“He spends the first 15-20 mins talking about things that have nothing to do with the subject. The Kurt Vonnegut episode started with a 15 minute speech about humanism The ‘End of the Affair’ (Graham Greene) didnt properly start until the 22nd min Self indulgent. Shame as the content proper is v good but stop wasting my time. I cant fast forward when Im driving
Tired of the sanctimonious monologues he delivers at length (William Faulkner’s episode for example) and with the woke-ish condemnation of old authors for not being fashionable NYC leftists of the 21st century”
Patmartin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/19/23
“I'm a swing shift housekeeper (read: janitor) at a Veterans' Hospital, so podcasts help my night go.
It took me about a month to get through the entire backlog, and I eagerly await Jacke's postings every week.
He doesn't really have a radio voice, but his concise summaries of...”Read full review »
SlasherJunkie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/27/17
“Have listened to several episodes and agree with the other reviewers that this is a worthwhile podcast for lovers of literature. I just wanted to add that the episode about bad poetry was hysterically funny--a difficult feat to pull off with such a topic, but Jacke hit the right tone, chose the...”Read full review »
gnidrg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/18/18
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