Required Reading

By Required Reading, Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Michael Carroll and Mike Burns.

Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Mike Carroll are teachers at the Marist School teaching the American Experiment Class. In an attempt to update our curriculum, we have been reassessing the books we a... more

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The podcast currently has 69 episodes available.

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December 17, 2021 Kids Books! Olivia by Ian Falconer, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, and Poems by Jack Prelutsky
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
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1h 2min
December 15, 2021 Kids Books! Olivia by Ian Falconer, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, and Poems by Jack Prelutsky
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
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1h 2min
December 01, 2021 Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
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
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57min
November 15, 2021 Beowulf (Seamus Heaney Translation)
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!
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1h 13min
November 01, 2021 White Flight by Kevin Kruse
First off, let me explain the episode. When I was in graduate school, I worked on a show called Doomed to Repeat with my co-host Dr. Alex Cummings, which was in conjunction with the blog Tropics of Meta, which they were the editor of. The podcast will sound different and much more produced, with additional clips. In an era where Critical Race Theory is a topic of conversation, let's dive in.
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42min
October 15, 2021 A Selection of Edgar Allen Poe’s (The Raven and Fall of the House of Usher) Writings
In honor of the approaching spookiness, we thought we would delve into America’s most Victorian Macabre. Edgar Allen Poe led a troubled life and died a tragic death. We discuss possibly the most known and read American horror poem, The Raven along with his unsettling short story The Fall of the House of Usher. KnowRead More
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44min
October 01, 2021 Maus by Art Spiegelman
This episode we start season 2 with the biographical graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman. This incredible work is about his father Vladek’s time as a Jew in Nazi Europe and ultimately his time in the Concentration Camps. Overlayed in this are the stories and relationship of Vladek with the author and his wife, andRead More
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38min
June 25, 2021 Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger
This week, we end season one and talk Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger and literally reconsider our curricula! Also, with the end of season one, stay tuned here! I will continue dropping stuff all summer and in this I announce a contest! Prove to us you get people to listen and subscribeRead More
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49min
June 03, 2021 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
This week we are joined by Melissa Lowry for the American dystopian classic about completely relatable stuff like digital devices making it difficult to have personal relationships.
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1h 24min
May 19, 2021 If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
This week we welcome back LaRita and welcome Dr. Shannon Hipp to to talk about the James Baldwin fictional work If Beale Street Could Talk.
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1h 13min

FAQs about Required Reading:

How many episodes does Required Reading have?

The podcast currently has 69 episodes available.