Caviar to the general

Admitting that this podcast will not be for everyone, I’m obsessed with Jacke’s extraordinary skill as a speaker, his knowledge and his background. This is for people who love to read. It is not stuffy or overly intellectual or condescending or negative in any way. His guests are diverse (as is the writing he looks at) and the format is fresh and always changing with the times. (I’m 100 or so episodes in - out of 300 and something - and I’ve listened to episodes both from the beginning and recent ones.) Jacke has a quirky sense of humor and he shares his personal connections to the books discussed. I have been moved and laughed out loud. Yes, there’s history and analysis and one can learn from this, but mostly it’s a celebration. He and his guests read from time to time and there are recordings of author’s reading their own works. I’ve enjoyed episodes about books and writers I’m unfamiliar with. One could pick and choose what to listen to without losing a thread. (I’ve listened to the first 60 episodes.) Lastly, the man lived in Asia and can speak with authority about books and poetry from cultures often overlooked in the west. Check it out.