The Pens and Poison Podcast

Welcome back to the Pens and Poison Podcast!This is not your ordinary literature podcast. Join me as I explore the state of humanities education, the publishing industry, and the literary world at large through a series of spicy interviews, hot takes, and literary ramblings.On today’s episode, we talk to Sasha Zeiger, a Philadelphia-based novelist and marketing strategist with a background in philosophy. We discuss everything gothic and existential, with a deep dive into Camus, de Beauvoir, and the writing that makes us human. Sasha is the self-published author of The Tower of Theo and is currently writing her second novel, a gothic historical murder mystery set in 1888 Philadelphia. Her work explores existentialism, moral ambiguity, and truth as subjectivity. Passionate about promoting public philosophical discourse, Sasha aims to make complex ideas accessible through fiction, essays, and conversations that invite readers to question who they are and why.

Welcome back to the Pens and Poison Podcast!This is not your ordinary literature podcast. Join me as I explore the state of humanities education, the publishing industry, and the literary world at large through a series of spicy interviews, hot takes, and literary ramblings.On today’s episode, I talked to Peter Biles, the author of the short story collection Last November. His writing has been featured in Plough, The Gospel Coalition, Dappled Things, and several others. He writes a Substack called Battle the Bard.

Welcome to the Pens and Poison Podcast! This is not your ordinary literature podcast. Join writer Liza Libes as she explores the state of humanities education, the publishing industry, and the literary world at large through a series of spicy interviews, hot takes, and literary ramblings. On today’s episode, Liza talks to BJ Harrison, host of The Classic Tales Podcast and audiobook connoisseur. In 2007, when his Classic Tales Podcast hit the scene, listeners were enthusiastic and voracious. The show peaked as the #3 podcast in iTunes. Pretty soon, Audible came calling to talk about a new program called ACX. Now, over 800 audiobooks later, he continues to impress critics and listeners alike. Audiofile says he narrates with “gusto” and “enthusiasm”. TIME opts for “soothing”.One thing is clear – BJ tempers his formidable narrator toolbox for the task at hand. It’s always thrilling to discover where he’ll take us next.__________________________________________________________________________Special thank you to composer Nathaniel Lindstrom for providing the track “Quartz Moth” for today’s sound effects. __________________________________________________________________________You can learn more about me and my work with poetry here— Website: https://lizalibes.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pensandpoison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otherpoeticponderings Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pensandpoison/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pensandpoison/ Substack: https://pensandpoison.substack.com/ __________________________________________________________________________Check out our first podcast episode here:Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wU9CdpSCGw&t=50s __________________________________________________________________________Hungry for some poetry analysis? Wallace Stevens "The World as Meditation": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-EmEIe9c5kT.S. Eliot "The Waste Land": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTPlOR6nsOc&t=535s Sir Philip Sidney "Astrophil & Stella": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5Ygms2uKc __________________________________________________________________________

Welcome to the Pens and Poison Podcast! This is not your ordinary literature podcast. Join writer Liza Libes as she explores the state of humanities education, the publishing industry, and the literary world at large through a series of spicy interviews, hot takes, and literary ramblings. On today’s episode, Liza talks to author and professor Eric Weiskott, who teaches English literature at Boston College. Eric is the author of the poetry chapbook Chanties: An American Dream and the scholarly monograph Meter and Modernity in English Verse, 1350-1650. His writing on literature, politics, and higher education appears in The Atlantic, Vox, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Today, Eric teaches us about the English alliterative tradition as we discuss and analyze two Medieval works: Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. You can learn more about his work on his website here: https://ericweiskott.com/. And don’t forget to pick up your copies of Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight here:*Beowulf: https://amzn.to/3znIgJfSir Gawain and the Green Knight: https://amzn.to/4cLwMxN__________________________________________________________________________Special thank you to composer Nathaniel Lindstrom for providing the track “Quartz Moth” for today’s sound effects. __________________________________________________________________________You can learn more about me and my work with poetry here— Website: https://lizalibes.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pensandpoison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otherpoeticponderings Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pensandpoison/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pensandpoison/ Substack: https://pensandpoison.substack.com/ __________________________________________________________________________Check out our first podcast episode here:Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wU9CdpSCGw&t=50s __________________________________________________________________________Hungry for some poetry analysis? Wallace Stevens "The World as Meditation": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-EmEIe9c5kT.S. Eliot "The Waste Land": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTPlOR6nsOc&t=535s Sir Philip Sidney "Astrophil & Stella": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5Ygms2uKc __________________________________________________________________________* All items purchased through my Amazon affiliate links are subject to commission.

Welcome to the Pens and Poison Podcast! This is not your ordinary literature podcast. Join writer Liza Libes as she explores the state of humanities education, the publishing industry, and the literary world at large through a series of spicy interviews, hot takes, and literary ramblings. On today’s episode, Liza Libes talks to Yan Margolin, attorney at law, who comes with some interesting takes on the current state of academia and humanities education. Join us as we fight it out about Theodor Adorno and Mary Shelley and feel free to let us know whom you agree with most in the comments! If you want more of Yan, you can check out his recent interview with Nick Shirley here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZFGbQvVmlU&t=803s Special thank you to composer Nathaniel Lindstrom for providing the track “Quartz Moth” for today’s sound effects. You can learn more about me and my work with poetry here— Website: https://lizalibes.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pensandpoison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otherpoeticponderings Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pensandpoison/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pensandpoison/ __________________________________________________________________________Hungry for some poetry analysis? Wallace Stevens "The World as Meditation": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-EmEIe9c5kT.S. Eliot "The Waste Land": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTPlOR6nsOc&t=535s Sir Philip Sidney "Astrophil & Stella": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5Ygms2uKc __________________________________________________________________________