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Oh No! Lit Class

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.

Latest Episodes:

20: Pour One Out for Your Poe-mies Oct 26, 2017

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Our Halloween celebration continues with the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe! Cower in fear at the return of the curséd city of Boston! Tremble in horror at how out of touch we are with popular music! Shake your head with pity at the tragedy of Poe and his alarmingly poor life choices! Also, Willem Dafoe walls Steve Buscemi up in a cellar. That happens…Happy Halloween!

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19: Don’t Kinkshame Dracula Oct 12, 2017

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Is there a more recognizable literary monster than Dracula? Maybe, but who cares, IT’S A HALLOWEEN EPISODE! Join us as we learn why wolves make great lockpicks, create a Halloween “Dream Daddy” DLC, debate the merits of a manly brain, and listen to RJ do The Worst Impressions Ever. The scariest part of this episode? We’re literally too stupid to say “Bram” right.

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18: The Gay Penguin Agenda – Banned Books Week ’17 Sep 28, 2017

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In an episode meant to explain and explore the world of banned and challenged books, Megan and RJ instead fail to resist drugs and violence, rewrite Lolita by way of Free Willy, are attacked by bugs, and actually have a serious, mature conversation about censorship, trigger warnings and what it means to read “in context.” We’re just as surprised as you.

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17: The Big Willy Conspiracy Sep 14, 2017

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In this special episode, we’re investigating a centuries-spanning, Da Vinci Code-style conspiracy: Did beloved wordsmith William Shakespeare actually write all those plays? Or was it…someone else?! Megan and RJ probe Shakespeare’s life, watch a very bad movie with a disappointing lack of Radiohead, discuss RJ’s predictably gross book of poems, and hurl obscenities at Academy Award-winning actor Mark Rylance.

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16: Adjust Your Expectations Accordingly Aug 31, 2017

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In this positively Dickensian episode, Megan and RJ attempt to discuss Great Expectations and its young hero Pip, but get sidetracked by everything from Chuck E. Cheese to forgetting the lyrics to Hamilton. Listen and learn the lost art of Ye Olde English Negging, the benefits of having your own special convict, and why Vin Diesel would’ve been the perfect person to teach Pip the importance of family.

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15: I Love You, Most Awkwardly. Aug 17, 2017

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single podcast in possession of a Jane Austen novel, must be in want of a guest host. Fellow Literary Post-Grad Monique joins Megan and RJ for a timeless tale of husband-hunting and being Too British For Feelings. RJ is out of his element, Megan doubles down on Quirk Classics, and Monique desperately tries to teach the listeners something about literature.

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14: Their Eyes Were Watching God Drop the Bass Aug 03, 2017

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In this episode, we cover Zora Neale Hurston’s novel about race, gender, and feminine agency in the horrible, horrible swamps of Florida. Learn where Hurston is *probably* buried, Floridian Hurricane protocol, and why Jacksonville is just objectively the worst place ever. RJ refuses to forget about Moana, Megan Caucasians it up, and “Bangarang” is played way more than you would expect…please don’t tell Skrillex.

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13: Hamlet! REVEEEENGE! Jul 20, 2017

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Big Willy Shakespeare returns! We learn about Amleth, the original Norse myth that’s better in every way, just how bad the “Bad Quarto” version of the play is, and why when your ghost dad tells you to stab your uncle in the taint you really shouldn’t overthink it. Featuring a special segment dedicated to discussing the NY Public Theater’s production of Hamlet, starring Oscar Issac – and more importantly – Oscar Isaac’s butt.

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12: Giant Bugs, John Leguizamo, & the Jewish People Jul 06, 2017

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Bodies change. One day you've got a slim waist with a beautiful head of hair and the next you’re a writhing, oozing insect monster. In this episode, we close our eyes and swat a newspaper at Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, a squirmy story of transformation and terrible family members. We cover Kafka’s complicated relationship with Judaism, make some A+ film pitches (and some D- impressions), and are just really, unnecessarily mean to John Leguizamo.

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11: Go Make Your Blue China Proud Jun 22, 2017

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In the nick of time for Pride Month, we baseball slide in with Oscar Wilde, and our first guest host: our friend and fellow Literature Masochist, Scott. In The Importance of Being Earnest, enjoy wacky rich people antics and thinly veiled euphemisms as we learn why you should think before you sue someone, just what’s so hot about being named Ernest, and how to live up to your blue china’s expectations.

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