Sinopsis
Oh No! Lit Class is a semi-educational comedy literature podcast hosted by Megan and RJ, two bitter English grads who are here to tell you all the weird and sexy things you never knew about the books you had to read in school. Let's ruin some literary classics together. New episodes released every other Thursday.
Episodios
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79: Troy 2 — Odysseus Is Back...and He's Pissed
11/06/2020 Duración: 01h16minThe Odyssey aka Part 2 of Homer's epic poetic duo features what is perhaps the worst and also most horny travelogue of the ancient world as Odysseus battles and bangs his way home while Athena, arguably, does all the real work. Meanwhile, Megan and RJ are both tempted by siren songs: 1980s anime and Brad Pitt. Donate to the Black Lives Matter Global Network: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 Support this podcast
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78: The Zero Chilliad
28/05/2020 Duración: 01h24minGet it? Because Achilles has zero chill? Megan and RJ also find themselves lacking chill as they attempt to navigate the first of Homer's epic poem duology, The Iliad, starting with the important question: Just what does it mean to be 10-Year War Hot? RJ defends fictional historical sites, Megan gets lost in the mythological sauce, and instead of chasing waterfalls, we learn to stab the rivers and lakes that we're used to. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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77: So It Kurt Vonnegoes (w/ Rob Kristoffersen From Our Strange Skies)
14/05/2020 Duración: 01h41minThere's no getting around it, this episode on Kurt Vonnegut's seminal novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, is big. It's all about time, space, war, trauma, and also, for no reason at all, French philosopher Michel Foucault's weird bald head. Taking the trip to Tralfamadore with Megan and RJ is Rob Kristoffersen of the podcast Our Strange Skies, who doesn't really help so much as talk about finger-puppets and nu-metal. So it goes. Note: Our Strange Skies is no longer running but you can follow Rob and his other projects on Twitter @YerUFOGuy Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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76: The House on Mascot Street
30/04/2020 Duración: 01h12minWhat do Iowa tourism slogans, college mascots, Mel Gibson movie corrections, Miami Dolphins draft options, and institutionalized racism all have in common? Probably more than you think but mainly they're all things we end up somehow talking about in the course of our episode on Sandra Cisneros's contemporary YA classic, The House on Mango Street. Hey, at least we managed not to talk about Pitbull for once. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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75: The Haunted Babysitters Club
16/04/2020 Duración: 01h19minIf we could turn back time, we'd probably make Cher less of a major cornerstone on this episode about Henry James's spooky novella The Turn of the Screw but it's too late for that now! RJ makes his spectacular return in an episode rife with song titles, interrupting trains, cat-chewing, ESPN-checking, and occasionally actually talking about the book. We're back, and we got you, babe. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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March Mini-Madness 4: Adaptation-Hating with The Narcissist Cookbook
31/03/2020 Duración: 42minWe're at the razor's edge of madness as Matt Johnston aka The Narcissist Cookbook joins Megan to share his feelings on HBO's adaptation of the His Dark Materials novel series, which is that it sucks so bad. Megan Rambles About Books They Read Years Ago, we appreciate The Princess Bride, Matt defends World War Z, and we learn that maybe we're all a little bit naked sometimes. In front of our neighbors, specifically. Check out The Narcissist Cookbook's music, merch, and more at https://thenarcissistcookbook.bandcamp.com/ Or @NarcissistCook on Twitter Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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March Mini-Madness 3: Book-Huffing and Other Sins With Paul from Varmints!
26/03/2020 Duración: 30minMarch may be winding down but the madness continues with Paul Csomo, host of the amazing animal podcast Varmints! The exclamation point is part of the show's title but also indicative of the level of excitement you should have as Megan and Paul discuss book-huffers, defacers, skippers, and other such weirdsies. Also, we dunk on RJ a whole bunch. Sorry, bud. Listen to Paul (and his co-host Donna) at https://varmints.podbean.com/ or just Paul at https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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March Mini-Madness 2: Witcher-Guessing With Joe from Life, Death, and Taxonomy
12/03/2020 Duración: 40minWitcher? I hardly know her! March Mini-Madness continues as Megan is given a lesson in Witcher Literature (Witcherature) by Joe Raspolich, co-host of Life, Death, and Taxonomy. We play guessing games, critique Witcher world fashion, mispronounce even more character names than the last episode, and fall in love with foul-mouthed parrots and the sheer charisma of an ass you can toss a coin to your witcher off of. Listen to Joe (and his co-host Carlos) at http://ldtaxonomy.com/ (http://ldtaxonomy.com/) Follow them on Twitter @LDtaxonomy Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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March Mini-Madness 1: Book-Shaming With Kate from Ignorance Was Bliss
05/03/2020 Duración: 28minOur first entry into Miniaturized Madness in March is with Webby-nominated(!) Kate Wallinga, host of Ignorance Was Bliss. Megan and Kate ostensibly discuss the pointless pedantry of book-shaming someone for not having read something but quickly veer off into Harry Potter character mispronouncing, author call-outs, and So You've Accidentally Written Something Problematic: A Guide. Also, we take away some birthdays, because we deserve them and JK Rowling doesn't. Listen to Kate's show at https://iwbpodcast.com/ Follow her on Twitter at @IWBpodcast Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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74: Oh No! Clip Show
27/02/2020 Duración: 01h03minRJ has officially left ON!LC HQ and Megan is totally handling it super well (he's fine, it's fine, we're fine). Until your favorite book idiots are reunited, please enjoy this retrospective of some of our greatest hits and relive the singing, screeching, shaming, and sex jokes that make our show the Internet's #1 Podcast for Literature and Penile Humours. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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73: Much Ado About Doin' It
14/02/2020 Duración: 01h12minWe're celebrating our 3rd birthday with Big Willy Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, and everyone's* invited! Ready your "no" face to learn why vicious sarcasm is the truest love language, how to give off Big Thursday Energy, the benefits of faking your death, and the importance of taking your Geritol. *Mark Rylance is not invited. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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72: Things Get Real on Beale
31/01/2020 Duración: 01h20minWhile we may be more equipped to talk about Sesame Street, in this episode we're covering If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. Join us on a journey through a lyrical, tragic, beautiful story as we learn about the 90s band Live, just what kicks are on Route 66, and the art of the stamp biography. RJ threatens a fetus and Megan says "this is really interesting" 10,000 times. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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71: The Way the World Ends (Not With a Bang but a Meow)
16/01/2020 Duración: 01h06minMegan and RJ are prancing and dancing their way into 2020 like a regular pair of Jellicle cats as they take on T.S. Eliot and his wildly disparate body of work, including poems of fragmented existential Modernist despair and also itty bitty kitty-cats. Also: Meeting our Simpsons and Star Wars quotas, daring to eat peaches, and getting distracted by postmodernism and Kevin Bacon...again. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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70: Crack Open a Cold Nut With the Boy
19/12/2019 Duración: 01h11minMegan and RJ attempt to atone for their episode 69-related sins with a dose of wholesome holiday cheer via ETA Hoffmann's classic Christmas tale, The Nutcracker! Wherein a potentially insane clockmaker refuses to help a small girl who's being extorted by a mouse with seven heads! Megan is confused by ballet, RJ does some exceptional word-mangling, and we make every possible "nut" joke in existence. From the midroll: @NarcissistCook on Twitter litographs.com Our merch store: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Support this podcast
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69 (Part 2): Holy Cow! Mr. Grey Will See You Now
05/12/2019 Duración: 51minOk, for real this time: E. L. James and her Twilight Businessman BDSM fan fiction are here and Megan and RJ are going to do everything in their power to make it possibly even worse than it already was. Featuring: Conspiracy theories, butt-whipping, bold creative writing choices, spicy meatballs, live nude Shakespearian drama, and more. Holy cow indeed. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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69 (Part 1): Sort of a Grey Area
28/11/2019 Duración: 49minIt's here. Episode 69. Which means it's time to gird your loins and put on your DJs. That's right, your Dom Jeans. Welcome to 50 Shades of Grey, Happy Thanksgiving, and also we're very sorry. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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68: Robert Frost vs. the Soviet Union
14/11/2019 Duración: 58minTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood, and we took the one that led to a dingdong joke, and that has made all the difference. It's time for some Robert Frost! RJ gets nihilistic about roads and salad, Megan thinks about death, and Robert Frost attempts to solve Communism with poetry. Also featured: boneless donuts, The Road Not Taken: The Remix, and why snow is an illegal immigrant. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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67: Just Vampire Gals Bein' Pals
31/10/2019 Duración: 01h06minIn this episode, we learn that anything can happen on Halloween, including vampire lesbians as we read Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic, sapphic novella, Carmilla (or Mircalla, or Millarca...or Clam Rail). Along the way, we'll revisit the acronym RJ refuses to let go of, learn about moon magic, what in the hell a schloss is, and listen to Megan be an absolute Numbers Idiot. Happy Halloween! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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66: The Hound of the Bastardvilles
17/10/2019 Duración: 01h08minWho's that Pokemon? It's Sherlock Holmes! It makes sense in context! We continue our Halloween celebration by dipping our toes into the deep, dark depths of the world of Sherlock Holmes and his sexy lamp, John Watson with The Hound of the Baskervilles! Hone those deduction skills with Victorian negging, Seinfeld impressioning, bog experiencing, and the scariest thing of all: college financial planning! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast
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65: This Old (Haunted) House (w/ Moxie LaBouche from Your Brain on Facts)
03/10/2019 Duración: 01h15minIt's the Season of Spooks and Scares and we're starting with Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, with the help of Moxie, host of Your Brain on Facts, who’s just FULL of facts...mostly about how best to see Liam Neeson's ween. Master the art of self-haunting, discover your Useless Psychic Gifts, and catch up on the hottest teen slang as we learn that sometimes the real ghosts are the kinks we shamed along the way. Listen to more Moxie at http://yourbrainonfacts.com/ Follow her on Twitter @BrainOnFactspod Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass (https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClass) Get Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/ (https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/) Support this podcast