Get Lit Podcast

Feb 05 2025 327 ep. 41 mins 32
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"Welcome back to Get Lit, the literary podcast where we discuss famous works of literature and the authors who wrote them..."

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Get Lit Episode 307: Belle da Costa Greene

Feb 05 2025 52 mins  
Send us a text We expanded our postcard from a few weeks ago and are bringing you a full episode on the extraordinary Belle da Costa Greene! This incredible, formidable, and relentless librarian has a remarkable story and legacy. We unpack her accomplishments as an educator, book collector, and advocate, along with her navigation of white society as a 'passing' bi-racial woman. Joi

Get Lit Episode 306: Amy Lowell

Jan 29 2025 44 mins  
Send us a textEver 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 career!

Get Lit Episode 305: Margaret Sanger

Jan 22 2025 47 mins  
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 control. We unpack her legacy and the i

Get Lit Episode 304: Barbara Park

Jan 15 2025 42 mins  
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, especially if you need a little joy this

Get Lit Episode 303: Nikki Giovanni

Jan 07 2025 41 mins  
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 words and in the way she chose to l

Get Lit Episode 302: Ida Raue

Dec 31 2024 59 mins  
Send us a textHappy 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 writers around Greenwich Village and be

Get Lit Episode 301: A Very Lit-erary Hanukkah

Dec 25 2024 42 mins  
Send us a textThis 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...

Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Five

Dec 24 2024 14 mins  
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!

Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Four

Dec 23 2024 32 mins  
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!

Get Lit Presents: A Christmas Carol - Stave Three

Dec 22 2024 50 mins  
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!