Tears: A Little Life, Mental Health Awareness Week and Trauma (Part 1)

Ugh, Those Tears Again: A Little Life, Final Chapter and Moving On (Part 2)

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 Yanagihara

The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney- Okechukwu Nzelu

The 392 - Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom

Daughters of Nri - Reni K Amayo

Shaping Up Culture - Mark Marciver

Its Not OK to Feel Blue and Other lie - Edited by Scarlet Curtis

Spoiler Alerts:

A Little Life

Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays

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Tears: A Little Life, Mental Health Awareness Week and Trauma (Part 1)

Welcome to Mostly Lit!

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2019

#BlackHistoryMonth2019

On 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 Yanagihara

The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney- Okechukwu Nzelu

The 392 - Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom

Daughters of Nri - Reni K Amayo

Shaping Up Culture - Mark Marciver

Its Not OK to Feel Blue and Other lie - Edited by Scarlet Curtis

Spoiler Alerts:

A Little Life

Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays

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London Podcast Festival: Mostly Lit Live ft JJ Bola

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=8-1

Enjoy the show!

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Catching A Free Flow

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 definitelylisten to start your week with some joy.

Books:

Everything by Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and James Baldwin.

Barrel Fever by David Sedaris

A Little Life - Hanya Yannagihara

And 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

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Hot Poetry Sh*t

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 definitelylisten to. Start your week with some joy.

Books:

The Thing Around Your Neck- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Silence is my Mother Tongue - Sulaiman Addonai

A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara

The Art of Not Falling Apart

The Crane Wife - CJ Hauser

Poems

Love after Love - Sir Derek Walcott

Caged Bird - Maya Angelou

Sonnet 130 - William Shakespeare

Tides - Tapiwe Mugabe

Pablo Neruda

Oh The Places You'll Go - Dr Seuss

In And Out of Time - Maya Angelou

Spoiler Alerts:

Stranger Things and Pursuit of Happiness

Announcements: 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

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