Uncle Scott Reads

By Scott Bessenecker

Having trouble setting aside the anxieties of the day or silencing the conversations in your head before bedtime? Uncle Scott Reads will help you relax while listening to a classic short story. Doctor... more

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The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

Uncle Scott Reads episodes:

June 27, 2021 Episode 12: Ladies And Gentlemen
I address the issue of anxiety and depression in young persons before reading Ladies and Gentlemen by Joyce Carol Oates
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32min
June 18, 2021 Episode 11: To Kill A Man
Listen to this classic short story by Jack London, but first I help you to indulge gratitude. It's good to stop and be thankful before going to sleep.
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41min
June 13, 2021 Episode 10: Julie Romain
I talk about the troubles and anxieties you experiences with close friends or the lack thereof. Then I read Julie Romain by Guy de Maupassant
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28min
June 05, 2021 Episode 9: I Stand Here Ironing
Whereupon I speak to your inner critic to shut them up. Then I read a short story by Tillie Olson called I Stand Here Ironing
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33min
May 27, 2021 Episode 8: A Horseman In The Sky
Whereby I help to shut down those conversations you're having in your head and then read A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce
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27min
May 21, 2021 Episode 7: The Great Carbuncle
Whereupon I read The Great Carbuncle, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, but not before chatting calmly about financial concerns you carry and inviting you to set them aside.
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43min
May 09, 2021 Episode 6: First Confession
I reflect on the sacred Celtic view on thresholds. Then I read First Confession by Frank O'Connor
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29min
May 06, 2021 Episode 5: The Elephant's Child
Your problem is not as big as you think, take my word for it. And let me read The Elephant's Child to you. It's by Rudyard Kipling.
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31min
May 01, 2021 Episode 4: A Day In The Country
Here I will disabuse you of our excessive focus on productivity. You are not primarily designed for productivity. On this episode I read A Day in the Country by Anton Chekhov
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26min
April 28, 2021 Episode 3: Christmas Day In The Morning
Here I talk about the beauty of being "in between." You are between today and tomorrow, in a liminal space. Then I read a fabulous short story by Pearl Buck
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24min

FAQs about Uncle Scott Reads:

How many episodes does Uncle Scott Reads have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.