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Get Lit Episode 269: Ben Jonson
Get Lit Podcast - May 22, 2024 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we examine Shakespeare's contemporary and friend and rival? Ben Jonson! Jonson was a poet, playwright, and general scallywag who bounced back and forth between success and failure. His works are largely considered to be some of the best of the age, and while his stories may not be as ...
Get Lit Episode 268: Dorothy Thompson
Get Lit Podcast - May 15, 2024 04:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsMeet Dorothy Thompson! We've mentioned her in past episodes and are delighted to bring her story to you all. Thompson was a powerful speaker and writer, who had her own syndicated column for over a decade, a radio broadcast, and long legacy of calling out oppression. Her work during both World W...
Get Lit Episode 267: Sherwood Anderson
Get Lit Podcast - May 08, 2024 03:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsJoin us to explore the legacy of Sherwood Anderson, an often overlooked American writer who explored the American landscape as it changed after the Victorian period. Anderson's writing reflected on culture, politics, and society and helped shape the careers of Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner,...
Get Lit Episode 266: Jamie Jones
Get Lit Podcast - May 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe have a Get Lit first this week: Jamie Jones, who first appeared on our Herman Melville Episode is back to discuss her book Rendered Obsolete! Steph and Jamie set sail through a conversation about this book, the whaling industry, climate change, and of course, Herman Melville. Join us for this...
Get Lit Episode 265: John Muir
Get Lit Podcast - April 24, 2024 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis Earth Day, join us as we cover the legacy and life of environmental writer, activist, and general walking guy, John Muir! Muir advocated for the preservation of natural lands across the United States and traveled the country reporting, story telling, and learning more about the impact human...
Get Lit Episode 264: The Literary Ladies of London (LIVE!)
Get Lit Podcast - April 17, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsRecording from The Pile Bookstore in Berwyn, IL, we're delighted to bring you some fabulous adventures across time and London! Featuring the experiences of six different female authors, we examine this literary pilgrimage through the lens of these extraordinary ladies. Jon brings us some tea tim...
Episode 263: Sinclair Lewis
Get Lit Podcast - April 10, 2024 13:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt's our 5th birthday and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than with the legacy of Sinclair Lewis! And to have Dan Esquivel on as our guest host! Lewis was the first American author to win the Nobel Prize for literature, along with 1.5 (ish - we'll explain...) Pulitzer Prizes. He h...
Get Lit Episode 262: Beckett Nororris Jr. (An April Fool's Day Special)
Get Lit Podcast - April 03, 2024 01:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsSince we recorded on April Fool's Day, it seems only natural to pull a bit of a prank to get in the spirit of the thing! Steph and Jack whip up an episode about an entirely fake author who just happens to have lived a very similar life to host, Jon. He catches on... eventually... We share a list...
Get Lit Episode 261: Elizabeth von Arnim
Get Lit Podcast - March 27, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, Jack takes over hosting to tell Jon about Elizabeth von Arnim! This British author led a very storied life that took her across the world. She wrote 22 novels, mostly anonymous during the course of her life and pulled from various creative concepts and personal sources to develop her ...
Get Lit Episode 260: Margaret Fuller
Get Lit Podcast - March 20, 2024 14:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWomen's History Month continues with Margaret Fuller! This extraordinary woman is considered by many to be the model of early feminist scholarship, writing about issues including independence, suffrage, and autonomy. Her work laid the foundation in many ways for other later thinkers during her t...
Get Lit Episode 259: Marianne Moore
Get Lit Podcast - March 13, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsOur celebration of Women's History Month continues with Modernist poet Marianne Moore! Her life was varied and storied as she made her way from the the Midwest to the East Coast and through poetry, prose, and criticism. She surrounded herself with colorful characters as she explored the new land...
Get Lit Episode 258: Eva Ibbotson
Get Lit Podcast - March 06, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsEva Ibbotson kicks off our celebration of Women's History Month! Ibbotson escaped the Nazi occupation, worked as a translator, and published her first novel at the age of 50! She shakes the conventions of the 'traditional' author path and forged her own way forward in the world of literature. Sh...
Get Lit Episode 257: Chester Himes
Get Lit Podcast - February 28, 2024 03:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsMeet the extraordinary author behind the Black detective novel genre, Chester Himes! Himes lived a very colorful life that informed his work and his perspectives. He worked actively to combat racism and lived courageously, never afraid to start over or change course. His legacy transcends genres...
Get Lit Episode 256: Dr. Anna J. Cooper
Get Lit Podcast - February 21, 2024 03:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, join us to reflect on the legacy of Dr. Anna J. Cooper! Cooper was an extraordinary activist, educator, author, speaker, and philosopher who made a significant difference in the lives of every community she was part of. Her legacy extends beyond her written work, but lives on in all ...
Get Lit Episode 255: A Literary History of Valentine's Day
Get Lit Podcast - February 14, 2024 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt's a Valentine's Day Special! We're exploring the literary ties to Valentine's Day dating all the way back to the 1300's! We cover Geoffrey Chaucer's contributions to the holiday, the origins of the Valentine's Day card, some strange Victorian love poetry, vinegar valentines, the language of f...
Get Lit Episode 254: Pauline Hopkins
Get Lit Podcast - February 07, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, Jon reports on Pauline Hopkins, a essential Black author whose legacy has gone largely neglected. She was a prolific activist, advocate, and author. She wrote in multiple genres including novels, short stories, plays and musicals, articles, and more to help bring an empathetic light t...
Get Lit Episode 253: Mary Oliver (Revisited)
Get Lit Podcast - January 31, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsOn this week's episode, to honor the 5th anniversary of Mary Oliver's death, we revisit her remarkable life. Oliver's poetry reflected an exquisite relationship with the natural world and the spiritual one, simultaneously challenging and celebratory. Her words have inspired generations of reader...
Get Lit Episode 252 (LIVE!): Upton Sinclair
Get Lit Podcast - January 24, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we're coming to you LIVE from Sandmeyer's Bookstore in downtown Chicago! We're bringing you the biography of Upton Sinclair who used his pen to join and inspire the revolutions that echoed around the world during his lifetime. We round out this episode with a delightful trivia game th...
Get Lit Episode 251: Ezra Jack Keats
Get Lit Podcast - January 17, 2024 15:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn celebration of the very snowy Midwestern day, we're honoring the pioneering legacy of Ezra Jack Keats! Keats was a renowned author and illustrator of dozens of children's books, perhaps most notably, The Snowy Day. He worked to ensure his books featured children from all backgrounds, as they ...
Get Lit Episode 250: Katherine Mansfield
Get Lit Podcast - January 10, 2024 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we're featuring Katherine Mansfield, a globe-trotting writer from New Zealand with an incredible legacy. Her work was as vibrant as her writing, and her authentic sense of self inspired those around her and future generations. Jon is also here to provide some gentle parenting advice!
Get Lit Episode 249: Harriet Monroe
Get Lit Podcast - January 03, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsHappy 2024! We're kicking off this new year with Chicago poet and the Defender of the American poet and the art form: Harriet Monroe! Monroe used her power and position to secure the value of poetry in American culture, while also supporting the careers of dozens of iconic poets. Establishing wh...
Get Lit Episode 248: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Get Lit Podcast - December 27, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsJust in time for the New Year, we're featuring an author who might inspire us to chase new dreams and adventures: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry! de Saint-Exupéry wrote, most famously, The Little Prince! His other novels and journalistic work covers aviation and adventure from all angles. His work sha...
Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Five
Get Lit Podcast - December 22, 2023 06:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug a...
Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Four
Get Lit Podcast - December 22, 2023 06:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug a...
Get Lit Episode 247: Betty Smith
Get Lit Podcast - December 20, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe don't have to go out on a limb to say that you're in for a real tree-t this week! We're featuring Betty Smith, author of 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,' among many other plays, novels, and articles! You won't be-leaf some of the stories we're going to share, but they all stem from her extraordina...
Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Three
Get Lit Podcast - December 15, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug a...
Get Lit Episode 246: Charles Dickens & The Writing of A Christmas Carol
Get Lit Podcast - December 13, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsInspired by the release of our audiobook, we're taking a deep dive into Charles Dickens' process writing A Christmas Carol this week! Learn more about the context of the time in which the book was written, why it was written, and the legacy it leaves 180 years later! If you love this classic, yo...
Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Two
Get Lit Podcast - December 08, 2023 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug a...
Get Lit Episode 245: Nellie Bly
Get Lit Podcast - December 06, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we're covering the miraculous Nellie Bly! An exceptional journalist who traveled the world (in less than 80 days!), Bly used her skills to help change the lives of women, working class people, children, and other marginalized folks. She was a tireless advocate and the definition of 'c...
Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave One
Get Lit Podcast - December 01, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug a...
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