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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