How I've Read

How I've Read

John Paul Scotto

Episodes 46
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (6)
Since May 2024
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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54%
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Writer John Paul Scotto celebrates his life as an interpreter.

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Recent Episodes

Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.

Jan 26, 2026 16m

Support Minnesota: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/

A Christmas Memory

Dec 25, 2025 36m

Scotto discusses Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory," a short story you can find in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Plus: fruitcake, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, whiskey, nostalgia, family, warmth, money,…

The Gospel According to John

Dec 14, 2025 45m

It's the fall of 2008 and a 21-year-old Scotto is trying to live on campus again. He's learning about ancient Roman art, Toni Morrison, and the Gospel According to John, all while failing socially…

All Things Grow

Nov 30, 2025 30m

Scotto records while pacing in his office and reading: James Brown's Apology to the Young Addict, old letters from Mrs. Scotto, an anonymously authored book called Time Heals All Wounds, and notes…

Raw Wind

Nov 27, 2025 23m

Scotto reacts to a Louise Glück poem. This episode includes reflections on insomnia, healing, aging, stimming, autism, alcoholism, family, and much more. Happy Thanksgiving!

39

Nov 23, 2025 34m

It's the day after Scotto's 39th birthday.

War Trash

Nov 10, 2025 47m

Scotto reacts to Ha Jin's novel War Trash, which explores a Chinese soldier's time in an American POW camp. This episode includes reflections on historical fiction, the Korean War, the War in…

He Missed His Mother

Oct 27, 2025 34m

While taking care of a sick dog, Scotto reads a poem called "Then for the Seventh Night" by Mark Levine.

Franny and Zooey (Part II)

Oct 20, 2025 52m

Scotto finishes his discussion of J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey. This episode includes: root beer in a water gun, spiritual crises, family conflicts, The Baghavad Gita, Franz Kafka, Jesus Christ,…

Franny and Zooey (Part I)

Oct 13, 2025 38m

Scotto reacts to J.D. Salinger's short story "Franny." The episode includes ruminations on: child prodigies, people pleasing, the power of prayer, the pain of dating someone you don't really like,…

The Vegetarian

Sep 29, 2025 37m

Scotto reacts to Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang's The Vegetarian. The patreon is currently shut down--but it may open up again someday. In the meantime, if you want to support Scotto, rate the…

A Small Place

Jul 07, 2025 44m

Scotto reacts to Jamaica Kincaid's A Small Place and discusses why he hasn't been many places. This episode explores the relationship between consumers and workers, Scotto's domestic travel…

Veronica

Jun 23, 2025 49m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread Scotto connects with Mary Gaitskill's Veronica.

Machines of Loving Grace

Jun 09, 2025 55m

Support Scotto and get bonus episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread Scotto reacts to Karl Ove Knausgaard's "The Reenchanted World," which you can read in the June 2025 issue of…

My Brilliant Friend, Chapter 16

May 26, 2025 39m

Support Scotto and get bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread Scotto reacts to a chapter from Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend.

Moving On feat. Rob Couch

May 19, 2025 31m

Guest episode! Rob Couch talks about reading Larry McMurtry's Moving on. You can listen to Rob's podcast about King of the Hill here: https://www.yeppodcast.com/ Support Scotto and get bonus episodes…

Student Writing

May 12, 2025 34m

Get bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread

Are Prisons Obsolete?

May 04, 2025 51m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread 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…

The Chronicles of Narnia feat. Kelly Daniels

Apr 21, 2025 51m

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:…

Demian

Apr 13, 2025 42m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread 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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