John Corcoran graduated from high school and college and then spent 17 years as a high school teacher without knowing how to read or write. How on earth did he pull that off? And why? This is his story. A different version of this story was originally presented on Strangers in early 2012. Get the … Continue reading The Teacher Who Couldn't Read →

John Corcoran graduated from high school and college and then spent 17 years as a high school teacher without knowing how to read or write. How on earth did he pull that off? And why? This is his story. A different version of this story was originally presented on Strangers in early 2012. Get the … Continue reading The Teacher Who Couldn't Read →

The Teacher Who Couldn't Read

Storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody Award-winning producer Lea Thau (former head of The Moth and Strangers). The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found at STORIES by Lea Thau on<a href="https://www.patreon.com/leathau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> and<a href="https://leathau.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Substack</a>, where you can also find the new work in its entirety, and where everything is ad-free. You can join as a free or paid member on both platforms, so come be a part of the community, or just listen along right here and follow along on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/STORIESbyLeaThau/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories_by_leathau/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody Award-winning producer Lea Thau (former head of The Moth and Strangers). The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found at STORIES by Lea Thau on Patreon and Substack, where you can also find the new work in its entirety, and where everything is ad-free. You can join as a free or paid member on both platforms, so come be a part of the community, or just listen along right here and follow along on Facebook and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody Award-winning producer Lea Thau (former head of The Moth and Strangers). The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found at STORIES by Lea Thau on<a href="https://www.patreon.com/leathau" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Patreon</a> and<a href="https://leathau.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Substack</a>, where you can also find the new work in its entirety, and where everything is ad-free. You can join as a free or paid member on both platforms, so come be a part of the community, or just listen along right here and follow along on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/STORIESbyLeaThau/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Facebook</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories_by_leathau/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Instagram</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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