Unpretentious, Engaging, & Relaxing
I really appreciate this podcast. For one thing, as a lover of books I'm always looking for entertaining dicusions on books or literary figures. What's nice about this podcast is the "layman's" feel of it, by which I mean the host (Jacke Wilson) is not pretentious in anyway. Personally, my favorite episodes are the one where the Jacke tells a story from his life involving literature in some way. Examples of this are te episode of Flaubert's Madame Bovary and the episode on Proust and Pound. Overall, it's a pleasant podcast about classic books.Read full review »
Astn via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/10/17
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I’m an historian, and I don’t have any time to read great works of creative writing—much as I would like to. With this podcast, I feel like I learn so much that I’m no longer worried about the time I do not have. This show is rich without being dense, intense without being daunting, and the host...Read full review »
AComegna via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/20/18
Do you ever read a book and think, "I wish I wrote that book?" Well I do, and when I do that is a great sign that I loved a book. I feel that exact same way with this podcast. I wish I created and did this podcast. It would be so cool to read, research, and record. Mr. Wilson (ha) is...Read full review »
J1mb0S via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/07/18
I will keep this brief and to the point: I listen to this podcast nearly every day and it brings me solace. As a 24 year old literature fanatic, I find it difficult to find other similarly aged, similarly minded friends with which I could discuss literature (or art in general, but that’s a whole...Read full review »
Deeeeeezxxxy via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/06/19
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