Matt Taibbi & Brad Pearce

Get Lit

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After a long search I’m teaming up with fellow Substacker Brad Pearce to launch Get Lit, a show that hopes to scratch the same itch as the book segments from America This Week, except books will be the whole program. www.racket.news

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Matt Taibbi & Brad Pearce

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“Get Lit” September 17, 2026: Concluding “As I Lay Dying.” 17.09.2026 30:02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Brad and Matt finish up the classic William Faulkner novel.

“Get Lit” Livestream Recording: "As I Lay Dying" 16.09.2026 1:00:19

Today on Get Lit we are finishing William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying . In the second half of the novel we finally get to hear from Addie, and learn that she was a deeply neurotic and disturbed woman who deserved the terrible family she had and sent them on this quest out of pure malice. We also hear from Jewel’s real father, and the deranged math by which Addie “made it up” to Anse for having a son...

Get Lit”: William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” (Episode 1) 01.09.2026 1:03:13

A recording from Monday’s live video | Brad and Matt discuss a long trip to bury a mother who is a fish, a horse, and nothing at all. www. Racket.news Get Lit continues today with William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, a novel that, far more even than Cash Bundren’s coffin above, involves a significant amount of craftsmanship. The story of a dead matriarch and her family’s 40-mile journey of dubious n...

"Get Lit" August 27, 2026: On Stephen Crane's “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel” 27.08.2026 1:25:56

Finishing up with Stephen Crane, and other thoughts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit” 8/25/26: On Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" 26.08.2026 1:04:12

A recording from Tuesday's live video | Stephen Crane fictionalizes a fun real life experience. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." (Part 1) 12.08.2026 1:02:41

Brad and Matt visit the Bowery. A recording from Monday's live video. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: The Finale of Dostoevsky's “Demons” (Part 1) 04.08.2026 1:04:01

A recording from Monday's live video This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit” Livestream: The Comic Climax of Dostoyevsky's "Demons" 28.07.2026 1:02:32

A storm of misunderstandings fuels official paranoia, followed by real conspiracy (A recording from Monday's live video) More at www. Racket.news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit” with Matt Taibbi and Brad Pearce - Livestream, 4:30 ET 15.07.2026 1:02:22

Thank you Clare Sibley , Trey Stockard , Stephen A Marvin , George Tisdale , Cowgirlcontrarian , and many others for tuning into my live video with Brad Pearce ! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit”: How Dostoyevsky's "Demons" Described America's Descent to Madness 07.07.2026 1:04:45

After the Fourth of July Weekend, Brad and Matt reflect on the plot of “Demons,” now gaining steam This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit” Livestream: The Book that Predicted Wokism? On Fyodor Dostoyevsky's “Demons.” 30.06.2026 1:07:53

A recording from Monday’s live video. Subscribe at www. Racket.news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

Machiavelli on Women, Virtue, and Fighting on "Get Lit" 24.06.2026 1:05:41

A recording from Monday's live video. Brad and Matt’s last live-cast on “Discourses of Livy” has lessons for both Democrats and Republicans This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

“Get Lit” Takes on Immigration, Foreign Wars, and other themes of “Discourses on Livy” 18.06.2026 1:02:24

A recording from Monday's live video: Machiavelli had plenty of advice for current politicians on the subject of how, or whether, to maintain an empire. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

"Get Lit With Matt and Brad." Takes on Machiavelli 09.06.2026 1:06:35

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Episode One of "Get Lit With Matt and Brad." 02.06.2026 1:01:41

A new all-books, all-the-time show premieres This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe