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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Feb 12, 2020 • 59min
Get Lit Episode 45: The Brontë Sisters (Live!)
Send us a textHappy Valentine's Day! We're celebrating with a sensational sibling trio - no, not the Jonas Brothers or the Bee Gees - The Brontë sisters - LIVE!
Feb 5, 2020 • 20min
Get Lit Episode 44: Gwendolyn Brooks
Send us a textThis week, we look at the legacy of a 'real cool' poet and mentor: Gwendolyn Brooks, who changed the field of poetry for black writers and identity poetry in America.
Jan 29, 2020 • 27min
Get Lit Episode 43: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Send us a textUp this week, an older Hawthorne: Nathaniel! This week, we're covering the author of The Scarlet Letter and a myriad of literary crossovers: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'President' Pierce, Louisa May Alcott, and Herman Melville! Hang on to your pens and broomsticks! (There's also an almost Saint involved, if you needed more reason to listen!)
Jan 22, 2020 • 51min
Get Lit Episode 42: Hazel Hawthorne
Send us a textThis week's episode features a wildly unique author, Hazel Hawthorne and the passionate pursuit of those who have been captivated by this Queen of the Dunes. Join Jon, Steph, and special guest Inka Leisma (Host and researcher behind 'Finding Hazel Hawthorne') as they journey back to the magical dunes of Provincetown, MA.
Jan 15, 2020 • 38min
Get Lit Episode 41: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Send us a textListen to this week's short episode about a Longfellow! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, to be precise! Jon hosts this week's episode about the most famous author you've never read!
Jan 8, 2020 • 27min
Get Lit Episode 40: L.M. Montgomery
Send us a textThis week: L.M. Montgomery! Creator of Anne of Green Gables, secret author and romantic, namer of trees, prolific letter writer and Canadian! Celebrate this remarkable author with us in our first episode of 2020!
Jan 1, 2020 • 32min
Get Lit Episode 39: Oscar Wilde
Send us a textWe're wild for Wilde and ringing in the New Year with a celebration of Oscar Wilde's life and works! Have a wonderful start to your 2020; here's to having the same sort of courage as Oscar Wilde did to make this year extraordinary!
Dec 25, 2019 • 46min
Get Lit Episode 38: Charles Dickens
Send us a textGet Lit is pleased to present 'A Very Dickens Christmas' or 'Fricken Dickens,' if you prefer! Join us for a recounting of Charles Dickens, the man who invented so many Christmas traditions we celebrate today - and a delightful jingle - and assorted Dickens facts!
Dec 18, 2019 • 29min
Get Lit Episode 37: Maya Angelou
Send us a textThis week, we cover an artist with a reach as wide as her world travels; learn about Maya Angelou, an artist whose work transcends the written word.
Dec 11, 2019 • 32min
Get Lit Episode 36: Arthur Miller
Send us a textWitches! Communism! Salesmen! Must be Arthur Miller week! Join us to investigate Miller just like the US Government did!
