How I've Read
Writer John Paul Scotto celebrates his life as an interpreter.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 38
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
A Small Place
Scotto reacts to Jamaica Kincaid's A Small Place and discusses why he hasn't been many places. This episode explores the relationship between consumers and workers, Scotto's domestic travel experienc…
Veronica
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Scotto connects with Mary Gaitskill's Veronica.
Machines of Loving Grace
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Scotto reacts to Karl Ove Knausgaard's "The Reenchanted World," which you can read in the June 2025 issue of Harpe…
My Brilliant Friend, Chapter 16
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Scotto reacts to a chapter from Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend.
Moving On feat. Rob Couch
Guest episode! Rob Couch talks about reading Larry McMurtry's Moving on. You can listen to Rob's podcast about King of the Hill here: https://www.yeppodcast.com/
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Student Writing
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Are Prisons Obsolete?
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The murder of Robert Brooks in a New York prison motivated Scotto to reread Angela Y. Davis's Are Prison's Obsolete. The book made him think about the inna…
The Chronicles of Narnia feat. Kelly Daniels
Author Kelly Daniels shares a story about his mother reading him The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (and much more). Find Kelly's writing and podcast here: https://authorkellydaniels…
Demian
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Scotto reacts to Hermann Hesse's novel Demian. The episode explores lying, good and evil, pen names, World Wars, prodigal sons, and much more.
Just Above My Head feat. Rachel King
Guest episode! Writer Rachel King talks about James Baldwin's Just Above My Head. Go read Rachel's books: Bratwurst Haven and People Along the Sand.
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I Remember, I Remember
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Scotto reacts to Mary Ruefle's "I Remember, I Remember," an essay about Ruefle's relationship with poetry. With cameos from John Berry…
Lakecia Benjamin on the Alto Saxophone
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Scotto attends a jazz concert.
The Lord of the Rings feat. Sam Olson
In How I’ve Read’s inaugural guest episode, Sam Olson tells a story about reading (and rereading) J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings throughout his formative years.
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Virginia Poems
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Scotto reads from Writing the Land: Virginia, edited by Dr. Lis McLoughlin.
Anna Karenina
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Scotto reacts to Part I of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
Believe Your Eyes and Ears
Scotto states the obvious about Elon Musk's nazi salute, Trump's inauguration, and America's move toward fascism. Plus some thoughts about Luigi Mangione and the killing of United Healthcare CEO Bria…
The Afterlife
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Scotto reads "The Egg" by Andy Weir.
Holy Anger!
Scotto reacts to the election of Donald Trump. With poems from Zoe Leonard, Felix, Allen Ginsberg, and Bertolt Brecht. Shout out to Taco Bell Quartlery.
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