Dad Poet Society: A Phoned-In Podcast by Bill Chalmers

My dad, Bill Chalmers of Juneau, Alaska, was an English teacher, author, poet, football enthusiast, raconteur... a wonderful, warm, and giving person. Inspired by his locally-legendary answering machine messages, we gave him a phone number he could call to leave a message, a poem, or a story. Each call became an episode of this podcast. He died on September 30th, 2026, and these recordings are just a small refraction of the light that he leaves behind in all of our hearts. –- Devin Chalmers, October 2026

Of Course You Can Recorded March 9, 2012 · 3 minutes 2 seconds
October Trees Recorded March 7, 2012 · 2 minutes 18 seconds
Train Bound for Nowhere Recorded February 29, 2012 · 1 minute 32 seconds
Ole Recorded February 25, 2012 · 3 minutes 32 seconds
Mediocre Minnesota Recorded February 13, 2012 · 2 minutes 39 seconds
That Championship Lifetime Recorded February 11, 2012 · 4 minutes 8 seconds
Poetry for Pleasure Recorded February 9, 2012 · 1 minute 16 seconds
The Day Perfection Passed Away Recorded February 8, 2012 · 2 minutes 19 seconds
Ode to a Teacher Recorded February 1, 2012 · 38 seconds
Early Spring Recorded January 31, 2012 · 1 minute 26 seconds
The Gentle Grain Recorded January 28, 2012 · 3 minutes 26 seconds
Juneau Snow Recorded January 28, 2012 · 52 seconds
Wasted Seeds Recorded January 21, 2012 · 48 seconds
Dawnelle’s True Meaning of Christmas Recorded January 18, 2012 · 2 minutes 33 seconds
Grandma’s Rocker Recorded January 17, 2012 · 1 minute 4 seconds
Dawnelle’s Rainbow Recorded January 17, 2012 · 21 seconds
Peter Recorded January 17, 2012 · 53 seconds
Yupik Lament Recorded January 17, 2012 · 1 minute 13 seconds
Proof of Heaven Recorded January 17, 2012 · 1 minute 10 seconds
A Winter Requiem Recorded January 16, 2012 · 57 seconds
Suspended Animation Recorded January 12, 2012 · 44 seconds
Early Snow Recorded January 12, 2012 · 49 seconds
Seasoning Recorded January 11, 2012 · 1 minute 45 seconds
One Season Short Recorded January 11, 2012 · 54 seconds
Tundra Sculpture Recorded January 11, 2012 · 1 minute 27 seconds
To My Family, Christmas 2011 Recorded December 25, 2011 · 49 seconds