About this episode

The episode discusses John Obot's failed attempt to break the Guinness World Record for time spent reading out loud and explores what went wrong.

You may remember John Obot from a previous episode – the Nigerian teacher who attempted to break the Guinness World Record for time spent reading out loud. Well… despite the sleep deprivation, hallucinations, and false start, it turns out John’s attempt was rejected. So, what went wrong? And could he fix it? Or was this the end of his world record dreams? Support the show We can only do this work because of your support. You can make a donation at radioworkshop.org.

People in this episode

Host: Radio Workshop

Guest: John Obot

Topics covered

• world record
• reading
• Nigerian teacher
• attempt
• sleep deprivation
• hallucinations

Keywords

• John Obot
• Guinness World Record
• reading out loud
• sleep deprivation
• hallucinations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guinness World Record

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