Special New Year's Episode
Happy New Year! We're ringing in 2022 with a New Year's poem, your unpopular book opinions, and highbrow literature*! (*listicles)
Jan 07, 2022•36 min•Ep. 33
Uncited: An English Lit Podcast
Uncited is the internet's least reliable English literature podcast. Join former English majors Amy and Chantelle as they revisit the good, the bad, and the spectacularly ridiculous literary works from their undergrad.
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Episodes
They Say It's a Good Omen
It's our second holiday episode! We're talking about Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, with its festive theme of the birth of the Antichrist. (It's a Christmas thing. No need to fact check it.)
Dec 24, 2021•37 min•Ep. 32
From J Swift to T Swift: All Too Well
We're talking about Swift! No, English majors, not that one. This week we analyze Taylor Swift's All Too Well as the high art poem it is.
Dec 10, 2021•35 min•Ep. 31
Some Would Say Kindred Spirits
We chat about Octavia E. Butler's Kindred, including: when people think time travel is the most logical explanation, racism, and how to pronounce diaspora. Content warnings for slavery, rape, self-harm, violence, and suicide.
Nov 26, 2021•35 min•Ep. 30
The Book of Negroes; or, Doing Our Best
We talk about The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Eurocentrism, and the link between slavery and the treatment of Indigenous communities. On a lighter note, we find it's impossible to say "no" in an Australian accent. Content warning for talk about slavery, abuse, child death, rape, and residential schools.
Nov 12, 2021•45 min•Ep. 29
Gulliver's Travails
It's our one year anniversary! We talk about the stupidity that is the colonial travel narrative, giant nudity, and the magic of buying into things that couldn't possibly be real.
Oct 29, 2021•36 min•Ep. 28
Writer Feature: Vestiges by Megan Misztal
Today we interview award-winning poet Megan Misztal about her newly published chapbook, "Vestiges". We delve into relationships, life, grief, and love. Grab your tissues and be prepared to hear three grown women sob over cats. Megan can be found on Instagram @MegansDesk, and her chapbook "Vestiges" can be purchased at www.bywords.ca.
Oct 25, 2021•32 min•Ep. 27
Special Episode: We Read Picture Books
This week we chat about children's literature--none of which Amy has read! Join us as one of us revisits old favourites, the other experiences English kids' books for the very first time, and both of us go through your brand new recommendations.
Oct 15, 2021•41 min•Ep. 26
Comparative Essays: My Antonia x Beloved
This week we talk about comparisons! My Antonia or Beloved? Books or movies? How is love like a sourdough starter? Listen to the thrilling conclusion to our three-part series to find out!
Oct 01, 2021•30 min•Ep. 25
We Don't Tell Jokes About Beloved
Today we talk about a very important novel, Beloved by Toni Morrison. Because of the serious topics covered in this book, we are taking a break from our usual comedy podcast to delve into the context of the setting, during and after slavery in the American south. You can hear a more in-depth analysis of these topics over on The Stacks - Episode 60. Content warnings for slavery, murder, torture, rape, and infant death.
Sep 17, 2021•36 min•Ep. 24
My, My, My Antonia
This week we talk about Willa Cather's My Antonia because... well, we had to eventually. In which Chantelle hates the main character and Amy hates prairie fiction! Content warnings for suicide, murder, and attempted sexual assault.
Sep 03, 2021•38 min•Ep. 23
And They Build a Time Machine, Whoa!
126 years ago, H. G. Wells's The Time Machine imagined a worst case scenario for humanity's future that was somehow still more optimistic than your average millennial. This week we chat about time travel, socialism, and problematic not-faves.
Aug 20, 2021•38 min•Ep. 22
Macbeth Curses Theatre Kids
Today we chat about Shakespeare's Macbeth, a play that completely fails the Bechdel test and still manages to hinge all its best moments on its female characters. Featuring hot takes by more people than just us!
Aug 06, 2021•47 min•Ep. 21
Yikes! It's Yeats!
This week we chat about Yeats's The Second Coming, very reliable memory techniques, fairies, and monkey scrotums. This is a classy podcast.
Jul 23, 2021•26 min•Ep. 20
Paper the Towns Red
It's time for Paper Towns by John Green! Join us to chat about a book we actually love and find out why we read this during our English undergrad. Young adult lit is real lit, pass it on.
Jul 09, 2021•41 min•Ep. 19
Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Midsummer Night's Dream
Join Amy and special guest Zach for a chat about A Midsummer Night's Dream by our boy, Willy Shakes, and Sandman #19: A Midsummer Night's Dream by our other boy, Neil Gaiman!
Jun 25, 2021•33 min•Ep. 18
Walt Whitman Contains Multitudes
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?
Jun 11, 2021•32 min•Ep. 17
Oryx and Crakes and Rakunks, Oh My
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.)
May 28, 2021•37 min•Ep. 16
Paradise? They've Lost Interest
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.
May 14, 2021•36 min•Ep. 15
Special Episode: Roasting Our High School Poems
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.
Apr 30, 2021•35 min•Ep. 14
Hamlet is Shakespeare's Seinfeld
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.
Apr 16, 2021•46 min•Ep. 13
My Homegirl Christina Rossetti
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.
Apr 02, 2021•36 min•Ep. 12
We All Live in a Yellow Wallpapered Nightmare
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.
Mar 19, 2021•36 min•Ep. 11
Special Episode: There Will Come Soft Rains
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.
Mar 05, 2021•32 min•Ep. 10
Uncited: An English Lit Podcast Trailer
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!
Feb 23, 2021•1 min
Jalfred Prufrock: All FOMO, No YOLO
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?
Feb 19, 2021•46 min•Ep. 9
And No Rose for Emily Bye
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.
Feb 05, 2021•31 min•Ep. 8
The Importance of Being Wildely Earnest
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.
Jan 22, 2021•31 min•Ep. 7
We are Undone by John Donne
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.
Jan 08, 2021•31 min•Ep. 6
'Twas the Green Knight Before Christmas
We read the Arthurian legend Sir Gawain and the Green Knight so you don't have to; Chantelle ruins Amy's Christmas.
Dec 25, 2020•41 min•Ep. 5
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