May 1, 2015
EP. 19 — Fay Wolf, Keith Law
The unbelievable actress, singer, and professional organizer, Fay Wolf starts the show by reading an amazing piece by Susanna Fogel entitled “Your Intrauterine Device Has Some Thoughts on Your Love Life,” recorded live from UCB-Franklin in Los Angeles. Then, senior baseball writer for ESPN, Keith Law joins Nate to talk about how he learned to read at the age of 2 thanks to his love of “The Mixed-Up Chameleon,” sports themed books he recommends you should read, the best pizza he’s ever had, and much more. Finally, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, Nate finishes off the show by reading a passage from Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried.” Support your local book store and grab a copy of Toni Morrison’s new novel “God Help The Child” and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com. Los Angeles: Come out to see the show LIVE on Sunday, May 10th at UCB-Franklin at 7:30pm. Get your tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com!
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EP. 64 — The Final Show
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July 1, 2016
Timothy Simons barges in not wasting any time and gets into a live reading of “I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.” by Mike Lacher. Then, Robyn Clark treats us to a reading of “I Saw Hamilton So Now I’m Going To Orphan My Son” by Katie Schorr. Later, Nate reads a chapter from the novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins. Finally, in honor of the 4th of July, Robert Baker walks through a patriotic reading of the Declaration of Independence. Make sure to pick up a copy of next month’s book for our book club, “The Girls: A Novel” by Emma Cline Once you’re done reading, call us at (702) 751-READ and let us know what you thought!
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