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Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - Should we still read Flannery O'Connor?Welcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction podcast. This week Jennifer and Joey discuss if Flannery O'Connor's work still merits scholarship. Should we continue to read problematic authors? Can we separate the author from the text? Do we still have anything to gain from stories with harmful rhetoric?
*Please excuse Joey's poor audio!
2025-01-1543 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - The Empty House - Algernon BlackwoodWelcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction podcast. Today I am exploring and engaging with the tradition of reading creepy ghost stories during long cold nights of the holiday season. I am advocating for everyone to read ghost stories to help us make it through the winter and connect us to ancient traditions. There is no better ghost short story than "The Empty House" at 9-10 pages long, this is a short but incredibly sharp tale that will literally give you chills.
2024-12-2515 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power - Audre LordeWelcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction podcast. Today I am discussing and analyzing Audre Lorde's essay, "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power". In it, she advocates for us to forget out connection forged for us between the word "erotic" and adult content. When we reclaim fully embracing our experiences, we can live a fuller life and rebel against oppressive forces.
2024-12-1810 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - The Chimney Sweeper - William Blake PoetryWelcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction podcast. This week I am discussing two poems by William Blake that share the same name, "The Chimney Sweeper". Follow along as I explore his life, the inspiration for his work, and the journey of the fiction chimney sweeper as he grows from young and innocent to old and experienced.
#poetry
2024-12-0410 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - The War of the Clowns - Flash FictionCheck out this week's new episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction podcast, where I discuss a flash fiction story, "The War of The Clowns" by Mia Couto, with my two special guests, Jenna and Brian. If you have read flash fiction and walked away confused and feeling like you missed the point, don't worry! Follow along as I lead my guests towards a deeper understanding of the text.
#flashfiction #literature
2024-11-2722 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - How to Read ShakespeareWelcome back to Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction Podcast. This week I am determined to demonstrate how Shakespeare is not as difficult as you may think. In less than 10 minutes, you will walk away with a better grasp of how to read his work and tools to decode his writing.
2024-11-2010 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - The Transformation of Silence into Language and ActionWelcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction podcast. This week I am joined by Jennifer to discuss, our first ever, non-fiction essay, "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action" by Audre Lorde. Follow us as we discuss why we are not protected by our silence and how we can use reading and actively listening to others to gain empathy.
2024-11-1341 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - Genre Fiction vs. Literary FictionWelcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction Podcast. Today we are delving into the definitions of Genre and Literary Fiction with the help of two short stories: Stephen King's "The Road Virus Heads North" and W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw". Both stories center around a cursed object and will serve as the perfect examples to show the difference.
2024-11-0611 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - How to Read PoetryWelcome back to another episode of "Extra Literary Affairs", a LitFiction Podcast. Today we will be removing the mystique from poetry with a little help from Jorge Luis Borges. Over the course of 3 poems centered around aging, we will be providing our emotional reactions. Each poem is a different complexity to demonstrate the idea that you can love a theme but not the poem.
2024-10-3036 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - The Bloody ChamberWelcome back to "Extra Literary Affairs", a LitFiction Podcast.
In this series, we will dive deeper into specific themes and topics that we can't fully explore in our main show. It’s a space for us to unleash our creativity and discuss our ideas in more detail. Think of this as a companion to our main podcast—just don't tell them about us, no need to make them jealous!
This week, Joey is exploring themes within "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter. Get ready to deep dive into liminal space, the initiations of women...
2024-10-2315 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - The Canterville GhostWelcome back to "Extra Literary Affairs", a LitFiction Podcast.
In this series, we will dive deeper into specific themes and topics that we can't fully explore in our main show. It’s a space for us to unleash our creativity and discuss our ideas in more detail. Think of this as a companion to our main podcast—just don't tell them about us, no need to make them jealous!
This week, Joey is exploring themes within The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde. To read and discuss Wilde's work, we MUST talk about Aestheticism and Paradox.
2024-10-1614 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastThe Canterville GhostCheck out this week's episode of the LitFiction Podcast, where we
discuss "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde. It's a unique story
with the ghost as our main character who quickly becomes the haunted
as a new American family moves into his old mansion.
If you want to listen to the "Scooby-Doo"esque audiobook Jennifer refers to, see the link below.
The Canterville Ghost by Bleak December, Oscar Wilde - Audiobook - Audible.com
#ghoststory #literature #halloween #shortstory
2024-10-1442 min
Extra Literary Affairs PodcastExtra Literary Affairs - The Library of BabelWelcome to the first episode of "Extra Literary Affairs", a LitFiction Podcast.
In this series, we will dive deeper into specific themes and topics that we can't fully explore in our main show. It’s a space for us to unleash our creativity and discuss our ideas in more detail. Think of this as a companion to our main podcast—just don't tell them about us, no need to make them jealous!
This week, Joey is exploring themes within the Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges. Put your space suit on, because we will...
2024-10-1011 minExtra Literary Affairs PodcastThe Library of BabelCheck out this week's episode of the LitFiction podcast where we discuss "The Library of Babel" by Jorge Luis Borges.
#shortstory #bookreview #fiction
Sources:
Modern Fiction Studies , Autumn 1973, Vol. 19, No. 3, TRIBUTE ISSUE FOR
JORGE LUIS BORGES (Autumn 1973), pp. 395-405
2024-10-0747 minExtra Literary Affairs PodcastThe Flash Fiction Episode - Part ICheck out this week's episode of the LitFiction Podcast, where we discuss 3 selected Flash Fiction stories from the New Yorker:
The Door Between Us by Mieko Kawakami
The Boy at War and at Home by Beth Bachmann
The Books of Losing You by Junot Díaz
#flashfiction #shortstories #thenewyorker
2024-09-031h 01Extra Literary Affairs PodcastThe Poetry EpisodeCheck out this week's episode of the LitFiction Podcast where we discuss 3 poems: The Purest Rage by Charles Baxter, A Litany for Survival by Audre Lorde, and Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
#poetry
2024-08-261h 02Extra Literary Affairs PodcastThe Black CatJoin Joey, Colin, and Jennifer as we dive into The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe — celebrate "Summer-ween" with the LitFiction Team!
#ShortStories #Podcast #StoryReview #gothic #horror
2024-08-1942 min