<p>Unsightly blemishes! Toxic maidens! David Loehr returns to discuss two short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, &#8220;The Birthmark&#8221; and &#8220;Rappaccini&#8217;s Daughter.&#8221;</p>
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<p>John McCoy  with David J. Loehr</p>

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     <h4><a href="http://www.davidjloehr.com" class="link" target="_blank">David J. Loehr (co-host)</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://sixcolors.com" class="link" target="_blank">Jason Snell (reading)</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="http://apocgraffiti.com" class="link" target="_blank">Malcolm Nygard (theme music)</a></h4>
     
    
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46: Annie John

John McCoy and a guest host read books you might have been assigned in high school, or college, or other stuff you might have read when you were a kid. The theming is loose!