Message: “Fierce Convictions with Karen Swallow Pryor”

The StoryMen welcome author and professor Karen Swallow Pryor to introduce us to Hannah More, history’s forgotten abolitionist. We learn how Hannah’s passion for justice transformed 17th century England, why she was forgotten, and why we need to remember her today.

Story Men - March 25, 2014

True Detective featuring Scott Poole

True Detective featuring Scott Poole

The StoryMen welcome professor of American History Scott Poole. Scott's an expert in the sociology of horror, so he dives in with us to discuss the groundbreaking first season of HBO's True Detective. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – Scott Poole and the Horror of True Detective 10:00 – The High Cost of Horror: Lovecraft, Carcosa and the King in Yellow 18:00 – True Detective is Just Plain Gorgeous 22:30 – SPOILERS 29:00 – Russ, Pessimism and that Ending 38:00 – Is TRUE DETECTIVE anti-female, anti-Southern, or anti-Christian? 50:00 – Favorite moments in the show

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