Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

Not much to it, is there?

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

Mmm, that is good.

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

Go all crisp in with walkers.

Delicious.

Hey there, I'm Jason Gatz and welcome to Think Again, a Big Think production.

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Each week, our producers surprised me and my special guest with a clip from Big Things massive archive of interviews that we've been taping since 2008 with just about every smart person you can think of.

We listen, then we respond.

Today, I'm joined by poet and educator Clint Smith.

He is a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion, and he has served as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Department of State.

And he's done two very well-loved TED Talks. Welcome to this show, Clay.

Thank you for having me.

When you were teaching, did your students ever discover videos of your slam poetry and torment you with them?

They did, actually. It was something that when I first started teaching, I kept kind of on the download.

I kept it as a secret.

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