LeVar Burton Reads
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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 headpho...
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Episodes (194)
"Free Jim's Mine" by Tananarive Due
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"Miracle" by Tope Folarin
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LIVE! in Boston: "Mono No Aware" by Ken Liu
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LIVE! in New Jersey: "Driftglass" by Samuel R. Delany
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LIVE! in DC: "A Dark Night" by Edward P. Jones
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LIVE! in Dallas: "In the City of Martyrs" by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
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LIVE! in Atlanta: "The Vishakanya's Choice" by Roshani Chokshi
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LIVE! in Austin: "Asymmetry" by Kendra Fortmeyer
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LIVE! in Brooklyn: "Playing Nice with God's Bowling Ball" by N.K. Jemisin
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"Morning Child" by Gardner Dozois
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"Yiwu" by Lavie Tidhar
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"Singing on a Star" by Ellen Klages
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"The Cell Phones" by Karen E. Bender
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"Jackalope Wives" by Ursula Vernon
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"Fyrewall" by Stefani Cox
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"Fantaisie Impromptu No. 4 in C#min, Op. 66” by Carlos Hernandez
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"Multo" by Samuel Marzioli
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"Fires" by Rick Bass
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"The Last Cheng Beng Gift" by Jaymee Goh
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"Sea Girls" by Daniel Wallace
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"Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience TM" by Rebecca Roanhorse
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LIVE! in Seattle: "Black Betty" by Nisi Shawl
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LIVE! in Los Angeles: "Money Tree" by Nalo Hopkinson
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LIVE! in San Francisco: "As Good as New" by Charlie Jane Anders
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LIVE! in Chicago: "The Winds of Harmattan" by Nnedi Okorafor
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"The 5:22" by George Harrar
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"My Dear You" by Rachel Khong
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"Different Kinds of Darkness" by David Langford
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"Furry Night" by Joan Aiken
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"The Baboon War" by Nnedi Okorafor
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"Mrs. Perez" by Oscar Casares
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"The Truth About Owls" by Amal El-Mohtar
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"Repairing the World" by John Chu
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Bonus Episode: "Goat" by James McBride
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"The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu
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"Navigators" by Mike Meginnis
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"1000-Year-Old Ghosts" by Laura Chow Reeve
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Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Lesley Nneka Arimah
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"Graham Greene" by Percival Everett
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"What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah
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"Empty Places" Part Two by Richard Parks
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"Empty Places" Part One by Richard Parks
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"The Lighthouse Keeper" by Daisy Johnson
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"Kin" by Bruce McAllister
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