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Do I dare to eat a peach? You bet! Classical teacher, Co-host of the Close Reads podcast

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Monthly Short Story Hour: Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”

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By David Kern, Heidi White Verified, Sean Johnson
| Close Reads HQ
In this subscriber-exclusive episode, we explore Flannery O’Connor’s story ‘The Life You Save May Be Your Own,’ delving into its themes of grace, judgment, and human depravity. Key Topics include: The dramatic irony at the core of both the mother and Shiftlet characters The symbolism of the storm as both grace and judgment The story’s commentary on human …
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Our Man in Havana: To the End

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By David Kern, Sean Johnson, Heidi White Verified
| Close Reads HQ
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:04:20 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. As we get to the end of Graham Greene’s novel it’s time to discuss such things as whether the book has a happy ending, who the villain of the book is, the spiritual underpinnings in the story (and Milly’s role therein), the madness Beatrice refers to in the final passage, and much more.
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Our Man in Havana: Parts 3-4

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By David Kern, Sean Johnson
| Close Reads HQ
Close Reads is a book-club podcast for the incurable reader co-hosted by David Kern, Heidi White, Sean Johnson, and occasionally Tim McIntosh. We read good books and talk about them. This is a show for amateurs in the best sense. This is not an experts show: we’re book lovers, book enthusiasts. Our goal is have empathetic and intelligent conversations about good books. Close Reads is produced by Goldberry Studios, the podcast wing of Goldberry Books, a family-run indie bookshop in Concord, NC.
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