332 Hamlet (with Laurie Frankel)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Novelist Laurie Frankel joins Jacke to talk about her writing, her theater background, and her new novel One Two Three. Then Jacke and Laurie geek out on Shakespeare and choose the Top 10 Things To Love About Hamlet. Laurie Frankel is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of novels such as The Atlas of Love, Goodbye for Now, and the Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Pick This Is How It Always Is. Frankel lives in Seattle with her husband, daughter, and border collie. She makes good soup. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and LitHub Radio.
0:13.0	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson. We've got a fun one today.
0:16.0	Novelist Laurie Frankel is here to discuss Shakespeare's Hamlet.
0:21.0	Today on the History of Literature.
0:30.0	Ah, hello everyone. Hello, hello, hello.
0:37.0	I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the podcast. I had fun.
0:47.0	I had fun. I hope you do as well. Did I mention why? I had fun.
0:52.0	Did I leave you in suspense? I had fun with our guest.
0:56.0	Laurie Frankel. This one is Geek Out City, which is fun if the topic is a good one.
1:02.0	For me, that probably means either the Beatles or some great author.
1:07.0	Which I think Shakespeare qualifies there, right? Does a great writer?
1:11.0	My guest Laurie Frankel. Man, she is as much of a sucker for Shakespeare as I am.
1:16.0	We get into soups, Shakespeare's soups, soups and stews.
1:23.0	We spoke a while ago. She and I, so I haven't heard this for a few weeks.
1:27.0	I'm looking forward to listening, right along with you.
1:30.0	It's not always the case with these things, frankly.
1:33.0	But here today with Laurie, it is Hamlet.
1:37.0	What a rich treasure trove of literary goodness that is.
1:43.0	Hamlet's not a bobble, people. It's not a nifty little jewel that we set into some precious little locket.
1:52.0	And take it out from time to time to admire.
1:57.0	It's a wild wreck of a play, a ship that sometimes...
2:01.0	Say it sometimes.
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