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Required Reading

Erin Bowles

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

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72:43

Twilight with April Consalo

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2023/12/21

It's 2009 and you are in a Hot Topic. You are wearing glitter and a henley with a cami underneath. Your best friend is no longer speaking to you because she is team Jacob. This week, April Consalo joins me to discuss the horny 00s global phenomenon classic TWILIGHT

12:15

Best Books of the Year!

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2023/12/13

We take a little break to talk about the best books I read this year!

58:11

A Streetcar Named Desire with Krista Moy

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2023/12/06

Its a little bit different this week! Krista Moy joins me to discuss the first spark of her acting career: Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Trigger warnings abound, take care and happy birthday!

59:10

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe with Max Gross

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2023/11/29

NEVER CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU GO INTO A WARDROBE!!

67:24

Catching Fire with Keara Sullivan and Madi Hart

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2023/11/22

WE HAD MORE THINGS TO SAY!

78:39

The Catcher in the Rye with Katie Wilkerson

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2023/11/15

New favorite episode alert??? Poet and production designer Katie Wilkerson joins me to discuss their adolescent favorite, JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

6:13

A Mini Episode! Woohoo!

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2023/11/08

I went on vacation this week! Enjoy this little episode about what I'm reading (Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, Jawbone by Monica Ojeda) and next week we'll be back with Katie Wilkerson to discuss CATCHER IN THE RYE!

68:35

The Lightning Thief with Brandon Ginchereau

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2023/11/01

Dearest friend Brandon Ginchereau takes us cross country and back PERCY JACKSON: THE LIGHTNING THIEF!

64:57

The Hunger Games Trilogy with Madi Hart and Keara...

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2023/10/25

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!

49:07

The Princess Diaries with Allison Reese

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2023/10/18

Allison Reese joins us to break down Meg Cabot's 2000 masterpiece THE PRINCESS DIARIES.

68:14

Gossip Girl with Lana Schwartz

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2023/10/11

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!

69:03

Pop Princess with Lizzie Logan

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2023/10/04

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!

52:31

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler...

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2023/09/27

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!

49:05

Sideways Stories from Wayside School with Jenny...

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2023/09/20

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

57:40

Little House in the Big Woods with Lillian Stone

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2023/09/13

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.

47:38

Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers with Adriene Vento

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2023/09/06

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

35:48

A Bad Case of Stripes with Elizabeth Valenti

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2023/08/30

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

64:37

The Summer I Turned Pretty with Georgia Shenk

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2023/08/23

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 54:00-56:00Transcript available here!If you'd like to read along, our next book is A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon!

5:27

Preface

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2023/08/23

A little thesis statement on why I started Required Reading

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