The Getting Lit Podcast

Apr 09 2025 104 ep. 89 mins 13
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Casual yet stimulating talks about books and media.

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Medea, The First Girl Boss

Apr 09 2025 79 mins  
Send us a text This week, we chat about an ancient classic, Medea by the Athenian tragedian Euripides. We also discuss Lars Von Trier's 1988 TV movie adaptation of the play, written by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Sini also published a well-received essay on men reading books on podcasts at Unherd, which you can read here: https://unherd.com/2025/04/the-literary-man-isnt-dead/ Support the

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver feat. Agitator and Bistro Californium

Apr 07 2025 103 mins  
Send us a text This week, a triple crosspost collaboration with Agitator and Bistro Californium, where we discuss the remasters of the Legacy of Kain videogame series. We talk about the game's mechanics, story progression, incredible voice acting and sound design, character development, themes of free will, spiritualism, and the liminal space between analog and digital technology a

PREVIEW: There Are Two Gene Wolfes Inside You (Omnibus Edition)

Apr 03 2025 134 mins  
Send us a text For full episode, go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit This week, we have compiled all four episodes of our Book of the New Sun series we did in 2023 into one massive 8.5 hour journey. Join Sini, J David Osborne and Kelby Losack as they unpack Gene Wolfe's masterwork of science fiction. Support the show

Keepin' It One Hundred

Mar 19 2025 84 mins  
Send us a text We're celebrating 100 episodes of the Getting Lit Podcast by talking about a few Jorge Luis Borges stories: The Library of Babel, Three Versions of Judas, The House of Asterion, and Borges And I. We talk about infinity, intellectualism, mythology. We also touched on the challenges of creating a public persona as a writer, a few movie opinions, and the podcast's 100 e

The Magick of Ugly Portmanteaus

Mar 04 2025 86 mins  
Send us a text This week, it's a bit of a buffet! We chat about two Aleister Crowley short stories: The Drug, and The Stratagem. Before he was a famous occultist, Crowley wrote some fiction, so we thought we'd try it out. To get a much more extensive dive into Crowley, check out Art of Darkness' episode on his life: https://artofdarkpod.com/aleister-crowley-the-sewer-of-creation/ W

Roadside Picnic and Russian N-words feat. Masha

Feb 22 2025 85 mins  
Send us a text On this episode, we chat with Masha about the Soviet science fiction novel Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Russian nihilism and existentialism, Soviet censorship, the unique flavour of Soviet-era science fiction, how to say slurs in Russian and more! Follow Masha on X: https://x.com/3l3ktr4k0mpl3ks And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t3lk4/ Supp

The Southern Thruway

Feb 15 2025 69 mins  
Send us a text This episode we talk about Julio Cortazar's short story, The Southern Thruway, about a traffic jam that turns into a community. We chat about the concept of the "fantastic" in literature, our experiences driving in Italy and Vietnam, and gave our expert opinion on the complexities of Russian politics and the portrayal of Putin. Support the show

Vocoders Are Gay (PAYWALLED)

Feb 02 2025 7 mins  
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

Back Matter 13: Mind Webs (FREE)

Jan 26 2025 64 mins  
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 thought I should have it out in the wor

Disching It Out feat. Rare Candy

Jan 26 2025 97 mins  
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: https://x.com/Rarecandypod1 Psi