It’s Lit! [Unabridged]

Jun 07 2022 11 ep. 37 mins 202

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Welcome to It’s Lit! [Unabridged], the sister podcast to the popular YouTube series It’s Lit!. Hosted by Princess Weekes, this 10-episode podcast spinoff will feature lively conversations with noted authors about their work, discussions about influential novels, and issues related to books and literature. It’s Lit! [Unabridged] delivers the conversations you want to have during your book club, but without having to actually sign up for one.

Credits:

Host, Writer + Producer - Princess Weekes

Executive Producer - Amanda Fox

Coordinating Producers - Stephanie Noone, Thomas Fernandes

Sound Edit + Mix - Crutch Phrase Studio

Fact Checker - Yvonne McGreevy

Music provided by APM

For PBS:

Executive in Charge: Maribel Lopez

Director of Programming: Gabrielle Ewing

The It’s Lit Podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.

It’s Lit! [Unabridged] is produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.

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