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

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Podcast: [Reading Glasses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-glasses-586915)
Published: 2026-04-30T14:30:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses
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Duration seconds: 2574

## Resource

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.

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