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O. Henry: Desperate Men

EPISODE · Aug 7, 2025 · 38 MIN

O. Henry: Desperate Men

from Fictional · host Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Two stories of crime and punishment and why kidnapping is wrong and dangerous but not for the reasons that you think. By American author O. Henry.  Stories: The Ransom of Red Chief: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Whirligigs/The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief After Twenty Years: https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/after-twenty-years/  

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