EPISODE · Aug 31, 2025 · 1H 16M
Psmith Journalist with Matthew Bellwood
from Wodehousekeeping
Host Ian Cockburn (of the Shropshire Cockburns) is rejoined by storyteller and writer Matthew Bellwood to discuss Psmith Journalist, the third Psmith novel, and one of the first of Wodehouse's novels to be set in America. The novel first appeared in The Captain from 1909-10 but didn't appear in book form till 1915, by which point it had already been repurposed in 1912 for the US version of The Prince and BettyA tale of yellow journalism in gangland New York. This podcast contains spoilers, and some discussion of racism.You can e-mail me at [email protected] doubloons in the old oak chest at ko-fi.com/wodehousekeepingor follow me on Bluesky or FacebookWodehousekeeping cannot be muzzledOther works by Wodehouse mentionedMike and PsmithThe Luck of the BodkinsPsmith in the CityThe Prince and BettyA Gentleman of LeisureThe Kid Brady storiesThe Little NuggetThe Luck Stone"The Episode of the Live Weekly" Reference works consultedSophie Ratcliffe, P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in LettersRobert McCrum, Wodehouse: A LifeNorman Murphy, A Wodehouse HandbookMadame Eulalie's Rare Plums website Also mentionedColumbo: Strange BedfellowsTwin PeaksThe GodfatherBoardwalk EmpireCharles Dickens, David CopperfieldColin From AccountsCarol VordermanTed Kessler, Paper CutsAl CaponeMonk EastmanGroucho MarxDoctor WhoSandie Shaw, "Reviewing the Situation"John Mitchell Jr.Stella Gibbons, Cold Comfort FarmCole PorterNoël Coward Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Host Ian Cockburn (of the Shropshire Cockburns) is rejoined by storyteller and writer Matthew Bellwood to discuss Psmith Journalist, the third Psmith novel, and one of the first of Wodehouse's novels to be set in America. The novel first appeared in The Captain from 1909-10 but didn't appear in book form till 1915, by which point it had already been repurposed in 1912 for the US version of The Prince and BettyA tale of yellow journalism in gangland New York. This podcast contains spoilers, and some discussion of racism.You can e-mail me at [email protected] doubloons in the old oak chest at ko-fi.com/wodehousekeepingor follow me on Bluesky or FacebookWodehousekeeping cannot be muzzledOther works by Wodehouse mentionedMike and PsmithThe Luck of the BodkinsPsmith in the CityThe Prince and BettyA Gentleman of LeisureThe Kid Brady storiesThe Little NuggetThe Luck Stone"The Episode of the Live Weekly" Reference works consultedSophie Ratcliffe, P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in LettersRobert McCrum, Wodehouse: A LifeNorman Murphy, A Wodehouse HandbookMadame Eulalie's Rare Plums website Also mentionedColumbo: Strange BedfellowsTwin PeaksThe GodfatherBoardwalk EmpireCharles Dickens, David CopperfieldColin From AccountsCarol VordermanTed Kessler, Paper CutsAl CaponeMonk EastmanGroucho MarxDoctor WhoSandie Shaw, "Reviewing the Situation"John Mitchell Jr.Stella Gibbons, Cold Comfort FarmCole PorterNoël Coward Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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