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You Don’t Know Lit

You Don’t Know Litwww.youdontknowlitpodcast.com
Book club meets fight club. Two book recommendations every Monday from high school English teachers Ian and Joe. And Nick.
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Episodes

22. Cop-Out: Watchmen

A special thank you to Dr. Big Blue Dong for joining on this episode. In this abbreviated episode we discuss the comic book Watchmen by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, Dave Gibbons, Dave Gibbons published in 1986–1987.

Nov 02, 202056 minEp. 22

20. Cormac: All the Pretty Horses vs The Road

A special thank you to Tom Stichyshelt for joining us on this episode. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (1992) vs The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006).

Oct 19, 20201 hrEp. 20

17. Great Outdoors: A Walk in the Woods vs Desert Solitaire

A special thank you to our guest Big Sur for joining us on this episode. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (1997) vs Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey (1968).

Sep 28, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 17

15. Fun Robots: Metropolis vs We Are Legion

A special thank you to 01101000 01101001 01110100 01101100 01100101 01110010 for joining us on this episode. Metropolis by Thea von Harbou (1925) vs We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor (2016)

Sep 14, 202059 minEp. 15

13. Cop-Out Episode: Romeo and Juliet

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.

Aug 31, 202037 minEp. 13

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

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).

Aug 24, 20201 hrEp. 12

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

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.)

Aug 10, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 10

9. Monsters: Beowulf vs Odyssey

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).

Aug 03, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 9

6. Cop-Out Episode: A Wizard of Earthsea

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.

Jul 13, 202034 minEp. 6

An Introduction: You Don't Know Lit

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.

Jul 03, 20202 min

3. Challenging: Ulysses vs The Faerie Queene

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)

Jun 24, 202059 minEp. 3

1. Unputdownable: Of Mice and Men vs The Hobbit

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)

Jun 23, 20201 hrEp. 1
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