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The Read

10 EpisodesProduced by Van RobichauxWebsite

Hate when a podcast's flow is interrupted by an ad read? From the mind of Van Robichaux comes a podcast that's impossible to interrupt--because it's already ONLY ad reads.

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Xero

April 21st, 2023

6:37

After three weeks off, Van returns for the start of his first theme month Readtober (April 15th to May 15th) and discusses the accounting software he uses to keep things running, Xero.

The Read listeners can get a free …

36 Lyn Refuel Station

March 31st, 2023

6:37

The Read gets local with an ad read for the single location, South Minneapolis neighborhood gas station, 36 Lyn Refuel Station.

All April long visit …

Shen Yun

March 23rd, 2023

5:38

Van gives an unfiltered look at this weeks sponsor, Chinese traditional dance group, Shen Yun.

Shen Yun is coming to an area near you soon. Upcoming dates include:

San Luis Obispo, CA - Mar 25th & Mar 26th
Denver, CO - …

GPT-4

March 16th, 2023

3:02

In this unique episode, host Van Robichaux hands over the reins to GPT-4, the advanced language model from OpenAI. Discover how this versatile AI …

Gusto

March 10th, 2023

8:58

Van reads an ad for a service he uses himself, Gusto and teaches you how to make a quick $54. Plus a guest read from Van's assistant, James Trevor.

Get a $100 visa gift card when you sign up for gusto at van.link/gusto

fun.com

March 2nd, 2023

16:37

Ad Reader and Host Van Robichaux touts toy and gift site fun.com and gives a rundown of the least selling, least popular Funko Pops on their site. …

Atlas VPN

February 23rd, 2023

8:22

Van Robichaux returns to last weeks bumped VPN sponsor, atlasVPN but after the read he starts questioning everything and goes on a journey to …

Seppita Mobile

February 15th, 2023

7:02

In a surprise twist for this week's THE READ, host Van Robichaux bumps the planned VPN sponsor and does a read for celebrity sponsored mobile phone brand, Seppita Mobile.

With our THE READ affiliate link van.link/seppita

OtterBox

February 8th, 2023

6:14

On the second episode of THE READ, after some quick follow up and chit chat about last week's episode, host Van Robichaux does an ad read for the …

Namecheap

February 1st, 2023

4:38

In this inaugural episode of THE READ, host Van Robichaux tells the backstory of how this podcast started and does an ad read for his first sponsor, Namecheap.com

Buy a domain by visiting van.link/namecheap and let Van …

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