VS

About VS

The VS podcast is a bi-weekly series where poets confront the ideas that move them. Hosted by poets Ajanaé Dawkins and Brittany Rogers, produced by Cin Pim/Ombie Productions, and presented by the Poetry Foundation.

Publisher

Poetry Foundation

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Jun 2017

Latest episode

27 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

28 of 158 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Brittany and Ajanaé vs. The Next Adventure

   Brittany and Ajanaé reflect on their experiences and growth as they celebrate the final episode of their podcast.

2. 

   13 Jan 2026

   aja monet vs. Alignment

   Today on VS, Brittany and Ajanae discuss with aja monet on the role of anger and passion as poets and people, identity as a type of performance, the significance of feeling the poem in the body, poetry as a spiritual practice, and navigating the language, ethics, and the care that we give to people vs. causes.

3. 

   9 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Shaina Phenix vs. Firstborn Daughters

   Today on VS, Brittany and Ajanae are in conversation with Shaina Phenix. Listen in as they discuss the literary universes of Black femme characters, the process of unlearning for eldest daughters, waywardness, audacity, and the ways that we learn to name and rename ourselves.

Who has been a guest on VS

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tiana Clark
• Deesha Philyaw
• Kiese Laymon
• Ajanae
• Nicole Sealey

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

395 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

Contact VS

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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