This podcast is based upon the poetry of my two published books, Epochal Reckonings (2019 Winner of International Proverse Prize, Proverse Hong Kong, 2020) and Swimming in Blue Shadows: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems (2022 Winner of Supplementary Book Publication Prize, Proverse Hong Kong). AI Podcasters, Alice and Bob, analyze my poems and examine common themes expressing the zeitgeist of the 21st century. In Epochal Reckonings, the author (J. P. Linstroth) wants his poetry to cause concern, discussion, and surprise as well as evoke the emotions of anger, empathy, and sadness. In other words, I want the reader to have an experience by reading my poetry and taking away with something memorable. Moreover, and even if the reader has never been a  ...