Episode #510: The End of Reading?

Podcast: Kingdom of Reflections | Royaume des réflexions · Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) & St. Peter Catholic High School

Opublikowano: 2026-07-23

This month, The Atlantic declared the age of reading over. Writer Rose Horowitch's viral cover story argues we've entered a "postliterate" era — sustained, deep reading giving way to something closer to the oral cultures we came from, with real consequences for how we think and who we elect. In this episode, Mr Maillet walks through her argument: from the historical case she builds, the contested comparison she opens with, and some tension he feels she never quite resolves. Then we bring in two very different responses 1) Globe and Mail columnist Marsha Lederman's personal rebuttal from a packed author event, and 2) Th...