Welcome to the Liberation is Lit podcast, where the power of storytelling meets the force of social change! In this podcast, we believe in the profound impact of stories – stories that amplify voices, challenge norms, and foster understanding.
Whether you're a literature enthusiast, an advocate for social justice, or simply someone who believes in the transformative power of stories, you're in the right place. Tune in, and let's embark on a journey together – one where every story has the potential to change the world.
In this episode, we welcome artist and author Edward Dennis to discuss his children’s books celebrating Mexican and Latine culture and building empathy. Dennis shares how, while teaching special education at a mostly Hispanic school, current events and students’ questions led him to search for books explaining immigration experiences—only to find none—so he quit teaching to write them. We talk about how children’s literature can counter warped narratives, support critical thinking amid censor...
25 Sept 2026
Branching Outward to Community (with Riley Danvers)
In this episode, we talk with poet and author Riley Danvers about writing, identity, and Riley’s new poetry collection, Arborism of Branching: Sonnets for Post-Divorce Photosynthesis. Riley shares how reading and nature inspire their work, beginning with a childhood love of haiku, and explains how the book’s sonnets chronicle a year after leaving an abusive marriage, moving through seasons as metaphors for shedding, searching, and self-actualization. We discuss the vulnerability of writing tr...
18 Sept 2026
Stories to Understand the World (with Susanne Kuhlendahl)
In this episode, we welcome German graphic artist and writer Susanne Kulendahl to discuss her graphic adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. Kulendahl shares her path from studying visual arts and illustrating calendars and children’s books to creating graphic novels. She explains how a publisher’s Virginia Woolf biography project led her to read Woolf’s work, with Orlando becoming her favorite, and describes translating the novel into images. We discuss how Orlando treats gender change as n...
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