Lit Matters
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Episodes of Lit Matters
Mark All
Welcome to Season Two of the Lit Matters Podcast. We kick off this new adventure with a beautifully crafted novel about the mythology of family, of the power of story telling, of overcoming oppression through perseverance—Victor Villasenor’s Ra
Season 2 of Lit Matters begins September 26th! Catch every episode by subscribing via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, or your favorite podcatcher.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Explore, and explore, and explore. Be neither chided nor flattered out of your position of perpetual inquiry.” If you’ve spent your life always asking that all important question—“Why”—then, this is the episode f
One of my favorite lines in Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Winning children’s story, The Tale of Despereaux, is “Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell a story. Make some light.” Today, Pat Burns, the Ex
Are you looking for direction in this madcap world?Are you trying to figure out “Who are you?”To search for answers to some of these questions, we are joined by Derrick Fernando, a High School and College English teacher and the host of the A
“To feel/Greatly, and understand greatly, and express greatly, the natural/Beauty, is the sole business of Poetry”—Robinson Jeffers’ “The Beauty of Things”For Episode 9 of the Lit Matters Podcast, Chris is joined by California State Universi
In Episode 8 of the Lit Matters Podcast, Chris plans for his next career after talking to professional writer/bookstore operator Amber Reed about Homer’s classic epic poem, The Iliad. Chris and Amber put on their team Troy jerseys and discuss w
“Oyez, Oyez, Oyez.” Step right up and listen to Episode 7 of the Lit Matters Podcast, as Chris interviews (live and in-person) Dr. Jeremy Shermak, a Professor of Journalism and Media Studies and Orange Coast College. Chris and Jeremy discuss Th
Episode Six of Lit Matters dives into the “undiscovered country” that is Hamlet as Chris chats with Ken Parker, a Professor of English at Orange Coast College, and “a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.” Chris and Ken continue a c
For Episode # 5 of the Lit Matters Podcast, Chris is joined by Dr. Flavia Ruzi, a Professor of English at Orange Coast College, to discuss Octavia E. Butler’s prophetic vision of the near future, The Parable of the Sower. If the goal of Lit Mat
What does a first century Roman Emperor have in common with a USC professor of Education?We find out this week on Lit Matters, as Chris is joined by Laurie and Matt Jones, married high school English teachers, parents of teenagers, and hosts o
This week, Lit Matters moves from the seas to the cosmos, discussing Samuel R. Delany’s 1984 Sci-Fi masterpiece, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, with Professor Paco Brito Nύnez, a Professor of American Literature and English at Orange C
This week, Lit Matters sets out on its maiden voyage, discussing Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick with Dr. Dean Franco, Professor of English and Director of the Humanities Institute at Wake Forest University. He is the author of three books
Great books have the power to impact us in profound ways. In Lit Matters, English professor Chris Evans explores the stories that matter through the eyes of people from all walks of life: writers, readers, musicians, teachers, librarians, docto
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