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A podcast about books and the news with Lenore, Aysha, Jen, and Jacob Books/Culture episodes on Mondays! News/Politics episodes on Wednesdays! Read good books, tell bad jokes, and fight for a better future! Contact us at workerslit@gmail.com

  1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Was the Grink There?)

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    How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Was the Grink There?)

    Classic alert! It's Christmas...so it's time to talk about Dr. Seuss' 1957 children's classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." What is a Grinch? Are the residents of Whoville bourgeois? Was the Grink there? All these questions and more, answered! We hope y'all like the new theme music from the talented SoloMonk! Feeling generous? Feel free to send some of that generosity our way: https://buymeacoffee.com/workerslit Credit to the classic, "Was the Grink there?" tweet from @murrman5 for the joke we make like thirty times.

    1 h y 3 min
  2. The Attack On LGBTQ+ Rights, and How We Fight Back! Ft. Pigeon of “2 Whits, 1 Cup”

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    The Attack On LGBTQ+ Rights, and How We Fight Back! Ft. Pigeon of “2 Whits, 1 Cup”

    There’s a war on LGBTQ+ Rights in the US. The sooner we treat it as such the better. The Workers are joined today by Pigeon of “2 Whits, 1 Cup,” an exvangelical, queer podcast about the evangelical radio drama, “Adventures in Odyssey” to discuss the Trump Administration—and every other powerful institution’s—increased aggression towards the queer community. Topics include the Department of Justice’s new prison rules, S 1071, the betrayal of the Democratic Party, TPUSA and other anti-trans vigilante orgs, digital mass surveillance, the Arlington retreat, and how when we fight, we win! Check out Jacob’s episode with 2 Whits, 1 Cup here! Articles cited in this episode: https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5630490/prison-doj-safety-memo-changes-trans-lgbtq-inmates https://fdt.beehiiv.com/p/a-bill-to-disinter-a-serial-killer-from-a-military-cemetery-psyche-it-s-now-an-omnibus-appropriation https://zeteo.com/p/social-media-children-ban-australia-us https://www.techpolicy.press/age-verification-is-locking-trans-people-out-of-the-internet/ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/11/meta-shuts-down-global-accounts-linked-to-abortion-advice-and-queer-content https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/trans-inmates-win-right-to-gender-affirming-care-as-judge-calls-it-a-serious-medical-need/

    1 h y 21 min
  3. The Saint of Bright Doors

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    The Saint of Bright Doors

    Them doors are about to get real bright. It's time to hop into Vajra Chandrasekera's crazy 2023 fantasy novel, "The Saint of Bright Doors." We've got revolution, we've got being bisexual, we've got family trauma, we've got cults, we've got it ALL with this book!!

    1 h y 31 min
  4. Workers Discuss: Idiotic Institutional Collapse, ft. Nelson of What's Left of the South

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    Workers Discuss: Idiotic Institutional Collapse, ft. Nelson of What's Left of the South

    So…bad news. Pretty much all American institutions are imploding into their most idiotic possible forms. However, since that includes journalism, you’ll probably hear elsewhere that this is good news. Go figure. This week, the workers are joined by Nelson from the “What’s Left of The South” podcast to talk about the attempts of different mega-corporations to take over Warner Bros, the ascendence of the Unitary Executive Theory of Government, the Texas senate race, and Indigenous people fighting back against colonialism and climate change. What’s Left of the South is a great podcast about southern working class history. Check it out here! Articles quoted in today’s episode: https://zeteo.com/p/the-maga-moguls-media-takeover https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/08/supreme-court-slaughter-trump-firings-00681078 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/900-acres-bordering-yosemite-returned-to-tribe-that-was-expelled-175-years-ago/ And of course, check out the Costco Guys’ new hit Christmas song

    58 min
  5. On the Beach, ft. Brian Alford

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    On the Beach, ft. Brian Alford

    Nuclear war kinda sucks. We are joined by returning guest and apocalypse-understander Brian Alford of The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast to discuss Nevil Shute's 1957 end-of-the-world novel, "On The Beach." What if the world was ending, but we were in Australia and being real polite about it? Have you been wondering what that'd be like? We know you have, so listen on! Listen to Brian's fantastic podcast, ⁠The Worst of All Possible Worlds⁠

    1 h y 28 min
  6. Bonus Interview: Hell Bent with Brian Recker

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    Bonus Interview: Hell Bent with Brian Recker

    It's a bonus author interview! We're joined by author, public theologian, and all-around cool guy Brian Recker to talk about his new book, "Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love" If you were raised evangelical, this one will hit hard, but even if you weren't, this is a great discussion (and book!) about the politics of hell, liberatory (and anti-liberatory) forms of Christianity, and the way a fear of divine punishment hangs over our society...and how we all deserve to escape that fear. Buy a copy of Hell Bent here!

    30 min
  7. Tgirls Who Stare at Aircraft Carriers: WL News, 12/4/25

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    Tgirls Who Stare at Aircraft Carriers: WL News, 12/4/25

    The US is up to some bad stuff, folks. We start by discussing the evangelical cabal (and Jacob's ties to it), move into the DC shooting (and the Pentagon's responsibility for it), and then talk about US meddling in Latin America, Pete Hegseth, and Jen's suspicious absence. Finally, Starbucks takes a big L (and we're very pleased). Articles referenced in this episode: https://www.propublica.org/article/roommates-steve-berger-mike-johnson-andy-ogles-right-wing-influence-townhouse https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/national-guard-shooter-rahmanullah-lakanwal-afghanistan-zero-units-cia-imprisonment https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/honduras-vote-election-libre-trump

    59 min
  8. The Secret History: ft. The Penumbra Podcast

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    The Secret History: ft. The Penumbra Podcast

    This week Aysha and Jacob face down the twin horrors of Dionysian madness and class anxiety with Donna Tartt’s brilliant 1992 work of literary fiction/inverted mystery, “The Secret History.” We are joined by Kevin Vibert and Harley Takagi Kaner of “The Penumbra Podcast.” In the opinion of the Workers’ Lit team these two are among the greatest audio dramatists literally of all time…so yeah, they’re quite qualified to talk about some bomb-ass fiction. Themes: Closeted bisexual angst, middle class angst, academic angst, and hiding-a-murder angst. Go listen to the Penumbra Podcast!

    1 h y 34 min
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A podcast about books and the news with Lenore, Aysha, Jen, and Jacob Books/Culture episodes on Mondays! News/Politics episodes on Wednesdays! Read good books, tell bad jokes, and fight for a better future! Contact us at workerslit@gmail.com

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    2023 - 2025
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