Jacke (Jack) Wilson

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1,063 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 3 Aug

Jacke (Jack) Wilson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Is Christopher Nolan, who will hold this title for the year 2026, is this going to be the first one?

It seems a guarantee that this is going to be the summer movie.

It kind of already is.

Is he going to bring us something new?

I'm happy to discuss Jaws or Star Wars or E.T.

or other movies that I expect to see on here.

I'm I'm happy to discuss those here on the podcast now and then as

Films.

We had a whole episode about The Godfather.

Mike and I have talked about Hollywood adaptations and so forth.

But to discuss a film in the context of one of the top handful of classic works of literature that might be new, Christopher Nolan.

You're uh breaking some new ground here.

I haven't seen the film yet, but I've read some of the early reviews, and it's enough for me to comment upon briefly.

And then we're going to replay our conversation with our guest, Daniel Mendelssohn, who gives us a wonderful introduction to the Homeric Odyssey.

And then we'll hear from another classic scholar, Mary Beard, who will be here to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read.

But first, let's look at the last 50 years of Summer Blockbusters as chosen by Chris Morgan.

The title of this article is The Definitive Summer Blockbuster of the Last Fifty Years.

It says summer can sustain multiple blockbusters, but usually one emerges as the defining summer hit of a year.

Box office returns are key to that, of course, but there's also a cultural impact to consider.

What summer blockbuster manages to capture the Zeitgeist the best?

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