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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And my son casually reads the name of the category, which I had not noticed.

It was up there at the top of the screen.

And the category was Movie Night at Grandpa and Grandma's House.

Oh, boy.

Well, I'm not a grandpa yet, but thanks for the reminder that I'm a fossil, Netflix.

I canceled my subscription immediately and put the money toward a nice sports car and a toupee.

I'll show Netflix.

who I really am.

Okay, speaking of movies, we saw The Odyssey.

I suppose I'll have lots more to say about that, maybe when Mike's here at some point.

I'll just say that I'm very glad I saw the Christopher Nolan film in the theater.

It's a great spectacle, and I think everyone should see it.

It also sent me back to the printed version of

Homer's epic poem, which I was reading in the Daniel Mendelsohn translation, which I enjoy.

As you know, Daniel has been a guest on the podcast, and he's wonderful, and his translation is outstanding.

I know others like the Emily Wilson translation quite a bit.

That's in iambic pentameter.

which isn't really consistent with ancient Greek, but it's got its own legacy in English.

I think that's justifiable.

Anyway, it's pretty zippy if you're interested in checking out her translation.

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