693 Understanding the Wonders of Nature (with Alan Lightman) | My Last Book with Alan Lightman

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774 Robert Louis Stevenson (with Leo Damrosch)

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) suffered from poor health for most of his life, and yet he possessed immense vitality. In this episode, Jacke talks to biographer Leo Damrosch (Storyteller: The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson) about his efforts to bring to life the man who gave ...  Show more

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

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 an ...  Show more

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