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The History of Literature

Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the begi... Read more

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539 Tender Is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald (with Mike Palindrome)

539 Tender Is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald (with Mike Palindrome)

Jacke and Mike take a look at the stormy Fitzgerald marriage and F. Scott Fitzgerald's fourth novel, Tender Is the Night... Read more

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538 Writing Our Extinction (with Patrick Whitmarsh) | My Last Book with Christina Jarvis

538 Writing Our Extinction (with Patrick Whitmarsh) | My Last Book with Christina Jarvis

Jacke continues his Emily Dickinson series with a reading of Poem #32. Then Professor Patrick Whitmarsh stops by for a d... Read more

10 Aug 2023

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