The Queen of Quips takes a Seat at the Round Table: Part 4
Wrapping up our series on Dorothy Parker, we review the 1994 movie "Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Circle." Despite the star-studded cast li...
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Ever wonder what your high school English teacher would say about literature if she was a little buzzed? Then Keep It Lit is the podcast for you! Each week, current teacher, Laura Cooley, an...
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20 of 32 episodesThe Queen of Quips takes a Seat at the Round Table: Part 3
It's Part 3!! Dorothy Parker becomes an Oscar-nomintated screenwriter, a political activist, and an indigent dog lady. Follow us on Instagra...
The Queen of Quips takes a Seat at the Round Table: Part 2
This week we're discussing the Algonquin Round Table and the tragic love life of Dorothy Parker. Is she just that annoying Facebook friend w...
The Queen of Quips takes a Seat at the Round Table: Part 1
This is Part 1 of a 4 part series on writer/humorist Dorothy Parker. In this episode you'll find out why: 1. How Dottie is connected to our...
What's Papa-ing?: Part 3
We wrap up our discussion of Ernest Hemingway in Part 3, covering his final years and exploring the family legacy of both genius and tragedy...
What's Papa-ing? Part 2
Part 2 of our discussion of Ernest Hemingway's life, focusing on his time in Key West, WWII, and a few new wives. Follow us on Instagram @ K...
What's Papa-ing? Part 1
This week we take on the legacy of Ernest "Papa" Hemingway: the man, the myth, the misogynist. Of maybe just the misunderstood?? There is no...
Hello Dalí Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two part series on Salvador Dalí. If you haven't yet listened to Part 1, press pause and please do so! This episode expl...
Hello Dalí!: Part 1
Welcome to Season 2 of Keep It Lit: Judging Genius. In this episode we're changing things up! While Season 1 focused on the art, in particul...
Episode 22: Spinning Out on the Mad Tea Party Ride
Mid-life crisis? Can't cope with being a parent or a partner? Pissed that your parents sucked? Like a Super Bowl MVP, just shout, "I'm going...
Episode 21: Autos for Amore ; Beaters for Babies; Cars for Coitus
This week Jean returns to chat with Herrick about motherhood and dictatorships as inspired by the wacky story with the succinct title "Templ...
Episode 20: Marie Condo-ing Cultural Appropriation
If you don't know this by now, let us remind you: Keep It Lit is the champagne of podcasts. On the *first* episode of 2019, Herrick and Cool...
Episode 19: Drowning in your Eyes... and then the Pool
Looking for an uplifting tale for the holidays? This isn't it! This week Herrick and Cooley discuss Brenda Peynado's The Drownings , a story...
Episode 18: A Violent Plea for Whale Song
Happy Thanksgiving, listeners! We're thankful for you and your love of short stories. This week we're discussing "Homesick" by Sarah Gailey....
Episode 17: The Care and Feeding of your New Wife
This week we read the clever and thought-provoking piece, All the Mermaid Wives by Gwendolyn Kiste. It's an amazing tale that effectively co...
Episode 16: Ain't No Lime Juice Gonna Fix that Smell
Keep It Lit hits the road this week on a special sister edition of the pod! Cooley goes back home to the beautifully manicured sprawl that i...
Episode 15: Slutty Guns and Totino's Pizza Rolls
This week, Cooley and Herrick take on gun rights and toxic masculinity (in a bleak dystopian future) by discussing the story "Mandatory Carr...
Episode 14: Edgar Allen Poo
As part of our special doubleheader, we are bringing you a lighthearted, if not somewhat mean-spirited, examination of Edogawa Ranpo's weird...
Episode 13: A Toothless Threat
This week Cooley and Herrick discuss Gabriel Garcia Marquez's short story "One of These Days." It's a powerful little gem of a tale that exp...
Episode 12: I Got My Mind on My Murder, My Murder on My Mind
If you're a fan of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale ( or even if you're not) you're sure to love her short story Freeze-dried Groo m fr...