Podcasts by FireLit Radio

World Club X Liham: Women's History Month from 2023-05-02T00:57:04

World Club members collaborate with Liham's FireLit to talk about history, or herstory, rather. We explore not just events that have let up to the empowerment of women now, as well as litera...

How The House on Mango Street Opened Its Door To The Mind from 2023-04-13T02:38:23

Marny talks about how her interests changed from being STEM oriented to a humanities oriented person because of The House on Mango Street's mature themes.

Coming of Age Stories from 2023-03-20T03:52:02

Phoebe and Caitlin talk about how films and stories have helped them in their lives and what they made them realize.

How Have Stories Healed You? from 2023-01-30T16:42:51

In today's episode, our hearty conversation centers on the stories that healed us - whether they be stories that gave us comfort or redirected our perspectives on the matters of life. Joined by ...

The Hardships of Honor and Identity - Writer's Feature from 2023-01-18T05:02:03

Manushri and Emery share the pieces they wrote for our prompts Duty and Masquerade. Here, they explore themes of honors killings, broken families, hiding your true identity and more. To read the...

Teacher's Appreciation Week - Appreciating the Teachers Who Made Us Appreciate Literature! from 2022-11-04T02:44:07

How well do we know our beloved English teachers? In the spirit of Teacher's Appreciation Week, the FireLit team interviewed Mr. Butcher and Mr. Philen! In this episode, we tackled the stories o...

October Week 1 - Meet the 22/23 FireLit Team! from 2022-10-17T03:53:36

Listen in as Caitlin, Sofia, David, and CJ go off on tangents, jokes, and stories of how they got into literature and the power of storytelling. 

To Where Can Nostalgia Bring You? Cartoon and Nostalgia Wave from 2022-04-23T05:27:09

Think of a particular moment in your life that you cherish. Childhood brings upon the notions of nostalgia and cartoons. Marny, David, and Alexa talk about our writer's works for the waves Carto...

BIPOCC x FireLit - Belonging To A Global Community from 2022-03-30T00:02:10

Third culture kids and people of color often feel like they don't belong to the host country that they are living in. FireLit members Marny, Felix and CJ discuss with writers that participated i...

Dreams and Demons - What Literature Says About Sleep from 2022-03-22T16:12:03

Very frequently high schoolers do not get the 8 hours of sleep recommended by doctors because of our busy worlds. David, Felix and CJ discuss articles about sleep in literature and how doctors w...

From "Ew" to "Woah" - Breaking Taboos on Period Poverty from 2022-01-15T04:06:05

Millie introduces CJ and Phoebe to the book Period. End of Sentence. by Anita Diamant, about period poverty in rural India. They also talk about their own period stories, their challeng...

Is Something A Lie If There's No Truth To Compare It To? Illusions Wave from 2021-12-01T09:46:48

CJ, Felix, Gaurav, Leena and Patrick get deep on the word illusion. They talk about illusions from the atomic level, to a heavenly perspective. Patrick's piece is called Ubchi Lalia, an...

Part 2 - Conquering Our Internal Conquests: Writer's Feature from 2021-11-24T00:00

Christiana, Pepe and Sneha continue sharing about their pieces on Conquest. They realise that conquests nowadays don't involve colonisation, but are about our mental battlegrounds. To check out ...

Part 1 - Conquering Our Internal Conquests: Writer's Feature from 2021-11-17T05:51:48

Christiana, Pepe, and Sneha, three writers who wrote for Liham's September Conquest Wave, share their insights and personal struggles about their personal mental conquests. The writers and podca...

Team Tea Time from 2021-10-21T09:54:02

We introduce Millie, Phoebe, Marny, Gaurav, David and Gloria to the team! Each person shares about how they got to love literature and storytelling, and why they joined the podcast team. (Anothe...

We're Back! Let's Light A New Fire from 2021-09-15T03:53:37

CJ, FireLit's Podcast Leader and Alexa, Liham's Wave Director share their stories on why they love stories. We hope you all can get excited about talking about stories with us!

FireLit Radio Trailer SY 2021-2022 from 2021-09-13T00:11:46

We're back! This year, we're uploading weekly 30 minute episodes. We'll be talking about all things literature to give you motivation, inspiration and relaxation. See you!

Episode 7: Women's History Month ! from 2021-03-31T19:39:43

This FireLit episode is a women's history month special !

Episode 4: Kids Media from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Avatar the Last Airbender, and Paw Patrol. These are all examples of media that we've watched or read as kids. But how do they affect our realities as young adults? Tune in...

Episode 3.1: Are We Killing Mockingbirds? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Let our special guest take you on a journey to Maycomb, Alabama, as he talks about Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", and its significance not only in the literature world but in our mo...

Episode 6: The US Election For Dummies (Megh) from 2020-11-01T13:58:19

It's that time of the year ! The election season ! On November 3, America will choose its next President. This episode goes beyond the headlines to explain the Who, What and Why of the most cons...

Episode 5: All About Caden (Firelit x GSA) from 2020-10-27T10:57:17

Why is GSA important to ISM? Why is this relevant to us? Is being LGBTQ an identity? Does ISM do enough to support LGBTQ students? These are some of the discussions explored by our hosts David B...

Episode 4: Zero Tolerance Policy from 2020-10-27T10:45:39

Zero Tolerance Policy Episode Re-uploaded: Should certain words be banned ? Are we doing enough for minority communities in school ? Are certain things we say offensive ? We dis...

Episode 3: Kids Media from 2020-09-05T12:09:03

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Avatar the Last Airbender, and Paw Patrol. These are all examples of media that we've watched or read as kids. But how do they affect our realities as young adults? Tune in...

Episode 2.0: Wait, so is Frankenstein the Monster? from 2019-11-22T13:00:54

As technologies like CRISPR and AI become more and more advanced, we move closer and closer to discovering the secret of life. But should we really have this power in our hands?

In this e...

FireLit Mini Interview: Real Spooky Hours with Coach Doble from 2019-11-01T10:50:36

Anybody who knows Mr. Doble knows about his entertaining - or annoying, depending on how you look at it - ghost stories. But why do people like him enjoy telling scary stories? Is it simply to g...

Episode 1.0: 1984 is sooooo 2019! from 2019-10-26T11:02:46

This episode three high school juniors discuss the book 1984 and its relevancy to today's society. Is slang limiting our range of thought? Are we being controlled by our desire for good grades? ...