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LeVar Burton Reads

LeVar Burton Reads

LeVar Burton and Stitcher

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Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 206

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The best short fiction, handpicked by the best voice in podcasting and presented in 3D immersive audio. In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story. LeVar’s narration blends with gorgeous soundscapes to bring stories by Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Nnedi Okorafor, Kurt Vonnegut, Ken Liu and more to life. So, if you’re ready, let’s take a deep breath... Our immersive audio is best with headphones! If you'd prefer to listen without immersive audio, visit levarburtonpodcast.com/mono.
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"The Toynbee Convector" by Ray Bradbury

mardi 7 mai 2024Duration 43:13

The world's only time traveler finally reveals his secrets. "The Toynbee Convector" © 1983 by Ray Bradbury


 

Content advisory: suicide

"The November Story" by Rebecca Makkai

mardi 30 avril 2024Duration 49:59

A reality TV show producer tries to make love happen, on- and off-screen. “The November Story” is from MUSIC FOR WARTIME by Rebecca Makkai, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Find LeVar on Instagram Live on Monday, May 6th from 6:30-8pm Pacific, celebrating 13 seasons of LeVar Burton Reads! Join us for a Q&A and surprise guests. Follow @levar.burton on IG and sign up for reminders!

"Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead" by KT Bryski

mardi 27 février 2024Duration 46:00

A trickster storyteller brings camaraderie and hope to the land of the dead. Find more from the author at ktbryski.com.


 

Content advisory: Death and dying; references to the death of a child

"Mother of Invention" by Nnedi Okorafor, Part 2

mardi 24 novembre 2020Duration 35:38

Join us for the conclusion of this smart house story set in a future Nigeria. Will Anwuli and her child survive the storm?

Content advisory: blood

"Mother of Invention" by Nnedi Okorafor, Part 1

mardi 17 novembre 2020Duration 41:30

A young woman in a future Nigeria finds herself in a deadly pollen storm, alone but for her smart home.

Miniseries Coming November 17

mardi 10 novembre 2020Duration 01:45

LeVar announces a special three-part series featuring one of his favorite authors!

"Little Man" by Michael Cunningham

mardi 27 octobre 2020Duration 51:46

A 200-year-old gnome desperately wants to become a father.

"Little Man" is from A WILD SWAN AND OTHER TALES by Michael Cunningham, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu.
Text copyright © 2015 by Mare Vaporum Corp. Used by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, © 2015 by Mare Vaporum Corp

"The Story We Used to Tell" by Shirley Jackson

mardi 20 octobre 2020Duration 33:11

A recently widowed woman vanishes overnight.


Content advisory: violence, death

“The Story We Used to Tell” is from DARK TALES by Shirley Jackson, published by Penguin Classics, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

"A Good Friday" by Barbara Jenkins

mardi 13 octobre 2020Duration 44:20

A chance encounter in a bar leads to an eventful Good Friday for a devout woman and a playboy.

"Low Energy Economy" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

mardi 6 octobre 2020Duration 37:31

An asteroid miner on a solo space mission finds his sense of purpose.

This story appears in the anthology CONSOLATION SONGS.


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