[encore] 571: Golden Age by Chris Santiago

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s poem is Golden Age by Chris Santiago.

The Slowdown is currently taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes from a new host. This week, we’re going back into the archive to revisit Ada Limón’s time as host. Today’s episode was originally released on December 21, 2021.

In this episode, former host Ada Limón writes… “When I was a kid, I loved falling asleep to the sound of the television in the living room. I liked it most because it meant someone was up watching the world so I didn’t have to. The trouble of the world was unfolding on the news and I could sleep through it. There was something both comforting and eerie about it. A world that never shuts off. In today’s tender poem, we watch how the tv becomes almost another character in a multigenerational family.”

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1:00.1	Hey, it's me, Major Jackson.
1:02.7	We're reaching into the archive to bring you some of our favorites.
1:06.5	Here's one from Ada Limon's tenure as host.
1:10.2	Her thoughtfulness and deep love of poetry made her time on the show very special.
1:16.2	I hope you enjoy this selection from the archives.
1:26.2	I'm Ada Limo, and this is the slowdown.
1:34.2	When I was a kid, I loved falling asleep to the sound of the television in the living room.
1:45.3	I liked it most because it meant someone was up watching the world, so I didn't have to.
1:52.2	The trouble of the world was unfolding on the news and I could sleep through it.
1:57.6	There was something both comforting and eerie about it, a world that never shuts off.
2:03.6	As I've aged, I find myself reaching for the remote to constantly push mute or turn the TV off when the news gets too loud and terrible.
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