The official Reed Magazine Podcast. Reed is the literary journal of San José State University and Silicon Valley, publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art that reflect the valley's popular diversity, California roots and global connections. This year is Reed’s 150th anniversary. Reed is the oldest literary magazine west of the Mississippi. It also an integral part of Silicon Valley's cultural life. Reed enjoys a special relationship with downtown San José as the center of the region’s cultural life and as the larger home of San José State University.