It's a trip to the Big Easy! The city of New Orleans is so famous for its music, its food, and its Mardi Gras mentality that it's sometimes overlooked as a magnet for writers like Walt Whitman, Zora Neale Hurston, and William Faulkner. In this episode, Jacke talks to New Orleans scholar T.R. Johnson, author of the new book New Orleans: A Writer's City, about ... Show More
Sep 21
831 Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" (with Rachel Pastan) | My Last Book with David Denby
When times are tough, can literature help? After sharing an email from a listener, Jacke talks to author Rachel Pastan about her novel We're So Lucky to Live Here, in which a woman copes with a tragic loss by staging a production of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in her childhood h ... Show More
58m 49s
Feb 2023
139.2 - Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Every year in New Orleans, Louisiana, a million visitors come to experience the biggest Mardi Gras party in the United States. Learn about the history of this event and the traditions and culture surrounding it.If you plan on visiting, be sure to stay tuned until the very end; yo ... Show More
34m 18s
Dec 2022
REMASTERED – Episode 40: Everything Floats
<p>In this Remastered classic episode, let's return to the city that seems to have it all: celebration, food, the arts…and a whole lot of darkness. Welcome back to New Orleans.</p> <p>Researched, written, and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with additional help from GennaRose Nethercot ... Show More
28m 36s
Jul 2020
Ep 243: Predicting the next great American classic
Charlandra Jenkins is a Florida reader on the hunt for stories that reflect her life, love, grief, and humanity back to her. For Charlandra, new book releases and recent bestsellers by Black authors are a joy, but she’s also yearning for some history… backlist titles by women of ... Show More
50m 6s