PBS
Fear of GhostWriting (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | PBS Digital Studios
You might being asking yourself-- Why do ghostwriters even exist? Isn’t that cheating? Isn’t literature supposed to be the result of one person’s agonizing need to create? Aren’t books supposed to be the blood, sweat, and tears of the...
Easy Languages
What English Books Did You Read In Lockdown? | Easy English 73
What English Books Did You Read In Lockdown? | Easy English 73 Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of...
Chungdahm Learning
Monster Week Episode 4 - The Cemetery
Werewolves, vampires, and monsters. It’s the stuff of nightmares. But for this town, it’s a real problem. With the police covering up local attacks and disappearances, it’s up to Gus and her best-friend Mac to find the truth behind the...
Chungdahm Learning
Monster Week Episode 2 - The Forest
Werewolves, vampires, and monsters. It’s the stuff of nightmares. But for this town, it’s a real problem. With the police covering up local attacks and disappearances, it’s up to Gus and her best-friend Mac to find the truth behind the...
Science360
Human Spark Project - Webcast with Alan Alda
Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the television series, The Human Spark, engages host Alan Alda with dozens of scientists across three continents to get at the sources of human uniqueness through the lenses of...
PBS
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Dr. Z)
Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics have been around since the dawn of civilization, as have stories about fictional pandemics. So now seems...
Story Seeds
Cliffhangers: A Girl Who Looks Like Me
Fiction writing begins with a story idea. In this audio story, the idea comes from a young Arab-American girl who is a fan of mysteries. She works with an adult Arab-American writer to develop her original story idea into the first draft...
Chungdahm Learning
Monster Week Episode 6 - The School
Werewolves, vampires, and monsters. It’s the stuff of nightmares. But for this town, it’s a real problem. With the police covering up local attacks and disappearances, it’s up to Gus and her best-friend Mac to find the truth behind the...
Curated Video
Growing Research for an Informational Text
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to grow research for an informational text. It emphasizes the importance of organizing notes and offers tips on finding answers to questions by reading through resources.
PBS
The Original Headless Horseman
Meet the Headless Horseman and his terrifying cousin, the Irish Dullahan, in this episode of Monstrum.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes - Teachers Make a Difference - Janet Feldberg
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Forms of Writing: Fiction Part 1 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Makematic
Peter Francisco
In this video, viewers will learn about Peter Francisco, the Hercules of the Revolution, and the tall tales that cemented his reputation.
Book Club for Kids
Jackie Robinson and Race
In the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was common in America, including in sports. At the time, Major League Baseball (MLB) did not have a single Black player. That changed in 1947 when Jackie Robinson made history by...
Independent Producers
"Guts" and Stress Relief
Everyone has fears and worries of one kind or another. When dealing with them, it can be helpful to have support and to know that others have similar feelings. The book Guts, by Raina Telgemeier, is the story of Raina, a young girl who...
Chungdahm Learning
Monster Week Episode 5 - Pentagram
Werewolves, vampires, and monsters. It’s the stuff of nightmares. But for this town, it’s a real problem. With the police covering up local attacks and disappearances, it’s up to Gus and her best-friend Mac to find the truth behind the...
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Writing: Forms of Writing - Fiction - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
PBS
The It’s Lit! Musical Episode (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
Some say that theater is dead, and that’s probably because most playhouses the world over are closed at the moment owing to a worldwide pandemic. and yet the musical lives on… on Disney plus -- as the nation has been rapt with a filmed...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Viewpoint Part 1 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
PBS
How Do You Write a Bestseller? (Feat. @Lindsay Ellis)
Here on It’s Lit!, we spend a lot of time pontificating on the high canon of books: Your Shakespeares, your Tolstoys, your… erotic beast wars fanfiction. But today we’re craving something a little lighter, a little fluffier… you know,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Julia Prendergast "Hallway"
Julia Prendergast’s novel, The Earth Does Not Get Fat was published in 2018 (UWA Publishing: Australia). Her short stories feature in the current edition of Australian Short Stories. Other stories have been recognised and published:...
Curated Video
The Golden Age of Sci_Fi Literature
Coinciding with the Machine Age, the Golden Age of Sci-Fi Literature saw American authors combine factual science with fantastical fiction to take readers into the farthest reaches of the imagination.
Epic History TV
5 Great Viking Deaths (And What They Tell Us About the Viking Mindset)
Professor Tom Shippey, an expert on Viking history and Norse sagas, guides us through 5 of the most famous death scenes from Viking legend and mythology, and tells us what they may tell us about ‘a Viking mindset’. We also reveal how...
Stories Podcast
Timeless Tales: The Hare's Tug of War
This audio story tells the timeless tale of a wise hare in Africa who exemplifies a triumph of brains over brawn. As the tale begins, the little rabbit struggles to finish a meal before much larger bullies push her away. While she cannot...