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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 innacurate and pervase representation of prisons in American media and the ramifications of a draconian and racist criminal justice system. This episode includes discussions of the prison in Scotto's hometown, Orange Is the New Black, Oz, Goodfellas, The Sopranos, The Godfather, Guantanamo Bay, Trump, Obama, and much more.

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.com/

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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.

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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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Scotto reacts to Mary Ruefle's "I Remember, I Remember," an essay about Ruefle's relationship with poetry. With cameos from John Berryman, John Keats, Arthur Miller, and others.

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Scotto attends a jazz concert.

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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