Uncited: An English Lit Podcast

We chat about Song of Myself, a poem that was new to both of us! Pop by for great essay ideas like: Is Walt Whitman a manic pixie dream boy? and; How is your identity like a timbit?

This week we talk about Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, including hot takes such as: exploitation is bad, the humanities matter, and your teen's internet activity might be able to tell you if they're a psychopath. Chantelle also speaks out in defense of sci fi. (Did it need to be defended? Let's find out.)

This week we talk about a very famous work of fanfiction about... wait for it... the Bible. That's right, folks, it's time for John Milton's Paradise Lost! Sit back, enjoy, and avoid the forbidden snacks.

We celebrate our listeners' writing! And then we demolish Chantelle's silly middle school poems and Amy's sad high school poems. Content warnings embedded in the episode for mentions of depression, death, and suicide.

We tackle Shakespeare's longest play, which is about... not much, actually. Find out why we're not fans of Hamlet (the character) or Hamlet (the play). Content warnings for parental death, suicide, and "madness" as a literary trope.

This week we talk about Christina Rossetti, the "cool aunt" of the Victorian era. Join us to learn about some of her short poems including An Apple Gathering and her relationship to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

We chat about Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper and its different readings, the many things Victorians ruined, and how your fave is problematic.

In our first listener-chosen episode, we talk about World War I poem There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale, with a special appearance of There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. Content warning for war and violence. 

This is Uncited, the internet's least reliable English lit podcast. We're two reformed English majors and former roommates discussing literary works from our undergrad and beyond. We hope you'll give us a try! 

We chat about T. S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, including: coffee shop quotes, self-confidence tips for J., and what is the poem's big question?

In the first of our Month of Love series, we talk about A Rose for Emily, a super romantic... southern gothic... oh, oops. Also we get serious for a hot minute because racism is no joke.

This week we talk about one of our favourite plays, The Importance of Being Earnest. Let us take you on a Wilde ride through this comedy of errors.

This week we talk about John Donne's poetry and writings, from his youth to his own funeral sermon. Find out how the scoundrel who tried to seduce someone with a flea became the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral.

We read the Arthurian legend Sir Gawain and the Green Knight so you don't have to; Chantelle ruins Amy's Christmas.

This week we discuss Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, and how Jane and Antoinette just can't catch a break. Also, we spoil some other classics. You've been warned.

In this week's episode, we talk about Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado. Topics discussed include: Was Montresor really that bad a guy? as well as: Perhaps there are better ways to unfriend the people with whom you're no longer compatible.

This week we go niche with up-and-coming playwright William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and its most sophisticated adaptation. To answer our queries about the dairy process or just to tell us about your favourite English lit books, email us at UncitedPodcast@outlook.com.

In our first episode ever (!!!) we talk about Frankenstein's monster's daddy issues, the warring influences of the Shelleys, and the scientific possibility of baby monsters.