LeVar Burton Reads

07/05/2024

Our final episode of LeVar Burton Reads is a story by the masterful Ray Bradbury! Hear some closing thoughts from LeVar in the video, then check out the episode here: https://link.chtbl.com/VuzFBzZv

06/05/2024

📣 REMINDER! 📣 LeVar will be live on Instagram answering your Qs TONIGHT, Monday May 6 at 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET! We'll have a few special guests drop by, too! Find him on Instagram .burton! LeVar Burton Reads x Instagram Live Q&A

30/04/2024

Love reality TV? Hate it? Either way, this story by Rebecca Makkai is for you! It's the penultimate episode of LBR! https://link.chtbl.com/TTNMrYSm

24/04/2024

As our final episode approaches, join LeVar for a live Q&A on Instagram! Drop your Q in the comments and come join us as we celebrate 13 seasons of the podcast! 🙌 We'll have some guests stopping by, too!

🤔 Get a personal LBR story recommendation from LeVar! (What's the best episode to wind down with at night? What story should I send my ocean-obsessed best friend? What's a good story for someone getting over a breakup?)
😍 Ask LeVar about his favorite authors from the show!
☺️ Ask us anything about making the podcast!

23/04/2024

It's Tuesday, which means new LBR! Check out this fun story about a fugitive, robots, conflict, and the folks caught in the middle by Lyndsie Manusos! https://link.chtbl.com/eVej3oD6

17/04/2024

Rotten apples. A faded old Mickey Mouse watch. Freedom fighters. Mice and rice soup.

This week's story is a journey through the mind of a young boy living through civil rights era, with all of his childhood logic and observations. Check it out here, from Diane Oliver's posthumous collection: https://link.chtbl.com/R07WreYd

12/04/2024

How do you hold on to hope in the face of loss? Check out Ana Maria Curtis's story of human connection and resilience this week in another brand new LBR: https://link.chtbl.com/dp-cppM0

02/04/2024

A Black man playing "Dixie" and repping the Confederate flag... Well, it's "The Appropriation of Cultures," another story by the great Percival Everett! Plus, a message from LeVar about LeVar Burton Reads (don't worry, we're still rolling out more new episodes over the coming weeks)! Watch, and click here to listen to today's episode: https://link.chtbl.com/cfV-K9PI

28/03/2024

If you had to choose between staying on this planet, or forging a new civilization on Mars, what would you do? 🌏 🚀 🌌 Now, what would you choose if your family was split between the two? "The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars" by Anna Zumbro is about hope, resilience and making choices for the future of humanity. It's a good 'un.

‎Show LeVar Burton Reads, Ep "The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars" by Anna Zumbro - Mar 25, 2024

19/03/2024

LeVar reads a tale by the great Luis Alberto Urrea about the sometimes-magical happenings of a small town, and the graffiti artist who provides commentary on it all! https://link.chtbl.com/jzwugDzB

12/03/2024

Tuesday = new episode! Check out this powerful exploration of a father's love for his son by Justin C. Key. https://link.chtbl.com/iLyCoLhN

05/03/2024

If other galactic species thought humans were annoying before... wait till they hear us sing karaoke! It's "Quarropts Can't Dance" by Rodrigo Culagovski! Listen only on the LeVar Burton Reads podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/BTspjhoC

01/03/2024

Tall tales about a trickster hero bring hope and a little bit of light to the land of the dead! Hear LeVar as "Skullbone" here in this story by KT Bryski! https://link.chtbl.com/aGWCMixR

27/02/2024

LeVar is back with all new episodes... Did you miss him? Check out "The Destroyer" now! https://link.chtbl.com/FR3Srgl8

20/02/2024

WE'RE BACK!! And we're kicking this off with "The Destroyer" by Tara Isabella Burton (no relation, that we know of).

It's a mother-daughter mad scientist story that asks how far we'll go to secure our own legacies -- and how far we'll run to escape them. Check it out! 🏛️ 🧑‍🔬🫀

‎Show LeVar Burton Reads, Ep "The Destroyer" by Tara Isabella Burton - Feb 19, 2024

15/02/2024

LBR news, straight from the source!
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12/12/2023

If you were lost in time, what risks would you take to get home? To get back your sense of self? "Waystation City" by A.T. Greenblatt is about a brother and sister from 1970s London who are stranded in a mysterious liminal city, and are desperate to get home. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/waystation-city-by-a-t-greenblatt/id1244649384?i=1000638267123

05/12/2023

If you were wandering the snowy streets late one Christmas Eve and heard a mysterious song emanating from an underground pub... Would you go in? "Three Roses" by Karmen Spiljak is about a gathering place for lost souls: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-roses-by-karmen-%C5%A1piljak/id1244649384?i=1000637516065

28/11/2023

If you need a little pick-me-up today... we've got a lovely story from E. Lily Yu about a coffee shop owner and the angel who takes him from Mecca to Miami. It's "The Pilgrim and the Angel"!

‎Show LeVar Burton Reads, Ep "The Pilgrim and the Angel" by E. Lily Yu - Nov 27, 2023

22/11/2023

Have you heard? LeVar's got a new comedy mystery podcast for kids and families, called Sound Detectives! With four episodes out now, it's perfect to binge on roadtrips or hangouts with family this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/arts/levar-burton-podcast.html CLICK TO LISTEN: https://link.chtbl.com/Fum6CkPD

The actor is engaging young audiences again with “Sound Detectives,” a comic mystery podcast that teaches the art of listening.

15/11/2023

LeVar sat down with Esquire ahead of hosting tonight's National Book Foundation Awards to talk about AI, the book that changed his life, and the efforts to ban books: "What we're experiencing is a pushback to the idea that everybody's story has value"

In an age of unprecedented book bans, the actor and literacy advocate is going to the mat for the freedom to read. "America loves to live in the shadows," he says, "but we're living in an age when the truth wants to come out."

14/11/2023

This superhero can prevent nuclear disasters, thwart robberies, save hostages... but can she rescue her own family Thanksgiving? It's "Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity" by Aleksandra Hill! https://link.chtbl.com/zJoGSnz7

09/11/2023

This week: childhood, chop suey, and the culinary ties that bind us. It's "The Many Taste Grooves of the Change Family" by Allison King!

‎Show LeVar Burton Reads, Ep "The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family" by Allison King - Nov 6, 2023

31/10/2023

In this week's episode: a holy man shuffles through memories, experiences, and regrets as he migrates from this realm, to virtual reality. Check out "Sin Eater" by Ian R. MacLeod: https://link.chtbl.com/CWbf_DTH

24/10/2023

As we prepare for Halloween, we've got a slightly spooky story about a chain-smoking psychic! It's "Those Fantastic Lives" by Bradley Sides: https://link.chtbl.com/OaT3ZQUD

18/10/2023

Thrilled to share another amazing story by Tobi Ogundiran -- in his words, this one is about "the bond between father and daughter, cities both big and small, clocks, trees, and hope in a society designed to squash all hope." Listen now: https://link.chtbl.com/AB5BKhVv

11/10/2023

A young magician must make unexpected sacrifices to learn real magic. It's "The Court Magician" by Sarah Pinsker! https://link.chtbl.com/fI2Sz905

03/10/2023

Happy Tuesday, and Happy New Podcast Day! This week, knick-knacks are tagged, life choices are interrogated, and secrets are revealed after the family matriarch passes away. It's "Dragonflies" from Shannon Sanders' brand new collection COMPANY from Graywolf Press! https://link.chtbl.com/OGeEU5Ve

28/09/2023

As Marc Maron says... Great talk! Do it up! LeVar is on WTF today!

LeVar Burton was on track to join the priesthood early in life. But that actually turned out to be the fast track to acting and by age 19 he was starring in one of the most watched television programs of all time. LeVar and Marc talk about what he learned while making Roots, why he wanted to be on S

26/09/2023

This week on Reads, in a story by the legendary Peter S. Beagle... Neighborhood kids ward off the Angel of Death! https://link.chtbl.com/OGeEU5Ve