216 episodes
Lit Society: Books and Drama Kari Herrera and Alexis Honoria
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4.8 • 11 Ratings
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Laugh out loud and fall in love again with reading! Thursdays, join life-long friends Kari and Alexis as they use literature to humorously explore pop culture and personal peculiarities. Travel across worlds real and imagined via dramatic readings of their favorite passages. Take a break from your routine with a book club that’s LIT!
Find Alexis and Kari on social media @LitSocietyPod and get in on the conversation by using #booksanddrama. Lit Society is independently owned and operated. Support these women by listening on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, YouTube, and LitSocietyPod.com.
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ReLIT: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
This episode was first published on April 14, 2022, and it's still one of our favorites. We return next week with a new episode covering No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Enjoy!
America's Most Wanted was a television show launched by a man who knew what it meant to lose a child forever, in the blink of an eye, to the hands of a monster. He took his pain and helped others find their missing children before it was too late. Today, we discuss how that man, Jon Walsh, lost his son and what we all can do to be a little safer in these streets. Then, on to our book...
On the tenth anniversary of her youngest daughter's disappearance, one woman must choose to let go of her pain and reopen herself to life and love. After meeting a charming writer, who reminds her of her ex-husband, she begins a path that takes her somewhere she never imagined — to the truth about her daughter's disappearance a decade earlier.
The woman's name? Laurel Mack.
The book? Then She Was Gone: A Novel by Lisa Jewell
LET'S GET LIT!
Find Alexis and Kari online: Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod/; Twitter — twitter.com/litsocietypod; Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod/; and our website www.LitSocietyPod.com. Get in on the conversation by using #booksanddrama.
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Small Things like These by Claire Keegan
Not all heroes wear capes or have long epic trilogies written about them. Some live quiet lives, doing what they can to protect the most vulnerable. In a small Irish town, one man must choose if he'll become a hero or remain a silent enabler of a horrific system perpetrated by the church of his community.
The book: Small Things Like These
The author: Claire Keegan
LET'S GET LIT!!!
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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
An enslaved woman on a cotton plantation is considered an outcast by her fellow Africans, and as she comes into womanhood, her problems increase. What will she decide when a new enslaved man, Caesar, invites her to escape?
The book: The Underground Railroad
The author: Colson Whitehead
LET'S GET LIT!!!
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ReLIT: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Alexis and Kari are on a well-deserved break this week, so we'd like to share one of their favorite past episodes with you, The LITeratti.
This week's theme, How to Survive a Crisis, is inspired by an amazing non-fic graphic novel, now turned into a film!
One girl, the beloved only child of progressive parents, is sent to school in Austria. This is the story of her childhood, growing up in a time of war and revolution. Her parents hope that she'll escape what they see as Iran's oppressive regime. Together, she and her country must decide who they're supposed to be and who they actually are.
The girl's name — Marjane Satrapi.
The book — Persepolis.
This is LIT Society.
Let's get LIT!
Find Alexis and Kari online: Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod/; Twitter — twitter.com/litsocietypod; Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod/; and our website www.LitSocietyPod.com. Get in on the conversation by using #booksanddrama.
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The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World by Jessica Nabongo
Why do you travel? Is relaxation your strongest motivation, or is it a desire to fill your IG feed with enviable photos? Do you look for comfort when abroad? Or do you hunger to taste the culture of others? Would you like to be treated like royalty? Or do you humbly present yourself as a guest in the home of another? One woman shares with us her travel philosophy as she strives to become the first Black woman to visit every country in the world.
The woman: Jessica Nabongo
The book: The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World
LET'S GET LIT!
- View the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@litsocietypod
Find Alexis and Kari online:
Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod
Twitter — www.twitter.com/litsocietypod
Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod
Our website — www.LitSocietyPod.com.
Subscribe to emails and get free stuff: http://eepurl.com/gDtWCr
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Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
When should you give your kids cell phones, and what's the best way to teach a child about technology? We discover the answer in this episode's theme of the week, but first — It is a riveting story of a company that toppled global giants before succumbing to the ruthlessly competitive forces of Silicon Valley.
The book: Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
The authors: Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff
LET'S GET LIT!
- View the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@litsocietypod
Find Alexis and Kari online:
Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod
Twitter — www.twitter.com/litsocietypod
Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod
Our website — www.LitSocietyPod.com.
Subscribe to emails and get free stuff: http://eepurl.com/gDtWCr
Customer Reviews
Thoroughly enjoyable
Very gentle, very witty discussion of some classic novels. Really benefited my well-being when I would have otherwise been listening to the news!
Amazing
Made my day! Fantastic hosts, lots of laughs (and rarely I like pods when the hosts laughing). They are so awesome, warm and feels like you're hanging out with friends. Informative, to the point, well produced. The best on Lit! Thank you! Well done! Keep up the good work!
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AMAZING PODCAST! HAS ME LAUGHING OUT LOUD ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT! 🙈