This episode is for those who are wondering why they can’t read as much as they used to and would like to change it. We also look at worrisome statistics about the reading habits in the U.S.

Appetizer

Tornado Cash, Social media ban, Hurricane season, Alaska Turkey Bomb, Presidential transition

Main Course

• US literacy statistics
• The Atlantic: The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
• Rebuttal to The Atlantic
• Reading at Risk
• Cuts in publishing industry
• Are attention spans decreasing?
• Effect of smartphones
• BookTok

Sweet Treat

• Stax Christmas, from Stax Records
• Asalto Navideño Vol II. by Willie Colón and Hector Lavoe
• So Much Wine by Phoebe Bridgers
• A Joyful Sound by Kelly Finnigan

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Music by Master Planned Music.