Archives: Captivate Podcasts

Featuring “I Dream a World” by Langston Hughes and “The Human Family” by Maya Angelou In this uplifting episode of A Voice Like This, we explore two poems that imagine a gentler world and celebrate the ties that bind us together. Langston Hughes dreams of a future shaped by justice, kindness, and shared humanity. Maya…

In this deeply personal episode, we pause to reflect on the quiet power of a life well lived — and the everyday moments that shape who we become. At the request of my niece Joanne, and in loving memory of my sister Tracy, I read The Dash — a poem that reminds us how profoundly…

In this deeply personal episode, we pause to reflect on the quiet power of a life well lived — and the everyday moments that shape who we become. At the request of my niece Joanne, and in loving memory of my sister Tracy, I read The Dash — a poem that reminds us how profoundly…

Poems featured: “Dust of Snow” by Robert Frost “The Orange” by Wendy Cope “The Laughing Heart” by Charles Bukowski In this lighter, brighter episode of A Voice Like This, we turn our attention to the small joys -the sparks, glimmers, and brief flashes of warmth that can shift an entire day. Robert Frost offers a…

This episode marks a time of remembrance. We pause to honour those who gave their lives in war — and to reflect on the truth that lies behind the words honour and glory. John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” has become almost inseparable from remembrance itself — a poem of beauty and resolve, written in the…

As autumn deepens and the light fades earlier each day, we begin to measure time in quieter ways. Light & Time brings together two voices – Shakespeare and Vaughan – who, across centuries, reflect on what it means to age, and what lies beyond the boundaries of time itself. In Sonnet 73, Shakespeare offers one…

Bonfire Night — the spark of rebellion, and the quiet wonder that follows. Every November, the night sky in Britain crackles with memory; a celebration of rebellion and the light that follows it. Fire & Freedom explores both sides of that spark: the defiant blaze of revolution, and the quiet wonder of beauty born from…

This Halloween season, A Voice Like This takes a seat by the fire — and invites in two unquiet guests. From the rhythmic unease of a ghost that isn’t there, to a love so still it defies life itself, this special episode explores the shadowed edge of the human mind — where affection becomes obsession,…

In this episode, Phil Rowe explores two timeless reflections on the passage of life — Dylan Thomas’s nostalgic “Fern Hill” and Robert Herrick’s carpe diem classic “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time.” Thomas’s lyrical remembrance of childhood radiates joy and innocence — until time itself steps forward, gently reclaiming that golden youth. Herrick’s…

Episode 15: Fears and Fire Poems: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be — John Keats & Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night — Dylan Thomas There’s a shadow that walks beside us all — the quiet reminder that our time is finite. Some poets choose to face that truth…