A mandatory high school classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Harper Lee's magnum opus. Now let's point out everything wrong with it! Come with us while we explore race relations and hyperbolic writing in the Deep South.

Spearing the Classics

Episode #4: To Kill a Mockingbird

Ever wanted to explore the classics, but find them too boring? Don't worry--you're totally right. Join novelist Paul C.K. Spears on a journey of enlightenment through the alleged "Western canon," skewering it at every turn, and learning why the classics are read AND taught incorrectly in most schools.

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Spearing the Classics