550 F Scott Fitzgerald (with Arthur Krystal) | My Last Book with Jed Rasula| Listen on Anghami

Sep 14

830 Becoming Stendhal (with Hadley Suter) | A Literary Tribute to Dolly Parton

We often say it's important for a person to be "authentic," but what does that mean? Why is that necessarily a good thing? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Hadley Suter (Becoming Stendhal: The Performance of Authenticity and the Making of a Novelist) about the French noveli ... Show More

1h 39m

Sep 10

829 Charlotte Brontë and Her Biographer Elizabeth Gaskell (with Susan Dunne) | My Last Book with Travis Franks | The Odyssey Kerfuffle

Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell, two of the leading novelists of the 19th century, shared a remarkable literary friendship. After Charlotte's death, Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë became one of the most famous--and controversial--literary biographies ever written. In t ... Show More

1h 11m

Sep 7

828 Confucius (with Mark Csikszentmihalyi) | Celia Bookshop! (with Rachel Pastan) | Jacke in Taiwan

What do we know about the Chinese philosopher and teacher Confucius? Although people have written biographies of Confucius for over 2,000 years, a recent discovery of a Chinese tomb containing the oldest written account of his life gives us a chance to look at Confucius afresh. I ... Show More

1h 21m

Apr 2024

The Real Great Gatsby

A wealthy man in his early 30s. An army man. A German immigrant. A bootlegger. A lover. Who was Jay Gatsby? And if he was based on a real person, what do we know about them? To delve into one of the most famous fictional characters of the 20th century (from one of Do ... Show More

25m 38s

Nov 2020

The Great Gatsby (1925)

Alex Schmidt is joined by writer/podcaster/filmmaker Michael Swaim (IGN, Small Beans, Kurt Vonneguys) for a look at why ‘The Great Gatsby’ is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit <a href="http://sifpod.fun/">http://sifpod.fun/</a> for research sources, handy links, an ... Show More

1 h

Jun 2020

On Agatha Christie

As we wrap up our second Agatha Christie novel, we wanted to take a moment to learn about the author. Phoebe speaks with James Prichard, Agatha Christie's great-grandson. Our other shows are Criminal and This is Love. Donate to Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Learn more about your ad cho ... Show More

11m 15s

Feb 2019

The Secret History of "Walk This Way"

How Run-DMC and Aerosmith changed music: Geoff Edgers, author of a new book on the song's history, and producer Jack Douglas join host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37m 41s

Feb 2023

EP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick

Rick Rubin joins Dan to discuss human creativity. This unusual show evolves as it goes though and by the end covers a wide array of subjects and topics. By the end it isn't even clear who is asking questions and who is answering them. 1. "Broken Record" with Rick Rubin and Malcol ... Show More

2h 52m

Jul 2023

Acting Out

Malcolm talks with Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, host of The Last Archive, about the forgotten origins of a major social science, the missing chapter in Ella Fitzgerald’s life, and what it all has to do with the prison just down the street from Malcolm’s office. Listen, and check out the b ... Show More

36m 34s

Mar 2018

#5: Literally, Don’t Judge the Book By Its Cover

Jess and Trisha talk about who’s losing with Audible’s romance subscription service, consider some of what makes romance unique in the world of self-publishing, deliver news about a couple of publishers, and – as always – recommend books. This episode is sponsored by Raw Power by ... Show More

1h 6m

Nov 2025

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)

Tonight, we traverse the gilded edges and shadowed corners of a fabled 1920s landscape, where ambition and illusion collide beneath starlit extravagance. Envelop ourselves in the lush prose, as we drift through the opulent yet dimming dreams of Jay Gatsby, a man whose heart is et ... Show More

20m 5s

550 F Scott Fitzgerald (with Arthur Krys...