Mostly Lit

Welcome to Mostly Lit!Part 2! A much lighter and more joyful episode to its more depressing sibling. Sit back, relax and listen to the end - thank you for listening and sticking with us through this journey. We love you!Books:A Little Life - Hanya YanagiharaThe Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney - Okechukwu NzeluThe 392 - Ashley Hickson-LovenceTuesdays with Morrie - Mitch AlbomDaughters of Nri - Reni K AmayoShaping Up Culture - Mark Marciver Its Not OK to Feel Blue and Other lie - Edited by Scarlet CurtisSpoiler Alerts:A Little LifeIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2019#BlackHistoryMonth2019On this two part episode, we delve into A Little Life giving you an equal balance of tears and laughter, joy and a lot of pain. Listen with a mug of beverage of your choice.Books:A Little Life - Hanya YanagiharaThe Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney - Okechukwu NzeluThe 392 - Ashley Hickson-LovenceTuesdays with Morrie - Mitch AlbomDaughters of Nri - Reni K AmayoShaping Up Culture - Mark Marciver Its Not OK to Feel Blue and Other lie - Edited by Scarlet CurtisSpoiler Alerts:A Little LifeIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mostly Live is back again with the live show, this time at London Podcast Festival featuring a long time friend of the show, JJ Bola. Alex is away this week, so listen to Rai and JJ talk about everything books, culture and of course - expect laughs!You can buy JJ's book 'Mask Off' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mask-Off-Masculinity-Redefined-Outspoken/dp/0745338747/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P8BBTJ1F7DZQ&keywords=mask+off+jj+bola&qid=1569233102&sprefix=mask+off%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a free flowing conversation about arts, culture, writing and life.We discuss everything from Toni Morrison's passing, to carnival prep.We also speak at length about Abe Adeyemi's sell out rehearsed reading of All The Shit I Couldn't Say To My Dad, and other things theatre!This is one to definitely listen to start your week with some joy.Books:Everything by Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and James Baldwin.Barrel Fever by David SedarisA Little Life - Hanya YannagiharaAnd more.Announcements: We will be at the London Podcast Festival on 12th September  2019! Tickets: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/mostly-lit-2/Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!This week we are both in quite the happy mood. Listen to us discussing the poems that make us happy and shine from within.This is one to definitely listen to. Start your week with some joy.Books:The Thing Around Your Neck- Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSilence is my Mother Tongue - Sulaiman AddonaiA Little Life - Hanya YanagiharaThe Art of Not Falling ApartThe Crane Wife - CJ HauserPoemsLove after Love - Sir Derek WalcottCaged Bird - Maya AngelouSonnet 130 - William ShakespeareTides - Tapiwe MugabePablo NerudaOh The Places You'll Go - Dr SeussIn And Out of Time - Maya AngelouSpoiler Alerts:Stranger Things and Pursuit of HappinessAnnouncements: We will be at the London Podcast Festival on 12th September  2019! https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/mostly-lit-2/Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!This week we are back from our hiatus to speak about Julie Cohen's Louis and Louise, and explore the question of gender, sexuality and how it can impact our world view.This is one to definitely listen to. Books:Sapiens - Yuval Noah HarariEverything I Know About Love - Dolly AldertonThat Thing Around Your Neck - Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAnnouncements: We will be at the London Podcast Festival on 12th September 2019! https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/mostly-lit-2/Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!This week we share our Summer Reads with you guys!Books:Louis and Louise - Julie CohenMy Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth RussellThe Clapback - Elijah LawalThe Body Keeps The Score - Bessel van der KolkAn American Marriage - Tayari JonesHinch Yourself Happy - Mrs HinchMilkman - Anna BurnsA Monks Guide To A Clean House and Mind - Shoukeii MatsumotoLiving Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change - Pema ChodronAnnouncements: We will be at the London Podcast Festival on 12th September 2019! Tickets: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/mostly-lit-2/Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!This week we are back from our hiatus to speak about Chigozie Obioma's 'An Orchestra of Minorities'We discuss men in love, spirituality and announce a special show.This is one to definitely listen to!Books:An Orchestra of Minorities - Chigozie ObiomaThe Fishermen - Chigozie ObiomaKingdom of Souls - Rena BarronMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell.21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah HarariLook Up - Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapo AdeolaSpoiler Alerts:Game of Thrones, Black Mirror and What If Announcements: We will be at the London Podcast Festival on 12th September 2019! Tickets: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/mostly-lit-2/Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-This week we speak about Matt Haig's Notes on a Nervous Planet, Game of Thrones and why we need to pay attention to anxiety. -Not one to miss!-Books:Known and Strange Things - Teju ColeSula - Toni MorissonSpoiler Alert:Game of Thrones episode 4 and End Game Spoilers throughout. -Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-This week we speak to Deray McKesson about his book, On The Otherside of Freedom.This week, we ask: Would you want an all black university in the UK? How do you present your activism?We also speak about activism, Black Lives Matter, US politics and the importance of HBCUs for African Americans.Not one to miss!-Books:On The Otherside of FreedomFilm: HomecomingSpoiler Alert:Game of Thrones episode 3 spoiler at 15minutes.-Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-This week we discuss our Spring Reads, ask whether corporations can support writers and artists new publishing companies like De Montfort Literature, and we dissect the first two episodes of Game of \thrones. We also challenge Rai to some pop culture quizzes in the Re-Education of Ms Raifa Rafiq.-Books:The 392 - Ashley Hickson-LovenceThink Like A White Man - Nels AbbeyThe Art of Not Falling Apart - Christina PattersonDon't Touch My Hair - Emma DibiriChildren of Vengeance and Virtue - Tomi AdeyemiThe New Daughters of Africa - Margaret BusbyDe Montfort Literature: https://www.demontfortliterature.com/Flics:HomecomingJurassic ParkGood FightSpoiler Alert:Game of Thrones episodes 1 and 2 (Apprx. 1h50)-Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-In celebration of World Book Night, we spent time with our fave Tomi Adeyemi!We speak about Children of Blood and Bone, inspirations and what we have to look forward to with the film, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance!Not one to miss!-Book: Children of Blood and Bone-Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-This week we are joined by Candice Carty-Williams to discuss her debut novel 'Queenie' and all the themes surrounding it!We also then look at 'If Beale Street Could Talk' as well as figure out what it all means to create, work, and love as a black millennial in London.-Book: Queenie - Candice Carty-WilliamsFilm: If Beale Street Could Talk-Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-This minisode is in dedication of It's Not About The Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race, edited by Miriam Khan with an exclusive listen to the essay Not Just A Black Muslim Woman, by Mostly Lit co-host - Raifa Rafiq.-Buy It's Not About The Burqa here.Use Instagram and Twitter with your thoughts on the essays and the book!-When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter?In 2016, Mariam Khan read that David Cameron had linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the ‘traditional submissiveness’ of Muslim women. Mariam felt pretty sure she didn’t know a single Muslim woman who would describe herself that way. Why was she hearing about Muslim women from people who were neither Muslim, nor female?Years later the state of the national discourse has deteriorated even further, and Muslim women’s voices are still pushed to the fringes – the figures leading the discussion are white and male.Taking one of the most politicized and misused words associated with Muslim women and Islamophobia, It’s Not About the Burqa is poised to change all that. Here are voices you won’t see represented in the national news headlines: seventeen Muslim women speaking frankly about the hijab and wavering faith, about love and divorce, about feminism, queer identity, sex, and the twin threats of a disapproving community and a racist country. With a mix of British and international women writers, from activist Mona Eltahawy's definition of a revolution to journalist and broadcaster Saima Mir telling the story of her experience of arranged marriage, from author Sufiya Ahmed on her Islamic feminist icon to playwright Afshan D'souza-Lodhi's moving piece about her relationship with her hijab, these essays are funny, warm, sometimes sad, and often angry, and each of them is a passionate declaration calling time on the oppression, the lazy stereotyping, the misogyny and the Islamophobia.What does it mean, exactly, to be a Muslim woman in the West today? According to the media, it’s all about the burqa.Here’s what it’s really about.-Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com-#Books #Literature #Culture #Reading Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-Based on Oyinkan Braithwaite's book: 'My Sister The Serial Killer' we ask:How far would you go for you siblings?For Mostly Flix, we discuss Jordan Peele's 'US' (Spoiler Alert!) as we try to find the layers beneath the surface of the film.-Book: My Sister The Serial Killer - Oyinkan BraithwaiteFilm: 'Us' - Dir. Jordan Peele Starring: Lupita N'yongo, Winston Duke-Booklist:A Little Life - Hanna YannagiharaBad Feminist - Roxanne GayIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-This minisode is in dedication of SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu with an exclusive listen to the essayWhat's In A Name, by Mostly Lit co-host - Alex Reads.-Buy SAFE here.Use #UsManAreSafe and #SAFE on Instagram and Twitter with your thoughts on the essays and the book!-Book: SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, Edited by Derek Owusu.What is the experience of Black men in Britain? With continued conversation around British identity, racism and diversity, there is no better time to explore this question and give Black British men a platform to answer it. SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space is that platform. Including essays from top poets, writers, musicians, actors and journalists, this timely and accessible book brings together a selection of powerful reflections exploring the Black British male experience and what it really means to reclaim and hold space in the landscape of our society.Where do Black men belong in school, in the media, in their own families, in the conversation about mental health, in the LGBT community, in grime music - and how can these voices inspire, educate and add to the dialogue of diversity already taking place?Following on from discussions raised by The Good Immigrant and Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, this collection takes readers on a rich and varied path to confront and question the position of Black men in Britain today, and shines a light on the way forward.Contributors include poet Suli Breaks, award-winning author Alex Wheatle, Channel 4 news reporter Symeon Brown, Guardian journalist Joseph Harker and many more.-Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com-#Books #Literature #Culture #Reading Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-Where did the white saviour complex come from?This week, we discuss Andrea Levy's novel, The Long Song, and how it is still pertinent today in the light ofwhite saviour talks today.-Book:The Long Song - Andrea LevyThe Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman-This week, we also discuss:Oscar winners (Rooting for everyone Black)Billy Porter's Tuexedo-DressMichelle Obama's BookTubeBritBox?What we're watchngIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com-#Books #Literature #Culture #Reading Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!-This week we ask: Are you reading the one per cent? Which books did you read when you were younger that had ONE person of colour as a main character?-Book:The Long Song - Andrea LevyCaptain Underpants - Dav PilkeyMidnight for Charlie Bone - Jenny NimmoHis Dark Materials - Philip PullmanThe Magician's Nephew - C.S LewisElmerHarry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling-This week, we also ask:Oscar predictionsWould you be Karl Lagerfeld's cat?How do you pronounce Job?If you could go back in time what would you change?Who would you be casted as in Children of Blood and Bone?And of course, what you watching?Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!-Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!-Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!-Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com-#Books #Literature #Culture #Reading Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!We're joined by Alexandra Sheppard, author of Oh My Gods! She shares her tips on writing, getting started and why she loves the Greek Gods.Book: Oh My Gods! - By Alexandra SheppardWhat we're reading:An Orchestra of Minorities - Chigozie ObiomaA Man Called Ove - Fredrik BackmanFreshwater - Akwaeke EmeziWhat we're watching:Aladdin - an interview with the cast of the West End production.This week, we were also asked:Sci Fi showsIdeal adaptations from book to stageWhat makes art art?Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com#Books #Literature #Culture #Reading Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mostly Lit!Book: Less by Arthur Sean GreerAre you schoolin' life? How do we experience age, youth and love?What we're reading:White Fragility by Robin DiangeloEloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Super Power by Brittney C. CooperStay tuned in for What We're Watching!This week, we also ask:Why did Liam Neeson open his mouth?R.I.P CadetShould we have a Black British Museum?WHO is Dan Mallory?Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode and send us an email for Culture Questions!Rate and review us on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow and message us on:Twitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - mostlylit@gmail.comWebsite: www.mostly-lit.com#Books #Literature #Culture #Reading Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.