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 • 8 episodes
Lit on Fire
Latest Episodes
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
A slur on a subway platform, a sister lost, and a ghost that won’t stop knocking—our conversation digs into how Kylie Lee Baker’s Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng turns horror into a blade for truth. We trace Cora Zeng’s journey through ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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28:17
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
A color-coded empire tells its workers to love their chains, and a miner learns how deep the lie runs. We take you inside Red Rising’s brutal hierarchy to examine how propaganda, spectacle, and masculinity prop up a system that rewards obedienc...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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25:25
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Ash falls, trees stand like burnt ribs, and a father tells his son to carry the fire. We dive into Cormac McCarthy’s The Road not just as a survival story, but as a sharp mirror reflecting who gets to be called human when every system fails. We...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:03
Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 1 by Matt Dinniman
A death game with loot drops shouldn’t feel this human, but Dungeon Crawler Carl sneaks past your guard with jokes and then hits you with a mirror. We dive into the LitRPG’s wild premise—Earth flattened by aliens, survivors herded into a televi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:37
The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller
What if a family legacy of witchcraft demanded more than survival—what if it demanded a reckoning? We dive into Kirsten Miller’s The Women of Wild Hill, where two estranged sisters collide with a centuries-old haunting, a thorny prophecy, and a...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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24:55