[1][2][3] The podcast is produced by American Public Radio, funded by the Poetry Foundation, and supported by the Library of Congress.
[4] The podcast debuted on November 26, 2018, and was later made available as a radio program on January 14, 2019.
[7][8] The podcast is syndicated by radio stations in seven different cities including WEKU and WGTE-FM.
[9][10][11] Smith's idea for the podcast was inspired by a reading series she was doing called "American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities".
[15][16][17] The show has featured politicians such as Anthony Scaramucci and Janet Napolitano.