Required Reading
Episodes
The Catcher in the Rye with Katie Wilkerson
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New favorite episode alert??? Poet and production designer Katie Wilkerson joins me to discuss their adolescent favorite, JD Salinger's The Catcher in...
A Mini Episode! Woohoo!
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ne...
The Lightning Thief with Brandon Ginchereau
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dearest friend Brandon Ginchereau takes us cross country and back PERCY JACKSON: THE LIGHTNING THIEF!
The Hunger Games Trilogy with Madi Hart and Keara Sullivan PART ONE
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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) an...
The Princess Diaries with Allison Reese
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Reese joins us to break down Meg Cabot's 2000 masterpiece THE PRINCESS DIARIES.
Gossip Girl with Lana Schwartz
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Pop Princess with Lizzie Logan
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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!
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler with Yamini Nambimadom
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Frankw...
Sideways Stories from Wayside School with Jenny Cavallero
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Jenny Cavallero joins us to discuss the ins and outs (and stairs) of all 30 stories of Wayside School! TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of fatphob...
Little House in the Big Woods with Lillian Stone
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers with Adriene Vento
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
A Bad Case of Stripes with Elizabeth Valenti
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Summer I Turned Pretty with Georgia Shenk
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia Shenk walks us through The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han and its depiction of summer lovin', grief, and Delaware.TRIGGER WARNING: Discus...