and esotericism do not represent those on the TAPIT team. Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    22 min
  5. Lisa dances with aphasia

    10/15/2024

    Lisa dances with aphasia

    Send us a text A stroke victim must override paralysis to meet Todd halfway between hemispheres in this intimate exploration of nonverbal disability. But "any dance worth doing is struggle…" Chapters in this Episode: Our initiativesThe history of danceBreaking down bordersJackie joins inThe power of poetryThe poem: "In Praise of Your Aphasia" Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    19 min
  6. Phillip hears his name (feat. Richard Blanco)

    05/01/2024

    Phillip hears his name (feat. Richard Blanco)

    Send us a text Phillip's new US citizenship status is the celebratory focus of this episode of TAPIT. It's a celebration 30 years in the making, and it ends in a custom poem worthy of an inauguration. Join us on the journey of a lifetime, as Phillip overcomes rage, discovers love, changes careers, adopts a new name, and learns to see the beauty in his own immigration story.  Host Todd Boss traces Phillip's path of self-authorship from Vegas to Baja to Mexico City to Texas to Hollywood, and back to Vegas, in a tale filled with setbacks and surprises... then taps President Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural poet Richard Blanco to guest write an extraordinary poem of rejoicing and recognition, that elicits a tear for every step along the way.  Chapters in this episode:  What's in a name?How a place makes (and unmakes and remakes) a personPhillip finds himself in fiction and filmThe intricacies of immigration and the Texas/Mexico divideLearning and loving in Las VegasCarving a path to citizenship and the truth about timingTaking the law into his own handsBringing in BlancoThe poem, Your Name :: My NameA wordless reaction says it allThis episode is dedicated to Phillip's mother, Olivia de Lourdes Meneses Moguel, and to mothers everywhere who read to their children. Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    44 min
  7. BONUS MICRO-EPISODE: Dorianne Laux is at your service

    04/01/2024 · BONUS

    BONUS MICRO-EPISODE: Dorianne Laux is at your service

    Send us a text Some of America’s most celebrated poets are standing by to write poems for you on commission. Together, they form The International Bureau of Custom Poetry. More about the Bureau here. In this special introductory episode, Bureau agent Dorianne Laux recounts her path from gas station attendant to Pulitzer Prize finalist, including a cameo of her mother at the sewing machine in Dorianne’s poem, “Singer.” Do you have a loved one you’d like memorialized in a poem? Or a precious memory you’d like preserved for the ages? Dorianne Laux and the other professional poets in the Bureau are standing by to work with you. Sessions can be private or taped for potential use on TAPIT. Visit our website to enquire. Or call our listener line at 808-300-0449. Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    13 min
  8. BONUS MICRO-EPISODE: Sasha LaPointe is at your service

    12/01/2023

    BONUS MICRO-EPISODE: Sasha LaPointe is at your service

    Send us a text Some of America’s most celebrated poets are standing by to write poems for you on commission. Together, they form The International Bureau of Custom Poetry. More about the Bureau here. In our second micro-episode, Bureau agent Sasha LaPointe shares her writing process, the breadth of her essays, and her focus on personal and shared experiences, all aimed at trying to 'make sense of the madness' in the world. It culminates in Sasha's poem, “S.O.T.D.” Do you have a loved one you’d like memorialized in a poem? Or a precious memory you’d like preserved for the ages? Dorianne Laux and the other professional poets in the Bureau are standing by to work with you. Sessions can be private or taped for potential use on TAPIT. Visit our website to enquire. Or call our listener line at 808-300-0449. Support the show Join the conversation and get bonus content at poeminthat.com ... or become a listener supporter by pitching in monthly to help us make TAPIT magic, here. Do you think there's a poem in your story? Leave Todd a voicemail on our Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: 808-300-0449. Follow us on Facebook.

    11 min
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LA WEEKLY calls it a "holy wellspring" -- Award-winning poet Todd Boss helps strangers discover the poetry in their most intimate stories in this narrative documentary podcast unlike any other. Each episode of TAPIT opens on a new guest stranger, condenses three hours of their conversations with Todd, and concludes with his reveal of an original poem written expressly for them. You'll laugh, you'll cry ... You'll want a poem of your very own! Think there's a poem in your story? Call TAPIT's Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: (808) 300-0449. 

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  • Creator
    Todd Boss
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Todd Boss Originals
  • Show Website
    There's a Poem in That

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