Episode 19: The Everyday People and Twist Endings of O. Henry

Ink and Ash: A Short Story Podcast

English - September 05, 2018 05:00 - 39 minutes - 73.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 18: "The Necklace" & "Found on a Drowned Man," by Guy de Maupassant

Next Episode: Episode 20: Ray Bradbury Gives a Glimpse Into the Abyss with "Asleep in Armageddon"

Artist, author, one-time shepherd, widower, convicted embezzler…O. Henry was a lot of things, and his stories are an illustration of how everyday people can get themselves into – and sometimes out of – extraordinary jams. Don’t miss the wit and unpredictability of William Porter/O. Henry in this week’s episode of Stories of Yore and Yours, featuring “The Cop and the Anthem” and “A Retrieved Reformation,” by O. Henry!

0:00 – Let’s get the party started right

3:42 – Intro to O. Henry and this week’s stories

10:20 – “The Cop and the Anthem”

23:16 – “A Retrieved Reformation”

38:36 – Afterword/Closing the Show

39:10 – What’s coming next week? See you then!

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