FireLit Radio

Join Aarushi and Lucas as they talk about this month's wave... TIME! How has the theme of time changed throughout literature and how has time changed literature and media?

Transformation means different things to everyone. Today James and Lucas have a light but heartfelt discussion on what transformation means to them and what they think it means to everyone else!

WE'RE BACK IN 2025 AND STARTING OFF WITH OUR WAVE OF 'GROWTH'. A Solo episode hosted by the New Firelit Radio Head, Lucas Sta. Ana, to get things going!

With the new school year well underway, we would like to introduce this year's LIHAM Council, featuring Niyanthri, Shaasvata, Aarushi, Pepe, Alice, Jordano, Amy, Juliane, and Caitlin. Listen now and get to know our council!

From rap to R&B, English to Japanese, and metaphor to analogy, most, if not all, songs are a form of literature. Listen to Lucas, Irfan, Emery, and Caitlin as they discuss some of their favorite songs and the literary art behind each lyric, the deeper meaning in each bar, and how so many different literary devices can come together to create a deeper meaning in songs

To follow along with the theme of love in the month of February, join Irfan, Caitlin, Emery, and Lucas as they discuss the romance stories that have impacted them the most. From the most genuine love stories from greek mythology to casual intimacy in modern day romance films, join the team as they discuss how love is communicated and displayed in multiple forms and their personal takes on it. Cont...

It has been MONTHS since the last episode has been published, but Firelit Radio is back at it again with another banger of an episode. Join Caitlin and Lucas as they dive into their holiday reading list from the last year 2023, the best books from 2023, and some upcoming books in 2024 to look forward to.

World Club members collaborate with Liham's FireLit to talk about history, or herstory, rather. We explore not just events that have let up to the empowerment of women now, as well as literary examples of women's stories.

Marny talks about how her interests changed from being STEM oriented to a humanities oriented person because of The House on Mango Street's mature themes.

Phoebe and Caitlin talk about how films and stories have helped them in their lives and what they made them realize.

In today's episode, our hearty conversation centers on the stories that healed us - whether they be stories that gave us comfort or redirected our perspectives on the matters of life. Joined by CJ, Marny, Sofia, and Caitlin, this quirky, laughter-filled episode is sure to keep our passion for the arts burning as 2023 begins.  

Manushri and Emery share the pieces they wrote for our prompts Duty and Masquerade. Here, they explore themes of honors killings, broken families, hiding your true identity and more. To read the full pieces, please go to https://www.liham.net/ .

How well do we know our beloved English teachers? In the spirit of Teacher's Appreciation Week, the FireLit team interviewed Mr. Butcher and Mr. Philen! In this episode, we tackled the stories of how they became English teachers,  discussed if there's an ideal way to teach English, and evaluated the academic rigor of our high school English classes. Stay tuned for this episode's speed round w...

Listen in as Caitlin, Sofia, David, and CJ go off on tangents, jokes, and stories of how they got into literature and the power of storytelling. 

Think of a particular moment in your life that you cherish. Childhood brings upon the notions of nostalgia and cartoons. Marny, David, and Alexa talk about our writer's works for the waves Cartoon and Nostalgia from November and December.   Edited by Phoebe

Third culture kids and people of color often feel like they don't belong to the host country that they are living in. FireLit members Marny, Felix and CJ discuss with writers that participated in BIPOC Club's Creative Writing Challenge, Monique and Leena, the pieces they wrote that explain their struggles with how people see their skin or ethnicity. They are also joined by Selma, a council member...

Very frequently high schoolers do not get the 8 hours of sleep recommended by doctors because of our busy worlds. David, Felix and CJ discuss articles about sleep in literature and how doctors would give poetry to their patients experiencing 'demons' in their day to day lives. Make sure to take care of your health, and get some rest, because it is simply awesome. 

Millie introduces CJ and Phoebe to the book Period. End of Sentence. by Anita Diamant, about period poverty in rural India. They also talk about their own period stories, their challenges, viewpoints, and discuss what we all should be doing to break the taboo of simply mentioning 'periods'. The episode opens up issues on privacy, sexuality, and discrimination surrounding the issue of menstruation,...

CJ, Felix, Gaurav, Leena and Patrick get deep on the word illusion . They talk about illusions from the atomic level, to a heavenly perspective. Patrick's piece is called Ubchi Lalia, and Leena's piece is called The Illusion of Coincidence. Most importantly, though, they try to figure out how to finish the sentence I like lettuce... This episode is full of laughs and inspirational quotes that will...

Christiana, Pepe and Sneha continue sharing about their pieces on Conquest. They realise that conquests nowadays don't involve colonisation, but are about our mental battlegrounds. To check out their work, check out Liham.net.

Christiana, Pepe, and Sneha, three writers who wrote for Liham's September Conquest Wave, share their insights and personal struggles about their personal mental conquests. The writers and podcast team discover that life is in itself, a conquest about reaching new frontiers, leaving your comfort zone and reaching new heights. 

We introduce Millie, Phoebe, Marny, Gaurav, David and Gloria to the team! Each person shares about how they got to love literature and storytelling, and why they joined the podcast team. (Another person will be featured next week, too). 

CJ, FireLit's Podcast Leader and Alexa, Liham's Wave Director share their stories on why they love stories. We hope you all can get excited about talking about stories with us!

We're back! This year, we're uploading weekly 30 minute episodes. We'll be talking about all things literature to give you motivation, inspiration and relaxation. See you!

This FireLit episode is a women's history month special !