LIL #6: The Polo Player? (The Great Gatsby, Ch 4-6)

Look at this! We’re back on schedule, woohoo! Here’s our second episode in our The Great Gatsby Book Club series! This is on chapters 4 through 6, so if you haven’t yet, be sure to listen to our last episode on chapters 1 through 3!

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Special thank you to Alex “Bones” Niederberger for the use of our theme song, “Lit is Lit is Lit.” This episode was written and recorded by HR Bumgarner and Abby Scadden. It was edited by Julie Tran and Will Robertson. The logo was created by Will Robertson. Special thank you to the Mass Communications & Journalism Building at the University of Denver for the use of their facilities and equipment.

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Chapters 1-3 | Chapters 7-9 coming soon!

LIL #5: Cooties (The Great Gatsby, Ch 1-3)

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TWO DAYS LATE GO US. In our defense, we’re all disasters. Nevertheless, we are sorry for being late! So, here it is, our conversation about the first three chapters of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925)! It was a good time and we can’t wait to cover chapters 4 through 6 next episode! Also, there are spoilers obviously! Woot woot!

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Special thank you to Alex “Bones” Niederberger for the use of our theme song, “Lit is Lit is Lit.” This episode was written and recorded by HR Bumgarner and Abby Scadden. It was edited by Julie Tran and Will Robertson. The logo was created by Will Robertson. Special thank you to the Mass Communications & Journalism Building at the University of Denver for the use of their facilities and equipment.

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Chapters 4-6 coming soon! | Chapters 7-9 coming soon!

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LIL #4: Plums?! (This Is Just To Say, William Carlos Williams)

We’re real sorry this isn’t about Gatsby, that’ll be out next Monday! We battled finals, illness, and Spring Break. Luckily, we have this bonus episode on William Carlos Williams’s poem, “This Is Just To Say.” Abby is incredibly confused as to how HR has never had a plum. Unfortunately, she can’t try one yet, they’re hecka out of season.

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Special thank you to Alex “Bones” Niederberger for the use of our theme song, “Lit is Lit is Lit.” This episode was written and performed by HR Bumgarner and Abby Scadden. It was edited by Julie Tran and Will Robertson. The logo was created by Will Robertson. Special thank you to the Mass Communications & Journalism Building at the University of Denver for the use of their facilities and equipment.

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If you wanna read more of William Carlos Williams, we highly recommend checking out his page on the Poetry Foundation. If you wanna see “This Is Just To Say,” visit The Hague! It’s on the wall!!

The Hague

LIL #3: High Cinema (We Real Cool, Gwendolyn Brooks)

This week we covered “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks! We also covered Abby’s height, the white savior complex, and how the Oscars made mistakes this year with their Best Picture selection. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Check it out!

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Special thank you to Alex “Bones” Niederberger for the use of our theme song, “Lit is Lit is Lit.” This episode was written and performed by HR Bumgarner and Abby Scadden. It was edited by Julie Tran and Will Robertson. The logo was created by Will Robertson. Special thank you to the Mass Communications & Journalism Building at the University of Denver for the use of their facilities and equipment.

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If you wanna read more of Gwendolyn Brooks, we highly recommend checking out her page on the Poetry Foundation. Check out the anthology that “We Real Cool” is in! The Bean Eaters is on Goodreads, there’s a lot of places you can find it there.

LIL #2: How Do Weed? (Tulips, Plath)

We mostly talked about Sylvia Plath and her poem “Tulips.” There’ll be tangents on orange chicken, Abby’s rad drawing skillz, how many grams are in a pound, and fishing.

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Special thank you to Alex “Bones” Niederberger for the use of our theme song, “Lit is Lit is Lit.” This episode was written and performed by HR Bumgarner and Abby Scadden. It was edited by Julie Tran and Will Robertson. The logo was created by Will Robertson. Special thank you to the Mass Communications & Journalism Building at the University of Denver for the use of their facilities and equipment.

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If you’d like to read “Tulips” by Sylvia Plath, you can read the full poem on The Poetry Foundation website. If you’d like to read more of Plath’s works, here’s a list of some of her poems.

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If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or suicidal ideation, please do not hesitate to call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

Tulip, Abby Scadden. Graphite on parchment. 2019. Stunning, flawless art.

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LIL #1: Beefcake (The House of Asterion, Borges)

We mostly talked about Jorge Luis Borges and his story “The House of Asterion,” but as always, we got really distracted. Expect to hear tangents on Pokemon, a labyrinth in Kansas City, and Alaska, apparently?

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Special thank you to Alex “Bones” Niederberger for the use of our theme song, “Lit is Lit is Lit.” This episode was written and performed by HR Bumgarner and Abby Scadden. It was edited by Julie Tran and Will Robertson. The logo was created by Will Robertson. Special thank you to the Mass Communications & Journalism Building at the University of Denver for the use of their facilities and equipment.

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If you’d like to read “The House of Asterion,” you can check it out as well as a variety of Borges’s short stories on his anthology, Labyrinth (1964), using a variety of sources through Goodreads!