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Vocoders Are Gay (PAYWALLED) 7:22

2d ago7:22

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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…

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Get Lit Episode 306: Amy Lowell 44:57

6d ago44:57

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Send us a text Ever wanted to smoke a cigar in your bed with precisely 16 pillows, accompanied by your seven dogs on your 10-acre estate? Our author this week could do just that. Meet Amy Lowell, a Pulitzer-Prize winning poet and the 'demon saleswoman of poetry,' according to some... This week, we talk about her remarkable, colorful, albeit, short …

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talk lit with us 2 - responding to bookish hot takes from our listeners 46:41

8d ago46:41

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in this episode, we once again weigh in on your hot takes and unpopular opinions and dish out some unexpected life advice. we dig into the Goodreads vs Storygraph debate and also discuss the latest Booktok-island bombshell (Fabel) and its recent AI roasting controversy. the internet's faves like Colleen Hoover, Sally Rooney and SJM'S A Court of Tho…

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Back Matter 13: Mind Webs (FREE) 1:04:52

9d ago1:04:52

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Send us a text Our 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_201410 Normally, the Back Matter episode is paywalled, but we all feel so passionate about this stuff, we thoug…

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Disching It Out feat. Rare Candy 1:37:56

9d ago1:37:56

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Send us a text Glen 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…

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Get Lit Episode 305: Margaret Sanger 47:19

13d ago47:19

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Send us a text We're taking a trip to the non-fiction realm of literature with Margaret Sanger. Sanger is known for her tireless work advocating for women's reproductive health. She wrote dozens of articles, pamphlets, and other publications to help educate the public, specifically immigrant communities about reproductive healthcare and birth contr…

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Get Lit Episode 304: Barbara Park 42:33

20d ago42:33

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Send us a text This week, we discuss the life and work of the wonderful, whimsical Barbara Park! Park is most known as the author of the Junie B. Jones series, but wrote dozens of books that helped children feel seen, loved, and understood. She wrote about all kinds of childhood problems with empathy and her signature sense of fun. Join us, especia…

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atomic habits by james clear 1:11:15

22d ago1:11:15

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in this podcast episode we are starting the year fresh and making brazen attempts to overhaul our lives and identities. our podcast book selection for January 2025 is Atomic Habits by James Clear. this is a book that promises to 'reveal practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones and master the tiny beha…

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Wicked feat. Josh Feye 1:36:58

24d ago1:36:58

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Send us a text Josh 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 Winnie Holzman, and the 2024 film version directed by Jon M Chu and starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Read Josh's great theatre criticism here: https://substack…

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Get Lit Episode 303: Nikki Giovanni 41:12

28d ago41:12

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Send us a text This week, we celebrate the legacy of poet, children's book author, speaker, teacher and activist Nikki Giovanni who died on December 9th, 2024 at the age of 81. Giovanni's writing and her actions helped make this world a better place for Black people, Queer people, Women, and more. Her strength came forth in her written and spoken w…

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Civilization And Its Hitchcock Films 1:22:26

28d ago1:22:26

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

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Get Lit Episode 302: Ida Raue 59:32

1M ago59:32

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Send us a text Happy New Year, Get Lit Listeners! We're delighted to help you ring in the new year with Ida Raue, an activist, actor, artist, poet, and director who let very little stand in her way during her fight for justice. She published a single book of poetry in her life, but her reach and influence had an impact on dozens of authors and writ…

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bonus chapter: life and death by stephenie meyer 1:40:23

1M ago1:40:23

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this episode we are bringing the cringe and chaos of a work christmas party to talk lit, get hit podcast for our annual “talk lit, get lit” drinking and podcasting extravaganza. for our last bonus chapter of the year, we are discussing none other than life and death by Stephenie Meyer. the booktok twilight renaissance continues as we pull apart the…

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Get Lit Episode 301: A Very Lit-erary Hanukkah 42:40

1M ago42:40

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Send us a text This week, we conclude our special history episodes with an exploration of the literature of Hanukkah, the Festival of Rededication and Festival of Light! We look at some classic 'literature' (picture books), 'carols' beyond the dreidel song, and some poetry written by a Get Lit Alumni! It's a truly LIT episode...…

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Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Five 14:01

1M ago14:01

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Send us a text We'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!…

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Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Four 32:13

1M ago32:13

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Send us a text We'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!…

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Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Three 50:28

1M ago50:28

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Send us a text We'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!…

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Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Two 36:29

1M ago36:29

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Send us a text We'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!…

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A Very Terrifier Christmas feat. Jack Mason & Ryan Simón (PREVIEW) 21:27

1M ago21:27

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Send us a text For the full two hour episode, subscribe to the Getting Lit Podcast's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit This 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 R…

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Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave One 40:01

2M ago40:01

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Send us a text We'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!…

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Get Lit Episode 300: A Christmas Carol(s) 56:56

2M ago56:56

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Send us a text This 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!…

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The Nine Days Of/Before Christmas - and the Final One of Season 5 32:55

2M ago32:55

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n this 78th episode and the final one of season 5, Linda offers the “Nine Days of Christmas” with nine different book recommendations for the holidays. Who makes the cut? Well, we could say you need to listen to find out, but we want you to find the books easily, so here they are with their links: Alice Zorn’s Colours in her Hands (Freehand Books),…

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Get Lit with Katie Holt, author of "Not In My Book" 25:22

2M ago25:22

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Today I am sitting down with debut romance author, Katie Holt, (aka @readinromance on Bookstagram) to chat about her first ever published novel "Not In My Book"!! I have been online pals with Katie for 3 years, and was SO EXCITED to learn that she was offered a book deal and that this book would be sold everywhere! "Not In My Book" is an epic enemi…

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Get Lit Episode 299: A History of Winter Lore & Legends 52:23

2M ago52:23

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Send us a text You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but do you know where Jack Frost came from? Ever heard to the Yule Cat, or Krampus, or Lutin or the Yuki-onna? And you need our warnings about Gryla and the Yule Lads! We explore the literary origins of popular winter folk figures, so grab a cup…

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bride by ali hazlewood 1:20:37

2M ago1:20:37

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here comes the Bride - fair, fat and vying for a chance at redeeming Ali Hazelwood in the eyes of Bridget and Laura. coming off the back of our somewhat negative reading experience of The Love Hypothesis, we are back for another slice with Bride by Ali Hazelwood. in this episode we contend with vampire and were customs, Ali Hazelwood's writing proc…

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Moorcock Jerkin feat. Yeerk.P 1:42:25

2M ago1:42:25

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Send us a text Yeerk 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.…

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Get Lit Episode 298: A Brief History of Fonts, Typefaces, & Typography 57:53

2M ago57:53

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Send us a text Tired of horribly designed holiday cards? Ever wondered why a 'u' on some old stone buildings looks like a 'v'? Curious as to why some fonts have such weird names? Worry and wonder no more! This week, we're exploring all TYPES of fonts, and how we came to get just so many different ones today! Join us for this quirky, trivia filled e…

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"But I'm Holding a Pineapple" - An Open Letter to Ivan Coyote 14:57

2M ago14:57

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Linda writes an open letter to Ivan Coyote, in response to their book, Care Of: Letters, Connections, and Cures (published by McClelland & Stewart during the pandemic). This important volume of letters is extraordinary and, while we're no longer in the throes of a pandemic, it remains as relevant as ever. With references to WB Yeat's poem "The Seco…

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Get Lit with Emma Grey, author of "Pictures Of You" 28:45

2M ago28:45

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Today I'm joined by author Emma Grey to chat about her latest novel "Pictures of You". I could not put this book down, so I am so excited to sit down with Emma for this new podcast episode! We spoke all about her writing background (who knew she wrote a musical production based on her YA novel "Unrequited"!) and her latest novel "Pictures of You" t…

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Get Lit Episode 297: A History of Cookbooks 53:22

2M ago53:22

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Send us a text Just in time for the holidays, we are pleased to serve up this excellent episode! We take a quick jaunt through culinary history, through a literary lens. We explore the interesting stories behind some of the most famous cook books in history, along with an examination of their intersectional nature. Join us for some inspiration and …

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bonus chapter: sally rooney 40:04

2M ago40:04

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welcome to rooney-verse... where all your dreams come true... niverse. in this bonus episode we discuss all things sally rooney. from 'normal people' and 'conversations with friends' to 'beautiful world, where are you' and her latest grown-up work, 'intermezzo' - no thin grey cardigan or email chain is left unturned! heralded as "salinger for the s…

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Coetzee? I Don't Even Know Her! 1:07:28

2M ago1:07:28

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

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Get Lit with Eirene Tran Donohue, screenwriter of Lifetime's "Christmas In The Spotlight" movie 26:00

3M ago26:00

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Today I'm joined by screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue, screenwriter of Lifetime's latest Christmas RomCom "Christmas In The Spotlight", which is inspired by the globally obsessed relationship between pop phenom Taylor Swift, and NFL star Travis Kelce. The movie, which premieres on November 23 on Lifetime, is inspired by the celebrity couple - though…

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Get Lit Episode 296: Should you Judge a Book by its Cover? 56:58

3M ago56:58

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Send us a text In this week's special episode, we explore the age old adage, "you can't judge a book by its cover." Book covers have evolved over the millennia, as displays of wealth, protective layers, advertisements, and art pieces. We look at the historical functions of the cover and investigate why all book covers seem to look the same in moder…

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A Ghost Story Without Ghosts: Jenny Haysom's Keep 37:41

3M ago37:41

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In this episode, Linda converses with Jenny Haysom (2.48) about her novel Keep (published by Anansi). Featuring three main characters, the narrative is driven by the conflict that emerges when Harriet, an elderly poet, is diagnosed with the onset of dementia and must face selling her house -- and the two home stagers, Eleanor and Jacob, tasked with…

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Get Lit Episode 295: Frank Marshall Davis 49:56

3M ago49:56

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Send us a text This week, we're diving into the legacy of Frank Marshall Davis. Davis was a revolutionary poet, journalist, author, who whose writings advanced and amplified the experiences of Black Americans starting in the 1930's. He was an educator and advocate, using his appreciations of jazz and knowledge of politics to affect change across Am…

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divergent by veronica roth 1:36:00

3M ago1:36:00

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hold on tight to your zip lines because we're taking a trip back to the world of divergent for this special throwback/nostalgia episode! in honor of nostalgic november (coined just now, by us), we’re diving into Veronica Roth's iconic dystopian debut, a novel that once had us all choosing between factions and fantasising about fear landscapes. in t…

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Get Lit Episode 294: Tomie dePaola 45:32

3M ago45:32

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Send us a text Today, a hug from Tomie dePaola. This beloved children's book author created stories that have inspired children and adults alike across the globe. dePaola's whimsical, folk-inspired art style paired beautifully with his honest, earnest way of telling stories. He used his experiences to inspire others, while celebrating the best of u…

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Haunted by a Colonial Past - Michel Jean's Qimmik 24:05

3M ago24:05

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A bilingual episode/un épisode bilingue. Linda opens with her delight about having won the Women in Podcasting Awards in Education - she effusively thanks her listeners! e What kinds of books haunt us and why? In this episode, Linda considers Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach and Jessica Johns' Bad Cree, but ultimately picks a book that thoroughly haunt…

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Get Lit Episode 293: A Literary Compendium of Witches 1:01:53

3M ago1:01:53

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Send us a text This 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 refle…

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Let's F*ckin Grove! 1:14:12

3M ago1:14:12

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Send us a text This 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-higher Support the show…

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Get Lit Episode 292: H.P. Lovecraft 1:03:52

3M ago1:03:52

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Send us a text Jon leads this weeks dive into the biography of H.P. Lovecraft! Lovecraft wrote many of the tropes we understand in alternate worlds and world building. Jon covers his controversial legacy, as we bounce around between various places around the East Coast. Lovecraft's chilling tales reflected his short life in many ways, many of them …

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bonus chapter: manacled by senlinyu 28:18

4M ago28:18

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this episode we dip into the dark, mysterious and deeply online realms of fan fiction to tackle one of the most popular and controversial fan fictions of all time - Manacled by SenLinYu. we discuss the enduring appeal of Dramione, the good girl x bad boy trope, and navigating a post-J.K. Rowling Harry Potter World. special mentions to the internet'…

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What I Was Meant to Do - An Interview with Amanda Peters 34:19

4M ago34:19

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Linda opens with a word of thanks to her listeners who voted--because she is now a Finalist for the Women in Podcasting Awards. This episode features an interview, which was live at Word on the Street in Toronto, with the writer of Mi'kmaq and settler descent, who published a novel, The Berry Pickers and, most recently, her short story collection, …

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Get Lit Episode 291: Dion Fortune 1:08:39

4M ago1:08:39

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Send us a text This week, Jack takes over and shares the absolutely wild biography of Occult author Dion Fortune with Jon! This will be one of those episodes in which every sentence ends with something you really couldn't have predicted. We explore assorted occult theories and fiction as we continue our foray into the supernatural themes of the mon…

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The Place of Dead Roads 1:00:19

4M ago1:00:19

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Send us a text The 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 Pa…

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Get Lit Episode 290: H.G. Wells 56:28

4M ago56:28

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Send us a text It's TIME. The Time Machine, really. That's right! We're featuring H.G. Wells this week. Known as one of the founding fathers of science fiction, Wells wrote all sorts of prophetic work that envisioned technology and times that his contemporaries could only dream of. His work laid the ground plan for much of our modern 'alien invasio…

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a good girl's guide to murder by holly jackson 58:20

4M ago58:20

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this episode has us feeling spooked to the core as we dip our toes into the bone-chilling waters of the mystery/thriller genre. for the month of October we are reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson and asking ourselves the age old question: how spooky is too spooky? we explore a variety of accents, apologise for past and present (a…

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Get Lit Episode 289: Sheridan Le Fanu 49:33

4M ago49:33

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Send us a text It's October, which means we're getting SPOOKY on Get Lit! This month, we'll be featuring all things scary, frightening, haunted, and in our opinion, fun! We're starting with Sheridan Le Fanu, author of Carmilla (considered to be one of the original vampire stories, and inspiration for Dracula!) and many other haunted tails. Le Fanu'…

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Get Lit Episode 288: Banned Book Special! 56:12

4M ago56:12

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Send us a text This week, we celebrate Banned Books Week with an exploration of the history of Book Banning around the world. We examine various cases of book burning, banning, and censoring over time and discuss the impacts that these acts have on the communities in which they occur. Listen and learn about this incredibly pressing issue, and what …

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