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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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Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave One

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2024/12/20

Send us a textWe're delighted to rerelease our first audiobook recording of A Christmas Carol from 2023! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel. We'll be releasing a new stave each day leading up to December 25th. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug about it!

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Get Lit Episode 300: A Christmas Carol(s)

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2024/12/18

Send us a textThis week, we explore Christmas Carols - quite literally - Jon recounts the history of the original songs that have paved the way for Christmas carol traditions today and Steph reports on the various iterations (both sensical and not) of the original Dickens' novella. It's a jolly good time, so join us for some holiday cheer!

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Get Lit Episode 299: A History of Winter Lore & Legends

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2024/12/11

Send us a textYou know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but do you know where Jack Frost came from? Ever heard to the Yule Cat, or Krampus, or Lutin or the Yuki-onna? And you need our warnings about Gryla and the Yule Lads! We explore the literary origins of popular winter folk figures, so grab a cup of hot chocolate or cheer and join us this!

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Get Lit Episode 298: A Brief History of Fonts,...

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2024/12/04

Send us a textTired of horribly designed holiday cards? Ever wondered why a 'u' on some old stone buildings looks like a 'v'? Curious as to why some fonts have such weird names? Worry and wonder no more! This week, we're exploring all TYPES of fonts, and how we came to get just so many different ones today! Join us for this quirky, trivia filled episode!

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Get Lit Episode: A History of Cookbooks

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2024/11/27

Send us a textJust in time for the holidays, we are pleased to serve up this excellent episode! We take a quick jaunt through culinary history, through a literary lens. We explore the interesting stories behind some of the most famous cook books in history, along with an examination of their intersectional nature. Join us for some inspiration and walk away with some gift ideas for your favorite home chef (we'd skip the stone tablet ones though...)!

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Get Lit Episode 296: Should you Judge a Book by its...

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2024/11/20

Send us a textIn this week's special episode, we explore the age old adage, "you can't judge a book by its cover." Book covers have evolved over the millennia, as displays of wealth, protective layers, advertisements, and art pieces. We look at the historical functions of the cover and investigate why all book covers seem to look the same in modern times! Join us for this deeply important journey through time and pulp!

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Get Lit Episode 295: Frank Marshall Davis

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2024/11/13

Send us a textThis week, we're diving into the legacy of Frank Marshall Davis. Davis was a revolutionary poet, journalist, author, who whose writings advanced and amplified the experiences of Black Americans starting in the 1930's. He was an educator and advocate, using his appreciations of jazz and knowledge of politics to affect change across America. Join us for this trip across the US, with stops in Kansas, Chicago, and Hawaii.

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Get Lit Episode 294: Tomie dePaola

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2024/11/06

Send us a textToday, a hug from Tomie dePaola. This beloved children's book author created stories that have inspired children and adults alike across the globe. dePaola's whimsical, folk-inspired art style paired beautifully with his honest, earnest way of telling stories. He used his experiences to inspire others, while celebrating the best of us. He believed in hope, and he believed in the young people he wrote for, as do we.

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Get Lit Episode 293: A Literary Compendium of Witches

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2024/10/30

Send us a textThis week, we have a special episode to help you get in the Halloween Spirit. Steph tracks the origins of Witchcraft through literature, taking us through thousands of years and miles to explore the evolution of the witch. She and Jon discuss the various forms the witch has taken in pop culture and examine what these depictions reflect about women in our culture today. Join us for this Wickedly Wild and Wonderful episode!

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Get Lit Episode 292: H.P. Lovecraft

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2024/10/23

Send us a textJon leads this weeks dive into the biography of H.P. Lovecraft! Lovecraft wrote many of the tropes we understand in alternate worlds and world building. Jon covers his controversial legacy, as we bounce around between various places around the East Coast. Lovecraft's chilling tales reflected his short life in many ways, many of them haunting and tragic. Listen along with us as our spooky author features continue!

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Get Lit Episode 291: Dion Fortune

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2024/10/16

Send us a textThis week, Jack takes over and shares the absolutely wild biography of Occult author Dion Fortune with Jon! This will be one of those episodes in which every sentence ends with something you really couldn't have predicted. We explore assorted occult theories and fiction as we continue our foray into the supernatural themes of the month! Join us for this wild & wacky episode!

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Get Lit Episode 290: H.G. Wells

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2024/10/09

Send us a textIt's TIME. The Time Machine, really. That's right! We're featuring H.G. Wells this week. Known as one of the founding fathers of science fiction, Wells wrote all sorts of prophetic work that envisioned technology and times that his contemporaries could only dream of. His work laid the ground plan for much of our modern 'alien invasion' fiction, and inspired generations of thinkers, writers, scientists, inventors, and dreamers. Maybe even someone or something you know!

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Get Lit Episode 289: Sheridan Le Fanu

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2024/10/02

Send us a textIt's October, which means we're getting SPOOKY on Get Lit! This month, we'll be featuring all things scary, frightening, haunted, and in our opinion, fun! We're starting with Sheridan Le Fanu, author of Carmilla (considered to be one of the original vampire stories, and inspiration for Dracula!) and many other haunted tails. Le Fanu's legacy includes forays into short stories, novels, poetry, plays. His ideas and stories have inspired just as many adaptations! Get Lit & Get ...

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Get Lit Episode 288: Banned Book Special!

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2024/09/25

Send us a textThis week, we celebrate Banned Books Week with an exploration of the history of Book Banning around the world. We examine various cases of book burning, banning, and censoring over time and discuss the impacts that these acts have on the communities in which they occur. Listen and learn about this incredibly pressing issue, and what it means for all of us!

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Get Lit Episode 287: Mary Hunter Austin

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2024/09/18

Send us a textWe're back this week with our regularly scheduled programming and featuring the witchy words of desert and community advocate Mary Hunter Austin! Austin's work ranged greatly in form and topic - she was a tireless advocate for the environment, Indigenous Americans, women, and the communities around her. She lived around the world, learning and writing amongst the foremost thinkers of her time, but found the most joy and freedom in the deserts of California and New Mexico. Join u...

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Get Lit Episode 286: Printer's Row - Sunday

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2024/09/11

Send us a textThis week, we have a very special set of episodes for you! We're featuring the voices and perspectives of Printer's Row Literary Festival! We asked all kinds of questions and had the chance to hear your thoughts on your favorite books, best authors, literary hot takes, and more! This is always such a joyful weekend and we love the chance to hear from all of you! Listen in for Sunday's responses and then go back and listen to Saturday's thoughts in our 2nd episode this week! ...

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Get Lit Episode 285: Printer's Row Lit Fest - Saturday!

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2024/09/11

Send us a textThis week, we have a very special set of episodes for you! We're featuring the voices and perspectives of Printer's Row Literary Festival! We asked all kinds of questions and had the chance to hear your thoughts on your favorite books, best authors, literary hot takes, and more! This is always such a joyful weekend and we love the chance to hear from all of you! Listen in for Saturday's responses and then tune in to Sunday's thoughts in our 2nd episode this week! (Although ...

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Get Lit Episode 284: Alejandra Pizarnik

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2024/09/04

Send us a textThis week, we're coving Latin American surrealist poet Alejandra Pizarnik. Pizarnik led a remarkable and interesting life, however fraught. She lived in duality, understanding some of life's highest highs and lowest lows. She would be recognized for her remarkable work during her short life, but her legacy, and her exceptional writing is worth studying today. We also explore New York's subway system and prepare for Lit Fest and our 300TH EPISODE!!

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Get Lit Episode 283: Studs Terkel

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2024/08/28

Send us a textWe're staying local this week after a few far flung episodes to feature the remarkable work of Studs Terkel. Terkel was a pioneering journalist and storyteller who helped show the world the value of the average life. Terkel's radio programs and literary works captivated the country with his unique interview style and his passion for the stories of those around him. We visit some familiar places and extraordinary events in history, through Terkel's signature lens and voice.

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Get Lit Episode 282: Catherine Parr

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2024/08/21

Send us a Text Message.This week, we're going way back to a less-conventionally known author who's usually talked about as a wife... the last wife of the notorious King Henry VIII! We're bringing Catherine Parr into the spotlight! She wrote two texts about her religious faith, helped advocate for translations of Protestant texts, and served as a patron for various arts throughout her time as Queen and beyond! Join us to learn more about this remarkable woman in her own context!

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