You Don’t Know Lit

You Don’t Know Lit

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Book club meets fight club. Two book recommendations every Monday from high school English teachers Ian and Joe. And Nick.

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

14. No Theme: Persepolis vs The Right Stuff 07.09.2020

A special thank you to R2D2 for joining us on this episode. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2000) vs The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (1979)

13. Cop-Out Episode: Romeo and Juliet 31.08.2020

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to John Legumeszaman for joining us on this episode. In this abbreviated episode we discuss Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare published in 1597.

12. Journeys: Heart of Darkness vs Fear and loathing in Las Vegas 24.08.2020

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to Evel Knievin' for joining us on this episode. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899) vs Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (1971).

11. Happy: A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There vs The Three Musketeers 17.08.2020

A special thank you to Samuel Jackson's agent for joining us on this episode. A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold (1949) vs The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (1844).

10. Dystopia: Brave New World vs Nineteen Eighty-Four 10.08.2020

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to Wonder Woman for joining us on this episode. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932) vs Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949.)

9. Monsters: Beowulf vs Odyssey 03.08.2020

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to The Indian in the Cupboard for joining us on this very special episode. Beowulf by Unknown (disputed c. 700–1000 AD) vs Odyssey by Homer (8th century BC).

8. Talking Animals: Charlotte's Web vs The Wind in the Willows 27.07.2020

A special thank you to Mr. Sorry Fuck for joining us on this episode. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (1952) vs The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908)

7. Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea vs The Sun Also Rises 20.07.2020

A special thank you to Guy Ferrari for joining us on this very special Hemingsode. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952) vs The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (1926).

6. Cop-Out Episode: A Wizard of Earthsea 13.07.2020

A special thank you to Bildungsroman for joining on this episode! In this abbreviated episode we discuss A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin published in 1968.

5. Unteachable: Pimp: The Story of My Life vs The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 06.07.2020

A special thank you to Foghorn Langhorne for joining us on this episode. Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim (1967) vs The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884)

An Introduction: You Don't Know Lit 03.07.2020

Book club meets fight club - each week high school English teachers Dr. Ian DeJong and Joe Holschuh each bring a book to share with their friend Nick Argires. Weekly winners, themes and recommendations.

4. America: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin vs Beloved 29.06.2020

A special thank you to our dead ancestors for joining us on this episode. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1791) vs Beloved by Toni Morrison (1987)

3. Challenging: Ulysses vs The Faerie Queene 24.06.2020

A special thank you to Southern General Ulysses for joining us on this episode. Ulysses by James Joyce (1922) vs The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser (1590)

2. Getting Old: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life vs The Picture of Dorian Gray 24.06.2020

A special thank you to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (Lord Voldemort) for joining on this episode. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan (2015) vs The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1890)

1. Unputdownable: Of Mice and Men vs The Hobbit 23.06.2020

A special thank you to Colin Firth's nipples for joining us on our first episode. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (1937) VS The Hobbit (or There and Back Again) by J. R. R. Tolkien (1937)

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