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Get Lit Episode 195: Dylan Thomas
Get Lit Podcast - December 28, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week: lyrical, brilliant, clever, and spectacular, we look at the life of poet Dylan Thomas who fused a variety of art forms to craft his stunning works. We have a guest reader to give you a taste of Thomas' poetry, along with the results of our Would You Rather game, name poll, and some au...
Get Lit Episode 194: A Ho-lit-day Anthology
Get Lit Podcast - December 21, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsJust in time for your Holiday work or school party, we have a very special 'Ho-LIT-day' episode for you full of stories, games, and fascinating trivia! Find out which classic Christmas song was saved from the trash, the origins of sending Christmas Cards, and discover your new favorite Hanukkah ...
Get Lit Episode 193: Hunter S. Thompson
Get Lit Podcast - December 14, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt's stories, facts, pranks, and curiosities galore this week as we learn about the life of journalist Hunter S. Thompson. Known for his chaotic, energetic writing, Thompson made a huge impact on the field of journalism and inspired movies and cultural movements! He also ran for town Sheriff in ...
Get Lit Episode 192: Angela Carter
Get Lit Podcast - December 07, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we're here to tell you about feminist icon Angela Carter who worked to forge her own path, traveling the world and infusing her writing with elements of the gothic, magic, and fantasy at a time when women weren't expected to do any of those things! Help us celebrate this 'raconteur of...
Get Lit Episode 191: Anton Chekhov
Get Lit Podcast - November 30, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're off to the theater this week, featuring Russian playwright and short story author, Anton Chekhov, MD! We dive into the backstory of this masterful comedic writer, take a short stop east of Siberia, and learn more about the nuances of acting and 19th century theater!
Get Lit Episode 190: Jack London
Get Lit Podcast - November 23, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsStephanie returns from California with an author in tow: Jack London - adventurer, author, activist, and Oyster Pirate? We explore his work and prolific career, featuring many dog protagonists and also bring you a stop at an F. Scott Fitzgerald haunt, Ray Bradbury's Hollywood walk of fame star a...
Get Lit Episode 189: Charles Eastman
Get Lit Podcast - November 16, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we profile Native Doctor, author, activist, and speaker Charles Eastman. Eastman traveled around the world to raise awareness and educate people about Native American traditions, cultures, and communities. He worked tirelessly to advocate for Native American rights and served on numer...
Get Lit Episode 188: Zitkala-Ša
Get Lit Podcast - November 09, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsJust in time to mark this most recent election cycle, we honor the legacy of Zitkala-Ša - activist, writer, composer, and educator. She worked tirelessly to properly document and present Native American culture, advocate for Native suffrage, and create connections between communities that helped...
Get Lit Episode 187: Ella Cara Deloria
Get Lit Podcast - November 02, 2022 03:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt's Native American History Month! We're celebrating the legacy of Ella Cara Deloria: a ground-breaking novelist, anthropologist, and translator who helped promote and deepen our understanding of the Sioux (Dakota and Lakota) culture, traditions, and ways of life. Her collaborations, research, ...
Get Lit Episode 186: Sylvia Plath
Get Lit Podcast - October 26, 2022 03:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn honor of what would have been Sylvia Plath's 90th birthday, we celebrate her work and explore the deep and abiding impact she had on the literary world at large! She changed the way people saw women's voices in writing and how mental health was reflected in society. We salute you, Sylvia!
Get Lit Episode 185: Ann Radcliffe & Charlotte Dacre
Get Lit Podcast - October 19, 2022 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn this special spooky episode, we feature two early engineers of Gothic horror/terror novels - Ann Radcliffe & Charlotte Dacre. These two women had a huge impact on authors including Jane Austen, Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron! They helped define a new genre and wrote compelli...
Get Lit Episode 184: Luís de Camões
Get Lit Podcast - October 12, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsJon is back from his galavanting and brought back an author to share with us: Luís de Camões. This week, learn about this poet, author, and adventurer often referred to as the Portuguese Shakespeare! We also feel implored to say here: Kids, stay in school...
Get Lit Episode 183: Lord Byron
Get Lit Podcast - October 05, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAiley and Mary from the 'Ghosts in the Closet' Podcast guest host this week as we cover the SCANDALOUS life of Lord Byron! This episode is full of fantastic stories and conspiracies, looking at Byron's wild connections, intensely passionate writing, and adventures across Europe! There is also so...
Get Lit Episode 182: Aristotle & Sophocles
Get Lit Podcast - September 28, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsGuest host Dan Esquivel joins Stephanie this week as they cover two Greek powerhouse authors: Aristotle and Sophocles! This episode covers plenty of Get Lit conspiracies and we're bringing you two games you won't want to miss! Join us for this delightful, mythic account of some of the origins of...
Get Lit Episode 182: Aristotle & Sophocles
Get Lit Podcast - September 28, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsGuest host Dan Esquivel joins Stephanie this week as they cover two Greek powerhouse authors: Aristotle and Sophocles! This episode covers plenty of Get Lit conspiracies and we're bringing you two games you won't want to miss! Join us for this delightful, mythic account of some of the origins of...
Get Lit Episode 181: Vita Sackville-West
Get Lit Podcast - September 21, 2022 03:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're pleased to introduce your new favorite novelist-playwright-garden-designer-baroness-paramour, Vita Sackville-West! We're discussing her wild, wonderful, and slightly witchy life as she disrupted marital expectations, gender rolls, and societal boundaries of her era! This episode is full of...
Get Lit Episode 180: Printer's Row Lit Fest 2022
Get Lit Podcast - September 14, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis special episode covers our interviews, stories, and snippets from Printer's Row Lit Fest in Chicago, IL! We talked to people of all ages about the books and authors that changed their lives, who they'd like to take to dinner, and a few literary hot takes! Come along with us and learn about ...
Get Lit Episode 179: Countee Cullen
Get Lit Podcast - September 07, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're exploring the much-neglected legacy of Countee Cullen, Harlem Renaissance poet, playwright, and also, Junior High School teacher! Cullen's work ran counter to many of his contemporaries but made a huge impact on the world of poetry. Despite the mixed reception of his work, he continued to ...
Get Lit Episode 179: Countee Cullen
Get Lit Podcast - September 07, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're exploring the much-neglected legacy of Countee Cullen, Harlem Renaissance poet, playwright, and also, Junior High School teacher! Cullen's work ran counter to many of his contemporaries but made a huge impact on the world of poetry. Despite the mixed reception of his work, he continued to ...
Get Lit Episode 178: Mary Robinson
Get Lit Podcast - August 31, 2022 03:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we're featuring the 'Sappho of England': Mary Robinson (not the former Prime Minister of Ireland...)! She lived a life more interesting than her fantastic poetry and prose, which is saying something indeed! Join us for adventure, romance, and a literal man named Banastre Tarleton.
Get Lit Episode 177: John Milton
Get Lit Podcast - August 24, 2022 03:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsEven though our author this week didn't live in Paradise, we hope our humor isn't totally Lost! That's right, we're learning about John Milton this week - author of the iconic epic poem with a delightful characterization of Satan, along with many other writings and pamphlets (!!!). This episode ...
Get Lit Episode 176: Griselda Gambaro
Get Lit Podcast - August 17, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, Dan Esquivel joins us to talk about the remarkable living legacy of Griselda Gambaro, Argentine playwright and activist who used her work to fight an oppressive government regime and pull focus to the experiences and voices of the marginalized! Dan has wonderful stories to share - thi...
Get Lit Episode 175: E.E. Cummings
Get Lit Podcast - August 10, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're waxing poetic about the legacy of the revolutionary and ever eccentric E.E. Cummings! We explore his work and interesting life and events that shaped his style, including being a pacifist during war and a few tumultuous relationships! There also might be an 50 year overdue library book sto...
Get Lit Episode 174: Carolyn Keene
Get Lit Podcast - August 03, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're here to uncover the mystery behind the author of The Nancy Drew Series! Known to us as Carolyn Keene, the Nancy Drew novels were written by a series of ghost writers since their debut in 1930, but 23 of the original 30 novels were written by the exceptional Mildred Wirt Benson! We focus on...
Get Lit Episode 173: Angelina Weld Grimké
Get Lit Podcast - July 27, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we're looking at the legacy of Angelina Weld Grimké: poet, playwright, and physical education teacher? That's right! Weld Grimké found a home in education before beginning her work as an author. She wrote tirelessly about the experience of Black Americans through her work, including w...
Get Lit Episode 172: Thomas Chatterton
Get Lit Podcast - July 20, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're covering the flash of tragic poetic brilliance that was Thomas Chatterton. We explore his history and influence along with a healthy dollop of literary forgery! Chatterton inspired the likes of Rossetti, Keats, and Oscar Wilde himself! Join us to learn more about the short life of an extra...
Get Lit Episode 171: Ada Lovelace
Get Lit Podcast - July 13, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn a bit of a twist this week, we're celebrating the poetic technical writing of Ada Lovelace. Widely considered among the first computer programers, Lovelace fused her talent with words and her passion for programming to write extraordinary articles in a variety of math and science fields. We a...
Get Lit Episode 170: Selma Lagerlöf
Get Lit Podcast - July 06, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsMeet the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature: Selma Lagerlöf! In addition to her groundbreaking literary accomplishments, Lagerlöf also inspired generations of students, restored her beautiful childhood home, traveled the world, received an honorary Doctorate, and fought against the...
Get Lit Episode 169: Federico García Lorca
Get Lit Podcast - June 29, 2022 03:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe're wrapping up our Pride Month Celebration with Federico García Lorca, a poet, playwright, musician, and artist who helped spur a revolution within the artistic communities in Spain and around the world. He used his art to explore his identity, aesthetics, and what it means to experience to f...
Get Lit Episode 168: Margaret Wise Brown
Get Lit Podcast - June 22, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsGet to know the whimsical, hard-working, clever, and Queer author behind the classic children's picture book Goodnight Moon. Margaret Wise Brown was a pioneer in the evolution of children's literature, exploring what it really meant to be a young person. This episode also features a flower cart,...
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