The Literary Lamppost

By: Caitlin and Ashley
  • Summary

  • ✨Along with Caitlin’s analysis and Ashley’s imagination, wander through the world of stories and their meaning in our world. ✨


    📚Inspired by C.S. Lewis's iconic lamppost in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", this podcast aims to shed light on some of the most important things going on in the world through the lens of literature. We explore family, friendships, religion, government, society, and other issues found in the pages of our favourite books, from classics to booktok. We hope you will join us on this adventure 📚

    © 2025 The Literary Lamppost
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Episodes
  • Pride and Prejudice: Enemies at First Slight
    Mar 31 2025

    Ah Pride and Prejudice, a favourite Austen classic. In this episode we discuss some of the great and...not so great relationship dynamics that we find in the relationships between these beloved characters...and maybe think about why you shouldn’t say everything you think at a country ball...

    We also discuss some things in relation to red pill stuff, it seems there is nothing new under the sun...

    🎧Connect with us!

    instagram: www.instagram.com/theliterarylamppost/

    Discord: discord.gg/KhfjFE3e

    Music by Josh Ibbott
    https://soundcloud.com/doplas


    Sources:

    We quoted Andrew Tate in this episode, and he should have to stand behind the awful things he says. Find his quote about bodycounts and other awful things he’s said in this article

    www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/60687/1/body-counts-and-the-insidious-normalisation-of-misogyny-tiktok

    www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-12-25/bridgerton-netflix-sex-scandal-marriage-regency-england

    www.ourwatch.org.au/education/the-evidence-for-respectful-relationships-education

    www.forbes.com/sites/larissafaw/2015/07/28/watch-out-ladies-millennial-men-are-gold-diggers/



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    37 mins
  • Jane Eyre: "Though she be but little, she is fierce"
    Mar 17 2025

    Caitlin and Ashley discuss Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, a heroine who knows herself and her worth. Join us as we talk about personhood, Jane's desire for belonging and love, and most of all, her fierce loyalty to herself and what she knows to be right. Plus there's a mad wife locked in the attic, and that always makes things interesting.



    Theme music by Joshua Ibbott, doplas.music@gmail.com



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    32 mins
  • Wuthering Heights: When Ghosts Need Therapy
    Mar 3 2025

    When ghosts knock on the window, let them in and deal with your trauma! In today's episode, Cait and Ash talk about Wuthering Heights and its cultural impact. They also discuss the need for therapy and dealing with your ghosts.


    Our sources and further reading:

    • https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=suurj
    • https://www.thehotline.org/resources/what-is-emotional-abuse/
    • https://melissablacksverybritishhistory.com/2019/04/09/wife-beating-in-victorian-england-the-rule-of-thumb/
    • https://www.pmc.gov.au/resources/unlocking-the-prevention-potential/gender-based-violence-australia-glance-august-2024
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights
    • https://racismnoway.com.au/teaching-resources/the-stolen-generations/
    • https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/a-psychologist-at-the-movies/201111/relationship-violence-in-twilight
    • https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/do-abused-children-become-abusive-parents
    • https://www.qhatlas.com.au/content/missions-and-reserves
    • https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/stolen-generation/



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    37 mins

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