Get Lit Podcast
"Welcome back to Get Lit, the literary podcast where we discuss famous works of literature and the authors who wrote them..."
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Nov 4, 2020 • 41min
Get Lit Episode 83: Christina Rossetti
Send us a textThis week, we're jumping over to England to explore the life of Christina Rossetti, poetess of some extraordinary feminist sonnets, The Goblin Market, and a rather tragic autobiographical short story, among other things! We've also included some bonus 'spooky' readings at the end for your Halloween enjoyment!
Oct 28, 2020 • 33min
Get Lit Episode 82: Shirley Jackson
Send us a textShirley Jackson: author of some of our most iconic horror tales of all time, master of green mashed potatoes, and an advocate and trailblazer for women's autonomy and place in the world. Grab your broomsticks, folks - it's nearly Halloween - the perfect time to honor this extraordinary writer!
Oct 21, 2020 • 39min
Episode 81: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Send us a textThis week, we cover the wildly underrated Charlotte Perkins Gilman, author of 'The Yellow Wall-Paper' among thousands of other works. Unpack her controversial legacy and learn more about the woman who wrote her own magazine, sewed her own 'species of brassière', and lived by her own rules.
Oct 14, 2020 • 37min
Get Lit Episode 80: Douglas Adams
Send us a textHitch a ride with Jon as he explores the colorful, passionate legacy of Sci-Fi author Douglas Adams! Don't forget your towel!
Oct 7, 2020 • 35min
Get Lit Episode 79: Pablo Neruda
Send us a textWe're diving into the backstory of Pablo Neruda, whose visceral love poetry invokes passion and the most deeply felt desires of the human spirit - join us for the journey!
Sep 30, 2020 • 32min
Get Lit Episode 78: Rachel Carson
Send us a textTake a moment to breathe and invigorate with Rachel Carson - author and environmental advocate, who shattered barriers for women in science and the workforce. Carson is indeed a figure we could all take inspiration from right now!
Sep 23, 2020 • 35min
Get Lit Episode 77: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Send us a textIn conversation with Frederick Douglass, we invite Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, among other works, to the table to interrogate portrayals of Africans who were enslaved, abolition, and feminism.
Sep 16, 2020 • 43min
Get Lit Episode 76: Frederick Douglass
Send us a textSpeeches are a deeply under appreciated literary form and this week, we turn to the true expert: Frederick Douglass - orator, autobiographer, journalist, abolitionist, and change maker!
Sep 9, 2020 • 43min
Get Lit Episode 75: Harper Lee
Send us a text"Remember it's a sin to --- not listen to Harper Lee's Get Lit episode," - Atticus Finch, probably... Join us in Monroeville to take a look at the life of Harper Lee (the Jane Austen of South Alabama), author, philanthropist, Met's fan, and shaper of American literature!
Sep 2, 2020 • 39min
Get Lit Episode 74: John Keats
Send us a textThis episode is indeed an Ode to Autumn and to poet and Romantic with a capital 'R', John Keats! Come along with us as we explore the brief, bright life of this extraordinary talent!
