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Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Di: Linda Morra
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 Using her expertise as a seasoned literature professor, Linda M. Morra develops provocative, timely insights about books from Canada and elsewhere to show why stories are relevant for all of us. Hosted and written by Linda Morra.

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  • Puzzling Jigsaw Pieces: An Interview with Brittany Penner about her memoir, Children Like Us

    Puzzling Jigsaw Pieces: An Interview with Brittany Penner about her memoir, Children Like Us
    May 1 2026

    Welcome back to Season 7 of Getting Lit with Linda, where we learn to love literature one book at a time!


    In this episode, Linda interviews the Métis writer, Brittany Penner about her memoir, Children Like Us (Random House Canada). It's elegantly written and carefully crafted, and, in spite of the book's length, Linda couldn't put it down. Linda and Brittany discuss her childhood, the Sixties Scoop (14:32), Brittany's story around being adopted (19:10), and the medical system, in Saskatchewan and Quebec, and across Canada.


    Here are some other highlights of their discussion:

    • Stanford Marshellow Experiment (23:32)
    • Joyce Echaquan and the Joyce Principle (24:52)
    • Healing and empowerment (27:50)
    • Women’s reproductive health (31:23)
    • Photos in the memoir (33)
    • The memoir’s sequel (36:48)


    Please note the NEW!! feature of the podcast: The "Takeway" (37:52), in which all guest writers, including Brittany, will be offering one piece of advice to aspiring writers.


    Producer/Host/Writer: Linda Morra; Associate Producer: Maia Harris; Music: Raphael Crux. We are grateful to the Canada Council for their support for this second year of production.

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    40 min
  • 2026 - Season 7 Teaser

    2026 - Season 7 Teaser
    Mar 8 2026

    Announcing our seventh season! We will be somewhat delayed this year, with a start date in the late spring, but we haven't forgotten about you, our dear listeners or authors - we will begin very soon! For now, some of our future guests - specialists of the life and literature of author, Jane Rule - Marilyn Schuster (the godmother of Jane Rule Studies!), Cate Sandilands, and Amber Dean - and the team at Getting Lit With Linda would like to share their best wishes for International Women's Day!


    We acknowledge the Canada Council for the Arts for their support. Producer & Host: Linda Morra; Associate Producer: Maia Harris; Music: Raphael Krux.

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    1 min
  • The Miracles of Change & Second Chances: Madeleine Thien's "Alchemy"

    The Miracles of Change & Second Chances: Madeleine Thien's "Alchemy"
    Jan 1 2026

    Why should we pay attention to scars or scar tissue? After the original injury heals and its pain recedes, should we ignore what’s left behind? In this episode, Linda mulls over these questions while considering Madeleine Thien's "Alchemy," from her collection, Simple Recipes. Don't know Thien's work? Check out her award-winning novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing (which Linda discussed in Season 1, Episode 3) and her most recent novel, The Book of Records. She also offers her best wishes for the new year, in this, the last episode of Season 6 (2025).


    Writer/host/producer: Linda Morra; Associate Producer: Maia Harris; Music: Raphael Krux (The Madness of Linda).

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    11 min
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