773 The Films of Rob Reiner (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Matt Abrahams

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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In mid-December 2025, the world was shocked by the horrible and tragic news that beloved film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner had been murdered at their home. In this episode, Jacke and Mike celebrate Reiner's amazing run of indelible films in the 1980s and early 1990s, including a selection of their Top 10 favorite lines from Rob Reiner films. PLUS storytelling expert Matt Abrahams (Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England! Join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠John Shors Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in May 2026! Scheduled stops include The Charles Dickens Museum, Dr. Johnson's house, Jane Austen's Bath, Tolkien's Oxford, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and more. Learn more by emailing ⁠⁠jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠masahiko@johnshorstravel.com⁠⁠, or by contacting us through our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Act soon - there are limited spots available! The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gabrielruizbernal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Help support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/literature⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ 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 Lit Hub Radio.
0:08.9	Hey folks, it's Jack with some exciting news. Are you someone who loves books and loves to travel?
0:15.2	We have teamed up with a travel agency to present to you the opportunity to travel through the literary landscape with me,
0:23.1	Jack Wilson, and Emma, the show's producer, and your fellow podcast listeners, meaning some of your
0:29.1	favorite history of literature podcast guests along the way. That's right, we're going to England.
0:35.2	Eight days of travel in literary London, Oxford, and Bath,
0:39.4	where we'll follow in the footsteps of Shakespeare, Dickens, Jane Austen, and more.
0:44.9	This is the last few weeks when you can sign up. So go to John Shores Travel, that's John,
0:49.7	S-H-O-R-S, with no E, or to History of Literature.com and find the itinerary that way.
0:56.0	We would love to have you join us for this very special event in May.
1:00.8	But you must sign up now.
1:02.8	We have to close the sign-ups on March 1st.
1:05.2	I hope to see you soon.
1:08.3	Hello, Mike Palindrome and the films of Rob Reiner today on the History of Literature.
1:26.3	Hello, everyone. I'm Jack Wilson, your host. Well, the news was as sad as it was shocking.
1:33.1	Film director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Singer-Riner, were found dead in their home,
1:39.4	murdered, as it turned out, and by their mentally disturbed son, it appeared. It led to many tributes to the man
1:48.1	introduced to the world as Meathead, Archie Bunker's nickname for his son-in-law, played by Rob Reiner
1:54.4	in the smash-hit television show All in the Family, which was the number one show in America
1:59.8	during a tumultuous period, 1971 to
2:03.3	1976. Five years in a row, that show was number one, the Norman Lear classic. Rob Reiner was
2:10.0	familiar with celebrity already, having grown up in a famous family, his father, Carl Reiner,
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