Imagine if your Dad wrote a dirty book. Most people would try to ignore it and pretend it had never happened - but not Jamie Morton. Instead, he's decided to read it to the world in this award-winning comedy podcast. 

With the help of his friends, James Cooper and Alice Levine, Jamie will be reading a brand new chapter every Monday and discovering more about his father than he ever bargained for...

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Ready for the run down? Fran (HeyFranHey, TheFriendZone) and Crissle (The Read) are primed to take you through the latest episode of HBO's Insecure with a dynamic dissection, known as Insecuritea. Tune in as they sip, share and spill on all things Insecure.

Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly podcast covering hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyoncé. (Or Blue Ivy.)

As transplants to New York City (Kid Fury from Miami and Crissle from Oklahoma City), The Read also serves as an on-air therapy session for two friends trying to adjust to life (and rats) in the big city.

The Read is part of the LoudSpeakers Network and is published every week on iTunes, iHeart Radio Talk, Soundcloud & Stitcher.  

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