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Join Voice-Actor Tom Zainea as he talks about the world around us by reading from news, social media, and other Spoken Word projects. Tom Reads Your Story publishes an episode once a week, usually on Wednesdays.

Tom Zainea


    • May 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 183 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Tom Reads Your Story

    Lepa Radic, Facism Fighter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 17:51


    Tom reads the now poignant story of Lepa Radic, who fought Nazi fascism literally to her last breath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    All About Now and Then

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 13:53


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Our Wishes for a Merry Christmas 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 25:06


    Tom Reads Your Story returns after a long break to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas with holiday songs from Diana Krall, John Legend, and Chicago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Memories of His Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 10:52


    JULY 26, 2024MEMORIES OF HIS FATHERTom reads a Facebook post from his friend, Walter MIlani, about his father's difficult road to America, and his life afterwards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    July 4th: To Honor the Immigrants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 8:48


    Episode 189; Tom reminds us on this July 4th, the great contributions made by many immigrants to the New World. This story is one of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Season 5: Return of the Kamikaze

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 32:41


    To honor Season 5 of TRYS, Tom brings back one of his first and greatest Audiobooks "I Know Why the Waters of the Sea Taste of Salt" by Canada's very own Steve Vernon. This time, you'll notice an added tweak to the recording. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Dodging Apophis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 15:38


    Episode 187: Since the recent solar eclipse, Tom's mind has been on space, more specifically on the asteroid known as Apophis, and the upcoming closer-than-ever fly by that's coming towards us in a few years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pete Hamill On Sinatra-Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 16:10


    In episode 186, Tom continues reading from Why Sinatra Matters by Pete Hamill. After reading from the Intro in the previous episode, he digs into chapter 1 of the late Pete Hamill's great book about the greatest American musical icon, Frank Sinatra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Diaper Don

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 9:31


    Normally shy about politics on the show, Tom alludes to a certain physical "problem" the former President has. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Hello Acast, Goodbye Spotify

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 6:02


    In episode 184, we are introduced to a new platform. After a sudden technical announcement/decision from Spotify, Acast has been chosen to bring TRYS to listeners on a hopefully more frequent and quality driven basis. A slow-but-sure process lies ahead.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    A Letter from John to Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 15:45


    In episode 183, from Esquire Magazine: Tom reads John Lennon's sour letter to Paul McCartney signaling the end of the Beatles breakup. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Interesting Seinfeld Tidbits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 22:19


    In episode 182, Tom reads us some interesting facts surrounding his favorite sit-com ever, Seinfeld. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Happy New Year, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 16:43


    Episode 181; Tom wishes his listeners a very Happy New Year, and looks forward to the year ahead. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    A Simple 2023 Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 17:27


    Episode 180: This years Christmas special is short and sweet, with music from Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Stacey Kent, and Mel Torme, also a very special Christmas memory from writer and frequent contributor to TRYS, Buck Matthews. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    When Will & Wylie Went Flyin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 21:39


    Episode 179: Tom reminisces about the great Broadway musical The Will Rogers Follies, his role in it, and about the day the great American humorist and writer Will Rogers went flying in Alaska with his friend, the renowned aviator Wylie Post. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Interviewing The GO

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 31:28


    Episode 178: Tom's first interview on TRYS is with the '80s "Powerpop" group The GO, who talks about their beginnings, and the recent re-release of their EP. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Mathew Perry and Studio 60

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 18:25


    In episode 177, Tom honors the late actor Matthew Perry, and talks a little about that "other" NBC comedy/drama he starred in, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Horror in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 13:33


    Episode 176: Tom talks of the war happening in Israel, and reads from memes on both sides of the issue. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Just a Little Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 5:08


    Episode 175: Tom has a short announcement regarding his current "Hiatus"... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Trouble On Everest, Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 21:45


    Episode 174: Tom continues his read of the Get Pocket.com story Chaos at the Top of the World, by Joshua Hammer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Trouble On Everest, Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 26:11


    In episode 173 Tom reads from the beginning of Chaos at the Top of the World by Joshua Hammer (GetPocket.com), the real life story of a deadly expedition on Mt. Everest in 2019. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Pete Hamill On Sinatra, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 43:07


    Episode 172: Tom reads from the Introduction of Why Sinatra Matters, by the late great NY Author, Newspaper man, and Novelist, Pete Hamill. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    The Dinosaurs Surprise Ending

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 25:14


    In episode 171, Tom reads from Science Writer/Paleontologist Kiley Black's great book The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, about the asteroid that ended their reign. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Ladies and Gentleman, TONY BENNETT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 32:13


    Episode 170: Tom honor's and celebrates the life and career of the legendary singer, Tony Bennett. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Comedic Shorts, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 15:52


    In episode 169 Tom reads Amanda Rantanen's short story Blood Brothers, about Stuart and his "fear of punishment". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Planets & Signals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 20:18


    Episode 168: Tom reads of our limited ability to visit our own solar system, but also reminds us of our continuing ability to detect radio signals from far-away galaxies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    All Things Ipanema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 21:53


    In episode 167 Tom tells us all about the The Girl From Ipanema: the place, the song, the backstory, the songwriters, and the singers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Rod Serling: Submitted For Your Approval

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 26:26


    In episode 165 Tom tells the story of the iconic, ground breaking television writer, producer, and Host of the Twilight Zone; Rod Serling. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

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    The Iconic Strength of A CHORUS LINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 23:38


    Episode 164: After a long trip down the Youtube rabbit hole, Tom talks about how A CHORUS LINE has not lost it's panache, energy, and plain old emotional wallop. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    The Unknown Sinatra

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 14:16


    In episode 163, Tom reads about a side of Frank Sinatra few people heard little about from the usual sources until after his death in 1998: his commitment to charitable giving throughout his long career. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Surviving Ike

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 20:02


    In episode 162, Tom honors the undisputed Queen of Rock 'n Roll, Tina Turner, and tells of his unforgettable experience of seeing her LIVE. Also, a recent Washington Post article recalling her humble beginnings, and her nightmarish abusive relationship with then husband Ike Turner. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    A Season 4 Celebration!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 27:42


    Episode 161: WELCOME TO SEASON 4! Tom plays some of his finer recordings, made for either fun or for a client, that helps us understand what inspired him to create his own Spoken Word podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Thank You, Uncle James

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 20:09


    In episode 160, Tom reads a Facebook post from a regular contributor, Steven Fehr. After viewing All's Quiet on the Western Front, it inspired this story containing recent information about his great uncle James, who made the ultimate sacrifice on a World War 1 battlefield. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Off the Top of My Head, Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 28:26


    Episode 159: Tom "goes off" on Gordon Lightfoot, dreams, and getting over a hay-fever type cold. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Honoring Harry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 30:41


    Episode 158: in honor of his recent passing, Tom-thru words and music-honors the great singer, actor, and social activist, Harry Belafonte. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Romantic Shorts, Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 21:36


    Episode 156: Tom reads another romantic short story from the website Reedsy.com. It's called The Plight of Chickens, written by the one and only Lola LaForge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    More From Sagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 9:55


    In episode 155 Tom ads to his collection of Carl Sagan recordings by reading another quote by the late Astronomer. This new third one is called Humility. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Two Canadian Artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 16:37


    Episode 154: Tom tests out the new Audio improvements for the podcast with readings from two Canadian artists, singer/songwriter Jann Arden and Author/Dog Trainer Lorna Olitch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    About Jack Ruby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 53:58


    Episode 153: Tom reads from an article in Texas Monthly that delves deeper into Jack Ruby, one of the darkest figures in the tragic world of the Kennedy assassination. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    An Oscar for Hattie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 24:31


    In episode 152 Tom mentions the recent Oscar telecast only to be reminded of Hattie McDaniel's long and painful road through poverty and the Hollywood racism of the time, that eventually led to an Oscar for playing Mammy in Gone With the Wind. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Aye Calypso, I Sing To Your Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 21:29


    Episode 151: Thanks to Cousteau.org, Tom reminds us of the great work of the Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the world-wide journeys with his mighty ship, the Calypso. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Pieces of Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 18:51


    In episode 150, Tom recalls his interest in space with related written pieces he recorded in previous years, and also with some space related poetry he recently found online. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Song of the Great Flood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 23:06


    Episode 149: Through words and music provided by Wikipedia, Aaron Neville, and the great Randy Newman song Louisiana 1927, Tom learns of the Great Flood in the south and all of the social and political changes that happened because of it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Help for Syria and Turkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 24:14


    In episode 148 Tom reads of the devastation and first hand experiences of survivors and first responders of the recent Syria/Turkey earthquake. Though help has been seemingly slow to come, there are signs of help coming from several countries and organizations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Romantic Shorts, Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 14:19


    Episode 147: Tom reads the Jack Kimball short story, A Table for Two at a Cafe. A slice-of-life look at a couple in a restaurant at the moment of a break up. Tom adds piano music and crowd ambiance to give the story that "overheard in a restaurant" feeling. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Digging Up Penny Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 18:47


    In episode 146 Tom very surprisingly, at least to himself, lets us in on the real meanings of the lyrics of one of the Beatles greatest songs, thanks to an article from Alex Markham of the Riff-Medium.com. (NOTE: This episode contains Adult references and language. Listener discretion is advised.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    INSTANT REPLAY: An Homage to the Stooges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 28:24


    Episode 145: An Instant Replay from Feb. 2022, An Homage to the Stooges... "In episode 111, thanks to a FB post recalling the 47th anniversary of Moe Howard's death, Tom celebrates thru spoken word and song, America's silliest yet most beloved comedy trio, The Three Stooges." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    Angst in a Big Box Store

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 24:06


    Episode 144: Tom reads a humorous short story that reminds us of the many awkward conversations and bizarre observations one is so often thrust into while shopping at a big box store. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomreadsyourstory/message

    FDR's January 6 Moment...Almost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 19:13


    In episode 143 Tom reads an article from Pocket.com about the thwarted plot by right wing extremists to create an insurrection at FDR's inauguration ceremony on March 4, 1933. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tomreadsyourstory/message

    2023 and the Road Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 8:53


    Episode 142: Tom chats with us for a few minutes about possible changes for Tom Reads Your Story in 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tomreadsyourstory/message

    It's the 3rd Annual TRYS Christmas Extravaganza!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 40:51


    In episode 141 Tom holds the third annual Christmas party with staff and friends. Included are recorded songs from those he has had connection with in past years. He dedicates this episode to all performing artists, struggling or not...MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US AT TOM READS YOUR STORY...WE'LL RETURN ON JANUARY 4TH, SO JOIN US! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tomreadsyourstory/message

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