LifeCraft Read-Alouds

About LifeCraft Read-Alouds

LifeCraft presents you stories and essays that inform and challenge the mind, feed the soul, and warm the heart. We uncover little known treasures and bring back neglected classics to offer you a variety of joyful and life-changing perspectives. Presented with clarity and passion, these recordings are perfect for your morning commute or a fireside family gathering. Keep checking back for new offerings.

Publisher

John

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jan 2025

Latest episode

27 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Feb 2026

   [Essay] The Idea of a Pilgrimage by Hilaire Belloc

   In this provocative essay Belloc offers a conception of pilgrimage as a unique kind of journey that speaks to the deep desires of the heart. And though pilgrimages have become rarer today, what Belloc describes remains very much within our reach. This essay calls for a couple of listens.

2. 

   13 Feb 2026

   [Excerpt] Mowing by Hand: Levin in Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

   This famous excerpt from the novel Dostoevsky called “a flawless work of art” is a stunning account of the beauty and power of real manual labor.

3. 

   30 Jan 2026

   [Poetry Excerpt] The Father from The Portal of the Mystery of Hope by Charles Peguy

   Just a few unforgettable lines from Peguy's great poem on hope The Portal of the Mystery of Hope, reflecting on a father's work in his home.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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