Aug. 4, 2026
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In Great Detective! An Adventure for Two People, you and a friend race through the streets of foggy London, testing your crime-solving abilities as Sherlock Holmes and his new sidekick. Each reader experiences the narrative from a different character’s point of view, coming together at key moments to decide where the story will go next. Can the two of you stay one step ahead of the criminals—and each other?
Episode 821: A History of the Kiss with Katie Barclay
The kiss! What could be more romantic? And yet, as historian Katie Barclay discovered when writing her book The Kiss: A History of Passion and Power, she found non-romantic kisses to be even more fascinating. In Episode 821, Jacke talks to historian…
Episode 820: The Life of Eva Gore-Booth with Sonja Tiernan
In Episode 820, Jacke talks to Sonja Tiernan about her book Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel, and Reformer, which tells the story of a young woman who cast aside her aristocratic origins to champion the causes of barmaids, circus performers…
