Shows
Miss SpokenWorthEverything takes effort but only some things deserve that sweat. Ashley Ray, Carrie Cook, Sarah Mathers, Carrie Shemanski break down money and power and other elusive concepts of value. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2019-10-171h 01
Miss SpokenPettyMaster shade-throwers Stephanie Weber, Eunji Kim, Elizabeth Gomez, Maggie Hendricks, and special guest host Carly Oishi have some feelings about that. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2019-10-171h 07
Miss SpokenBlue BallsWe've got enough frustration to power a small country. Luckily, Jillian Ebanks, Jess White, and Lindsay Eanet are here to help us out. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2019-06-2849 min
Miss SpokenPuppy LoveDid you know, there is a dog The Gallery Cabaret? And also, stories about puppies, relationships, and many other types of animals as well from Kim Nelson, Margaret Benson, Corinne Mucha, and Jessi Chartier. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2019-05-0353 min
Miss SpokenJumping the SharkWe're back and we're not over! We absolutely warrant all the the attention we previously received: LeeAnn Yops, Lisa Farver, JH Palmer, and Carly Oishi make that clear. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2019-05-0358 min
Miss SpokenFamily FeudBring your grievances and appetites to our last show of 2018. We've got Kim Nelson, Sarah Becan, and Stephanie Weber with a digestif for your holiday meal. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2019-01-1459 min
Miss SpokenPizza Storytelling Showdown - U.S. Pizza MuseumWe teamed up with the U.S. Pizza Museum for a battle of the slices! This boy-girl pizza party features the following regional styles facing off in an epic showdown: The Midwest Classic: Detroit (Megan Kirby) vs. St. Louis (Theo Hahn repping Dennis Lee) The Out-of-Town Cousins: California Pizza Kitchen (Rosamund Lannin) vs. Neapolitan (Heather Kenney) The Major Leagues: Chicago (Maggie Hendricks) vs. NYC (Jasmine Davila)
2018-12-0656 min
Miss SpokenSuffragette CityTalk politics with Chloe Riley, Samantha Abernethy, Hope Rehak, Leah Jones, and special guest co-host Ines Bellina. Then go research Chicago's mayoral candidates, the election is scheduled for February 26, 2019. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-12-0653 min
Miss SpokenScales - Lit Crawl 2018We're going full Libra for this year's Lit Crawl. Transformation. Justice. Maybe turning into actual snakes. Find out what that means from F. Amanda Tugade, Erin Watson, Stephanie Weber, and special guest co-host Carly Oishi.
2018-11-0951 min
Miss SpokenI Sing the Body ElectricWe can't talk enough about what bears your ungrateful mind through this terrible world (thank you Carmen Maria Machado, with a nod to Ray Bradbury). Join us and Al Rosenberg, Jessi Chartier, and Melanie LaForce for more tales of the physical.
2018-10-3047 min
Miss SpokenCatcallHey girl hey, pssssst, Lily Be, Ola Faleti, and Karen Clanton want to holler at you about street harassment, but they'll never ask you to smile. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-08-2949 min
Miss SpokenThe Scene Ain't What it Used To BeMiss Spoken teamed up with Book Fort for Pitchfork Music Festival, bringing the dulcet tones of Ines Bellina, Eunji Kim, and Allie Wachowski to a stage made of paperbacks and hardcovers, that's right a literal fortress of periodicals. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-08-2839 min
Miss SpokenMiss MannersTrin Garritano, Karen Shimmin, Meagan Dahl, and JH Palmer take you to charm school. (We go high for the first 120 minutes then the last 10 is primal screaming and voter registration.) Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-07-181h 11
Miss SpokenFangirlJoin us for #ladylivelitcon and nerd out with superfans Megan Kirby, Anne Abel, LeeAnn Yops, Kathleen Rooney, and Keidra Chaney. Harry Potter. Baseball. Music. Magritte. Luke Perry. Think of it like a panel, and by by panel we mean stories about fandom, plus a special bonus narrated raffle! Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-07-061h 47
Miss SpokenYou Throw Like a GirlTake me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd - Elizabeth Gomez, Margaret C. Benson, Maggie Hendricks Gaines, and Veronica Arreola talk sports! Featuring guest co-host Carly Oishi, Rosamund took the month off to get married and let's be real once asked who Aaron Rodgers was. Batter up! Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-05-3056 min
Miss SpokenStrange DaysLet's get weird with Kristin Lueke, Cinnamon Cooper, Lauren Catey, and Rebekah Frumkin. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-05-031h 08
Miss SpokenGirl CrushSwoon hardcore with Genevieve Diesing, Katie Colt, Amanda ReCupido, and Calamity Wyatt for Girl Crush. Bonus raffle from our friends at Toy de Jour, Chicago's premier destination for art, farts, and toys vintage and new. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-03-261h 05
Miss SpokenWar PaintNew year, new show, new us. Do your face, cue up your speakers, and listen to War Paint, featuring Ashley Ray, Taylor Lacy Klassman, Wendy McClure, and Jessica DiMaio! Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-02-2858 min
Miss SpokenMeet the ParentsFor our last show of 2017, head home for the holidays with Sara Wolfson, Fran Hoepfner, and Lisa White. Bring an appropriate housewarming gift, unresolved family baggage, and a donation for the Chicago Greater Food Depository. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-01-2152 min
Miss SpokenConfessionsKeisa Reynolds, Meagan Dahl, and Megan Henricks share their deepest and darkest. Possibly some less serious secrets as well. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2018-01-0642 min
Miss SpokenFreaks and GeeksThe kind of girl you read about/in the new wave magazines joins us for Freaks and Geeks: Maggie Wagner, Jessica DiMaio, Julie Marchiano, and Veronica Arreola bring the geeky, weird, and sometimes both. Also, we find out everyone's favorite OTP!
2017-12-071h 04
Miss SpokenThe Other WomanThis month’s theme is The Other Woman, and here’s a mild spoiler: we’re going to start out classic, then get ~*experimental*~. We won’t say much more. The mystery is part of the other, after all. Featuring Lisa Farver, Morgan Elizabeth-Karadjian McNaught, Lindsay Porter, and Katie Johnston-Saurus Dean.
2017-11-1155 min
Miss SpokenMistaken IdentityDouble agents. Passing. Going undercover. There’s a lot of ways to be not what you seem, and this Wednesday Brooke Allen, Allie Wachowski, Kim Nelson, and Bea Cordelia get into these cases of Mistaken Identity with humor, grace, guts. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila. Reader bios: Bea Cordelia: Bea Cordelia is an award-winning, Chicago-bred, internationally slandered writer, filmmaker, performance artist, actor, producer, educator, & activist whose work uplifts & reimagines the narrati...
2017-09-1257 min
Miss SpokenMunchiesWe’ve got a big appetite for Lucy Knisley, Sarah Becan, Nadine Kenney Johnstone, and Lauren Jordan. We’re also three years old! We were three last month too but uh, we forgot. Grab a slice of pie, celebrate our birthday, and find out about the many ways we are fed. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2017-09-0445 min
Miss SpokenBreakin' the LawFor May, we've got Chloe Riley, Elizabeth Gomez, and Julie Jurgens breakin' the law breakin' the law (guitar squeal). Get your legal ass to that play button to for stories of protest, poor choices, good choices, and more. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring female-identified readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2017-08-0350 min
Miss SpokenLettersGet out your quills and charge your keyboards, we’re talking about letters. Legal letters, letters of recommendation, Dear John letters, FAN LETTERS OMG, from the desk of featured readers LeeAnn Yops, Anna Wolfe, and Lisa Hilleren. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2017-06-2256 min
Miss SpokenSibling RivalrySister sister brother brother blood and step and everything in between with Molly Rafferty, Al Rosenberg, Leah Jones, Kenzie Seibert, Amy Eaton, and the triumphant aka "I asked her and she said okay" return of co-host Carly Oishi (Jasmine is taking the air in England). Join us for Sibling Rivalry. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2017-04-251h 09
Miss SpokenBasicIs Sam Smith kinda edgy for you? You’re in luck. We’ve got Melanie LaForce, Ali Kelley, Brittany Meyer, and your hosts talking about what those star tattoos on your wrist really mean, and perhaps going a little than you’d expect. Hitch your wagon to our wooo girl trolley for Basic! Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila. (Also we give away a Starbucks gift card.)
2017-04-1151 min
Miss SpokenHeroesThere's a hero/If you look inside your heart/You don't have to be afraid/because Amy Sumpter, Crystal Lynette, Allie Kahan, Deborah Siegel, and Louise W. Knight are going to help you cast your fears aside, you know you can survive with their stories of caped crusaders and feminist icons and family. Miss Spoken is lady live lit: a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2017-03-0757 min
Miss SpokenRites of PassageWalk with us through those ceremonies, formal and otherwise, that mark the passage from one state to another. Us is Sophie Amado, Lauren Catey, Turi Ryder, and Rachel Hyman, telling stories about Rites of Passage for Miss Spoken's last show of 2016. See you again in January for Heroes. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers, hosted by Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila.
2016-12-231h 01
Miss SpokenGossipYou heard it first from Jasmine Davila, Josephine Maria, and Anjali Waikar. This is a recording of our October 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-11-2538 min
Miss SpokenWedding BellsMary Fons and Rebecca Duxler are going to the chapel and they're gonna get married as part of our episode on marriage, divorce, and everything that surrounds. This is a recording of our September 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-11-2437 min
Miss SpokenRoad TripShay DeGrandis, Roberta Miles, and Amy Eaton get out of our dreams, and into their cars. This is a recording of our August 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-11-0548 min
Miss SpokenFestivals - Lit Crawl 2016Miss Spoken participated in Chicago's very first Lit Crawl with a very special theme: Festivals. Rosamund Lannin, Tori Szekeres, and Stefania Rudd brought us stories from the concert fields. Big thanks to the pH Theater, Lindsay Call, and everyone who made Lit Crawl Chicago happen. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-11-0528 min
Miss SpokenConsentYes and no with Ada Cheng, Sarah Meltzer, and Caitlin Brecht. This is a recording of our July 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-08-0946 minMiss SpokenCrushYou know you heard it on the radio (true): C.A. Aiken, Lauren Kapinski, Julie Marchiano, Amy Guth, Jess Merighi, and Jenny Peel are sweet on someone. This is a recording of our June 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-08-011h 38Miss SpokenBirth ControlChristina Brandon, Lynette Roqueta, and Ju Lee Anna on not getting knocked up. This is a recording of our May 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-07-3147 minMiss SpokenFirst TimeYou never forget your first. Whitney LaMora Currier, Anne Elizabeth Moore, and Kaitlin Sullivan know. This is a recording of our April 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-06-2952 minMiss SpokenRaceElaine Hegwood Bowen, Monica Guzman, Angel Simmons, and Alba Machado on what it means for them. This is a recording of our Race 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-04-251h 08Miss SpokenMixtapesJes Skolnik, Tori Szekeres, Emily Hilleren, and Angela Benander on the art, science, and feelings behind a list of songs. This is a recording of our February 2016 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-03-211h 00Miss SpokenFucked UpAbout last night...Leah Pickett, Lily Be, Shanna Shrum, and Catharine Savage. This is a recording of our January 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-03-1445 minMiss SpokenOnline DatingSwipe right on Beth Spencer, Gina Watters, Gina Wynbrandt, Brittany Meyer, and Nancy Hightower. Plus, special guest host Alicia Swiz. This is a recording of our November 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2016-01-251h 33Miss SpokenSex EdRe-pro-duck-shun with Kristin Mount, Kelly Connell, Julie Marchiano, and Kimberly Duncan. This is a recording of our October 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2015-12-0159 minMiss SpokenMean GirlsOn Wednesdays, Ines Bellina, Mary Runkle, Julie Jurgens, and Molly Harris wear pink. This is a recording of our September 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2015-11-031h 01Miss SpokenSleepoversAli Kelley, Stefania Rudd, and Lynne Roberts are ready to spend the night. This is a recording of our August 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2015-09-0953 minMiss SpokenSwimsuit SeasonMegan Kirby, Eileen Tull, Hope Rehak, and Miden Wood are ready for the beach. This is a recording of our July 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2015-09-011h 04Miss SpokenOrgasmsKim Schultz, Lesley Pearl, Jess Krista Merighi, Kim Nelson, and Meg Grunewald talk about, you know. This is a recording of our June 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2015-08-201h 07Miss SpokenMothersSamantha Abernethy, Natasha Tsoutsouris, and Shanna Shrum have things to say about moms. This is a recording of our May 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2015-07-0649 minMiss SpokenBFFLauren Hooberman, Naomi Huffman, Catherine Eves, Tori Szekeres, and Danette Chavez want to split one of those necklaces at Claire's. This is a recording of our April 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2015-06-0150 minMiss SpokenBooty CallU up? Meryl Williams, Cara Brigandi, Kelly Bolton, and Tamara Mathews want to know. This is a recording of our March 2015 show.
2015-06-011h 02Miss SpokenPenisTalking dick with Michelle Yacht, Carly Oishi, Eden Robins, and Jennifer Peepas. This is a recording of our February 2015 show.
2015-06-0140 minMiss SpokenWorst New Year’s EveJac Jemc, Liz McArthur, Fruzsina Eördögh, Erin Watson, and Sarah Joyce relive the bummer behind the clock striking midnight. This is a recording of our January 2015 show.
2015-06-011h 05Miss SpokenBody HairAlyssa Sorresso, Lillia Rissman, Maya Marshall, Samantha Irby, and Lisa White talk about their legs, pits, and pubes, yup. This is a recording of our November 2014 show.
2015-05-311h 16Miss SpokenHalloweenBritt Julious, Amy Sumpter, Kelsie Huff, Claire Zulkey, and Natasha Lagerfeld are gonna egg your house. This is a recording of our October 2014 show.
2015-05-311h 12Miss SpokenCollege YearsErin Watson, Dana Norris, Genny Ramos, JH Palmer, and Brandy Agerbeck get nostalgic for their alma mater. This is a recording of our July 2014 show.
2015-05-311h 08Miss SpokenSummer LoveCorrine Mucha, Cinnamon Cooper, Karen Shimmin, and Lily Be talk Summer Love for or August 2014 show.
2015-05-311h 05Miss SpokenPeriodsCharlotte Hamilton, Katie Prout, Wendy McClure, and Ali Kelley review their menses. Maybe your menses. Periods. Shark week.
2015-05-311h 022014-07-1540 minMiss SpokenBoobsOur debut show! Samantha Irby, Alicia Swiz, Jasmine Davila, Natasha Samreny, and Melanie LaForce kicked us off talking about their racks. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
2014-06-171h 01