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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Aug 26, 2020 • 40min
Get Lit Episode 73: Ralph Ellison
Send us a textJon takes over this week, bringing us his research on the oft overlooked and reputationally controversial author of essays, short stories, and novel (Invisible Man), Ralph Ellison!
Aug 19, 2020 • 37min
Get Lit Episode 72: Aphra Behn
Send us a textHave you ever dreamed of being a playwright-poet-spy-theatre artist? Good news - you can learn about opportunities in this career field from this week's featured author, Aphra Behn! It's quite a journey, so join us for the ride!
Aug 14, 2020 • 1h 2min
Get Lit Episode 71.5: Back to School Special - Teacher Conversation
Send us a textIn the second part of our Back to School Special, we speak with two other educators - guest host Katie Sall and Dillin Randolph to get their takes on teaching: what we teach, how we teach it, and why! We're not claiming to have all the answers, but there are definitely some wonderful ones on this episode.
Aug 12, 2020 • 1h 12min
Get Lit Episode 71: Tolkien & Lewis (Live!)
Send us a textAnother pair of heavy hitters in the fantasy world: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien! Join us an our LIVE audience as we journey into Middle Earth and through the wardrobe in our quest to explore these extraordinary authors!!
Aug 7, 2020 • 1h 3min
Get Lit Episode 70 1/2: Back to School Special - Student Conversation
Send us a textJoin us for Part I of our 'Back to School Special' episode! We have a conversation with three recent high school graduates about their experiences in English classes, why we read what we read, and how literature shapes our culture and our lives.
Aug 5, 2020 • 39min
Get Lit Episode 70: Sarah Orne Jewett
Send us a textWe're taking the vacation you never got to this summer: We're off to South Berwick, Maine to enjoy the flowers, front yards, and local color brought to us by Sarah Orne Jewett's life & writing!
Jul 29, 2020 • 45min
Get Lit Episode 69: Margaret Mitchell
Send us a textA true rebel, woman of gumption: Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind. This week, we learn about and from Mitchell's life of change. Both making it and being a part of it!
Jul 22, 2020 • 35min
Get Lit Episode 68: William Faulkner
Send us a textJoin us on our trip to Oxford, MS and other Southern spots as we trace the odd, interesting life of William Faulkner - documenter of Southern heritage and lover of pipes!
Jul 15, 2020 • 41min
Get Lit Episode 67: Gabriel García Márquez
Send us a textIt's truly "Love in the Time of Corona" - sorry - "Cholera" this week as we discuss the life of Columbian/World Traveling Author, Gabriel García Márquez! There's plenty of sites, supernatural references, and guest appearances by Bill Clinton & Fidel Castro!
Jul 8, 2020 • 33min
Get Lit Episode 66: Washington Irving
Send us a textIt's your favorite historian, short story writing, war secretary, inventor of Christmas and creator of modern comic lore: Washington Irving! Join us this week for the colorful, trivia-peppered life of one of America's (as the United States) earliest authors!
