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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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
May 06, 2021 Batman – Arkham Asylum: A Serious Place on a Serious Earth
This week we dive into the world of graphic novels with the award winning Batman – Arkham Asylum: A Serious Place on a Serious Earth by Grant Morrison and ‎Dave McKean‎. Let’s see if Nic can explain to Mike what is happening, together, like a family.
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1h 15min
April 21, 2021 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibrahim Kendi and Jason Reynolds
This week we have a Mike-less episode, wherein we talk about Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, our first book aimed at student. I am joined by guest LaRita Williams, and members of my department Jose Gregory and Kevin Moore.
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44min
April 07, 2021 The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien
The classic fantasy novel by J. R. R. R. Tolkien R. Join Mike, Nic, and guest Robert von Hagen as we discuss the classic YA fantasy novel. Also, in an effort to aid our numbers and have less competition, we are going to begin releasing midweek every other week. Sorry about the confusion.
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1h 2min
March 19, 2021 The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
This week we talk The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, Nic talks history and Mike talks literature, we both leave happy.
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54min

FAQs about Required Reading:

How many episodes does Required Reading have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.