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by Erin Bowles
Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.
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- 1 weeks ago54 min
The Hardy Boys: The House on the Cliff with Kyle Selig
You can hear me smiling in this episode! The magical Kyle Selig (Welcome to Flatch...ever heard of it?) joins me to discuss book two in The Hardy Boys series, The House on the Cliff! Gosh, golly, this is a good one!Follow Kyle!Watch Welcome to Flatch!Follow Erin!
- 2 weeks ago1h 15m
The Odyssey with Madeline North
Just in time for the new movie - Madeline North returns to discuss The Odyssey!Check out The Iliad with Zannah Schorer or Madeline's past episodes covering The Princess Bride, Eragon, and Jane Eyre!Follow Madeline!Follow Erin!
- 3 weeks ago46 min
Goosebumps: One Day at Horrorland!
Sam Walt Jones returns to discuss the 16th Goosebumps book ONE DAY AT HORRORLAND by RL Stine from 1994. Listen to Sam's first episode covering The Golden Compass!Listen to more Goosebumps episodes!The Curse of the Mummy's TombStay Out of the BasementMonster BloodSay Cheese and DieThe Horror at Camp JellyjamWelcome to Camp NightmareFollow Sam!Follow Erin!
- Jun 29, 202641 min
Bunnicula! with Phillip Iscove
Writer and podcaster Phillip Iscove joins me to discuss the 1979 vampire classic, BUNNICULA by James and Deborah Howe, a rabbit tale of mystery about a dog who can eat chocolate, a well-intentioned well-read cat, and a Snoopy-like bunny that drains vegetables of color. Today vegetables, tomorrow the world!Listen to Phillip's podcast! Follow Phillip!Follow Erin!
- Jun 6, 202647 min
The Island of Blue Dolphins with Lizzie Logan!
Lizzie Logan returns to discuss Scott O'Dell's Newbery Award winning book THE ISLAND OF BLUE DOLPHINS.Based on a true story, when Karana's entire village leaves their island to escape raiders, she is left to fend for herself for over a decade.Listen to Lizzie's podcast Hoax!Listen to Lizzie's first episode of the podcast about Rachel Cohn's POP PRINCESS!Follow Erin!
- May 23, 202633 min
Goosebumps: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
It's RL Stine's world and we're just living it. I'm back on another solo Goosebumps episode covering book 5 of the original series.Check out some of our previous Goosebumps episodes:The Horror of Camp JellyJamStay Out of the Basement Welcome to the Dead House Monster Blood
- May 16, 20261h 10m
The Iliad with Zannah Schorer
Zannah Schorer returns to discuss one of the oldest stories ever told: THE ILIAD! And yes, there will be an episode about the Odyssey soon.Follow Zannah!Listen to their episodes about The Tail of Emily Windsnap and Fablehaven!Follow Erin!
- Apr 29, 202656 min
The Mouse and the Motorcycle with Josh Corey
Writer and podcaster Josh Corey (Welcome to Flatch) joins me to discuss literary legend Beverly Cleary and her novel THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE. The story? Well, it's really very simple: boy meets mouse, and they both love motorcycle. Check out Josh's new podcast FROM WRITER TO FIGHTER!! Follow Josh on Instagram! Follow Erin!
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