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01:31:58

**UNLOCKED** Laurus feat. Stevan

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2026/04/02

To celebrate Easter, we have unlocked our paid episode on Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus. To access the full archive of episodes and special Back Matter aftershows, got to patreon.com/GettingLit.This week, we're joined by Brisbane musician and composer, Stevan, to talk about Eugene Vodolazkin's novel Laurus. A strange, luminous novel that follows a 15th-century Russian healer whose life unfolds as a kind of spiritual journey through time, grief, and redemption. This was a fantastic,

01:25:13

The Earthen Dark feat. Brad Kelly

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2026/03/17

Brad Kelly joins us once again to talk about and around his new novel, The Earthen Dark. We discuss why men loves holes in the ground, writing about jobs, why humans are so obsessed with underground, MFA writing, "literary men" and much more.Buy The Earthen Dark here: https://www.amazon.com/Earthen-Dark-Brad-Kelly/dp/B0GF67226LAnd follow Brad on X: https://x.com/bradkellyAnd Substack: https://bradkellyesque.substack.com/"Disgraced anthropology professor Jim Murray has been drawn into

01:41:24

Like You Have a Choice feat. Ivan Niccolai

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2026/03/09

This episode, Ivan Niccolai joins us to talk about his short story collection, Like You Have a Choice. We chat about growing up in a cult, Melbourne, wogs, luxury beliefs, the unfiltered earnestness of open mic nights, loving where you lay your hat, writing craft and much more.Buy Ivan's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Like-have-choice-Ivan-Niccolai/dp/B0FLTHP5MVFollow Ivan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artificial_authenticities/This is a free episode. On the free feed, you're

00:15:27

(TEASER) The Moonstone feat. Alec Mouhibian

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2026/03/03

This is a preview. To get the full version of this episode and access to subscriber-only content, go to ⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitThis week, we're covering what T.S. Eliot called "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels." And who better to join us than self-confessed detective fiction fanboy, Alec Mouhibian, of Filthy Armenian Adventures podcast.We discuss detective fiction's enduring appeal, the sensation novel, Wilkie Collins'

00:22:08

(TEASER) White Noise feat. Erik & Mac

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2026/02/28

This is a preview. To get the full version of this episode and access to subscriber-only content, go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitThis episode, we are joined by former guests and friend of the pod, Erik and Mac, to talk about Don Delillo's 1985 novel, White Noise.Follow Erik on X: https://x.com/catenjoyer81Follow Mac on X: https://x.com/polished_steel

01:50:35

Fake and/or Gay? feat. Amir Naaman & Pierre d'Alancaisez

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2026/02/16

This week, Sini is joined by Amir Naaman and Pierre d'Alancaisez, editors of the new anthology Inversion, a book of essays about the current state of the homosexual. We talk about the sexual revolution's aftermath, gay vs queer culture, the lack of "telos" in homosexual, as well as why gays, once bearers of art and culture, seem to be flopping hard in that regard.Buy Inversion here: https://verdur.in/inversion/Follow Amir: https://x.com/amir_naamanFollow Pierre:

01:21:13

Current Thing Chats

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2026/02/14

We talk about the essay in the Independent about the mythical David Foster Wallace "lit bro", a famous Western Australian young adult writer getting charged with young non-adult material, Meanjin journal getting a new lease on life after being shut down, Australian literary culture's frequent "Main Charactering" of a pretty mediocre Palestinian-Australian author, and much more!You can read Sini's essay on the Meanjin drama here:

00:02:44

(PREVIEW) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

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2026/02/10

To get all episodes, access to companion show Back Matter, and the full archive, go to https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitWe chat about Sidney Lumet's last film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), which stars Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Marisa Tomei.

124:52

Berserker Club feat. J David Osborne

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2026/02/02

Send us a text This week, we're joined by J David Osborne to talk about his new book, Berserker Club. Set in an Oklahoma backwoods militia compound, the novel is one crazy mutant set piece after another. A lot of fun On this episode, we chat about having a fellow writer as spouse, story as a literal living thing, inspirations for the book, thinking about length and duration when writing books, what writers should be doing to take on the future, and much more. Order the book direct from ...

116:33

Crowbar feat. Andrew Edwards

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2026/01/26

Send us a text This week, we're joined by Andrew Edwards, the author of the new psychedelic noir thriller, Crowbar. We had a great conversation ranging over the book's many interesting contours, from conspiracy culture, the influence of James Ellroy and Cormac McCarthy, and much much more. Buy Andrew's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZ93M9GB Music: Part Cherokee by Nudge Squidfish Support the show

114:06

Belated 2025 Review

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2026/01/19

Send us a text Sini and Fresta go through their best reads, watches, and listens of 2025 (mostly things they didn't cover for the show). Support the show

13:28

(PREVIEW) Demons (3 episode series) feat. Cody LaDuke

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2026/01/15

Send us a text Here is a sneak peek of our series on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic novel of revolutionary violence, Demons. All three parts are available in full on Patreon. Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit to listen. Support the show

70:45

Wicked: For Good feat Josh Feye

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2025/12/23

Send us a text Josh from the Dionysian Dream joins me once more to discuss Wicked! This time, we are looking at the sequel to the 2024 movie, Wicked: For Good. We chat about the film, the changes between the stage show and the movie version, the new songs, and why Wicked isn't just for the girls and gays. Follow Josh on X: https://x.com/tragic_fruit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tragic_fruit/ Substack: https://thedionysiandream.substack.com/ Music: Wicked - No Good Deed (Cynthia Erivo ...

119:24

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said feat. Rare Candy

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2025/12/15

Send us a text This is part 2 of our Philip K. Dick collaboration with the Rare Candy podcast. Head over to their feed for part 1 (https://open.spotify.com/show/2cXVcvC3G13PGUuYMVLGZb), where we cover The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965), before joining us here for the continuation of "Dick Week" as we discuss Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (1974). In this novel, Jason Taverner, a genetically engineered celebrity talk-show host, wakes up one morning to discover he has been erased f...

90:12

Resentment: a Comedy feat. Paul Dalla Rosa

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2025/12/05

Send us a text Paul Dalla Rosa returns to talk about Gary Indiana's fabulous pastiche of the Menendez Brothers trial, Resentment. We chat about vicious gay wit, the media circus around the trial, comparing the mediatised social life of television and the internet, Indiana's distinctive style, and much more. Go to the Patreon for a continuation of this discussion on Back Matter, where we talk about Ryan Murphy's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story: https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit B...

2:56

Popular Hits of the Showa Era *TEASER*

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2025/11/19

Send us a text On this week's episode, we dive into Ryu Murakami's Popular Hits of the Showa Era, where a group of disaffected men find themselves in an absurdly violent war with a rival society of older women (Oba-sans) after a deadly encounter. We talk about the book's mix of ultra-violence, satirical humor, escalating absurdity, and much more! This a teaser. For the full episode, and access to our complete archive and bonus content, subscribe at patreon.com/gettinglit Support the show

98:17

Amputation feat. Bruce Wagner

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2025/11/03

Send us a text In this week's episode, the legendary Bruce Wagner joins us to discuss his new novel Amputation, inspired by the 2025 Los Angeles fires. The conversation moves from the book’s genesis in anger at bureaucratic incompetence to Wagner’s reflections on art, rage, and the sacred. We discuss how indignation can be transformed into creative energy without devolving into polemic, his long-standing use of real public figures in fiction, and his resistance to censorship and “cultural bur...

13:48

(PREVIEW) Spare Us Yet feat. Lucas Smith (Cross Post...

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2025/10/27

Send us a text Australian-American writer Lucas Smith joins us to discuss his collection of wonderful short fiction, Spare Us Yet. We discuss the elements of faith in his fiction, the pandemic, lockdowns, literary culture in Australia, as well as his experience running an independent publishing company, Bonfire Books. This is a special crossover event with Sini's New Mythologies Substack, which you should check out: https://newmythologies.substack.com/ If you'd like full episodes of the Getti...

5:23

Shakti Matts (PREVIEW)

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2025/10/20

Send us a text *this is a PREVIEW. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/GettingLit This episode, Fresta and Sini riff on Fresta's Sydney trip, thrift shop book finds, Bret Easton Ellis, the fantastic Australian crime show Mr Inbetween, ABC Radio National's Top 100 books of the 21st Century, and much more. To find out why this episode has this title, you will have to wait until the end. Support the show

124:40

The Golem feat. Brad Kelly

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2025/10/13

Send us a text This week, we're looking at Gustav Meyrink's The Golem, a strange novel of occultism, Kabbalah and psychological terror in early 20th century Prague's Jewish ghetto. Joining us on this journey is none other than Brad Kelly, host of the wonderful Method and Madness podcast. Follow Brad on X: https://x.com/bradkelly?lang=en Method and Madness pod: https://open.spotify.com/show/4AQR8tram18P2PBYdhKiQN Music: Danse Macabre, Op. 40, R. 171, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Support the s...

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