Sophomore Lit

John McCoy
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Oct 5, 2017 • 38min

52: Lamb to the Slaughter

If only he’d been a vegetarian. Shannon Campe returns to discuss one of Roald Dahl’s shockers for adults, “Lamb to the Slaughter.” John McCoy with Shannon Campe Show Notes & Links Stage of Fools Shannon and Zach’s Royals podcast Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Sep 9, 2017 • 58min

51: A Wrinkle in Time

What happens when you don’t take your clock out of the dryer soon enough? You get A Wrinkle in Time. Matt Skuta returns to discuss tesseracts and bouncing balls. John McCoy with Matt Skuta Referenced Works A Wrinkle in Time [Amazon] [Apple] Show Notes & Links Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Aug 25, 2017 • 1h 3min

50: Dubliners

Sophmore Lit hits 50 episodes with the return of John Siracusa as we sort the living from The Dead in James Joyce’s Dubliners (1914). John McCoy with John Siracusa and David J. Loehr Show Notes & Links Dubliners Wikipedia entry Accidental Tech Podcast Co-host John Siracusa The Incomparable Radio Theater Excerpt David J. Loehr Apoc Graffiti Theme music Malcolm Nygard Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Aug 4, 2017 • 57min

49: McTeague

Despite all my rage, I am still just a canary in a cage. Jason Snell returns to discuss San Francisco, steam beer, and gold teeth in Frank Norris’s McTeague. Reading: David Loehr. Theme music: Malcolm Nygard. John McCoy with Jason Snell Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Jul 21, 2017 • 57min

48: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What’s waiting ‘round the bend, my Huckleberry friend? Jelani Sims helps make sense of the glorious mess that is Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. John McCoy with Jelani Sims Referenced Works The Adventures of Huckleberrry Finn Show Notes & Links Predictocast (Josh Hollis, excerpt reading) Apoc Graffiti (Malcolm Nygard, theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Jul 7, 2017 • 59min

47: The Handmaid's Tale

Before the Hulu series that everyone told you you had to watch was the Margaret Atwood novel that everyone told you you had to read. Caroline Fulford returns to discuss dystopias and how to tell your waves of feminism apart. John McCoy with Caroline Fulford and Erika Ensign Show Notes & Links Loose Canon Podcast (Caroline Fulford) Lazy Doctor Who (Erika Ensign, reading) Apocalypse Graffiti (Malcom Nygard, theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Jun 27, 2017 • 55min

46: Annie John

Sometimes, a girl just wants to play marbles. Kwame Phillips discusses the Caribbean, doctor fish, and Jamaica Kincaid’s Annie John. John McCoy with Kwame Phillips and Jane Dempsey Show Notes & Links Kwame Phillips Malcolm Nygard (theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Jun 8, 2017 • 51min

45: Hawthorne tales

Unsightly blemishes! Toxic maidens! David Loehr returns to discuss two short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Birthmark” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter.” John McCoy with David J. Loehr Show Notes & Links David J. Loehr (co-host) Jason Snell (reading) Malcolm Nygard (theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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May 2, 2017 • 60min

44: Invisible Man

And you thought your electric bill was nuts. Jane Dempsey returns to discuss Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. John McCoy with Jane Dempsey Show Notes & Links Jane Dempsey (co-host) Malcolm Nygard (theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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Apr 10, 2017 • 58min

43: The Glass Menagerie

It’s nothing a little glue won’t fix. David Loehr is here to discuss Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. John McCoy Show Notes & Links David Loehr (co-host) Deep in Bear Country (Phil Gonzales, reading) Apoc Graffiti (Malcolm Nygard, theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

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