Required Reading

By Erin Bowles

Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.

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The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.

Required Reading episodes:

October 25, 2023 The Hunger Games Trilogy with Madi Hart and Keara Sullivan PART ONE
Our tenth episode is a jam packed deep dive into the world of Suzanne Collins' THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy with comedians Madi Hart (@madihart_soccer) and Keara Sullivan (@superkeara) - don't worry, we'll have more Hunger Games soon!
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1h 5min
October 18, 2023 The Princess Diaries with Allison Reese
Allison Reese joins us to break down Meg Cabot's 2000 masterpiece THE PRINCESS DIARIES.
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50min
October 11, 2023 Gossip Girl with Lana Schwartz
Got your black ballet flats? What about your pink army print purse? Lana Schwartz takes us to the five boroughs of 2002 with Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar!
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1h 9min
October 04, 2023 Pop Princess with Lizzie Logan
What is it, a convenience store in here? Lizzie Logan takes us back to the days of Britney and Christina with Rachel Cohn's POP PRINCESS!
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1h 10min
September 27, 2023 From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler with Yamini Nambimadom
Favorite book alert: Yamini Nambimadom takes us all the way to the steps of the Met with EL Konigsburg's From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler!
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53min
September 20, 2023 Sideways Stories from Wayside School with Jenny Cavallero
Comedian Jenny Cavallero joins us to discuss the ins and outs (and stairs) of all 30 stories of Wayside School! TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of fatphobia approx. 20:00-25:00
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50min
September 13, 2023 Little House in the Big Woods with Lillian Stone
Lillian Stone takes us back to 1871 with Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods where we learn about sugar snow, smokehouses, and a lot of corn.
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58min
September 06, 2023 Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers with Adriene Vento
Adriene Vento joins us to discuss Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers by Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey, part 12 in the Adventures of Bailey School Kids series! TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of fatphobia 20:20-22:00
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48min
August 30, 2023 A Bad Case of Stripes with Elizabeth Valenti
Elizabeth Valenti discusses David Shannon's A Bad Case of Stripes! TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of violence against LGBTQ+ people 13:40-14:20. If you'd like to read along, our next book is Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers by Debbie Dadey and Marcia T Jones
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36min
August 23, 2023 The Summer I Turned Pretty with Georgia Shenk
Georgia Shenk walks us through The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han and its depiction of summer lovin', grief, and Delaware.
TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of suicide from 54:00-56:00
Transcript available here!
If you'd like to read along, our next book is A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon!
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1h 5min

FAQs about Required Reading:

How many episodes does Required Reading have?

The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.

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