Uncited: An English Lit Podcast

Feb 28 2025 116 ep. 37 mins 16

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Uncited is the internet's least reliable English literature podcast. Join former English majors Amy and Chantelle as they revisit the good, the bad, and the spectacularly ridiculous literary works from their undergrad. Instagram and Bluesky: uncitedpod

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Half-Blood Blues are Just Full-Blood Purples

Feb 28 2025 34 mins

We're talking about Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan! About taking a nice trip through the Polish countryside because of a music festival and—oh wait—no, it's about the Holocaust. Content warning for genocide, racism, and violence.

The Kappa Child is So Good, No Kappa

Feb 14 2025 41 mins

This week we're talking about Hiromi Goto's The Kappa Child! Featuring Japanese folklore, Little House on the Prairie, a mysterious pregnancy, and so many cucumbers. Keep listening for more Canadian lit coming your way.

Wordy, Thirty, and Thriving: Delicious in Dungeon Volume 2

Jan 31 2025 24 mins

We're talking about Delicious in Dungeons, Volume 2 by Ryoko Kui! The gang is back at it again with giant chia pets, kelpie friends, and non-edible paintings.

Well Excuse Me, Princess Bride (Part 2)

Jan 17 2025 33 mins

We're talking about The Princess Bride again! We wrap up the main story then cover some hot takes from our lovely listeners. Buttercup's Baby coming soon (we swear).

Here Comes The Princess Bride

Jan 03 2025 34 mins

We're talking about Chantelle's favourite book, The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern by William Goldman! If you've seen the movie, buckle up because it's entirely the same yet completely different.

The Snow Ho Ho Queen

Dec 20 2024 30 mins

It's our last episode of the year and we're talking about Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen! How much does it have in common with Disney's Frozen? And how much does it have in common with The Secret, that 2006 manifestation book?

Can AI Tell Me a Story? (No)

Dec 06 2024 22 mins

Today we're reading THAT story. The story that pops up when you give ChatGPT the prompt "Tell me a story". Can it do it? (Spoiler: No, it can't.)

We Read Modern Folklore and We Want Modern FolkMORE

Nov 22 2024 31 mins

This week we're talking about Daniel Perry's Modern Folklore, a book about the things that haunt us: our regrets, our vices, the mysterious figure of a woman with long dark hair, rental units.

In Flanders Field Guide

Nov 08 2024 27 mins

This week, we talk about In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, along with other World War I poems in honour of Remembrance Day.

Don't Cage Your Little Sapling: Amy Fangirls Over The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy

Oct 25 2024 37 mins

This week Amy is sharing A Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy, her new book recommendation with a signed copy and a lending copy. This story on trans witchcraft talks about earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention, and we talk about cool witch s***.