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Ep 5656: The Lion, the Bris and the Wardrobe (w/ The Narcissist Cookbook)
EWe step through CS Lewis's titular wardrobe into Narnia with Matt Johnston aka The Narcissist Cookbook to take a story of magical lands and good vs evil that's been dear to him since childhood and just ruin it. Just really leave it in shambles. Highlights include the logistics of lion circumcision, candy worth betraying your family for, The Susan Pevensie Appreciation Club, and RJ's Secret Origins.Listen to The Narcissist Cookbook on Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2FIRfFoOn Twitter @NarcissistCookYoutube video for the featured song, "Courtney:" http://bit.ly/2FOJQ8KSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 5555: A Tale of Two Cities—and One Bane (w/ BJ Mendelson)
EWe're joined by author, comic writer, and Dickens-hating enthusiast BJ Mendelson as we read A Tale of Two Cities and learn that, while the revolution may not be televised, it WILL be knit into a sweater. Discover how Batman and the WWE figure into the literary canon while BJ attacks Dickens for being an asshole, RJ attacks Napoleon for being short, and Megan attacks the French language by attempting to speak it.Follow BJ on Twitter @BJMendelson or on his site at https://bjmendelson.com/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 5454: We Welcome Our Insect Overlords
EThe authors are only mostly dead in this special request episode that takes us to the sci-fi space futures of "Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler and "Sandkings" by George RR Martin. Learn the do's and don'ts of exotic (occasionally human) pet ownership as Megan gets a phobia of bugs and novel-related nomenclature while RJ talks like the animals and enlists in the #StugotzArmySupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 5353: Huckleberry Finn and the Magic Power of Chest Hair (w/ MC Lars)
EWe're talking Mark Twain and super excited to be rolling down the Mississippi River with literary rhyme-master and self-professed Huck Finn fanboy MC Lars! Lars does his best to teach Megan and RJ a thing as we discuss the validity of lucky chest hair, Mark Twain The Shakespeare Truther, why Tom Sawyer is a terrifying sociopath, and awkwardly cross the minefield of the novel's racial controversies as only three white people can.Check out MC Lars at @mclars on twitter and at http://mclars.com/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 5252: Grendel's Mom Has Got It Goin' On (w/ Dr. Carla Maria Thomas)
EWe're celebrating TWO YEARS of unbridled book nonsense with an ON!LC first: getting someone who actually knows what the hell they're talking about to help us out. Dr. Carla Maria Thomas lends her Olde English expertise as we take on Beowulf, the epic poem about Live Nude Monster Fights. Megan kinkshames Neil Gaiman, RJ gets titillated over Tom Brady, and Carla teaches us how to properly pronounce words, thank God.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 5151: Orpheus and Eurydice vs. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
EWarm up those vocal cords and get ready to head to Hades because it's time to get mythological, baby! We're tackling the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, a tale of lovers doomed by a failure to follow instructions that is almost literally as old as time. We’ll find out if Cardi B. has life-restoring powers and if Plato had a sweet butt, but mostly, we’ll use the episode as an excuse to gush over the musical Hadestown.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 5050: Operation Death Sled (w/ Reid Messerschmidt From The Irrationally Exuberant Podcast)
EHappy New Year! ON!LC is back in a big way as Reid Messerschmidt of The Irrationally Exuberant Podcast joins us to make the case for Edith Wharton's novel Ethan Frome, the story of the worst winter-sports-related suicide pact ever. Together, we'll ponder the peculiarities of pickle dishes, learn some Horse Facts, and understand what it means to be horny inside your heart. Listen to more Reid at http://theirrationallyexuberant.com/ and on Twitter at @exuberantpodSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Study Break Bonus: It Turns Out Words Don't Actually Mean Anything
bonusEWhat better way to get ready to ring in 2019 than with another bonus minisode from the ON!LC vault? Megan has a petty pet peeve over famous miscontextualized phrases from literature and people's habit of getting them tattooed on their bodies. Meanwhile, RJ embraces the inherent meaninglessness of the universe, and we learn that the person meant to watch the watchmen is supposed to be keeping them from having sex with someone's wife...yup.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Study Break Bonus: I Literally Can't Even
bonusEMerry Christmas! Dive under the Christmas tree and unwrap this previously Patreon-exclusive minisode where guest Matt Hocker, surrealist comedian, and host of the appropriately-titled Matt Hocker Show, drops in to provide some deep thoughts on the evolution of language, exposing Megan as a total dingbat. Postmodernism rears its ugly head again as we talk about fanfiction, how all words are made-up words, and also some very good ice cream.You can check out Matt's show at http://thematthockershow.com/Or his Twitter where makes cool board games: @CooGamesMattSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4949: Disney Rides are the Basis of All Historical Canon
EIn this final episode of 2018, all your burning questions will be answered, like what piece of classic literature needs to be made into a Muppet movie? Which Bronte sister could you beat in a fistfight? And where are all these trains coming from? You'll also learn how to sort out your student loans, understand French literary theory, and pull sweet professorial pranks. Happy Holidays and #PrayForRJSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4848: A Midsummer Night's Wet Dream
ESmash that emergency Shakespeare button for an appropriately semi-lucid episode on A Midsummer Night's Dream! Learn all about Shakespeare's famed comedy about horny idiots in the woods...that sat around in obscurity for like 200 years. Because Puritans. RJ makes the case against parties, Megan makes enemies of theater kids everywhere, and we discover what timeless Christmas film was inspired by this play about magical boning.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4747: My Sister, My Sister, My Sister and Me
EIn this episode, we take a look at some positively lilliputian ladies in Louisa May Alcott's classic coming-of-age novel, Little Women. Learn why the Civil War is basically just the first Pokemon movie, how true Transcendentalism is hitting Ralph Waldo Emerson up for cash, and why Wrongfully Accused is an underrated classic. Megan advocates sibling murder, RJ examines the financial merits of cult life, and we all say "Awwww" a bunch.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4646: The Ballad of Count Jackula
EWhat's that in your candy bucket? Is it a bonus week of spooks and scares just in time for Halloween?! Join us and learn why A Rose for Emily is less about The Bachelor and more about oblivious townsfolk and tax evasion, while The October Game teaches you how to throw the perfect Halloween party. We do some voices, struggle with some songs, and invent what will surely become ON!LC's most beloved character ever.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4545: Who Names Their Kid Ichabod Anyway?
EGird your gourds for more Halloween goodness as we begin our short story spookstravaganza! RJ discusses feminism and unfortunate interior decorating in The Yellow Wallpaper, and Megan explores the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and how being a jerk can get you ghost-murdered. Or regular murdered. It's unclear. Meanwhile, Rhode Island doubles down on racist authors and we all learn the importance of going "First!"Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4444: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Bill Nye the Science Guy
EIt's the most wonderful tiiiiime of the year! Halloween! Obviously. In this spine-tingling episode, Megan and RJ take a trip down Queer Street to examine The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! Witness the terrors of inheritance law, Victorian moral hypocrisy, and Vague, Unspecified Crime! Learn the finer points of forcing your child to be a lighthouse engineer and how to give your nurse the worst nickname ever.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4343: Surf's Up, Agatha!
EMegan and RJ take Agatha Christie's sinister choo-choo train to her classic mystery novel, Murder on the Orient Express. Along for the ride is Jess, English teacher and certified Christie-head. We learn that murder is the secret to getting kids to read more, while Megan struggles to say a single character name correctly, RJ is jealous that he can't hang ten, and Jess initiates a blood feud with celebrated actor and director Kenneth Branagh.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4242: Finding (and Escaping) Nemo
EIn this episode, we hold our breath to dive into the briny depths of Jules Verne’s adventure classic, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea! Learn the downsides of owning your own island, the majesty of differently-abled manatees, and Captain Nemo’s step-by-step guide on how to be the most unbelievably extra person in the entire ocean. Megan yearns for action and adventure, while RJ mostly yearns for Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4141: The #Aesthetic of Dorian Gray
EMaybe he’s born with it, maybe it’s a cursed, magical painting. Join Megan and RJ as they return to the wonderful world of Oscar Wilde to appraise The Picture of Dorian Gray and learn the surprising source of inspiration for Wilde’s novel about the dangers of being eternally sexy. Meanwhile, RJ makes some startling literary connections, and Megan podcasts from the inside of a bucket.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 4040: H. P. Lovecraft Part 2: A City of Steve Buscemis (w/ Best Day)
EJoin Megan, RJ, and Jared as we round out our journey through the Cthulhu-verse with The Shadow over Innsmouth, a tale of cursed villages, dark secrets, and mega-horny immortal fish people. Also discussed: Why good Lovecraft movies are hard to find, the difficulties of separating a pretty thoroughly racist man from the massive impact he’s had on horror, sci-fi, and fantasy, and how he gave his cat literally the worst name ever, oh my god.Best Day’s Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/best-daySupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3939: H. P. Lovecraft Part 1: Jostled to Death by Sailors (w/ Best Day)
EIn this episode, Megan and RJ open up their feeble brain meats to the untold cosmic horrors of H. P. Lovecraft! With special guest and Old God aficionado, Jared aka Best Day, we heed the haunting, squishy Call of Cthulhu and prepare for…Unnecessarily Complicated Language! Old-Timey Racism! Guys With Three Names! And So Many Narrative Framing Devices! It’s an episode so nice it had to be spliced (into two parts).Best Day’s Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/best-daySupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Study Break Bonus: The Goatesque and the Oceanesque
bonusEIn this free teaser of Study Breaks to come, ON!LC guest alum Monique McIntosh returns to teach Megan about a popular, unsurprisingly racist term used in classic horror fiction. We also cover zombie goats, the unfathomable terrors of both the alphabet and the ocean, and why sexual attraction to lions with ’90s boy band hair is definitely totally normal.To listen to future Study Break bonus episodes subscribe to the $3 tier on our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3838: Hello from the Outside(rs)
EWe’re inside, we’re outside, we’re every which way but the general direction of S.E. Hinton’s Twitter as we tackle her classic teen coming-of-age novel, The Outsiders. Which isn’t gay. At all. What would even make you think that? Experience increasingly outlandish acronyms, the importance of both greasy hair and a good cry, and deeply ironic audio problems. Don’t listen for our sake…do it for Johnny.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3737: Oops, We Bronte’d Again
EGet ready for THE DRAMA as Megan and RJ journey to the ghostly moors of Wuthering Heights! Learn why everyone who thinks this is a romantic love story is both Wrong and Bad, why you should avoid graveyard-adjacent drinking water, and how Gothic antihero Heathcliff and Rocky Balboa are basically the same guy. RJ continues his crusade against naming kids after yourself, Megan reveals a dark, Lifetime Movies-related secret, and we invoke Terrible and Ancient Memes.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3636: A Nice Book About Bunny Rabbits (w/ Chris Osborne From Play Comics)
EWhat could go wrong in a book about bunnies? Plenty, if that book is Watership Down, a classic children’s novel that’s been traumatizing kids for nearly 50 years. Also traumatized is Chris Osborne of Play Comics, who joins us as we follow a band of bunnies on their epic quest for survival. Meanwhile, Megan relives childhood horrors, Chris learns a language, and RJ makes enough rabbit puns to constitute a war crime.Chris’s show: playcomics.comChris’s Twitter: @playcomicscastSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3535: 1-800-Flowers for Algernon
EOh Danny boy, the pipes are calling on this episode where we manage, despite our best efforts and potentially worst singing yet, to talk about the classic (sci-fi?) novel, Flowers for Algernon. Learn the importance of good branding, that the gross changes happening to your body are totally normal, and why being smart is a sucker’s game, with an added bonus of briefly coherent actual literary analysis.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3434: Of Mice and Men and Salads
EIn an episode that could best be described as “Steinbeck adjacent,” we engage in some heavy petting, bacon thieving, obscure reference-making, and banana-insinuating. We also learn all about Burgess Meredith, the rules of Being In Van Halen, briefly become Oh No! City Slickers, and oh, uh, talk about Of Mice and Men…kinda. But it’s okay because we got sunshine in our pockets, and that sunshine might just be cocaine.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3333: Mental Breakdowns in the Rye
EGet ready to #CatchTheseHands in the rye as your two favorite phonies set out to eviscerate Holden Caulfield, but mostly just feel bad for him. Learn about the distinguished fields of kosher cheese mongering and elevator pimping, go faith findin’ with JD, and listen as Megan challenges John Travolta to a fistfight and RJ commits multiple mouth crimes.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3232: Part Man, Part Alcohol, Part Kangaroo: The Ernest Hemingway Story
EIn this special episode, we take you on an intoxicated tour through the life, times, and wives of Ernest Hemingway, with a brief stopover at The Old Man and the Sea. Join us at the hottest spot north of Havana for this drunkstravaganza featuring: Gay marlins, Sandra Bullock, questionable surgery practices, baseball(?), and conquering nature with your peen.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3131: Down and Dirty John Donne
ERJ takes the wheel to teach us a thing about John Donne: Reverend, husband, and mega-horny poet. Enjoy the tonal whiplash as we rocket between poems about doing it, poems about how everyone he loved is dead, and more poems about doing it. Megan crafts some fanfiction, Financin’ with RJ branches out, and we learn that no man is an island, especially if he’s in the middle of having sex.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 3030: Bowels of Darkness
EIn this episode, we head to Africa, not to bless the rains but to contend with Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness. Megan is filled to the brim with salt while RJ tries to rack up a high score playing Devil’s Advocate. Join us as we discuss racism, imperialism, and the alleged contents of John Wayne’s colon.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2929: A Tough Tesseract to Follow
ECrack open your guide to interdimensional travel because we’re about to Wrinkle some Time! Join us and our friend Scott for a magical story of quantum mechanics, pulsating brains, and incompetent dads as we learn how pubescent girl-rage can save the day. We complement our book-reading with film-watching and experience Empowerment, continue our blood feud with Jacksonville, and gaze in awe at 80-foot Oprah.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2828: Fightin’ and Philanderin’ With Daddy Dumas
EGet ready for some nougat-y goodness with The Three Musketeers, a novel less about swashbuckling and more about extra-marital cross-kingdom hookups, horse-shaming, and that famous Musketeer slogan: “Well, if it pisses off the Cardinal then I guess it’s okay.” Alexandre Dumas outsources his book-writing to make more time for lovin’, Megan laments a severe lack of sword boys, and RJ ruins ASMR forever.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2727: ALL HAIL THE MAGIC CONCH!
EBritish boys get stranded on a tropical island, and you won’t BELIEVE what happens next! …They get naked and try to murder each other. It’s Lord of the Flies, a book written out of spite for a different book written 100 years earlier. We look at provocative shell art, learn why choir boys are the evilest kind of boy, do some truly terrible British accents, and refuse to stop referencing Mr. Brightside, for some reason.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2626: This Pie Tastes Like Murder
EYou guys, this show is a whole year old! In celebration, we bring you, from the depths of Shakespearean obscurity: Titus Andronicus, the play that asks “What if Shakespeare was possessed by Eli Roth and then wrote a play?” and “Can you do a Michael Caine impression without a tongue?” and also “Are goth kids still a thing?” Enjoy the murder, mayhem, and monologuing that only Big Willy can provide.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2525: Scout Finch Is Going to Kick Your Butt
EThey say it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird, so we get to sinning with Harper Lee’s immortal required reading classic. Learn how Lee plagiarized her own life, why Atticus Finch needs to sharpen his lawyer skills, and how all problems can be solved by punching and/or kicking. Megan chronicles the thrilling exploits of a pair of pants and RJ finally nails an impression.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

24.5: We A Some Qs
bonusEIt’s a new year with new experiences to have and new challenges to face! Like having your schedule completely derailed by medical emergencies! (On an unrelated note, RJ met his unfortunate demise under circumstances that are neither mysterious or criminally suspicious). Megan and RJ Jr. Part 2: The Sequel answer submitted questions in this special minisode that is kind of sort of related to literature…ish. 2018, baby!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2424: The Nightmare Before Christmas Carol
EWe’re celebrating the last episode of the year with the double-feature of A Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi! Embrace the holiday spirit of giving rocks to Baby Jesus, spending money you don’t have on things you can’t use, multiple ghosts telling you what a jerkoff you are, and the spectacular debut of Oh No! Lit Class Theater. Happy Holidays and God help us, every one.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2323: Ralph Ellison’s Big Book of Symbolism
EWho wouldn’t want to be an Invisible Man? Playing awesome pranks, sneaking into R-rated movies…wait, this isn’t that one? This is the one about racial and social inequality and the failure of identity due to society’s perceptions and prejudice? Oh. Join us as we hunt for shirtless pictures of Ralph Ellison, endure entirely too much Symbolism, and struggle to define postmodernism while our old professors are off somewhere, laughing uproariously.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2222: 99 Problems but a Witch Ain’t One
EWe celebrate Thanksgiving by bringing America back to its awful roots with The Crucible, a play about the Salem witch hunts written during the communist witch hunts. Grab a turkey leg, accuse your aunt of being a witch, and enjoy spoilers for various Bruce Willis movies, puritans casually wandering in and out of other people’s houses, aggressive financial advice, and a surprise lesson on the praying mantis.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2121: Back to the (Bradbury) Future!
ECome take a trip with us to the Bradbury-Future of Fahrenheit 451: where firemen burn books, buildings, robots, each other, whatever gets in the way of the flamethrower, really. Along the way, we’ll learn how far Ray Bradbury got with a little gumption and a pair of rollerskates, write the crossover fanfiction no one was asking for, sing some Adele AGAIN, and – most importantly – punish RJ for his hubris.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 2020: Pour One Out for Your Poe-mies
EOur Halloween celebration continues with the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe! Cower in fear at the return of the curséd city of Boston! Tremble in horror at how out of touch we are with popular music! Shake your head with pity at the tragedy of Poe and his alarmingly poor life choices! Also, Willem Dafoe walls Steve Buscemi up in a cellar. That happens…Happy Halloween!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1919: Don’t Kinkshame Dracula
EIs there a more recognizable literary monster than Dracula? Maybe, but who cares, IT’S A HALLOWEEN EPISODE! Join us as we learn why wolves make great lockpicks, create a Halloween “Dream Daddy” DLC, debate the merits of a manly brain, and listen to RJ do The Worst Impressions Ever. The scariest part of this episode? We’re literally too stupid to say “Bram” right.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1818: The Gay Penguin Agenda – Banned Books Week ’17
EIn an episode meant to explain and explore the world of banned and challenged books, Megan and RJ instead fail to resist drugs and violence, rewrite Lolita by way of Free Willy, are attacked by bugs, and actually have a serious, mature conversation about censorship, trigger warnings and what it means to read “in context.” We’re just as surprised as you.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1717: The Big Willy Conspiracy
EIn this special episode, we’re investigating a centuries-spanning, Da Vinci Code-style conspiracy: Did beloved wordsmith William Shakespeare actually write all those plays? Or was it…someone else?! Megan and RJ probe Shakespeare’s life, watch a very bad movie with a disappointing lack of Radiohead, discuss RJ’s predictably gross book of poems, and hurl obscenities at Academy Award-winning actor Mark Rylance.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1616: Adjust Your Expectations Accordingly
EIn this positively Dickensian episode, Megan and RJ attempt to discuss Great Expectations and its young hero Pip, but get sidetracked by everything from Chuck E. Cheese to forgetting the lyrics to Hamilton. Listen and learn the lost art of Ye Olde English Negging, the benefits of having your own special convict, and why Vin Diesel would’ve been the perfect person to teach Pip the importance of family.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1515: I Love You, Most Awkwardly.
EIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single podcast in possession of a Jane Austen novel, must be in want of a guest host. Fellow Literary Post-Grad Monique joins Megan and RJ for a timeless tale of husband-hunting and being Too British For Feelings. RJ is out of his element, Megan doubles down on Quirk Classics, and Monique desperately tries to teach the listeners something about literature.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1414: Their Eyes Were Watching God Drop the Bass
EIn this episode, we cover Zora Neale Hurston’s novel about race, gender, and feminine agency in the horrible, horrible swamps of Florida. Learn where Hurston is *probably* buried, Floridian Hurricane protocol, and why Jacksonville is just objectively the worst place ever. RJ refuses to forget about Moana, Megan Caucasians it up, and “Bangarang” is played way more than you would expect…please don’t tell Skrillex.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1313: Hamlet! REVEEEENGE!
EBig Willy Shakespeare returns! We learn about Amleth, the original Norse myth that’s better in every way, just how bad the “Bad Quarto” version of the play is, and why when your ghost dad tells you to stab your uncle in the taint you really shouldn’t overthink it. Featuring a special segment dedicated to discussing the NY Public Theater’s production of Hamlet, starring Oscar Issac – and more importantly – Oscar Isaac’s butt.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1212: Giant Bugs, John Leguizamo, & the Jewish People
EBodies change. One day you've got a slim waist with a beautiful head of hair and the next you’re a writhing, oozing insect monster. In this episode, we close our eyes and swat a newspaper at Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, a squirmy story of transformation and terrible family members. We cover Kafka’s complicated relationship with Judaism, make some A+ film pitches (and some D- impressions), and are just really, unnecessarily mean to John Leguizamo.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/

Ep 1111: Go Make Your Blue China Proud
EIn the nick of time for Pride Month, we baseball slide in with Oscar Wilde, and our first guest host: our friend and fellow Literature Masochist, Scott. In The Importance of Being Earnest, enjoy wacky rich people antics and thinly veiled euphemisms as we learn why you should think before you sue someone, just what’s so hot about being named Ernest, and how to live up to your blue china’s expectations.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OhNoLitClassGet Some Merch: https://ohnolitclass.threadless.com/