Ranked #1
Episode 12: I Got My Mind on My Murder, My Murder on My Mind
Episode 12: I Got My Mind on My Murder, My Murder on My Mind
If you're a fan of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (or even if you're not) you're sure to love her short story "Fr... Read more
26 Sep 2018
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1hr 51mins
Ranked #2
Episode 20: Marie Condo-ing Cultural Appropriation
Episode 20: Marie Condo-ing Cultural Appropriation
If you don’t know this by now, let us remind you: Keep It Lit is the champagne of podcasts. On the *first* episode of 20... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #3
Episode 5: She Was a Horror!
Episode 5: She Was a Horror!
This time it's Herrick's turn to surprise Cooley with a tale, and it is "Horror Story" by Carmen Maria Machado. This bea... Read more
8 Aug 2018
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58mins
Ranked #4
Episode 3: Whoever Smelt It, Veldt It
Episode 3: Whoever Smelt It, Veldt It
Herrick and Cooley discuss the life and death stakes of crappy parenting, gender politics, and lion musk while unpacking... Read more
25 Jul 2018
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42mins
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Ranked #5
Episode 4: The Gift of Cinder Blocks
Episode 4: The Gift of Cinder Blocks
This week, Cooley offers up the short story "Once Upon a Time" by Nadine Gordimer, a modern fairytale about the self-des... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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50mins
Ranked #6
What's Papa-ing? Part 1
What's Papa-ing? Part 1
This week we take on the legacy of Ernest "Papa" Hemingway: the man, the myth, the misogynist. Of maybe just the misunde... Read more
18 Mar 2019
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #7
Episode 22: Spinning Out on the Mad Tea Party Ride
Episode 22: Spinning Out on the Mad Tea Party Ride
Mid-life crisis? Can't cope with being a parent or a partner? Pissed that your parents sucked? Like a Super Bowl MVP, ju... Read more
26 Feb 2019
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #8
Episode 9: Sewing Like a Motherf**ker
Episode 9: Sewing Like a Motherf**ker
Herrick and Cooley enter the unexpectedly sexy world of the 19th century Louisiana housewife via Kate Chopin's steamy sh... Read more
5 Sep 2018
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #9
Episode 8: Evil Palm Tree Robot Bandit Monkeys
Episode 8: Evil Palm Tree Robot Bandit Monkeys
It's a Double-header! Today Cooley and Herrick are together again, discussing two very short, but very powerful stories,... Read more
29 Aug 2018
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #10
Episode 16: Ain't No Lime Juice Gonna Fix that Smell
Episode 16: Ain't No Lime Juice Gonna Fix that Smell
Keep It Lit hits the road this week on a special sister edition of the pod! Cooley goes back home to the beautifully man... Read more
24 Oct 2018
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43mins
Ranked #11
Episode 18: A Violent Plea for Whale Song
Episode 18: A Violent Plea for Whale Song
This week we're discussing "Homesick" by Sarah Gailey. Homesickness is a perfect theme for the holidays and this story p... Read more
21 Nov 2018
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47mins
Ranked #12
Episode 21: Autos for Amore ; Beaters for Babies; Cars for Coitus
Episode 21: Autos for Amore ; Beaters for Babies; Cars for Coitus
This week Jean returns to chat with Herrick about motherhood and dictatorships as inspired by the wacky story with the s... Read more
18 Feb 2019
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #13
Episode 10: Apocalyptic F**kbuddies
Episode 10: Apocalyptic F**kbuddies
Cooley and Herrick discuss the timely and thought- provoking story, “I’ve Seen the End of the World Baby; It’s Murder” b... Read more
12 Sep 2018
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #14
Episode 15: Slutty Guns and Totino's Pizza Rolls
Episode 15: Slutty Guns and Totino's Pizza Rolls
This week, Cooley and Herrick discuss "Mandatory Carry" by Caleb Welch. If slowly tracing the steely curves of artillery... Read more
17 Oct 2018
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #15
Episode 17: The Care and Feeding of your New Wife
Episode 17: The Care and Feeding of your New Wife
This week we read the clever and thought-provoking piece, All the Mermaid Wives by Gwendolyn Kiste. It's an amazing tale... Read more
6 Nov 2018
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1hr 19mins
