{"podcast":{"title":"Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast","slug":"getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592","podcast_index_feed_id":381592,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6086d520cfb9e813fa7a63a9","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6086d520cfb9e813fa7a63a9/1619498838832-b9b888b7974be88b0999616b26774336.jpeg","author":"Linda Morra","episode_count":103,"summary":"Using her expertise as a seasoned literature professor, Linda M. Morra develops provocative, timely insights about books from Canada and elsewhere to show why stories are relevant for all of us. Hosted and written by Linda Morra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592"},"episode":{"title":"Why Vigilance Matters  - Carol Off's At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage","slug":"why-vigilance-matters-carol-off-s-at-a-loss-for-words-conversation-in-an-age-of-rage","published_at":"2025-05-06T04:50:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592/why-vigilance-matters-carol-off-s-at-a-loss-for-words-conversation-in-an-age-of-rage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592","url":"https://shows.acast.com/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast/episodes/the-crucial-importance-of-vigilance-carol-offs-at-a-loss-for","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6086d520cfb9e813fa7a63a9/e/68198bddeb737caf8cdeffb2/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Linda speaks with the award-winning CBC journalist of As it Happens , Carol Off, about her new (and fifth!) book, At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage (Listeners, keep your eye out: A new edition of Off's book will be available in the fall!). Published in 2024, Off wrote the book as a \"cautionary tale,\" as she observes in this interview - and, since then, some important political moments have evolved across the American and Canadian border. The book examines how key words, including freedom, democracy and truth, are being hijacked and weaponized in order to diminish liberal democracy. Linda and Carol speak about Roe v. Wade , the Bathhouse Raids , the outbreak of AIDS , women's rights, Judith Butler , the 2024 American election, Christopher Ruso and the \"Strong and Free\" organization , Hannah Arendt (25:20), Stephen Colbert's \"Truthiness, \" the results of the 2025 Canadian election , and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (29.09). Carol Off reminds us - we are not entitled to our own facts (34:24), and we need to question everything (31:20). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, Linda speaks with the award-winning CBC journalist of As it Happens , Carol Off, about her new (and fifth!) book, At a Loss for Words: Co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2493,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592/episodes/why-vigilance-matters-carol-off-s-at-a-loss-for-words-conversation-in-an-age-of-rage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592/why-vigilance-matters-carol-off-s-at-a-loss-for-words-conversation-in-an-age-of-rage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}