Garrison Keillor's Podcast

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Funny, poignant, sentimental, and sometimes controversial thoughts of the day.

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Recent Episodes
  • The sweet day draws near
    Apr 12, 2025 – 07:01
  • The perils of pedestrianism
    Apr 5, 2025 – 07:10
  • My plan for the next four years
    Mar 29, 2025 – 07:44
  • Mother the queen of my heart
    Mar 22, 2025 – 07:25
  • Living in the present, a day at a time
    Mar 15, 2025 – 06:50
  • It's never too late to be normal
    Mar 8, 2025 – 07:26
  • A wonderful night in Lubbock
    Mar 1, 2025 – 06:51
  • A tale about close neighbors
    Feb 15, 2025 – 07:50
  • A man on the porch by the river
    Feb 8, 2025 – 07:39
  • A primer for my friends of middle-age
    Feb 1, 2025 – 07:43
  • It's never too late for a revelation
    Jan 25, 2025 – 08:02
  • Happiness and the price of groceries
    Jan 18, 2025 – 07:33
  • A good weekend in Georgia
    Jan 11, 2025 – 07:33
  • Thank you for reading this
    Jan 4, 2025 – 06:48
  • A father speaks, after the day has passed
    Dec 28, 2024 – 07:39
  • News from December 24, 1983
    Dec 22, 2024 – 18:42
  • The astonishment of mornings on the river last week
    Dec 21, 2024 – 07:38
  • News from December 18, 1982
    Dec 15, 2024 – 19:15
  • The story of my life, a brief version
    Dec 14, 2024 – 07:30
  • Floating down the canyon through the rapids
    Dec 7, 2024 – 07:47
  • What's with this winter anyway?
    Nov 30, 2024 – 07:39
  • A love note to Texas, Sweetheart
    Nov 23, 2024 – 07:25
  • Losing my mind in New York and then finding it
    Nov 16, 2024 – 08:05
  • The bag may not inflate but oxygen is flowing
    Nov 9, 2024 – 08:01
  • A round table in St. Paul
    Nov 2, 2024 – 07:18
  • Don't name a library after me, please, I'm still writing
    Oct 30, 2024 – 07:45
  • Open the doors, let the young mingle among the treasures
    Oct 26, 2024 – 08:09
  • How I survived the solar flares
    Oct 19, 2024 – 07:04
  • The beautiful winding road
    Oct 12, 2024 – 07:42
  • Standing on the sidewalk shaking hands
    Oct 5, 2024 – 07:23
  • Looking ahead down the road
    Sep 28, 2024 – 07:25
  • It's never too late to learn
    Sep 21, 2024 – 07:30
  • News from September 18, 1982
    Sep 15, 2024 – 12:45
  • A perfect summer night in Manhattan
    Sep 14, 2024 – 07:33
  • What an awesome August!
    Sep 7, 2024 – 07:16
  • Friendship is what it's all about
    Aug 31, 2024 – 07:41
  • Mature man available for speaking, easy terms
    Aug 24, 2024 – 06:44
  • Waiting at Gate 28
    Aug 17, 2024 – 07:34
  • Hard-earned wisdom passed on at no charge
    Aug 10, 2024 – 07:52
  • Man walks out on stage as storm rolls in
    Aug 3, 2024 – 07:04
  • The meaning of the freestanding life
    Jul 27, 2024 – 07:28
  • A Letter from Greenville, S.C.
    Jul 20, 2024 – 06:43
  • A morning walk along Columbus Avenue
    Jul 13, 2024 – 07:27
  • A lucky man admits to happiness, and why not?
    Jul 6, 2024 – 07:30
  • Spring is here, time to get to know each other
    Jun 29, 2024 – 07:48
  • The beauty of falls that you walk away from
    Jun 22, 2024 – 07:02
  • On the road again, meeting folks again
    Jun 15, 2024 – 06:45
  • The critic who lit up my week and more
    Jun 8, 2024 – 08:01
  • Let's talk about honesty, grrrr, rrrfff, rrrfff
    Jun 1, 2024 – 07:18
  • THEY WERE SO YOUNG
    May 27, 2024 – 07:04
Recent Reviews
  • bennett_Dinosaur
    Good storyteller, but needs to get off the Kool aid
    Have always loved his wit, but may need to touch some grass, or find a different source for his history lessons for “anyone over 60”
  • Gbw 1955
    Wonderful to hear Garrison again
    In a very dark time such as this, it was healing in many ways to hear Garrison’s voice again. His take on the world today is spot on. To those that say that he’s too political don’t understand that this is more than politics, it’s about our survival as a country
  • Time2spare
    Don’t
    Not listening to your political views any more.
  • bevamark
    D Day was 1944
    Funny but politics is insufferable.
  • fireplug9
    keep your politics to yourself
    Very disappointing to have to listen to Garrison's political views. I don't agree with his politics at all and if he didn't bring them up then I wouldn't have felt compelled to leave a critical review and you wouldn't have to read my opinion. Very sad to see what is happening. There was a time in this country when politics did not poison absolutely everything and we didn't spend 24 hours a day talking about it ad infinitum.
  • Gr2323
    Refreshing and poignant
    Great to hear this iconic voice again! Still got it! Thanks!
  • NeisanR
    Iconic storyteller, idiotically religious
    Need to bring back lake wobegan
  • cuznjames
    Thank You
    This podcast is an international treasure. Thank you for bringing it back. This is place I used to go to feel warmed and welcomed. Unfortunately, this podcast has taken a sharp left with many of its episodes and a conservative such as myself does not sense the hospitality that once was here. But I will never forget Mr Keillor as the one individual that taught me to be attentive to the humanities because they humanize. Thank you.
  • SLCMB
    Always entertaining
    I love his sense of humor. I wish that A Prairie Would get released like a podcast. That would be amazing!
  • Saskat-Seismo
    Our country’s greatest storyteller
    I’m a devoted fan of all his work. A lifelong legacy of American heartland stories. I’ve listened to his Lake Woebegone tales over & over and I never tire of entering this imaginary world which always feels like going home. I’m so glad he continues to spin ideas and images to enrich our souls. Hooray for Garrison… Thank You!
  • bob0828
    Enjoyable
    Always make be chuckle!
  • Uffda5
    Garage Logic
    Loved your interview on the Garage Logic podcast. Listened to all of it and loved every minute. Will try to catch one of your live appearances. Would love to listen to PHC shows from years past if available on You Tube or similar service. Thanks for making yourself available.
  • Retiree in Greenville, NC
    Need more
    Just discovered this podcast. The satirical humor is desperately needed today. We need more, more , more episodes. Please!
  • MadfarmerAR
    All earlier episodes?
    Where did they go? Was listening to them and they are gone.
  • Former stoner
    Uhhh
    “Getting high lowers alertness. Go back and read Beat poetry written in dim smoke-filled rooms and most of it is less interesting than the average computer manual.” Stick to talking about writers, Garrison. Cultural criticism is not your strong suit.
  • Integrity rules
    Disappeared!?
    What happened to the past few years of recordings. I was catching up, in April 2021 :-o
  • EliiDoo
    I wish we had all his last few years
    Of writers almanac in this as well. I love listening and learning and sitting in the cradle of art
  • Otto the busdriver
    Please bring writer's almanac back
    not so much interested in the new venture
  • WorkingHardToBeThisPoor
    I'm Comforted
    Thrilled to hear his voice again. Please stay with us!
  • Silly Old Poo
    Love your podcast!
    I’m so glad you’re back! I love starting my day by laughing at our human foibles with you. Please keep it up!
  • Teddy Nicholas
    Please keep making these
    I have been listening to TWA since my college years ago wayyy back when dinosaurs roamed the earth before Twitter even came about—and it fell off my radar because life happens, you know? But I rediscovered it a few years back and it still hits me on some level that no other podcast has except for maybe The Moth and Poetry Unbound. I need poetry and what I deeply love is GK’s voice and readings of these poems. Please keep making these because it keeps me going in so many ways. This is so important to me that I am even taking the time out of my laughably not-busy schedule to sit uncomfortably on my Goodwill bought sofa in between bites of the dinner I prepared for myself and my elderly mother to write this review just to show how desperately I depend upon this podcast! If it wasn’t for this podcast, I probably wouldn’t even listen to podcasts! So please please please update this.
  • RowlandG
    Sanity in a Crazy World!
    I love hearing this gift from Mr. Keillor everyday! So interesting and a wonderful perspective on writing and history!
  • clovergraves
    glad i googled this creep
    multiple women have reported garrison keillor’s sexual harassment. i value women’s safety more than some nasty narrator
  • dj_omaha
    No Updates?
    Has no updated since May 29, 2022. Who can fix this?
  • unhappy buyer tx
    Thank you GK
    Garrison , you are greatly loved.
  • AMTK207
    A daily tradition
    Thank you for what has been a morning tradition for decades. Whether it is an anecdote to refresh my connection with the human condition, recounting significant historical events, this ‘cast gives me an excuse to sit back and listen on a daily basis. While apparently insignificant, this break-from-the-routine routine is a helpful way to re-focus and make it through the rest of the morning. BW,DGW&KIT.
  • RoyWagner
    So Glad to …
    So glad to be able to listen to these again as a way to start each day. A soothing, short learning lesson and poem every day.
  • Matt.st
    Exceptional
    This is a great podcast. It’s thought provoking, funny and educational.
  • Older and working on wiser
    Just discovered you are back!
    So happy to again hear your insight and fresh perspective on literature, life and laughter. The introduction of authors, poets and other literary works enriches my life. I missed your mellifluous voice and life perspective. I had been listening to your program since my sophomore year in college (a long, long time ago. Looking forward t catching up via previous podcasts.
  • Sarita7981
    Incessant ads
    I’ve enjoyed Garrison for decades , but the incessant 90 second alcohol ads at the end of each episode are a brash turnoff. Can you please tone back the ads a little please ?
  • alopecianstar
    Normal speed?
    I love writers almanac but recently I noticed the speed of your voice sounds like the sound person is doing a disservice. Please kick it back to 1.0 The new voice sounds like an attempt to make you sound higher energy. It sound to me like you’re working towards Alvin the chipmunk.
  • a certain age
    A Mark Twain for our time
    Never stop making us think/laugh.
  • Bella Robin Caivano
    Glad Garrison is back
    It has been a long wait getting back to The Writer’s Almanac for me….this was my accompaniment as I prepared my evening meal, relishing every word of Garrisons smooth steady voice as I quietly listened to others biographies and poems which inspired me to be a better writer.
  • NicknameNowTaken
    Old dog can still hear
    Wonderful and delightful, a continued catalyst for introspection. Thank you for the podcast and the refreshing poetry reading style.
  • RJShivers
    Best start to the day
    TWA is my start to every day. A sure anchor no matter the times - the rest of the day may bring. I am so grateful to Garrison for his inspiring launch to each and every day. Jewels of history, thoughts to live by, and wonderful poems! Again., Thank you Garrison - for your daily gift to us all. - Rich Shivers, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Brian Issaquah
    An Absolute Treasure
    Every day an absolute treasure—a gift of great erudition and real humanity. Thank you.
  • Wilkus of Spectrum Financial
    I love Garrison Keillor’s work but....
    There once was a writer who spoke on the radio to lots of folk he wrote on the wall and had a great fall for he was insufficiently woke
  • estaban duplantier
    The voice that brings home to wherever I hear it
    One of the podcasts I can’t go a day without hearing. In an instant, I am home again at the sound of his voice. And I always learn something I didn’t know about. How can you go wrong with that?
  • Joe the Guide
    Fear of loss
    I could not get today’s episode (April 21, 2021) and I hope this is a glitch that will be over by tomorrow. I look forward to the Writer’s Almanac each day. Outstanding and always a good way to start my day.
  • Torchmini
    Decades of Enrichment
    I’ve done my best to hear this every day for many years. I’m glad to have found it again on the Podcast scene. Garrison has a perfect voice and tone for poetry and he makes the most out of it each time these little jewels come out.
  • AWsomeAnnArborite
    A bright few moments each morning!
    So happy to learn about this podcast—Billy Collins mentioned it on his live get together on Facebook. (And learned about Mr. Collins activities from Diane Rehm’s podcast!) I always listened to Prairie Home Companion on NPR and now find Garrison’s voice very calming during this “Year of the COVID.”
  • 20digits
    No better way to start a day
    Fascinating facts and an unfamiliar poem , a true pickup in the early morning dark
  • Kingwood Doc
    That voice
    Among the best 5 minutes of every day: some new literary facts, a new poem, but always the melodic (bass) tones and lilting cadence of Mr Keillor. Thank you for helping combat 2020 depression and angst.
  • Iririrkf
    What a treat!
    I have missed the Prarie Home Companion dearly, like so many others. Every episode of this podcast feels like visiting an old friend. Thank you for sharing your gift, Garrison!
  • Stourleyk
    Carefully curated and read well
    And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight Where ignorant armies clash by night.
  • dbawden
    A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song.
    I ran across quote in a garden at the Lady Bird Wildflower in Austin: “A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song.” Thank you Garrison for continuing to allow us to hear your voice and the poetry you share. You were maligned and chose to fly from the chaos to this perch rather than be further abused. Thank you for willingness to share your song. We desperately need to hear it every day.
  • vpl 52
    Keep them coming
    Thank you for this gift. I start my day with this podcast so glad it has returned. Keep them coming
  • Petr356
    Home Again
    So happy that a friend told me about the podcast. I have so missed the show it was how I went to work everyday. Know we just need to bring back Lake Wobegon.
  • Omni Eye
    Home Again...
    Finally I’m home again...I’m whole again... with TWA!
  • Mustelids
    Beauty and Knowledge
    For decades, PHC and The Writer’s Almanac have been the recurved wisdom of a generation. Welcome back, and keep out the ads...tell us how to drive bate.
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