Lit Society: Books and Drama
LIT Society is the hilarious weekly book podcast that’s making a global community of listeners fall in love again with reading. Thursdays, join life-long friends Kari and Alexis as they use books to explore pop culture and personal peculiarities. From Tolstoy to Toni Morrison, this is the virtual book club for you!
Episodes
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Spare by Prince Harry
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
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◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ An heir and a spare: One son, protected future king, and the other a dense, drug-using recluse, destined for failure - that is, if we are to believe the press. In the best-selling memoir of all time, a high-ranking member of the royal family gives us an inside look into the world he was born into and ultimately left for his sanity and health.
The spare: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
The book: Spare by Prince Harry
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Thursday Jan 26, 2023
ReLIT: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
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Hate watching YouTube? All audio episodes will begin next Thursday. Until then, we're ecstatic to share the shows still living rent-free in our heads. Here's a favorite from our archives.
Rockwell tried to tell us: A dystopian novel that becomes more evocative as reality mirrors its bleak fiction, 1984 is a vision of a world controlled by a totalitarian regime where not even your thoughts are safe. Is your cell phone watching you, or are you watching it? Are your neighbors spying on you for their political leader's advantage? Does the government own Twitter? Of course, the answer to all of these questions is yes, and this book explains how it all started. Before we dive into 1984, we'll discuss how to keep your privacy as safe as possible today.
Let's get LIT!
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Thursday Jan 19, 2023
ReLIT: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
We're on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we're ecstatic to share the shows still living rent-free in our heads. Here's a favorite from our archives.
As always, before discussing this week's book, we discuss a theme inspired by the book. This week's theme is The Power of Traveling Abroad. Then, on to our story: Many have their opinions about him. But this is his story told in his own words through a series of uninhibited conversations with one of the most influential authors of his time. This is the story of Malcolm Little, who became Malcolm X.
LET'S GET LIT!
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Thursday Jan 12, 2023
ReLIT: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
We're on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we're ecstatic to share the shows still living rent-free in our heads. Here's a favorite from our archives.
Who raised you? The assumption is that our families shape who we become, but do our friends have more of an influence than we realize? In his autobiographical tale of being born and raised under apartheid in South Africa, Trevor Noah praises the people who gave him the vision and tools to make his path. He also paints the picture of his mother as a courageous visionary ahead of her time. Before diving into this heartwarming story, we discuss family vs. environment, which significantly influences our lives.
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.
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
ReLIT: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
We're on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we're ecstatic to share the shows still living rent-free in our heads. Here's a favorite from our archives.
It is a tale of undying passion born of loneliness and shame, a type of force that consumes everything in its path and leaves only gloom and death in its wake. Did we mention the two who share this love are foster siblings? They are. Anywhoo … not not judging.
The lover's name: Heathcliff.
The book: Wuthering Heights. 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.
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
ReLIT: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Part 2)
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
We're on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we're ecstatic to share the shows still living rent-free in our heads. Here's a favorite from our archives.
Having abandoned her husband and son, one woman lives life one train ride at a time with her beautiful beau and new baby girl — but her decision to risk it all for "love" isn't without consequences. Will following her heart lead this woman to peace, misery, or the greatest happiness?
The woman's name: is Anna.
This is part 2 of Anna Karenina.
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.
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
ReLIT: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Part 1)
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
We’re on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we’re ecstatic to share the shows still living rent-free in our heads. Here’s a favorite from our archives.
This week, Alexis makes Kari read the world's longest book (just kidding), written by a man some consider to be the greatest author of all time (not kidding). The setting is 19th-century Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the countryside. Noblemen and women are eating, drinking, marrying, and living. Among these aristocrats stands one woman who personifies beauty and grace. This woman catches the eye of an equally attractive officer. Driven by an undeniable chemistry, the two start down a path of deception and destruction from which neither may recover.
The officer's name is Alexei Vronsky.
The woman's name is Anna Karenina, and this is part one of our two-part episode.
Before diving in, we discuss the usefulness of healthy distractions and learn how to escape in ways that don't destroy us.
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.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
ReLIT: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
We’re on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we’re ecstatic to share the shows still rent-free in our heads. Here’s a favorite from our archives.
After losing her home, her husband, sobriety, and career, one woman is on the brink of losing her mind. Her life is dwarfed into a series of train rides, back and forth, morning and evening, until she sees something no one else sees from the window of her commute. She’s witnessed something that propels her into a series of events, forever changing her life and the lives of everyone she knows.
The woman’s name is Rachel.
The book, The Girl on the Train.
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.
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
ReLIT: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
We’re on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we’re ecstatic to share the shows still rent-free in our heads. Here’s a favorite from our archives.
What do you know about arranged marriages? If you’ve ever watched The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Married at First Sight, Love is Blind, or a million other reality shows, you may know more than you think. This week, we’re discussing arranged hitching and clearing up a few misconceptions about the practice.
Then, it’s on to our book: The search for happiness and peace is a difficult one, especially in a society that dismisses your thoughts and preys on your innocence. The distress of our Ghanaian protagonist is relatable to many women around the world. Will our heroine find love and acceptance in the manner she deserves and desires? What will she tolerate? What is she willing to risk for the sake of her sanity?
The woman: Afi Tekple
The book: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
LET’S GET LIT!
Our Independent Bookstore of the Month: Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery
1714 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
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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.
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Our Favorite Books from Season Three
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
They were the best of books; They were the worst of books! This is our end-of-year roundup, and we can't wait to share which works we loved (AND HATED WITH A PASSION)! Does our list match yours? Let us know!
A few episodes we mention include:
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi: https://www.litsocietypod.com/homegoing-by-yaa-gyasi/
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead: https://www.litsocietypod.com/harlem-shuffle-by-colson-whitehead/
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie: https://www.litsocietypod.com/his-only-wife-by-peace-adzo-medie-and-arranged-marriages/
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow: https://www.litsocietypod.com/the-other-bennet-sister-by-janice-hadlow-part-1/
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris: https://www.litsocietypod.com/the-other-black-girl-by-zakiya-dalila-harris/
Let's GET LIT!
Find Alexis and Kari online:
Alexis: https://www.instagram.com/alexisistraveling/
Kari: https://www.youtube.com/@chicagoings?sub_confirmation=1
The Show: 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.