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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...
Wrapping up our series on Dorothy Parker, we review the 1994 movie "Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Circle." Despite the star-studded cast li...
It's Part 3!! Dorothy Parker becomes an Oscar-nomintated screenwriter, a political activist, and an indigent dog lady. Follow us on Instagra...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This week Jean returns to chat with Herrick about motherhood and dictatorships as inspired by the wacky story with the succinct title "Templ...
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...
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...
Happy Thanksgiving, listeners! We're thankful for you and your love of short stories. This week we're discussing "Homesick" by Sarah Gailey....
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...
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...
This week, Cooley and Herrick take on gun rights and toxic masculinity (in a bleak dystopian future) by discussing the story "Mandatory Carr...
As part of our special doubleheader, we are bringing you a lighthearted, if not somewhat mean-spirited, examination of Edogawa Ranpo's weird...
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...
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...
Aha! I tricked you by naming the episode after liquor. You probably think we used SoCo in this week's cocktail, but no! Cooley created a muc...
Cooley and Herrick discuss the timely and thought- provoking story, "I've Seen the End of the World Baby; It's Murder" by Tara Isabella Burt...
Herrick and Cooley enter the unexpectedly sexy world of the 19th century Louisiana housewife via Kate Chopin's steamy short story, "The Stor...
It's a Double-header! Today Cooley and Herrick are together again, discussing two very short, but very powerful stories, "Palm Tree Bandit"...
Because Cooley is busy getting the school year off to a good start and my daughter, Sydney, is heading to college, my going away gift became...
If you like your hosts a little EXTRA, you'll love this episode. Cooley and Herrick crack each other up while discussing gold chain-wearing...
This time it's Herrick's turn to surprise Cooley with a tale, and it is "Horror Story" by Carmen Maria Machado. This beautifully written pie...
It's our first surprise story episode, wherein only one of us has read the text ahead of time, and, in true Texas style, this story is all a...
Herrick and Cooley discuss the life and death stakes of crappy parenting, gender politics, and lion musk while unpacking the ghoulish tale o...
Cooley and Herrick dive right into sexual politics as they discuss this coded conversation between two lovers and wonder when exactly doctor...
Herrick and Cooley enjoy some delicious Spider Bite cocktails and discuss George Saunders' short story "Escape from Spiderhead." If a combin...
The Lauras discuss why they decided to start a literary podcast. They tell you a little about them as well as explain the format for the sho...