"Here There Are Blueberries" by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich
In this week’s episode, coinciding with Yom HaShoah, Sam and Alex look at Here There Are Blueberries by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich.Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of an album donated...
13 Apr 54min
Women's History: "Blonde Poison" by Gail Louw
CONTENT WARNING: References to suicide; sexual referencesIn this week’s episode, originally recorded for Women’s History Month, Sam and Alex look at Gail Louw’s 2013 one-woman play Blonde Poison. Stel...
1 Apr 51min
"Bent" by Martin Sherman
CONTENT WARNING: Explicit content and references to suicideIn this week’s episode, coinciding with the end of Queer History Month in the UK, Sam and Alex explore Martin Sherman’s groundbreaking play B...
4 Mars 51min
"Album Karla Höckera / The Album of Karl Höcker" with Paul Bargetto
CONTENT WARNING: References to suicideIn this week’s episode, Sam and Alex talk to director and dramaturg Paul Bargetto about devised part process, part docu-drama Album Karla Höckera / The Album of K...
18 Feb 1h 34min
"Leopoldstadt" by Tom Stoppard
In this week’s season premiere, timed to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day and its 2026 theme of “Bridging Generations,” Sam and Alex look at Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt.At the beginning of the twe...
26 Jan 45min
The "Lights Up" 2025 Lookback
In this episode - the last one of Season 2 - Sam and Alex look back on 2025 and the first two seasons of LUOTD. They recap how the podcast came about; talk about the highlights, from special guests to...
5 Jan 47min
"Kindertransport" by Diane Samuels
In this episode, Sam and Alex explore Kindertransport by Diane Samuels. In 1938-39, nearly 10,000 mostly Jewish children were brought to the UK as part of a humanitarian mission that rescued them from...
16 Dec 202555min
Representing Resistance: "Rescued From The Holocaust" & "Dr. Yanush Korczak"
In this week’s episode, Sam and Alex look at two short plays for middle schoolers: Rescued From The Holocaust by Sean Price and Dr. Yanush Korczak by Alina Kentof.As well as a discussion about the hig...
7 Nov 20251h 8min
