How I've Read

John Paul Scotto

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25/12/2025

A Christmas Memory

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, ornaments, childhood, and a bunch of other stuff I cannot think of right now.
14/12/2025

The Gospel According to John

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 and falling confusedly in love with an older woman. It's a time of important realizations, intense reading, and inspiration. Young Scotto is compelled by the very simple idea that the story of Jesus Christ was authored by real people who had rhetorical intentions. It's the first time he's ever read at length from the bible, a book that influenced his entire childhood, and the experience is formative, thanks to the guidance of a gifted college professor.
20/10/2025

Franny and Zooey (Part II)

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, a kimono full of hardware, ghosts of the dead, ghosts of the living, and much more.
13/10/2025

Franny and Zooey (Part I)

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 yearning for God, and much more. To support Scotto, please rate the podcast, subscribe, and share.
23/06/2025

Veronica

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread Scotto connects with Mary Gaitskill's Veronica.
09/06/2025

Machines of Loving Grace

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 Harper's: https://harpers.org/archive/2025/06/the-reenchanted-world-karl-ove-knausgaard-digital-age/
26/05/2025

My Brilliant Friend, Chapter 16

Support Scotto and get bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread Scotto reacts to a chapter from Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend.
19/05/2025

Moving On feat. Rob Couch

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 of How I've Read on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howiveread

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Creator

John Paul Scotto
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

18
Rating

Explicit
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