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  • November 19, 2015

    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

    Arts, history of literature, Podcast, restless mind show
    bryan cranston, comedy, drama, godfather, kate winslet, play, playwriting, Podcast, shrimp boy
  • November 18, 2015

    Is This What Sappho Sounded Like?

    Next Monday on the History of Literature podcast, we’ll be taking a look at Sappho. (It’s very interesting to contrast her with her near contemporary Homer, whom we looked at last time.) One of the great tragedies of literature is how much of Sappho we’ve lost: not just the poetry but ALL of the accompanying music. What Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, history of literature, Writing
    Podcast, Poetry, preview, sappho, songs
  • November 17, 2015

    On Protecting the Creative Process

    Brilliant Reader (and hard-at-work novelist) CH considers our offer to share her first line and responds: Although I’ve decided not to share my opening sentence here, I’m grateful for your post, Jacke. 18 K-plus words later, I honestly couldn’t remember what my first sentence was. Today was one of those days when I wondered if Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, Writing
    contest, Creativity, first lines, nanowrimo, Writing
  • November 16, 2015

    History of Literature Episode 3A: Odysseus Leaves Calypso

    Responding to a listener email, author Jacke Wilson takes a deeper look at one of the Odyssey’s most famous passages. Why does Odysseus leave Calypso, and what does it tell us about Homer and his genius? And is it fair to compare Achilles and Odysseus with Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny? Podcast: Play in new Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, history of literature, Podcast, Writing
    achilles, bugs bunny, calypso, Homer, odysseus, Poetry, yosemite sam
  • November 15, 2015

    Sneak Preview: Abandoning a Goddess

    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

    Arts, books, history of literature, restless mind show
    calypso, Homer, odysseus, Paris, Podcast, Walt Whitman
  • November 14, 2015

    Craunch the Marmoset, Buy Cat in Pocket: The Book Mark Twain Called “Perfect”

    Craunch the Marmoset, Buy Cat in Pocket: The Book Mark Twain Called “Perfect”

    What happens when a Portuguese publisher who doesn’t know English attempts to bring out an English phrase book? This great 2011 piece from Splitsider tells the whole story. Continue reading

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    Humor, inadvertent comedy, Mark Twain, portuguese, splitsider, Translation
  • November 13, 2015

    Just Because…

    Because some days you just need 48 seconds like these to keep you going… Check out our own look at a different Huh Oh Meh Eh Er by listening to the History of Literature Podcast Episode 3 – Homer: He was a blind poet whose stories of heroes and gods helped launch an incredible era of literary and Continue reading

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    Homer, Phonic Frog, Simpsons
  • November 12, 2015

    The Restless Mind Show 5 – Gar Discovers a Lost Recording of Walt Whitman!

    Gar finds a lost recording of Walt Whitman reading his own poetry! Plus: Author Jacke Wilson gives an update on the Greatest First Lines contest. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:27 — 20.5MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, history of literature, novelists, Podcast, Publishing, restless mind show, Writing
    comedy, contest update, Greatest First Lines, History, Literature, nanowrimo, Poetry, Walt Whitman
  • November 11, 2015

    Exciting Discovery Revealed Tomorrow!

    WOW! I don’t want to overpromise until I hear more details, but it sounds like tomorrow will be a Very Big Day for The History of Literature Podcast. Here’s a hint: Come back tomorrow for the Restless Mind Show when all will be revealed. Or just subscribe to the History of Literature Podcast (iTunes | Android | RSS Continue reading

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    Arts, Literature, lost recording, Podcast, Poetry, Walt Whitman
  • November 10, 2015

    Well Now, This Changes Everything…

    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man of Good Fortune must be in want to go. –Google Voice, attempting to transcribe the first line of what it believes to be “Pride and Prejudice: Fight in Action” [known to human beings as “Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen”] (And yes, this means I’m enjoying listening Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, novelists, Writing
    Google Voice, Greatest First Lines, Jane Austen, Keira Knightley, nanowrimo, Pride and Prejudice, Transcription
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  • The History of Literature #523 — Geoffrey Chaucer (with Marion Turner) | A New Podcast About the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike (with AFSCME President Lee Saunders)
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