LeVar Burton Reads Podcast Transcripts
LeVar Burton and Stitcher · 191 episodes with transcripts
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.
Spoken has transcripts of 191 LeVar Burton Reads episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from May 7, 2024.
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Latest LeVar Burton Reads transcripts
"The Toynbee Convector" by Ray Bradbury
May 7, 2024
LeVar Burton (0:03)
Hi, I'm Levard Burton, and this is LeVar Burton Reads. In every episode, I have handpicked a different piece of short fiction, and I've read it to you.
SPEAKER_1 (0:21)
The only thing these stories have had in common is that I love them, and I hope you have too.
LeVar Burton (0:34)
This is indeed the final episode of season 13 of LeVar Burton Reads, y'all. But here's the thing, you know how much I love reading aloud, and so rest assured, I'll figure out how to continue to engage with you in storytelling that we love.
And as it's the final episode, it really made sense to read something today by one of the greats, a speculative storyteller whose work has endured for decades, the great Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury's stories are so powerful and appeal to so many people, partially because they are lyrical and colloquial, often playful…
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