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The Mike Reads Podcast

by Michael Atkins

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I read literature, poetry and more for your listening enjoyment. If you have requests for me to read on future podcasts, please send them to me at [email protected]

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Episodes

  1. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 13

    Moby Dick - Chapter 13 Wheelbarrow

  2. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 12

    Moby Dick Chapter 12 - Biographical

  3. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 11

    Moby Dick Chapter 11

  4. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 10

    Moby Dick Chapter 10, A Bosom Friend

  5. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 9

    Moby Dick Chapter 9 - The Sermon

  6. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 8

    Moby Dick Chapter 8 - The Pulpit

  7. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 7

    Moby Dick, Chapter 7 - The Chapel

  8. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 6

    Moby Dick by Herman Melville - Chapter 6, The Street

  9. Mike Reads Podcast - Moby Dick, Chapter 5

    Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Chapter 5 - Breakfast

  10. Mike Reads Podcast Episode 7 - Moby Dick, Chapter 4

    Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Chapter 4, The Counterpane

  11. Mike Reads Podcast Episode 6 - Moby Dick, Chapter 3

    Chapter 3 of Moby Dick - the Spouter-Inn, where Ishmael meets Queequeg for the first time.

  12. Mike Reads Podcast Episode 5 - Moby Dick, Chapter 2

    I've decided to read Moby Dick on the Mike Reads Podcast. In a conversation with my mother I learned that neither of us had ever read it previously. There's no time like the present, and so I'm dedicating this reading to her.

  13. Mike Reads Podcast Episode 4 - Moby Dick, Chapter 1

    I've decided to read Moby Dick on the Mike Reads Podcast. In a conversation with my mother I learned that neither of us had ever read it previously. There's no time like the present, and so I'm dedicating this reading to her.

  14. Mike Reads Podcast Episode 3 - Poems by Robert Frost, Geoffrey Chaucer, Walt Whitman

    Today's Poems: Robert Frost - The Aim Was Song Robert Frost - Nothing Gold Can stay Geoffrey Chaucer - First part of the prologue to the Canterbury Tales Unknown Author - River of Years Walt Whitman - Song at Sunset

  15. Mike Reads Podcast Episode 2 - Poems by Edgar Allen Poe

    In todays episode I read: Bridal Ballad Dreamland Dreams Eldorado Eulalie Evening Star

  16. Mike Reads Podcast Episode 1

    My First episode where I read some works by Edgar Allen Poe: A Dream Alone Annabel Lee A Dream within a Dream

About this show

I read literature, poetry and more for your listening enjoyment. If you have requests for me to read on future podcasts, please send them to me at [email protected]

Hosted by

Michael Atkins

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Mike Reads Podcast have?

The Mike Reads Podcast has 16 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on June 7, 2021.

What is The Mike Reads Podcast about?

I read literature, poetry and more for your listening enjoyment. If you have requests for me to read on future podcasts, please send them to me at [email protected]

How often does The Mike Reads Podcast release new episodes?

The Mike Reads Podcast publishes weekly, based on its 16 episodes since January 2021.

Who hosts The Mike Reads Podcast?

The Mike Reads Podcast is created and hosted by Michael Atkins.
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