Podcast Episodes featuring John Updike

Episode 122 - John Updike Witnesses and Publishes a Masterpiece

This Week In Baseball History - October 24, 2019 03:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 224 ratings
John Updike is often celebrated for having written The Great American Novel, but he also may have written The Great American Essay, which was published 59 years ago this week. Printed in The New Yorker, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu," is a tribute to The Great American Hitter, Ted Williams, beautifull...

John Updike: Dreams from My Mother

What It Takes® - January 28, 2019 08:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 913 ratings
John Updike used his unique literary talents to peel back the layers of middle-class American life, exposing its less-than-placid exterior. He was one of the most prolific and esteemed American writers of his generation, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his "Rabbit" novels but was as well known f...