restless mind show
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A Jacke Wilson Holiday (Restless Mind Episode 10)
Jacke offers some holiday thoughts on loneliness, his failures with women and the theater, and a teary trip to the Nutcracker. Happy Holidays! Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:35 — 28.5MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Continue reading
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The Restless Mind Show Episode 8 – My Inner Bleeping Bandit
Testing the Burt Reynolds method for avoiding cliches! Author Jacke Wilson takes a break from the history of literature to consider language and masculinity. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:51 — 22.2MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options (NB: We’re still sharing a feed with the History of Literature… Continue reading
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Restless Mind Show #6 – The Trial of Shrimp Boy
Jacke and Gar take a break from the history of literature to discuss the development of Jacke’s new play, The Trial of Shrimp Boy, which has attracted interest from Bryan Cranston’s agent(!). Also: Gar builds fences and is not a good neighbor. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:27 — 40.5MB) Subscribe: iTunes Continue reading
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Sneak Preview: Abandoning a Goddess

Dear Readers and Listeners, It’s a heavy-hearted weekend for the world. All of our very best wishes for peace, love, and safety to our friends in Paris. Let’s hope we somehow learn to end the madness of hatred and violence. This week on the History of Literature Podcast, we’ll take a deeper look at the Continue reading
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The Restless Mind Show #3 – Power and the Law
We don’t believe in the divine rights of kings anymore. But what gives today’s leaders the right to the powers they have? What happens when they test the limits of that power? What does it mean for the rest of us? And what does any of this have to do with a contest for babies? Continue reading
