HeyJaredRequired Reading
Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 7
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- Sep 15, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Fablehaven: The Rise of the Evening Star with Zannah Schorer (opens the original)
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Zannah is back and so is Fablehaven! We return to the magical creature nature preserve with book two The Rise of the Evening Star! Siblings Kendra and Seth must return to Fablehaven to help their grandparents stop the evil Society of the Evening Star in their quest to gather special magical artifacts. Listen to our episode on book one of the series! Listen to Zannah's other episodes on The Iliad and The Tail of Emily Windsnap ! Follow Zannah! Read Zannah's Substack! Follow the podcast! Follow Er
Flowers in the Attic (THE MOVIE) with Lauren Badillo Milici (opens the original)
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Lauren Badillo Milici returns to discuss Flowers in the Attic THE MOVIE from 1987! Listen to Lauren's episode on the novel Flowers in the Attic! Follow Lauren! Follow the show! Follow Erin!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with Jess Woodworth (opens the original)
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Jess is back for a fourth time with one of the most famous children's books of all time! Listen to Jess' past episodes on The Tale of Desperaux , The Nightmare Before Christmas , and The Host! Follow Jess ! Follow Erin ! Follow the podcast !
Return to Oz with Kevin T Porter (opens the original)
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It's a movie episode! Kevin T Porter returns to discuss horrifying 80s classic Return to Oz! Listen to Kevin's episode on Artemis Fowl! Listen to Kevin's episode on Wayside School is Falling Down ! Follow Kevin ! Listen to Kevin's Good Christian Fun (Erin's been on a few episodes, oooo....) Follow Erin!
The Hardy Boys: The House on the Cliff with Kyle Selig (opens the original)
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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 !
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