Lit on Fire
“Welcome to Lit on Fire — the podcast where literature meets controversy, where banned books, silenced voices, and dangerous ideas refuse to stay quiet. From classrooms to courtrooms, novels to news cycles, we explore how stories challenge power, expose injustice, and ignite social change.
Our logo — a woman bound atop a burning stack of books — isn’t just an image. It’s a warning and a promise. A warning about what happens when voices are erased… and a promise that stories, once lit, are impossible to put out.
So if you’re ready to question, to argue, to feel uncomfortable, and to think deeper — you’re in the right place. This is - Lit on Fire.
Podcasting since 2026 • 18 episodes
Lit on Fire
Latest Episodes
Cursed Cocktails and Sword and Thistle by S.L. Rowland
Peace can look like a warm barstool, a well-made cocktail, and a quiet town by the sea. But if you’ve ever hit burnout, carried guilt for too long, or wondered who you are after the job that defined you ends, you know comfort is never just comf...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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35:07
Thorns, Feathers & Bones by Anderson W. Frost
A queen buries the warrior she loves, builds a kingdom on the aftershock, and then watches him walk back into her court ten years later. That single impossible return is the spark for our deep dive into Thorns, Feathers, And Bones by Anderson W...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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39:44
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Step inside a house that feeds on longing. We tackle Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House through Eleanor Vance’s eyes, asking whether the terror is truly supernatural or the slow burn of a life starved of choice. From the first “turn b...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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38:15
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
A demon is easy to spot. The real horror is the smile you’re taught to trust. We crack open Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism to explore how an ’80s possession tale exposes the quieter monsters—purity panic, class snobbery, and adults w...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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38:51
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
A recommendation letter shouldn’t cost half your life—unless your advisor died, went to hell, and your future depends on dragging him back. We dive into R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis with a frank look at ambition, institutional harm, and the uneasy ba...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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33:17