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Oct 2025
41m 50s

What Makes a Great Ghost Story

HILLSDALE COLLEGE
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Guests: John J. Miller & Benedict Whalen

On this Halloween weekend, John J. Miller, director of the Herbert H. Dow II Program in American Journalism at Hillsdale College, joins the show to talk about his course on great ghost and horror stories. And Benedict Whalen, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, concludes a series of interviews celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby by discussing the novel’s long-lasting legacy.

     

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