WELCOME TO A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF BIG NATE'S SHORT STORY CLUB, WHERE WE DISCUSS A CORE MIDDLE SCHOOL MEMORY FOR ALL U.S. CITIZENS: YOU GUESSED IT, TODAY WE ARE DISCUSSING THE LOTTERY BY SHIRLEY JACKSON--AND IT IS EVEN BETTER AND MORE FUCKED UP THAN YOU REMEMBER. TOUCHING ON THEMES OF RITUAL, HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY, MORALLY QUESTIONABLE TRADITIONS, AND THE MASTERFULLY CHILLING PROSE OF MS. JACKSON, JOIN US FOR A DEEP DIVE DISCUSSION OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SHORT STORIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND ALL OF LITERATURE.

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