Yesterday

819 Robert Louis Stevenson (with Glenda Norquay) | The Rise of HOT Literati | My Last Book with Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

After discussing a news article detailing the rise of "hot literati," Jacke talks to biographer Glenda Norquay (Robert Louis Stevenson: A Critical Life) about the amazing life of Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish author of classic works like Kidnapped and Treasure Island. PLUS ... Show More

1h 4m

Jul 20

818 Muriel Spark (with James Bailey) | My Last Book with J. Michael Lennon

Jacke talks to author James Bailey about his critically acclaimed biography Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark. PLUS J. Michael Lennon, friend and biographer of Norman Mailer ( Norman Mailer: A Double Life), stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he ... Show More

1h 13m

Jul 16

817 The Odyssey - Getting Ready for a Summer Blockbuster | My Last Book with Mary Beard

Jacke gets ready for the release of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, the rare instance of a summer blockbuster based on a literary classic, with some help from classics scholars Daniel Mendelsohn (The Odyssey, An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic) and Mary Beard (Talking Classics ... Show More

1h 30m

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...