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The Getting Lit Podcast

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77:49

How To Read

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/05/05

Send us a text Reading isn't dead - our attention spans have just been hijacked by phones and social media. Inspired by an essay Fresta wrote on how to read last year, we discuss practical strategies to reclaim your reading habit and rediscover the joy of getting lost in a good book. Check out Fresta's essay on Rare Candy's substack with more detailed reading tips and strategies: https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/how-to-read-books Support the show

147:42

Gods Fare No Better feat. J David Osborne

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/04/25

Send us a text J David Osborne joins us once more, this time to talk about his new psychedelic cyberpunk epic novel, Gods Fare No Better. We talked about spirituality, cyberpunk, science fiction, and the impact of various media on JDO's work, as well as book marketing strategies, industry challenges, and the importance of creativity and playfulness in literature and art. Buy Gods Fare No Better here: https://ronintrash.bigcartel.com/product/gods-fare-no-better or here: https://www.amaz...

79:23

Medea, The First Girl Boss

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Send us a text This week, we chat about an ancient classic, Medea by the Athenian tragedian Euripides. We also discuss Lars Von Trier's 1988 TV movie adaptation of the play, written by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Sini also published a well-received essay on men reading books on podcasts at Unherd, which you can read here: https://unherd.com/2025/04/the-literary-man-isnt-dead/ Support the show

103:13

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver feat. Agitator and Bistro...

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2025/04/07

Send us a text This week, a triple crosspost collaboration with Agitator and Bistro Californium, where we discuss the remasters of the Legacy of Kain videogame series. We talk about the game's mechanics, story progression, incredible voice acting and sound design, character development, themes of free will, spiritualism, and the liminal space between analog and digital technology and much more. Subscribe to Agitator here: https://www.patreon.com/c/agitator/ Subscribe to Bistro Californium h...

134:42

PREVIEW: There Are Two Gene Wolfes Inside You...

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2025/04/03

Send us a text For full episode, go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit This week, we have compiled all four episodes of our Book of the New Sun series we did in 2023 into one massive 8.5 hour journey. Join Sini, J David Osborne and Kelby Losack as they unpack Gene Wolfe's masterwork of science fiction. Support the show

84:54

Keepin' It One Hundred

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2025/03/19

Send us a text We're celebrating 100 episodes of the Getting Lit Podcast by talking about a few Jorge Luis Borges stories: The Library of Babel, Three Versions of Judas, The House of Asterion, and Borges And I. We talk about infinity, intellectualism, mythology. We also touched on the challenges of creating a public persona as a writer, movie opinions, and the podcast's 100 episode milestone. Support the show

86:59

The Magick of Ugly Portmanteaus

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/03/04

Send us a text This week, it's a bit of a buffet! We chat about two Aleister Crowley short stories: The Drug, and The Stratagem. Before he was a famous occultist, Crowley wrote some fiction, so we thought we'd try it out. To get a much more extensive dive into Crowley, check out Art of Darkness' episode on his life: https://artofdarkpod.com/aleister-crowley-the-sewer-of-creation/ We also chat about "brodernism", the latest literary world concept to cause a fuss in "online lit." The article fe...

85:33

Roadside Picnic and Russian N-words feat. Masha

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2025/02/22

Send us a text On this episode, we chat with Masha about the Soviet science fiction novel Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Russian nihilism and existentialism, Soviet censorship, the unique flavour of Soviet-era science fiction, how to say slurs in Russian and more! Follow Masha on X: https://x.com/3l3ktr4k0mpl3ks And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t3lk4/ Support the show

69:55

The Southern Thruway

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/02/16

Send us a text This episode we talk about Julio Cortazar's short story, The Southern Thruway, about a traffic jam that turns into a community. We chat about the concept of the "fantastic" in literature, our experiences driving in Italy and Vietnam, and gave our expert opinion on the complexities of Russian politics and the portrayal of Putin. Support the show

7:22

Vocoders Are Gay (PAYWALLED)

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/02/02

Send us a text Fresta and Sini talk about what they've been reading, watching, playing lately. Also talk about how some internet "personalities" get on podcasts with voice disguisers because "The Feds" are after them. This episode is paywalled. Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit to get the full version. Support the show

64:52

Back Matter 13: Mind Webs (FREE)

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Send us a textOur discussion with the Rare Candy about Michael Hanson's Mind Webs continues. We talk radio, podcasting, audio dramas vs audiobooks vs what Mind Webs is doing.Listen to Mind Webs here: https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410Normally, the Back Matter episode is paywalled, but we all feel so passionate about this stuff, we thought I should have it out in the world for free. Enjoy!To get access to the full archive, plus the special aftershow Back Matter, subscribe at http://ww...

97:56

Disching It Out feat. Rare Candy

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Send us a textGlen and Psi from Rare Candy podcast join us to talk about three stories from the science fiction writer, Thomas M Disch.The stories discussed include Descending, The Number You Have Reached, and The Squirrel Cage.Subscribe to Rare Candy's premium feed (we both do, it's great!): https://rarecandy.substack.com/Follow Glen on X here: https://x.com/Rarecandypod1Psi here: https://x.com/rarepsiTo get access to the full archive of The Getting Lit Podcast, plus the special aftershow Ba...

96:58

Wicked feat. Josh Feye

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2025/01/12

Send us a textJosh from The Dionysian Dream substack talks all things Wicked.The original novel, Wicked (1995) by Gregory Maguire, the stage musical (2003) by Stephen Schwartz and Minnie Holzman, and the 2024 film version directed by Jon M Chu and starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.Support the show

82:26

Civilization And Its Hitchcock Films

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2025/01/07

Send us a textThis week, we read Sigmund Freud's 1930 essay Civilization And Its Discontents and paired it with Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 film, Frenzy.Support the show

21:27

A Very Terrifier Christmas feat. Jack Mason & Ryan...

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2024/12/21

Send us a textFor the full two hour episode, subscribe to the Getting Lit Podcast's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitThis week, we're celebrating Christmas with a discussion about the overtly Christian horror movie, Terrifier 3, released this year.We're joined by former guests Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist podcast, and Ryan Simón, Editor in Chief of American Vulgaria magazine.Subscribe to The Perfume Nationalist here: https://www.patreon.com/c/perfumenationalistBuy Am...

102:25

Moorcock Jerkin feat. Yeerk.P

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2024/12/06

Send us a textYeerk joins the show once again to talk about the first book in Michael Moorcock's Corum series, The Knight of the Swords.We range across topics such as sword and sorcery, formula, the British New Wave science fiction, and much more.And for more talk about Moorcock, politics in fiction and social media, head on over to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitFollow Yeerk on X: https://x.com/PYeerkSubscribe to Bistro Californium: https://www.patreon.com/c/BistroCalifornium/Support th...

67:28

Coetzee? I Don't Even Know Her!

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2024/11/24

Send us a textWe talk about J.M. Coetzee's brilliantly brutal novel of post-Apartheid South Africa, Disgrace.Support the show

74:12

Let's F*ckin Grove!

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2024/10/26

Send us a textThis episode we chat about Ryunosuke Akutagawa's 'In A Grove' (1922) and Akira Kurosawa's adaptation, Rashomon (1950).What even is truth, man?Also, catch Fresta on Rare Candy's 'Psi Ops' series talking about Rudolf Steiner:https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/psi-ops-vol-2-how-to-know-higherSupport the show

60:19

The Place of Dead Roads

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2024/10/14

Send us a textThe New Era begins with new co-host Matt Fresta. Fresta is the editor of Rango Tango Magazine and is now the "second mic."For this first episode, we chat about William S Burroughs, 'The Place of Dead Roads', a psychedelic, gunslinging Western with science fiction elements and Burroughs' trademark deconstructionist schtick.On the Patreon-exclusive show, Back Matter, we chat about Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy, which pairs well with Burroughs (he makes a cameo as a junkie priest...

49:26

100 Pages A Day

The Getting Lit Podcast ·

2024/08/10

A return after a long hiatus! There was a family tragedy so I took some time off. But we are back to regular programming.I'm talking about how apparently it is bad to expect college students to read 100 pages per day, why straight men don't read novels, also doing a few recommends at the end!Recommends:Scavenger's ReignCrooked Smile by Jared Klickstein: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CWZ1GHLW?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_auAgonist by Udith Dematagoda: https://www.amazon.com.au/Agonist-Udith-Dematag...

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