This month we complete the book exchange with my selection for Mike Burns, the classic of Gonzo journalism Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and we learn seven things: “1) Never trust a cop in a raincoat.2) Beware of enthusiasm and of love, both are temporary and quick to sway.3) If asked if you careRead More

In honor of the upcoming episode on Fear in Loathing in Las Vegas, we have a selection from chapter one being read by our very own Olivia Kincaid. The music is “Actionable” by Bensound used under the creative commons license. Find all his music on https://www.bensound.com/

To get everyone in the mood for the episode on the play and the new Coen movie, the Tragedy of Macbeth, we have Denzel Washington performing the “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” soliloquy. Enjoy, Nic

In honor of the new movie by Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, and Kathryn Hunter, we are covering the Tragedy of Macbeth. This is a crossover with the Myopia Movies podcast. Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Carroll, and Betsy Holcomb

This week we unwrap the first of our gift exchange books, the Mike Burns select Kindred by Octavia Butler. Time travel? History? Fantastic! Enjoy this back to form episode after Hoffmann’s parental leave! Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann and Mike Burns

Happy New Year from Required Reading! This week we dive into one of the classics of feminist literature. The Bell Jar is dark and funny. It is about feminism, depression, and a woman making her way in the world. It is an incredible work needing to be picked up and read again. Compassionate and complexRead More

Hello everyone! This week on Required Reading, we visit some childhood classics as I have become a new father and family stuff is always nice during the holidays! Host: Nic Panel: Mike B and Mike C

Hello everyone! This week on Required Reading, we visit some childhood classics as I have become a new father and family stuff is always nice during the holidays! Host: Nic Panel: Mike B and Mike C

Welcome to Required Reading, this episode we dive into southern literature with Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor. The story of a vet, a bible, a gorilla suit, and black hat. One of the class comedy novels of past century. Mike and I welcome our colleague Betsy Holcomb, presenter at the Flannery O’Connor and Families 2021Read More

This episode, we have flashbacks to reading aloud in 9th grade over the pronounciation of Hrothgar or Geat, Geet, Ge-at, or whatever….Grundle. Sigh, dude kills a monster, his mother, and a dragon. Enjoy the discussion with Mike Carroll, enjoy the book! Great read! Please rate us where ever you read it and thanks!