Required Reading With Tom and Stella
It’s the ninety-seventh episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at a trio of Christmas stories: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas, “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote, and “Duel in the Snow or Red Ryder Nails the Cleveland Street Kid” by Jean Shepherd.
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It’s the ninety-sixth episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at The Iliad by Homer as translated by Emily Wilson
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Required-Reading-Episode-96.mp3It’s the ninety-fifth episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at Dracula by Bram Stoker.
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Required-Reading-Episode-95.mp3It’s the ninety-fourth episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Requied-Reading-Episode-94.mp3It’s the ninety-third episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Required-Reading-Episode-93.mp3It’s the ninety-second episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe.
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Required-Reading-Episode-92.mp3It’s the ninety-first episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at Paper Towns by John Green.
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Required-Reading-Episode-91.mp3It’s the ninetieth episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around we are taking a break from our usual coverage and talking about romance books; specifially, those that are “spicy”, and yes, “smutty.”
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of sex as well as foul language.
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Required-Reading-Episode-90.mp3It’s the eighty-ninth episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank.
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Required-Reading-Episode-89.mp3It’s the eighty-eighth episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.
[Note: the music in this episode is “Counter-Earth” by Mean Moon and is used under CC license]
https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Required-Reading-Episode-88.mp3It’s the eighty-seventh episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it’s required reading.
This time around, we are looking at The Price of Salt (or, Carol) by Patricia Highsmith.
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