Episode

Ep 460 - Ask Not What You Can Do For Reading - Why Do We Read?

Podcast: Reading Glasses
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 2574
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Summary

Brea and Mallory talk about why they read! Plus, they give advice on figuring out if a book is not for you or it’s just a bad audiobook narrator, and recommend books about religion gone wrong.