It’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.
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It’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.
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The music featured on this episode is “Counter-Earth” by Mean Moon. It is used under CC license.
It’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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It’s the eighty-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 Beowulf.
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It’s the eighty-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 The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.
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It’s the eighty-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 Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
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It’s the eighty-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 Carrie by Stephen King.
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… aaaaand just for fun, here’s the famous prom scene from Brian DePalma’s 1976 film adaptation:
It’s the eighty-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 Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, and Ko Hyung Ju.
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It’s the eighty-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 Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman.
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It’s the eightieth 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 banned and challenged books.
Content Warning: This episode includes a discussion of politics and contemporary issues.
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Extras!
Here are some links to sites and articles that we mentioned in the episode. Some may be behind paywalls.
ALA Banned and Challenged Books site
Most Banned and Challenged books 2022
Book Bans: An Act of Policy Violence Promoting Anti-Blackness (NAACP)
PEN America: Growing Movement to Ban Books
PEN America lawsuit (May 2023)
“School Librarians Face a New Penalty in the Banned Book Wars: Prison” (Washington Post)
Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges (Washington Post)
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