July 20, 2026
Episode 818: Muriel Spark with James Bailey
In Episode 818, Jacke talks to author James Bailey about his critically acclaimed biography Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark.
James and Jacke cover not only many of Spark's best known works, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, but also her short stories, which undoubtedly deserve more attention given how polished and crisp they are in tone, style and composition.
Episode 838: The Emerson Circle with Bruce Nichols
In Episode 838, Jacke talks to author Bruce Nichols about his new book The Emerson Circle: The Concord Radicals Who Reinvented the World. They discuss how literary luminaries — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Bronson Al…
Twenty Shakespeare Episodes on the History of Literature Podcast
Spend time exploring the world of Shakespeare with host Jacke Wilson on the History of Literature Podcast! Here's a list of the twenty episodes on Shakespeare on the History of Literature Podcast. In these episodes, Jacke talks with eminent scholar…
