The Awkward AP Lit Podcast: Recent Episodes
Josh Sorge
Sorge and Rose, two AP Lit English teachers, discuss great pieces of literature that will be read in class this year.
In which Sorge and Rose discuss how to write about complexity and the religious implications throughout the end of the novel.
Embracing truths as our truths, a couple nods to Spoon River Anthology, and how stories about ordinary people build empathy.
Appearance v. reality, identity and experience, as well as language conditioning our understanding...and lots more.
In which Sorge and Rose eventually address complexity - the illusive point on the writing rubric, but first prove why readers are better people and offer tips on the writing process.
In this Valentine's special, we tackle the classic metaphysical poetry of Mr. John Donne.
Isolation, madness, and the systems that keep us in check. Sorge and Rose discuss why Conrad's Heart of Darkness is deserving of its reputation as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.
In which Sorge attempts to backpedal from his misogynistic attitudes and Rose continues to obsess with the purpose of the supernatural.
Sorge and Rose discuss Huxley's Brave New World, old man eyebrow hairs, and the neurosis of motherly obligation in this episode of The Awkward AP Lit Podcast.