Aug. 22, 2025
The History of Literature Podcast Goes to England
Join the History of Literature Podcast on a literary tour of England! Celebrate iconic authors, explore historic sites and rediscover classic stories.
Jacke and I will be channeling the literary dynamic duo Johnson and Boswell as we start the tour in London, with stops at Dr. Johnson's House and his favorite pub Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
To view the full itinerary, visit John Shors Travel website.
Episode 831: Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" with Rachel Pastan
When times are tough, can literature help? After sharing an email from a listener, Jacke talks to author Rachel Pastan about her novel We're So Lucky to Live Here, in which a woman copes with a tragic loss by staging a production of Chekhov's The Ch…
Episode 830: Stendhal with Hadley Suter
We often say it's important for a person to be "authentic," but what does that mean? Why is that necessarily a good thing? In Episode 830 of the History of Literature Podcast, Jacke talks to author Hadley Suter (Becoming Stendhal: The Performance o…
