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The Morning Commute

Better Together · en · 149 episodes

Join fellow remote co-workers in a brief commute of fun, music, and poetry. We're better together!

Episodes

The Morning Commute
November 11, 2026
I've merged so many times this morning that I'm violating anti-trust. Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;T he Emotions…
Nov 11, 2026·6m
The Morning Commute
November 10, 2026
Your 'Wag more' bumper sticker clashes with your horn. Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire; The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)…
Nov 10, 2026·6m
The Morning Commute
November 9, 2026
My engine light and I have...an understanding. Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire; The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979) Poem: G…
Nov 9, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
November 6, 2026
More people would return to the office if more offices had donuts. Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995) Poem: Prayer for Uninteresting Times, Brian Bilston…
Nov 6, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
November 5, 2026
Embezzling and microwaving fish in the office are both grounds for immediate termination. Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995) Poem: How to Listen, Major…
Nov 5, 2026·6m
The Morning Commute
November 4, 2026
My commute is forty minutes of driving and twenty minutes of wondering whether I locked the front door. Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995) Poem: The…
Nov 4, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
November 3, 2026
Traffic is just a parking lot with ambition. Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995) Poem: I Have Always Confused Desire with Apocalypse, Daphne Gottlieb…
Nov 3, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
November 2, 2026
At this point, 'Student Driver' is a metaphor. Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995) Poem: I May, I Might, I Must, Marianne Moore Music: Coconut, Harry…
Nov 2, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 30, 2026
Donuts aren't calories; they're joy. Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007) Poem: Yes, William Stafford Music: Heads Will Roll, Yeah Yeah…
Oct 30, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 29, 2026
Carpooling is a group project: everyone else is just along for the ride. Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007) Poem: We Real Cool…
Oct 29, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
October 28, 2026
Do the people who set the office thermostat know what month it is? Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007) Poem: Crossing, Rabindranath…
Oct 28, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 27, 2026
My transmission has four speeds: stalled, manic, road rage, and Sunday morning. Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007) Poem: As Easily as…
Oct 27, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
October 26, 2026
Is the baby on board the one who's driving? Intro: Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine, Sub Pop Records (2007) Poem: Kuch's Bridge Delaware for the Children, Gary…
Oct 26, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 23, 2026
A donut is a bagel with high self-esteem. Intro: Bad Bad News, Leon Bridges, Columbia (2018) Poem: No Regrets, Langston Hughes Music: Bohemian Like You, The…
Oct 23, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 22, 2026
The GPS says we'll arrive on time, which is adorable. Intro: Bad Bad News, Leon Bridges, Columbia (2018) Poem: The Yon, Paul Blackburn Music: Feels This Good…
Oct 22, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
October 21, 2026
My windshield wipers have two speeds: Sunday morning and panic. Intro: Bad Bad News, Leon Bridges, Columbia (2018) Poem: Revolutionary Letter #48, Diane di…
Oct 21, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 20, 2026
Every meeting that could have been an email is now a meeting about the email. Intro: Bad Bad News, Leon Bridges, Columbia (2018) Poem: Opening, Andrea Cohen…
Oct 20, 2026·3m
The Morning Commute
October 19, 2026
Is 'how's my driving' a rhetorical question? Intro: Bad Bad News, Leon Bridges, Columbia (2018) Poem: September, Grace Paley Music: Feel It Comin (Single…
Oct 19, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 16, 2026
The break room donut box runs on the honor system, and nobody in this place has any. Intro: Come on Eileen, Save Ferris, Epic (1997) Poem: Winter Garden…
Oct 16, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
October 15, 2026
Changing lanes never helps, but it's motion. Intro: Come on Eileen, Save Ferris, Epic (1997) Poem: Why Are You Late for School, Steve Turner Music: Liftoff…
Oct 15, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 14, 2026
Somewhere, a coworker is typing 'per my last email' with the force of a thousand suns. Intro: Come on Eileen, Save Ferris, Epic (1997) Poem: The Sound of a…
Oct 14, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 13, 2026
The merge lane is a social experiment, and everyone's failing it. Intro: Come on Eileen, Save Ferris, Epic (1997) Poem: Like You, Roque Dalton Music: Hit Man…
Oct 13, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
October 12, 2026
Intro: Come on Eileen, Save Ferris, Epic (1997) Poem: Torn Map, Naomi Shihab Nye Music: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Remastered, Leo Sayer, Rhino (1976)
Oct 12, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
September 18, 2026
An empty donut box is only a sin if you don't throw it away. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: i take my glasses off, Lucille Clifton…
Sep 18, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
September 17, 2026
You should never reply-all after Labor Day. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: Tin Bucket, Jenny George Music: Mr. Brightside, The…
Sep 17, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
September 16, 2026
No one knows what the stapler is for, but no one is brave enough to throw it away. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: Vertigo, Anne…
Sep 16, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
September 15, 2026
Whosoever pulleth this expired take-out from the fridge is likewise ruler of Break Room. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: But I Do…
Sep 16, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
September 14, 2026
Green lights would make great used car salesmen. Intro: Small Change, DON WEST, Mandatory Music (2024) Poem: Poem, Bill Knott Music: Float On, Modest Mouse…
Sep 14, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
September 11, 2026
In this office, we eat the whole donut or we don't eat any donuts! Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: Bird on the School Path, Dawn…
Sep 11, 2026·6m
The Morning Commute
September 10, 2026
If you haven't turned on your blinker before you slow down, don't even bother. Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: A Man Said to the…
Sep 10, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
September 9, 2026
This entire car is a biz-speak-free zone. Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: Hope, Dave Morrison Music: Mirrors, Caravan Palace, Le Plan…
Sep 9, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
September 8, 2026
Dance like no one's watching, work like no one's in the office. Intro: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996) Poem: My Crow, Raymond Carver Music: A…
Sep 8, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 28, 2026
The only agenda item for any Friday meeting had better be 'donuts'. Intro: A Little Less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix, Elvis Presley;JXL, RCA/Legacy…
Aug 28, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
August 27, 2026
Blinker fluid is a myth, like patience. Intro: A Little Less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix, Elvis Presley; JXL, RCA/Legacy (2022) Poem: The Want of…
Aug 27, 2026·6m
The Morning Commute
August 26, 2026
The traffic's not worse; you're a day older. Intro: A Little Less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix, Elvis Presley; JXL, RCA/Legacy (2022) Poem: Hummingbird…
Aug 26, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 25, 2026
One man's cruise control is another's anger management program. Intro: A Little Less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix, Elvis Presley;JXL, RCA/Legacy (2022)…
Aug 25, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
August 21, 2026
Donuts are a survival-of-the-fittest kinda thing. Intro: Call off Your Dogs, Lake Street Dive, Nonesuch (2016) Poem: Telemachus' Detachment, Louise Glück…
Aug 21, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 20, 2026
The check engine light is not a metaphor. Probably. Intro: Call off Your Dogs, Lake Street Dive, Nonesuch (2016) Poem: Keeping Things Whole, Mark Strand Music…
Aug 20, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
August 19, 2026
Your turn signal is irrelevant the moment you use your brakes. Intro: Call off Your Dogs, Lake Street Dive, Nonesuch (2016) Poem: There Will Come Soft Rains…
Aug 19, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 18, 2026
I mean, we're not NOT better than the people not using the carpool lane. Intro: Call off Your Dogs, Lake Street Dive, Nonesuch (2016) Poem: Peonies, Jim…
Aug 18, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
August 17, 2026
Morning traffic doesn't build character, it just delays it. Intro: Call off Your Dogs, Lake Street Dive, Nonesuch (2016) Poem: How Lucky We Are That You Can't…
Aug 17, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 14, 2026
Whoever brings the Friday donuts get diplomatic immunity. Intro: Candy Girl, New Edition, Warlock Records (1983) Poem: After Minor Surgery, Linda Pastan Music…
Aug 14, 2026·6m
The Morning Commute
August 13, 2026
The check-engine light isn't just for ambiance. Intro: Candy Girl, New Edition, Warlock Records (1983) Poem: Triolet, Wendy Cope Music: Awesome Ways, Yung…
Aug 13, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
August 12, 2026
The office coffee machine has three settings: burnt, weak, and empty. Intro: Candy Girl, New Edition, Warlock Records (1983) Poem: We Could Get Drunk in This…
Aug 12, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
August 11, 2026
Someone behind you is composing a strongly worded email about that merge. Intro: Candy Girl, New Edition, Warlock Records (1983) Poem: This Morning I Pray for…
Aug 11, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 10, 2026
You don't need to signal while you're turning; the wheels give it away. Intro: Candy Girl, New Edition, Warlock Records (1983) Poem: Negligence These Days, AR…
Aug 10, 2026·2m
The Morning Commute
August 7, 2026
A balanced breakfast means coffee AND a donut. Intro: Salvation, The Cranberries, Island Records (1996) Poem: Lit, Andrea Cohen Music: Bad Bad News, Leon…
Aug 7, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 6, 2026
Small talk makes the world go more slowly. Intro: Salvation, The Cranberries, Island Records (1996) Poem: The Black Guitar, Paul Henry Music: 9 to 5, Dolly…
Aug 6, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
August 4, 2026
People who cheat in the carpool lane are the same people who only signal as they're turning. Intro: Salvation, The Cranberries, Island Records (1996) Poem…
Aug 4, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
August 3, 2026
Is this a merge or a hostage negotiation? Intro: Salvation, The Cranberries, Island Records (1996) Poem: [i want to go back], Gregory Orr Music: Candy Girl…
Aug 3, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
July 31, 2026
Wondering which donut to eat is like wondering which lottery to win. Intro: Awesome Ways, Yung Bae;Nile Rodgers, Groove Continental (2023) Poem: A Cedary…
Jul 31, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
July 30, 2026
Merging is about logistics, not karma. Intro: Awesome Ways, Yung Bae;Nile Rodgers, Groove Continental (2023) Poem: Magdalene: The Addict, Marie Howe Music…
Jul 30, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
July 29, 2026
The coffee pot doesn't care that you're muted. Intro: Awesome Ways, Yung Bae;Nile Rodgers, Groove Continental (2023) Poem: [I won't be able to write from the…
Jul 29, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
July 28, 2026
Parking lots are the DMV waiting rooms of the workplace. Intro: Awesome Ways, Yung Bae;Nile Rodgers, Groove Continental (2023) Poem: At a Waterfall, Reykjavik…
Jul 28, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
July 27, 2026
Yeah, but GPS doesn't account for morning lethargy. Intro: Awesome Ways, Yung Bae;Nile Rodgers, Groove Continental (2023) Poem: The Problem with Travel, Ada…
Jul 27, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
July 24, 2026
You don't need justification for a second donut on Fridays. Intro: Can't Steal My Heaven, Caleb Hawley, Storage Unit Records (2023) Poem: The Lesson, Maya…
Jul 24, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
July 23, 2026
Does the employee handbook cover fish in the office microwave? Intro: Can't Steal My Heaven, Caleb Hawley, Storage Unit Records (2023) Poem: You Reading This…
Jul 23, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
July 22, 2026
Hey, you're my driver assist, pal. Intro: Can't Steal My Heaven, Caleb Hawley, Storage Unit Records (2023) Poem: Today, Mary Oliver Music: Me Myself and I, De…
Jul 22, 2026·5m
The Morning Commute
July 21, 2026
Nothing says teamwork like not being able to agree on a Pandora station. Intro: Can't Steal My Heaven, Caleb Hawley, Storage Unit Records (2023) Poem: The…
Jul 21, 2026·4m
The Morning Commute
July 10, 2026
Some weeks just call for chocolate sprinkles. Intro: Bang Bang, Dizzy Gillespie, Verve Reissues (1966) Poem: A Confession, Czesław Miłosz Song: Bullseye…
Jul 10, 2026·4m