Reading Cadence
Episodes
Episode 73: Mass Chaotic Endings
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we conclude this season of Reading Cadence, I deeply enjoy stirring mass chaos in the hearts and souls of all by turning to the final pages of a fe...
Episode 72: Luke 2
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Matthew there’s a lot of kingly language used to usher in Christ’s birth, and in a complementary way, in Luke’s account, there’s a lot of s...
Episode 71: Santa Claus' Message - A Christmas Story
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
And for our next “Christmas Magic” trick, miracles spontaneously appear in the good-natured, generous hearts of surprisingly inept rich, old, long...
Episode 70: Luke 1
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How magnificent is the freedom we have in Christ because of Christ’s birth and life here on earth and his obedience to die on a cross for our sins s...
Episode 69: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Pt. 2
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The conclusion of this Sherlock Christmas classic. Ah, yes! It’s that time of year again where you can get away with literally anything in the name ...
Episode 68: Matthew 2
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus’ birth account was recorded to include Herod’s massive infanticide in an attempt to preserve his mortal reign for another... 5 years? He’s...
Episode 67: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Pt. 1
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A goose and hat hold a better temperature on the state of someone’s marriage that you might think! 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - Dramatic Reading of the Adven...
Episode 66: Matthew 1
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ah yes, no names scream Christmas more than Amminadab and Zerubbabel! But Abraham, Boaz, Ruth, and Bathsheba or a whole other story! 0:00 - Intro 1:0...
Episode 65: The Woman In White - Part 9 of the Halcombe Perspective
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's the craziest dream you've ever been able to successfully recall in vivid detail after six hours of distraction? Yeah, same. Also, you may start...
Episode 64: War & Peace - Ch. 1 (Book 3)
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Now taken back to quieter times in Russian civility, where appearances are overvalued against actual intelligence, we discover that perhaps 1805 was t...
Episode 63: The Woman In White - Part 8 of the Halcombe Perspective
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the most romantic place to go on a honeymoon? Correct! A tomb! Find out more juicy details of the Glyde honeymoon in Laura Glyde's exclusive t...
Episode 62: War & Peace - Ch. 21 (End of Book 2)
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does a career general, a staff officer, and an adjutant all have in common? If you answered, "A leadership stench that reeks (havoc)!" You'd be r...
Episode 61: The Woman in White - Part 7 of the Halcombe Perspective
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The power struggle match begins! Who will come out on top? Marian? Laura? Sir Percival? Count Fosco? Legally speaking, you're not enititled to know. B...
Episode 60: War & Peace - Chs. 19 & 20 (Book 2)
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An emotional game we play on the battlefield! Taking a look at 5 separate emotions conveyed in this battle; fear, clashing strategies internally, glee...
Episode 59: The Woman In White - Part 6 of the Halcombe Perspective
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bad guy alerts come in many forms, including but not limited to, talking directly to mice in a whimsical tone, dancing and singing by yourself on the ...
Episode 58: War & Peace - Chs. 17 & 18 (Book 2)
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The masterful cunning of Leo Tolstoy is wrought skillfully in these pages to hoodwink masses of readers with one little word...hope. The Russian-Austr...
Episode 57: The Woman In White - Part 5 of the Halcombe Perspective
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Normally, a honeymoon deepens the newlyweds' relationship, and in a few occassions, ushers in the beginnings of a family. In this account, however, a ...
Episode 56: War & Peace - Chs. 15 & 16 (Book 2)
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? You trash talk each other at the weigh-in, of course! Prince Andrew gets a sneak pre...
Episode 55: The Woman In White - Part 4 of the Halcombe Perspective
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Six months is apparently not enough time to do a little house cleaning. Marian Halcombe has just arrived at the Glyde Estate six months after the marr...
Episode 54: War & Peace - Chs. 13 & 14 (Book 2)
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fool me twice...oops, you played yourself! Will Russia be able to respond after last week's blunder at the Vienna bridge? Join me through a mental bat...
Episode 53: Part 3 of the Halcombe Perspective
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you were about to be married in 5 days to the LOVE OF YOUR LIFE, what would be on your mind? Honeymoon? Check. The wedding? Check. Your lover's bes...
Episode 52: War & Peace - Chs. 11 & 12 (Book 2)
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is no war in Ba Sing Europe. While there is definitely an upper-tier political battle going on amongst Russia and its allies, the true deception...
Episode 51: The Woman In White - Part 2 of The Halcombe Perspective
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are two types of friends: The one's who will fight the battles for you you're unable to fight, and the one's who will send you halfway around th...
Episode L: War & Peace - Chs. 9 & 10 (Book 2)
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's nice when we can post our "W's", but the Austrians aren't celebrating today. Prince Andrew learns how to put the "P" in Russian propaganda. In a ...
Episode 49: The Woman In White - Part 1 of the Halcombe Perspective
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura makes a sincere gamble with her impending engagement to Sir Percival Glyde. Marian apparently can't spot the difference between a wolf and a she...
Episode 48: War & Peace - Chs. 7 & 8 (Book 2)
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Excuse the monotone voice as we alight into a brief battle of cannon balls and grapeshot! Has Rostov burned a bridge between himself and his commandin...
Episode 47: The Woman In White - Chs. 3 &4 (The Gilmore Perspective Ends)
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you ever want to put a bounty on your childrens' heads, just make sure their rich inheritance depends on them not dying prematurely while married t...
Episode 46: War & Peace Chs. 5 & 6 (Book 2)
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shame! Honor! Scary battlefield scenes! ...like enjoying some pie and fine wine on the countryside while your sister squadron lures the French to thei...
Episode 45: The Woman In White - Ch. 2 (The Gilmore Perspective Continues)
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are wedding bells or alarms going off in your head? Compulsive lying last week, and now potential emotional manipulation this week?! Let's provide the...
Episode 44: War & Peace - Chs. 3 & 4 (Book 2)
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mmmmm! Who doesn't love a good meat shield! Delicious! Russia is smacking their lips at Austria's expense and may have bet their final ten imperials i...
Episode 43: The Woman In White - Ch. 1 (The Gilmore Perspective Begins)
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lovely time to analyze certain traits of an "alleged" compulsive liar. And the lengths they will go to preserve their "alleged" lies. Sorry, it can'...
Episode 42: War & Peace - Chs. 1 & 2 (Book 2)
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to flip a coin, as they say, in our story - to the war-front! You can either be a posh military advisor to commander-in-chief of the Russian...
Episode 41: The Woman In White - Ch. 14 & 15 (End of Hartright Perspective)
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On farewells and flowers. The 19th Century has a "lazy texting so I don't have to speak" equivalent that is actually much more demanding than it's wor...
Episode 40: War & Peace - Ch. 27 & 28 (Book 1)
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What to say to your worried, pregnant wife, as you depart for war? Hmm... That's a tough one. Well! Prince Andrew just has a way with words. 0:00 - In...
Episode 39: The Woman In White - Ch. 13
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Walter takes the graveyard shift. With suspicions affirmed, we are left with a rather surprising and blunt primer on how to (and how not to) engage in...
Episode 38: War & Peace - Ch. 25 & 26
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Homeschooling Fail. Inhuman capability to collect one's thoughts so heretically and concisely to respond back to a letter without making a single stru...
Episode 37: The Woman In White - Ch. 11 & 12
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you pass off your dreams as divinely authoritative and your friend's husband-to-be as the literal (s)pawn of Satan, you probably have some underl...
Episode 36: War & Peace - Ch. 23 & 24
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can't you just feel the energy of love in the air when two of your children are plotting and scheming over your fortune instead of mourning your last ...
Episode 35: The Woman In White - Ch. 9 & 10
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
D-T-R. Define The Relationship. Those are really awkward to have second-hand. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:05 - The ...
Episode 34: War & Peace Ch. 21 & 22
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The sweet taste of venom runs deep from the lips of the unexpected and concealed motives of a surprising ally, and the true heir to the Bezukhov Fortu...
Episode 33: The Woman In White - Ch. 8
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Boiled chicken or cutlet? The lines certainly get blurred between teacher and pupil on more than one dimension in this extensive excerpt of Mr. Hartri...
Episode 32: War & Peace - Ch. 19 & 20
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If anyone can get me hyped up for a war with Bonaparte, it's Leo Tolstoy! Followed up in turn by some intriguing glances and audacious romantic statem...
Episode 31: The Woman In White - Ch. 7
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I note things I never wish to hear come out of my boss's mouth. One of which is to get into a conversation as to whether or not there was a way ...
Episode 30: War & Peace Ch. 17 & 18
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all need a Countess Rostova friendship in our lives as well as a Marya Dmitrievna one, no matter how contrasting in personality these two individua...
Episode 29: The Woman In White - Ch. 5 & 6
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you often struggle to communicate to someone the thought, "I think you're absolutely gorgeous...except for your face!" without hurting their feelin...
Episode 28: War & Peace Ch. 15 & 16
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The mood is set as we root for who will obtain the Bezukhov Fortune. For now, just let the man die, and let the carnage commence! My vote is Pierre. 0...
Episode 27: Dentist For Monsters Pt. 1 & A Short Poem
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An oddly regimented dentist has his hands full of monster teeth, and on the back of a thriving Wisconsin economy full of cranberries lay the pipes of ...
Episode 26: The Woman In White - Ch. 3 & 4
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our unemployed artist receives a $15/hr job (with inflation), and he also teaches us why taking a long walk alone at night can unintentionally advance...
Episode 25: War & Peace Ch. 13 & 14
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, to be a child again...when stalking your love interest was considered "cute and adorable," and when kissing someone was the most scandalous act yo...
Episode 24: The Woman In White - Ch. 1 & 2
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A multiple-perspectives mystery begins with... an out of work artist. What's new? Mystery solved. That was easy. 0:00 - Intro to The Woman In White (T...
Episode 23: War & Peace Ch. 11 & 12
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tolstoy attempts to toy with our emotions by introducing us to young love...incidentally we also learn how NOT to parent. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0...
Episode 22: Rumpelstiltsken
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is the government really listening to every word you say? Rumpelstiltskin was the first recorded victim. 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - The Grimm Reading Of Rump...
Episode 21: War & Peace Ch. 9 & 10
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre decides to...well...be Pierre. And he may just be the favorite (illegitimate) son that inherits the family fortune. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare ...
Episode 20: Little Snow-White
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another classic, "Little Snow-White", or, "How To Take Advantage Of A Seven Year-Old's Stupidity." Take your pick. 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - The Grimm...
Episode 19: War & Peace Ch. 7 & 8
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Somehow these chapters compelled me to talk about Britney Spears and give marriage advice! Yikes! 0:00 - Intro & Pod Cleaning 2:34 - Dramatic Read...
Episode 18: Cinderella
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This fairy tale is a podiatrist's delight and nightmare at the same time! 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:30 - Dramatic Reading of "Cinderella" 16:51 - T...
Episode 17: War & Peace Ch. 6
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This life is just not for me...said Prince Andrew! What inspired the voice I give him? 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 6 of...
Episode 16: Hansel & Gretel
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The story you've all come to know and love of childhood abandonment. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 1:12 - Hansel & Gretel dramatic reading 19:02 - Le...
Episode 15: War & Peace Ch. 5
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The impassioned defense of Napolean by Pierre caused me to jump into my own Ted Talk. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:27 - Excitable Reading of Chapter V...
Episode 14: Little Red Cap
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
...Missed opportunity for a sequel as to what happened inside the wolf's stomach after consuming Red and Grandma. 0:00 - Intro & Fanfare 0:35 - Th...
Episode 11: War & Peace Ch. 3 & 4 (The Legal Version)
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while...but we're back, baby! 0:00 - Intro and Fanfare to Pseudo-Episode 11 0:47 - Reading of Ch. 3 of War & Peace 11:40 - Reading of ...
Episode 10: War & Peace Ch. 2 (The Legal Version)
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I don't just hear voices. I hear personalities as well. 0:00 - Intro and Fanfare to Ch. 2 of War & Peace 1:25 - Reading Aloud Ch. 2 10:50 - Discu...
Episode 13: Good Bowling & Card Playing
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Should you impersonate a ghost? Can you revive a lifeless body by sleeping next to it? Jacob and Wilhelm decided to transcribe this fairy tale to addr...
Episode 9: War & Peace Ch. 1 (The Legal Version)
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well, folks. Let's just say, we're going to be cautious. Because I'm not as wealthy as Anna Pavlovna. 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - Explanation and New Content ...
Episode 12: Princess & The Frog
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Disney it was a kiss; with Grimm it was being hurtled into a wall! 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - The Grimm Reading Of Princess & The Frog 10:39 - Discu...
Episode 8: Selected Readings From The Bible
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Numbers should be your favorite book in the Bible... We also read and discuss Matthew 21:23-32, Romans 1:1-17, and Psalm 48 Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 0...
Episode 7: Alice's Adventures Ch. 2 Pt. 2
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice becomes the "Karen" we all wish we knew. And her tears are more robust than you think! Show Notes: Ep. 7 Alice's Adventures Ch. 2 Pt. 2 0:00 - I...
Episode 6: Alice's Adventures Ch. 2 Pt. 1
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice's massive dehydration leads to some both really savage and profound insights into Alice's complicated childhood. Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro to Ep....
Episode 5: Terms & Conditions
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you smarter than Alice? Let's find out, as we read through highlights in the the terms and conditions of Apple, AWS, Tumblr, Spotify, Instagram, a...
Episode 4: Alice's Adventures Ch. 1 Pt. 2
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice plays a risky game with her friends, poison, and cake. 0:00 - Intro & Podcast Review 2:29 - The dramatic reading of the selected text 10:02 ...
Episode 3: Alice's Adventures Ch. 1 Pt. 1
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You may get lost, you may question your (in)sanity along the way. Welcome to the brain of Alice!
Episode 2: The US Declaration of Independence
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you actually read the US Declaration of Independence? All of it? Well, you don't have to steal it to find out what it says, because I'll just rea...
Episode 1: The Raven For Real This Time
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If anyone knows how to put out inspiring and motivational pieces of literature, it's Edgar Allan Poe! I thought I'd instill some true joy in your life...
Episode 0 - The Real, Real Take
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Of intros, BMV Drivers Manuals, and gratitude