Aug. 25, 2026
Episode 825: The Turn of the Screw with Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
In Episode 825, Jacke talks to playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm about her new adaptation of The Turn of the Screw, which has its world premiere at London's Arcola Theater in September.
This stage performance promises to be a mesmerizing production of James's masterpiece The Turn of the Screw, which tells the story of a governess and the demonic forces haunting her and the children in her care.
For more about James's works of hauntings and ghosts, take a listen to episodes on The Jolly Corner (Part 1 and Part 2) and The Altar of the Dead (Part 1 and Part 2).
Episode 827: American Literature's War on Crime with Theodore Martin
The second half of the twentieth century was marked by an extreme increase in America's prison population, from roughly 250,000 inmates in 1940 to well over two million by 2008. At the same time, American readers were devouring mysteries, thrillers,…
Episode 826: Washington Irving with Phillip Lopate
At the time of Washington Irving's death, he was the most famous and widely praised American writer of his or any other era. But his reputation soon dwindled, and today he's known primarily as the author of just two stories ("The Legend of Sleepy Ho…
