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Hot Literati70. Women in Dostoevsky's WorkThank you Lily for joining! Don't forget to check out the "Dating Like Dostoevsky" digital guide. hotliterati.com2025-06-301h 01Hot Literati69. Connecting to God and Making ArtLily Kincade joins Hailo to discuss God, Art, Girlhood, Pageants, and More.Hotliterati.comYou have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 50% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code HOTLITERATI50 at checkoutYou can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/HOTLITERATI502025-06-1256 minHot Literati68. Listen to this if you don't want to go into bankingLovell Holder and Hailo on Princeton, The Book of Luke, Lavender Men, Surrender, and more. hotliterati.comYou have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 50% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code HOTLITERATI50 at checkoutYou can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/HOTLITERATI502025-05-251h 18Hot Literati67. We should all be reading (more) fictionOn the importance of reading fiction in an over-analytical age. hotliterati.comYou have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 50% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code HOTLITERATI50 at checkoutYou can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/HOTLITERATI502025-05-1824 minHot Literati66. You aren't miserable, you just need to slow downOn The Art of Frugal Hedonism by Adam Grubb and Annie Raser-Rowland.hotliterati.com2025-04-2815 minHot Literati65. This book changed the way my Mind WorksIn this episode, Hailo discusses Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior by Stephen McGarvey and what it covers on the subconscious mind, solutions-oriented thinking, and more. Hotliterati.com2025-04-2013 minHot Literati64. Love, America, Friendship, and moreHailo discusses Illuminata by Marianne Williamson.hotliterati.com2025-04-1319 minHot Literati63. Didion, Babitz, and the "Novel" with Lili AnolikOn female writers, sexuality, discovering Eve Babitz, and New York, with writer Lili Anolik. hotliterati.com2025-03-2839 minHot Literati62. Don't think poor // How are the Chickens?On local economies, health, Jane Jacobs, Joan Didion, The Idiot by Dostoevsky, Frugal Hedonism, and more.hotliterati.com2025-03-1411 minHot Literati61. Rachel Yoder on Tradwives, Performance, and "What is Art?"Become a paid subscriber on our substack to participate in the next discussion: https://hotliterati.substack.com/Creds to those who joined:Janet is the owner of a creative agency, Oma Influence and you can find her work on Substack and IGMegan is a DC-based freelance writer. She earned her MFA in fiction from the University of Maryland in College Park, winning both the Jack Salamanca Thesis Award and the Kwiatek Fellowship. Her work has appeared in The Nashville Review, The Minnesota Review, and JMWW among other publications. Her debut short story collection Softie: Stories was published by West...2025-03-1055 minHot Literati60. How can men Heal from Breakups?How can men cope with breakups and limiting notions around masculinity?Featuring Bassey Morgan, Joe DeLannoy, et. alhotliterati.com2025-02-271h 14Hot Literati59. Help Hot Literati Save AmericaBrainstorm with me on our substack!hotliterati.com2025-02-2614 minHot Literati58. Dostoevsky, America, and GodIn this episode, Hailo and Ex-Boyfriend Literati discuss The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Join our community: https://hotliterati.substack.com/2025-02-011h 02Hot Literati57. The Spirituality of Making MusicBssymrgn joins Hailo to discuss Thought Daughter, an EP produced by Hot Literati.
hotliterati.com2025-01-1243 minHot Literati56. Media before Mass MediaMe and My Grandma (the OG Hot Literati) discussing her early experiences with media, her love of reading, and more.
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hotliterati.com2024-11-0903 minHot Literati55. Age, Femininity, and French CultureOn Older, but Better, but Older by Caroline de Maigret and Sophie Mas.
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LOVERGIRL FALL2024-10-2708 minHot Literati53. Dreams, Unconsciousness, NarrativeOn Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov
hotliterati.com2024-10-2634 minHot Literati52. How to Flirt with YourselfOn self talk, media, and working toward love.
hotliterati.com2024-10-1214 minHot Literati51. Did Balzac have an Eating Disorder?On Balzac's Relationship to food and Balzac's Omelette: A Delicious Tour of French Food and Culture by Anka Muhlstein.
hotliterati.com2024-10-1008 minHot Literati50. On the Transience of being the "Fun One"A discussion of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor.
hotliterati.com2024-10-1019 minHot Literati49. Jonathan Haidt: The Scholar According 2 Hot LiteratiOn tech, social media, Gen Z, and his latest book, The Anxious Generation.
hotliterati.com2024-09-1230 minHot Literati48. Be still my tin heart!On The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.
hotliterati2024-09-1029 minHot Literati47. Is Journaling Art?On journaling, writing, memory, and life.
hotliterati.com2024-09-0708 minHot Literati46. Real Writers Party ( by Anderson II)On Art, Anais Nin, partying, living, and love. Hosted by Anderson II.
hotliterati.com2024-09-0624 minHot Literati45. As told by the Interns: (re)Cognition SummerA recap of summer 2024, by our interns.
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THANK YOU 2024-09-0428 minHot Literati44. On The Art Spirit by Robert HenriA reflection on art making and spirituality, in conversation with Robert Henri.
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this was originally paywalled but... oh well... it's the internet2024-09-0444 minHot Literati43. What, why Art, & my 1st Publicly Available Piece of Fictionhotliterati.com
Purchase a copy of Musca here: https://04e678-7.myshopify.com/products/musca2024-08-3020 minHot Literati42. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ClownMasha Kurbatova in Conversation with Miles Calderon on the art of being a Clown.
Read her piece on Miles here: https://www.hotliterati.com/post/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-clown2024-08-271h 05Hot Literati41. Literary, but Hardcorehotliterati.com2024-08-2425 minHot Literati40. Talking to my Ex about Dostoevsky Nietzsche, and GodWatch the video for more: https://youtu.be/xQKTdw4jXnQ
HOT LITERATI DOT COM2024-07-3146 minHot Literati39. To be Human is to TryOn tech, social discomfort, and one dumb decision.
HOT LITERATI DOT COM2024-07-3118 minHot Literati38. Stevie from Laams on "The More Ya Know"hotliterati.com2024-07-2101 minHot Literati37. A man's thoughts on Sex and the City S1EP1hotliterati.com2024-06-2305 minHot Literati36. Is your Personal Brand a Prison?On branding yourself as an artist, and a revisit to the idea of generalists (like Leonardo Davinci).2024-05-0212 minHot Literati35. Stop sending me ARC copiesOn the state of the publishing industry and its breakdown of labor. 2024-04-2410 minHot Literati34. Who am I if You want Me?On the dissociation inherent in being desired with mentions of Nancy Friday, Anais Nin, and Kafka. 2024-04-1515 minHot Literati33. Stop Looking for Artistic ValidationOn art competitions and awards and why they don't really matter.2024-04-1213 minHot Literati32. Aren't we all Alice (by Victoria)Victoria extends her series Wayward Wonderland, discussing her experience in college and the ways that facets of her identity affect it. HOTLITERATI.COM2024-04-0932 minHot Literati31. How to Talk about ArtOn Robert Henri, artistic authority, and the cultivation of personal taste. 2024-04-0411 minHot Literati30. Followers, Subscribers, Lovers, FriendsOn social media and the thinning of relationships.
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Hot Literati28. A Psychological Guide to Dating (men) as WomenOn dating men as a woman (without losing yourself). hotliterati.com
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Hot Literati27. Loneliness, Finding Yourself, & Nin (again)On Anais Nin, break ups, and self compassion. hotliterati.com2024-02-0118 min
Hot Literati26. On Dating, Dissociation, & Anais NinOn Anais Nin, feminine dissociation, and finding yourself.
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Hot Literati25. The Paradox of Social Media ActivismOn the contradictions and impact of activism on social media alone.
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Hot Literati24. My favorite book, the human condition, and mathDiscussing We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. hotliterati.com2023-11-0625 min
Hot Literati23. Collective Unconscious + HealingOn Carl Jung's collective unconscious and spiritual healing as a society. hotliterati.com
2023-10-3118 minHot Literati22. Internet Malice/Faulkner's CoffinOn social media hate, parasocial projection, & As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. hotliterati.com2023-10-2314 min
Hot LiteratiDate (w) me 1 : Mr. Vonneguthotliterati.com2023-10-0405 minHot Literati21. Using books to combat depression and monotonyOn books, Schopenhauer, existential angst, and mental health. hotliterati.com2023-10-0211 minHot Literati20. Of course we're F*cking Anxious (social media and Gen Z)On the social media/gen z question. hotliterati.com2023-09-2417 min
Hot Literati19. Justice for the Manic Pixie Dream GirlDiscussing the archetype in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blonde (2023), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and more
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the collection that I read is The Awakening and Selected Stories (Random House 2020 edition) by Kate Chopin 2023-09-1233 minHot Literati17. I'm never 100% I'm not a RobotOn Ex Machina, and societal dissonance. hotliterati.com2023-09-0320 minHot Literati16. Why The Bell Jar is so relatable (except for the racist parts)tw: mentions of suicide
On The Bell Jar, sad girl culture, and feminine societal dissonance. hotliterati.com2023-08-2644 minHot Literati15. The reason I didn't dye my hair post-breakupEssay on break ups, hair, and race. hotliterati.com2023-07-1611 minHot Literati14. How to Live a Real LifeEssay on existential angst, the commodification of people, and the absurdity of society. hotliterati.com2023-06-2208 minHot Literati13. A little Chocolate Before the Big SleepEssay on break ups and existential angst. hotliterati.com2023-06-1309 minHot Literati12. How Faulkner & Babitz got me through a breakupOn William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom, Bell Hook's All About Love, Rene Girard's Deceit, Desire and the Novel, & Eve Babitz's L.A. Woman. hotliterati.comMusic is Steven-OBrien.net!THE NEXT HINT: is at mercer booksThere are only 4 of them inside of these books: 1. The Brothers K by David James Duncan 2. Arcadia by Jim Crace 3. The Secret of the Gondola by David Alan Brown 4. Pushkin House by Andrei Bitov (translated by Susan Brownsberger)2023-04-0731 min
Hot Literati11. James Baldwin and The Fire This TimeOn James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and relevant themes for today's America.
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Hot Literati11. My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Sad Girls, and Gen ZOn My Year of Rest and Relaxation and why Gen Z identifies with it so heavily.
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Hot Literati10. My Eating Disorder and the book that Helped my RecoveryTW: mention of eating disorders
On eating disorder recovery, helpful resources, and Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings.
Accounts referenced in the episode:
https://www.instagram.com/dietitiandeanna/channel/
https://www.instagram.com/no.food.rules/?hl=en
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Hot Literati8. Do I have Girl Interrupted Syndrome?TW: mention of suicide + eating disorders
On Girl Interrupted - book, film, and cultural interpretation. hotliterati.com2022-10-3032 min
Hot Literati7. Vonnegut & the meaning(s) of lifeHi Hot Literati!❤️🔥📚
In this episode, Hailey discusses the big questions of life in accordance with The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut.
Thank you for listening. Happy to have you here,
Hailey🫶🏽
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2) Sign up for Sunroom!! It's a platform for private content where I'll be posting the reading schedule, question prompts, my own thoughts, and chatting 1 on 1 with Hot Literati participan...2022-10-1826 min
Hot Literati6. Death to the perfect womanOn the myth of perfect womanhood through Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda. hotliterati.com2022-10-0926 min
The Monstrous Woman PodcastThe Evil Queen EpisodeThis is the Evil Queen episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the second part of our Fairy Tale series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of The Grimm Brothers' Evil Queen from villainous and vain stepmother to wearer of fantastic blue eyeshadow to hot mayor of a town in Maine.
We know you are now just as obsessed with our friend Fran as we are, so for more from them check out The Best Dam Camp and Entering Storybrooke on all podcatching platforms. You can also read Fran's incredible book Home to the Wild which is...2022-10-032h 05
Hot Literati5. We shouldn't have to earn loveOn love as defined in Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan. hotliterati.com2022-10-0328 min
Hot Literati4. 20 BOOKS in 2022 (& which ones you should read)20 books and book reviews in 2022. hotliterati.com2022-09-2511 min
Hot Literati3. How Dostoevsky got me out of a cultOn finding a personal connection to God through Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.
The translation referenced in this episode is the Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation. 2022-09-1932 min
Hot Literati2. Being a (GIRLY) girl sucksAlternative title: Cinderella Ate Me.
On Peggy Orenstein's book Cinderella Ate My Daughter and the trials of girly girl culture. 2022-09-1131 min
Hot Literati1. Why I Read BooksOn my relationship to literature. hotliterati.com
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