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Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 315: The Complete Famous Works of Literature and the Authors Who Wrote them [Abridged] {LIVE!}Send us a textOur live episode is now live! Jon and Steph attempt to capture roughly 3,000 years of literary history in under an hour! We answer our listener AMA questions, play games, and celebrate our community in this special penultimate episode!
2025-04-021h 36
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave FiveSend 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!
2024-12-2514 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave FourSend 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!
2024-12-2432 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave ThreeSend 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!
2024-12-2350 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave TwoSend 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!
2024-12-2236 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave OneSend 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!
2024-12-2040 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 300: A Christmas Carol(s)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!
2024-12-1856 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 293: A Literary Compendium of WitchesSend 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!
2024-10-301h 01
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 272: Mary De MorganSend us a textSteph & Jon are back to discuss Fairy Tale Legend, Mary De Morgan. Growing up in varied intellectual circumstances, De Morgan used her original fairy tales to critique the society she lived in. She wrote about gender roles, power, class, and of course, capitalism! Natural fodder for fairy tales, really. Join us this week to learn more about your new favorite fairy tale author!
2024-06-1248 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 266: Jamie JonesSend us a textWe have a Get Lit first this week: Jamie Jones, who first appeared on our Herman Melville Episode is back to discuss her book Rendered Obsolete! Steph and Jamie set sail through a conversation about this book, the whaling industry, climate change, and of course, Herman Melville. Join us for this delightful, insightful interview and then go get the book yourselves! Get a copy here or through your local indie bookstore!
2024-05-011h 02
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 262: Beckett Nororris Jr. (An April Fool's Day Special)Send us a textSince we recorded on April Fool's Day, it seems only natural to pull a bit of a prank to get in the spirit of the thing! Steph and Jack whip up an episode about an entirely fake author who just happens to have lived a very similar life to host, Jon. He catches on... eventually... We share a list of literary pranksters and the theorized literary origins behind April Fool's Day! Join us for a bit of fun as we pull on over on Jon!
2024-04-0334 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave FiveSend us a textWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug about it!
2023-12-2214 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave FourSend us a textWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug about it!
2023-12-2232 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave ThreeSend us a textWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug about it!
2023-12-1550 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave TwoSend us a textWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug about it!
2023-12-0836 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave OneSend us a textWe're delighted to present our first audiobook recording! Join Steph, Jon, Jack, and other special guests as we read Charles Dickens classic novel, 'A Christmas Carol'. We'll be releasing a new stave each Friday in December. Listen along, or save it all for a big listen on Christmas! No humbug about it!
2023-12-0140 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 243: Diane BurnsSend us a textThis week, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming - Steph and Jon discuss the life of Indigenous poet, activist, performer, model, and mother, Diane Burns. Burns was an integral part of the Lower East Side Poetry scene (and beyond!) and created work that helped her explore her identity and her challenges with it. We also share a complex, compelling news update AND announce our latest special, just for the holiday season!
2023-11-2241 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 233: Printer's Row Lit Fest 2023 - SundaySend us a textThis week, instead of Steph and Jon discussing just one author, we heard from our lovely listeners about hundreds more! Printers Row Lit Fest 2023 was an absolute delight — we asked you to tell us about your favorite books, authors you would take to dinner, and some literary hot takes. Some were even brave enough to answer some literary trivia! Hear the voices of Printers Row Lit Fest in this eclectic two part series!Looking for your response? This episode covers all responses from Sunday!
2023-09-1347 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 232: Printer's Row Lit Fest 2023 - SaturdaySend us a textThis week, instead of Steph and Jon discussing just one author, we heard from our lovely listeners about hundreds more! Printers Row Lit Fest 2023 was an absolute delight — we asked you to tell us about your favorite books, authors you would take to dinner, and some literary hot takes. Some were even brave enough to answer some literary trivia! Hear the voices of Printers Row Lit Fest in this eclectic two part series!Looking for your response? This episode covers all responses from Saturday!
2023-09-1358 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 165: Radclyffe HallSend us a textIn this week's very special kick off to Pride Month, Steph is joined by co-hosts of the 'Ghosts in the Closet' Podcast, Ailey Yamamoto and Mary Rogers to discuss the controversial legacy of Radclyffe Hall. Hall is often credited with writing the earliest version of Lesbian Pulp Fiction and explored what a non-binary identity could look like. Also featuring trivia, seances, and mysterious deaths - you won't want to miss it!
2022-06-011h 05
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 122: Charles SchulzSend us a textBack from their Minnesota tour, Jon and Steph discuss Minnesotan author and cartoonist, Charles Schulz. With a story that spanned 50 years and 17,000+ comic strips, Schulz has left a legacy across generations, across the globe and even into space!
2021-08-0442 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 120: Jim HarrisonSend us a textThis week, Steph took up the field work to report on Jim Harrison from Northern Michigan, with a feature on Ernest Hemingway! Harrison fused philosophy with nature, blended with his signature rugged voice. Grab a lawn chair and join us in the field!
2021-07-2147 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 75: Harper LeeSend us a text"Remember it's a sin to --- not listen to Harper Lee's Get Lit episode," - Atticus Finch, probably... Join us in Monroeville to take a look at the life of Harper Lee (the Jane Austen of South Alabama), author, philanthropist, Met's fan, and shaper of American literature!
2020-09-0942 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 74: John KeatsSend us a textThis episode is indeed an Ode to Autumn and to poet and Romantic with a capital 'R', John Keats! Come along with us as we explore the brief, bright life of this extraordinary talent!
2020-09-0238 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 73: Ralph EllisonSend us a textJon takes over this week, bringing us his research on the oft overlooked and reputationally controversial author of essays, short stories, and novel (Invisible Man), Ralph Ellison!
2020-08-2640 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 72: Aphra BehnSend us a textHave you ever dreamed of being a playwright-poet-spy-theatre artist? Good news - you can learn about opportunities in this career field from this week's featured author, Aphra Behn! It's quite a journey, so join us for the ride!
2020-08-1936 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 71.5: Back to School Special - Teacher ConversationSend us a textIn the second part of our Back to School Special, we speak with two other educators - guest host Katie Sall and Dillin Randolph to get their takes on teaching: what we teach, how we teach it, and why! We're not claiming to have all the answers, but there are definitely some wonderful ones on this episode.
2020-08-141h 02
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 71: Tolkien & Lewis (Live!)Send us a textAnother pair of heavy hitters in the fantasy world: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien! Join us an our LIVE audience as we journey into Middle Earth and through the wardrobe in our quest to explore these extraordinary authors!!
2020-08-121h 11
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 70 1/2: Back to School Special - Student ConversationSend us a textJoin us for Part I of our 'Back to School Special' episode! We have a conversation with three recent high school graduates about their experiences in English classes, why we read what we read, and how literature shapes our culture and our lives.
2020-08-071h 02
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 70: Sarah Orne JewettSend us a textWe're taking the vacation you never got to this summer: We're off to South Berwick, Maine to enjoy the flowers, front yards, and local color brought to us by Sarah Orne Jewett's life & writing!
2020-08-0539 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 69: Margaret MitchellSend us a textA true rebel, woman of gumption: Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind. This week, we learn about and from Mitchell's life of change. Both making it and being a part of it!
2020-07-2944 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 68: William FaulknerSend us a textJoin us on our trip to Oxford, MS and other Southern spots as we trace the odd, interesting life of William Faulkner - documenter of Southern heritage and lover of pipes!
2020-07-2235 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 67: Gabriel García MárquezSend us a textIt's truly "Love in the Time of Corona" - sorry - "Cholera" this week as we discuss the life of Columbian/World Traveling Author, Gabriel García Márquez! There's plenty of sites, supernatural references, and guest appearances by Bill Clinton & Fidel Castro!
2020-07-1540 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 66: Washington IrvingSend us a textIt's your favorite historian, short story writing, war secretary, inventor of Christmas and creator of modern comic lore: Washington Irving! Join us this week for the colorful, trivia-peppered life of one of America's (as the United States) earliest authors!
2020-07-0832 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 65: Virginia WoolfSend us a textWho's afraid? Certainly not us! In continuing our Pride celebration, we discuss the gender-bending, genre-defying life and career of Virginia Woolf!
2020-07-0139 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 64: Tennessee WilliamsSend us a textMaybe you guessed it: we're featuring Tennessee Williams this week! Hop aboard our tour that takes us to the South, Midwest, and East Coast, exploring the lore that makes up the life of this legend!
2020-06-2442 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 63: Lorraine HansberrySend us a textLorraine Hansberry simultaneously spoke to the Black American experience, while shattering all conventions of that experience in her own work. She used her voice to make change, inspire others and, "create my life, not just accept it." We celebrate her remarkable life and legacy in this episode.
2020-06-1648 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 62: Truman CapoteSend us a textTruman Capote embodies the beauty & exuberance that is Pride month, but also the intense struggle of being gay in America. This week, we cover the author of 'In Cold Blood' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' with a side trip to the Party of the Century!
2020-06-1046 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Podcast Episode 61: Audre LordeSend us a textAudre Lorde: black, feminist, lesbian, poet - among so many other things. We explore the wildly intersectional work and remarkable legacy of a voice we needed then and certainly now.
2020-06-0234 minGet Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 60: Jack KerouacSend us a textJoin us On the Road with Beat poet & author, Jack Kerouac! Famed and fabled, we take a look at the complex relationship this author had with his publicity and work, with pit stops in Queens, Haikus, and Football!
2020-05-2744 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 59: Willa CatherSend us a textFeeling a bit spiritually tired? Like you need a literary hug? This week's author is a beautiful blend of bold stances, love, and the essence of American Writing and is just the ticket: Willa Cather, everyone!
2020-05-2040 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 58: Victor HugoSend us a textAlors! We're back in France to discuss Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, among many other lengthy works! With side trips to exile, the occult, and revolution, how could you not want to learn more?
2020-05-1341 min
Get Lit PodcastEpisode 57: Alexandre DumasSend us a text"All for one, one for all, that is our device!" That's right! We're doing the author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo (along with 1,326 other volumes of material!) Alexandre Dumas - but don't worry - we're only doing the highlights!
2020-05-0641 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 56: J.M. BarrieSend us a textCome to Neverland with us! We're off to explore the life of Scottish author, creator of a true modern myth, and captivator of imaginations: J.M. Barrie!
2020-04-2935 min
Get Lit PodcastEpisode 55: Hildegard of BingenSend us a textEver dreamed of being a mystic, author, botanist, musician, playwright/composer, preacher, healer, historian, and music therapist? If you said, yes, then take a few tips from this week's featured author: Hildegard of Bingen. If you said no, then enjoy this episode!
2020-04-2238 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 54: Elizabeth Barrett BrowningSend us a textShe's the OG Poetry Superstar! This week, meet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poetess extraordinaire, translator, language learner, eloper, and social justice warrior! Celebrate National Poetry Month with this remarkable woman poet!
2020-04-1538 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 53: William ShakespeareSend us a textWe did it! THE William Shakespeare - for our one year anniversary episode! Join us and the Bard for a celebration complete with our very own author themed Tinder game!
2020-04-081h 05
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 52: Ayn RandSend us a textLove her, hate her, don't know her, like cults? This week's episode has it all as Jon leads us through the life of author Ayn Rand!
2020-04-0146 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 51: T.S. EliotSend us a textSometimes the truth is stranger than fiction... particularly for this week's author and the inspiration for the musical Cats, T.S. Eliot! Join us to untangle the strange life of this American-British poet.
2020-03-2538 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 50: Beatrix PotterSend us a textJoin us (along with Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, and Jemima Puddle-Duck) to discuss the empowering, whimsical life of Beatrix Potter - illustrator, author, mycologist, sheep breeder, environmentalist, and scientist! We hope to put a smile on your face with this one - stay healthy and hopeful!
2020-03-1830 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 49: John SteinbeckSend us a textHere's Johnny! John Steinbeck is our focus this week! Come meet the author who helped document the American experience through his Pulitzer/Nobel Prize winning writing career - writing novels including 'East of Eden', 'Of Mice and Men', and 'The Grapes of Wrath', among many others! Also featuring a pony named Jill.
2020-03-1132 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 48: P.L. TraversSend us a textThis is truly a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious episode; practically perfect, as it were! Join us for a delightful trip through the whimsical, mythical life of Pamela Lyndon Travers, author of the Mary Poppins books, among other texts!
2020-03-0436 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 47: Jun FujitaSend us a textWhat do the Indiana Dunes, Japanese Poetry, Al Capone, and The Dil Pickle Club all have in common? They're all components of the extraordinary life of poet, photographer, actor, activist, and bohemian, Jun Fujita!
2020-02-2629 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 46: Shel SilversteinSend us a textLovers of poems, whether or not you know 'em will love this week's feature about a most spectacular creature, the poet and drawer and singer and fighter (sort of) and lover and grammy award winning writer, Shel Silverstein!
2020-02-1929 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 45: The Brontë Sisters (Live!)Send us a textHappy Valentine's Day! We're celebrating with a sensational sibling trio - no, not the Jonas Brothers or the Bee Gees - The Brontë sisters - LIVE!
2020-02-1259 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 44: Gwendolyn BrooksSend us a textThis week, we look at the legacy of a 'real cool' poet and mentor: Gwendolyn Brooks, who changed the field of poetry for black writers and identity poetry in America.
2020-02-0519 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 43: Nathaniel HawthorneSend us a textUp this week, an older Hawthorne: Nathaniel! This week, we're covering the author of The Scarlet Letter and a myriad of literary crossovers: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'President' Pierce, Louisa May Alcott, and Herman Melville! Hang on to your pens and broomsticks! (There's also an almost Saint involved, if you needed more reason to listen!)
2020-01-2927 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 42: Hazel HawthorneSend us a textThis week's episode features a wildly unique author, Hazel Hawthorne and the passionate pursuit of those who have been captivated by this Queen of the Dunes. Join Jon, Steph, and special guest Inka Leisma (Host and researcher behind 'Finding Hazel Hawthorne') as they journey back to the magical dunes of Provincetown, MA.
2020-01-2250 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 41: Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSend us a textListen to this week's short episode about a Longfellow! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, to be precise! Jon hosts this week's episode about the most famous author you've never read!
2020-01-1537 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 40: L.M. MontgomerySend us a textThis week: L.M. Montgomery! Creator of Anne of Green Gables, secret author and romantic, namer of trees, prolific letter writer and Canadian! Celebrate this remarkable author with us in our first episode of 2020!
2020-01-0827 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 39: Oscar WildeSend us a textWe're wild for Wilde and ringing in the New Year with a celebration of Oscar Wilde's life and works! Have a wonderful start to your 2020; here's to having the same sort of courage as Oscar Wilde did to make this year extraordinary!
2020-01-0132 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 38: Charles DickensSend us a textGet Lit is pleased to present 'A Very Dickens Christmas' or 'Fricken Dickens,' if you prefer! Join us for a recounting of Charles Dickens, the man who invented so many Christmas traditions we celebrate today - and a delightful jingle - and assorted Dickens facts!
2019-12-2545 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 37: Maya AngelouSend us a textThis week, we cover an artist with a reach as wide as her world travels; learn about Maya Angelou, an artist whose work transcends the written word.
2019-12-1829 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 36: Arthur MillerSend us a textWitches! Communism! Salesmen! Must be Arthur Miller week! Join us to investigate Miller just like the US Government did!
2019-12-1132 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 35: Louisa May AlcottSend us a textWe missed Boston so much, we thought we'd bring it back to visit Louisa May Alcott, author of 'Little Women' and rewriter of women's history!
2019-12-0427 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 34: Percy & Mary ShelleySend us a textThis episode has it all: exploding trees, forbidden romance, sci-fi monsters, a gossip girl crossover and Katie Sall. Is there really anything else you want from your literary podcast? Happy Thanksgiving!
2019-11-2746 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 33: Langston HughesSend us a textThis week, we're off into the world of the globe trotting poet, Langston Hughes discussing identity, American history, and artifacts.
2019-11-2027 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 32: Engle & Iowa CitySend us a textGet Lit is back on tour - this time, we're sending you postcards from UNESCO City of Literature, Iowa City - where everything from the churches to the sidewalks is infused with writing!
2019-11-1324 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 31: Arthur Conan Doyle & Agatha Christie (Live!)Send us a textGet Lit Live is back - this week, we share stories about famous detective novel authors Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, along with fairies, missing persons, and a limerick or two.
2019-11-0657 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 30: Herman MelvilleSend us a textJump aboard the Pequod and going us for a seafaring adventure through Herman Melville's life, featuring special guest, Professor Jamie Jones. This episode is as unique as a white whale; you certainly won't want to miss it!
2019-10-3053 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 29: Toni MorrisonSend us a textThis week, we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Toni Morrison, with Katie Sall back as a guest host to share her reflections on the author that changed her life and perspectives on literature.
2019-10-2337 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 28: Jane AustenSend us a textWe're headed back to England to explore the ICONIC Jane Austen - she's witty, she's talented, she was almost Jane Bigg-Wither? Find out more this week on Get Lit!
2019-10-1628 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 27: James BaldwinSend us a textWe're transatlantic commuters this week, exploring the nuanced and deeply important legacy of James Baldwin on literature and justice.
2019-10-0930 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 26: Mary OliverSend us a textThis week, we celebrate and remember poet Mary Oliver, who gave us exquisite meditations on nature, the human spirit, and our collective community. We will always keep some room in our hearts for you, Mary, and for the unimaginable.
2019-10-0229 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 25: Laura Ingalls WilderSend us a textHop in your covered wagon and hold onto your calico bonnet: we're getting Lit & Wild(er) this week as we explore pioneer & writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author behind the Little House series!
2019-09-2531 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 24: George OrwellSend us a textBig Brother is watching and will know if you didn't listen this week: tune in to the rather unfortunate life of Eric Blair AKA George Orwell, author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm.
2019-09-1831 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 23: Ray BradburySend us a textOne of our most requested authors has finally landed in his very own Mars Rover! This week, we highlight Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451 and master of science fiction, adventure, mystery, and dystopian writings, with an optimistic twist.
2019-09-1128 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 22: Kay ThompsonSend us a textIt's me, Eloise! Just kidding - but it is Kay Thompson, a pioneering, pants-wearing, vocalist-coach-creator-author! Meet the creator of the 'children's' book Eloise, and find out how you can book a $5500 party at the Plaza Hotel!
2019-09-0430 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 21: Seuss & Dahl (Live!)Send us a textGet Lit goes LIVE! We record this week's episode in front of a live audience, covering two of your favorite childhood authors - Dr. Seuss & Roald Dahl!
2019-08-2849 minGet Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 20: Zora Neale HurstonSend us a textTzdakah (Justice): This week, we hope to bring even the smallest bit of justice to Zora Neale Hurston's legacy as an unstoppable force in literature, sociology, folklore, the arts and living without reservation. Thank you, Zora - jump at de sun.
2019-08-2126 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 19: Edna St. Vincent MillaySend us a textWhy should ALL High School students read Edna St. Vincent Millay? Find out more about why they should and about this (extra)ordinary poet, playwright, activist, and author in this episode of Get Lit!
2019-08-1430 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 18: Eugene O'NeillSend us a textGet Lit goes on tour to record our Eugene O'Neill episode in the same spot that he launched his career: Provincetown, MA! Join us at sea and stick around for a quick trip to Concord & Walden Pond ft. Henry David Thoreau & Ralph Waldo Emerson.
2019-08-0724 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 17: Gertrude SteinSend us a textThere may be no there there, but there's there here and her name is Gertrude Stein! We're headed to Paris, France to learn about this truly sensational author, poet, psychology student, critic, mentor and self-proclaimed genius.
2019-07-3130 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 16: HemingwaySend us a text'Living for Dummies: Ernest Hemingway's Practical Guide to Living Ur Best Life' - AKA this week's Get Lit episode! Jon & Steph record from the Hemingway House in Oak Park and include an interview with special guest/house docent, Bob Glass.
2019-07-2436 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 15: Thoreau v. EmersonSend us a text"It's not a fight, it's not a debate, it's a healthy intellectual discussion..." of Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau! Join Jon, Steph and guest moderator Katie to explore the inextricably bound transcendentalist duo!
2019-07-1744 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 14: Walt WhitmanSend us a textYou can't spell America without Walt Whitman. This week, Get Lit celebrates the 4th of July (a bit late, we know...) by covering the life of the 'Father of Free Verse'!
2019-07-1029 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 13: Susanna RowsonSend us a textSusanna Rowson: best selling (literally, the BEST selling) author, actress, playwright, educator, textbook creator, human geographer... I mean, what are you doing with your weekend? Learn to take on the world and your dreams this week as we discuss her remarkable life/career!
2019-07-0324 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 12: Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSend us a textGet Lit heads south to Mexico City to investigate the extraordinary life of a woman, poet, philosopher, nun, lady-in-waiting, playwright who truly needs no other introduction: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. If you don't know her, get listening and get lit! Also we talk about t-shirts!
2019-06-2630 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 11: Susan GlaspellSend us a textMurder, pilgrims, theater & revolutionary women - this episode has it all! Get Let heads to Iowa and Provincetown, MA to explore the sensational legacy of activist, author, and artist, Susan Glaspell!
2019-06-1923 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 10: Kate ChopinSend us a textBe like Kate! What does that mean? Find out this week as Steph and Jon explore the delightfully powerful Kate Chopin and her work as one of America's earliest active feminist writers.
2019-06-1225 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 9: Phillis WheatleySend us a textGet Lit heads all the way back to the late 1700's America to explore the extraordinary legacy of African American Female Poet Phillis Wheatley.
2019-06-0522 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 8: GuildeSend us a textGet Lit goes live - live author, that is! Steph and guest host, Katie Sall interview 'Man of Sin' author, Andrew Guilde about writing, petting zoos and the horror niche of children's literature.
2019-05-2929 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 7: Kurt VonnegutSend us a textThis week, we've flipped! Jon tells Steph about one of his favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, exploring the wild and wacky life behind one of America's favorite Sci-Fi Literature Authors.
2019-05-2225 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 6: Mark Twain/Samuel ClemensSend us a textGet Lit goes West-ish and explores America's favorite midwestern humorist after John Mulaney, Mark Twain!
2019-05-1519 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 5: Flannery O'ConnorSend us a textThis week on Get Lit, we head to Georgia to meet Flannery O'Connor, prolific short story writer and despiser of mediocrity (which is sad seeing that she appeared on this podcast...).
2019-05-0818 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 4: Emily DickinsonSend us a textGet Lit heads to the hermitage in Amherst to explore the life of American poet, Emily Dickinson, with special guest Katie Sall.
2019-05-0123 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 3.5: Fall of the House of Usher FeatureSend us a textA special version of Get Lit featuring an original radio drama version of The Fall of the House of Usher.
2019-04-2914 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 3: Edgar Allan PoeSend us a textEdgar Allan Poe's life was very much like one of his tales... this week's episode introduces Poe's mysterious life and even more mysterious death.
2019-04-2413 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 2: F. Scott FitzgeraldSend us a textGet Lit explores the life of The Great Gatsby author, F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2019-04-1720 min
Get Lit PodcastGet Lit Episode 1: SalingerSend us a textThis week, get lit with Salinger: stories behind America's favorite literary hermit.
2019-04-1018 min