Required Reading

About Required Reading

Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.

Publisher

Erin Bowles

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Aug 2023

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Vampire Academy: Shadow Kiss with Liz Wiest!

   It's my podcast and I'll do the entire Vampire Academy series if I want to. And I do. Liz Wiest returns to discuss book three: SHADOW KISS!! Listen to our episodes on book ONE (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HQNA4N2auA3j3gu5Ncwme?si=QojsrXzmR2KiVCAisCf3PA)and TWO (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QEVYcQuqmg69tNRXw8dIB?si=XB2uyYNoRY6CARVBZCM0EA)! Check out Liz's traveling film festival! (https://www.instagram.com/surrealworldfilmfest/) Follow the show! (https://www.instagram.com/requiredreadingpod) Follow Erin! (https://www.instagram.com/erinrbowles/)

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   A Wrinkle in Time with David Murto

   Writer and podcaster David Murto joins me to discuss the science fiction Newbery winning classic: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle! Meg and Charles Wallace Murry go on a multi-dimensional space and time travel journey to find their father and prevent It and the oncoming Darkness. Listen to David's podcast Forgotten Video Store - Erin did an episode! (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BfC0TzHRAuKdSRodJ3CI5?si=o8aaQws_SdSlgB3cnfoJAA) Follow the show! (https://instagram.com/requiredreadingpod/) Follow Erin! (https://instagram.com/erinrbowles/)

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Now and Then with Jenny Lester!

   Director and actress Jenny Lester joins me to discuss the 1995 film NOW AND THEN (directed by Lesli Linka Glatter) all about four women who reunite to recount one very special summer from their childhood. Jenny has a movie (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32039460/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)coming out soon that was directly inspired by Now and Then: check it out (https://www.instagram.com/ourbodiesfilm?stkn=MW10NDJjZ2txOTg0Ng%253D%253D)! Follow Jenny! (https://www.instagram.com/ajenandtonic) Follow the show! (https://instagram.com/requiredreadingpod) Follow Erin! (https://www.instagram.com/erinrbowles)

Who has been a guest on Required Reading

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Haley OC
• Chad Morton
• Krista Moy
• Justine Engel

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

27

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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