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Jul 1, 2020 • 40min

Get Lit Episode 65: Virginia Woolf

Send us a textWho's afraid? Certainly not us! In continuing our Pride celebration, we discuss the gender-bending, genre-defying life and career of Virginia Woolf!
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Jun 24, 2020 • 42min

Get Lit Episode 64: Tennessee Williams

Send us a textMaybe you guessed it: we're featuring Tennessee Williams this week! Hop aboard our tour that takes us to the South, Midwest, and East Coast, exploring the lore that makes up the life of this legend! 
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Jun 16, 2020 • 49min

Get Lit Episode 63: Lorraine Hansberry

Send us a textLorraine Hansberry simultaneously spoke to the Black American experience, while shattering all conventions of that experience in her own work. She used her voice to make change, inspire others and, "create my life, not just accept it." We celebrate her remarkable life and legacy in this episode. 
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Jun 10, 2020 • 47min

Get Lit Episode 62: Truman Capote

Send us a textTruman Capote embodies the beauty & exuberance that is Pride month, but also the intense struggle of being gay in America. This week, we cover the author of 'In Cold Blood' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' with a side trip to the Party of the Century! 
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Jun 2, 2020 • 34min

Get Lit Podcast Episode 61: Audre Lorde

Send us a textAudre Lorde: black, feminist, lesbian, poet - among so many other things. We explore the wildly intersectional work and remarkable legacy of a voice we needed then and certainly now. 
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May 27, 2020 • 45min

Get Lit Episode 60: Jack Kerouac

Send us a textJoin us On the Road with Beat poet & author, Jack Kerouac! Famed and fabled, we take a look at the complex relationship this author had with his publicity and work, with pit stops in Queens, Haikus, and Football! 
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May 20, 2020 • 40min

Get Lit Episode 59: Willa Cather

Send us a textFeeling a bit spiritually tired? Like you need a literary hug? This week's author is a beautiful blend of bold stances, love, and the essence of American Writing and is just the ticket: Willa Cather, everyone! 
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May 13, 2020 • 42min

Get Lit Episode 58: Victor Hugo

Send us a textAlors! We're back in France to discuss Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, among many other lengthy works! With side trips to exile, the occult, and revolution, how could you not want to learn more? 
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May 6, 2020 • 41min

Episode 57: Alexandre Dumas

Send us a text"All for one, one for all, that is our device!" That's right! We're doing the author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo (along with 1,326 other volumes of material!) Alexandre Dumas - but don't worry - we're only doing the highlights! 
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Apr 29, 2020 • 36min

Get Lit Episode 56: J.M. Barrie

Send us a textCome to Neverland with us! We're off to explore the life of Scottish author, creator of a true modern myth, and captivator of imaginations: J.M. Barrie!

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