Episodes

33. Stop Looking for Artistic Validation 12.04.2024 13:34

On art competitions and awards and why they don't really matter.

32. Aren't we all Alice (by Victoria) 09.04.2024 32:57

Victoria extends her series Wayward Wonderland, discussing her experience in college and the ways that facets of her identity affect it. HOTLITERATI.COM

31. How to Talk about Art 04.04.2024 11:12

On Robert Henri, artistic authority, and the cultivation of personal taste.

30. Followers, Subscribers, Lovers, Friends 23.03.2024 25:43

On social media and the thinning of relationships. hotliterati.com

29. "Celebrity" is Devolving (& bad for art) 03.03.2024 34:11

On celebrity culture, mass media, art, and society. hotliterati.com

28. A Psychological Guide to Dating (men) as Women 15.02.2024 27:17

On dating men as a woman (without losing yourself). hotliterati.com

27. Loneliness, Finding Yourself, & Nin (again) 01.02.2024 18:56

On Anais Nin, break ups, and self compassion. hotliterati.com

26. On Dating, Dissociation, & Anais Nin 21.01.2024 23:09

On Anais Nin, feminine dissociation, and finding yourself. hotliterati.com

25. The Paradox of Social Media Activism 14.11.2023 21:02

On the contradictions and impact of activism on social media alone. hotliterati.com

24. My favorite book, the human condition, and math 06.11.2023 25:53

Discussing We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. hotliterati.com

23. Collective Unconscious + Healing 31.10.2023 18:42

On Carl Jung's collective unconscious and spiritual healing as a society. hotliterati.com

22. Internet Malice/Faulkner's Coffin 23.10.2023 14:49

On social media hate, parasocial projection, & As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. hotliterati.com

21. Using books to combat depression and monotony 02.10.2023 11:22

On books, Schopenhauer, existential angst, and mental health. hotliterati.com

20. Of course we're F*cking Anxious (social media and Gen Z) 24.09.2023 17:50

On the social media/gen z question. hotliterati.com

19. Justice for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl 17.09.2023 20:56

Discussing the archetype in Breakfast at Tiffany's , Blonde (2023), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , and more hotliterati.com

18. Feminine Insanity, Marriage, & Kate Chopin 12.09.2023 33:49

new site! HotLiterati.com the collection that I read is The Awakening and Selected Stories (Random House 2020 edition) by Kate Chopin

17. I'm never 100% I'm not a Robot 03.09.2023 20:24

On Ex Machina, and societal dissonance. hotliterati.com

16. Why The Bell Jar is so relatable (except for the racist parts) 26.08.2023 44:50

tw: mentions of suicide On The Bell Jar, sad girl culture, and feminine societal dissonance. hotliterati.com

15. The reason I didn't dye my hair post-breakup 16.07.2023 11:17

Essay on break ups, hair, and race. hotliterati.com

14. How to Live a Real Life 22.06.2023 8:28

Essay on existential angst, the commodification of people, and the absurdity of society. hotliterati.com

13. A little Chocolate Before the Big Sleep 13.06.2023 9:28

Essay on break ups and existential angst. hotliterati.com

12. How Faulkner & Babitz got me through a breakup 07.04.2023 31:47

On William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom, Bell Hook's All About Love, Rene Girard's Deceit, Desire and the Novel, & Eve Babitz's L.A. Woman. hotliterati.com Music is Steven-OBrien.net! THE NEXT HINT: is at mercer books There are only 4 of them inside of these books: 1. The Brothers K by David James Duncan 2. Arcadia by Jim Crace 3. The Secret of the Gondola by David Alan Brown 4. Pushkin House by An...

11. James Baldwin and The Fire This Time 07.04.2023 16:54

On James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and relevant themes for today's America. hotliterati.com Music at beginning/end is prelude by steven-obrien.net

11. My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Sad Girls, and Gen Z 15.12.2022 16:53

On My Year of Rest and Relaxation and why Gen Z identifies with it so heavily. hotliterati.com Music at beginning/end is prelude by steven-obrien.net

10. My Eating Disorder and the book that Helped my Recovery 13.11.2022 37:21

TW: mention of eating disorders On eating disorder recovery, helpful resources, and Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings. Accounts referenced in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/dietitiandeanna/channel/ https://www.instagram.com/no.food.rules/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diet.culture.rebel/?hl=en