Episodes

  • Episode 34: Don’t Talk to Me About Neck Skin
    Dec 1 2024

    On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt and A Long Time Coming by Ray Anthony Shepard), show their charitable side with Project Holiday Cheer, spin around for a while debating wheeled furniture, and head back to school with three first-generation college students in Jennifer Miller's Rising Class, a high school Dogwood.

    For those following along, we will be discussing the other Ruta Sepetys book on a reading list, You: The Story, in the January episode.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 33: Be Our Guest, vol. 3 - Ashley (This is the Face of Public Education)
    Nov 1 2024

    On this episode, Greg and Dan welcome a special guest to discuss what they are currently reading (Spirit Sleuths by Gail Jarrow, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, the Arden High graphic novels (Twelfth Grade Night and King Cheer) by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm and Jamie Green, and Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham), celebrate the important connection between ELA teachers and librarians, and learn how to say "Ruta Sepetys" while diving into her historical fiction Gateway nominee I Must Betray You.

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    50 mins
  • Episode 32: This is Where We Fall Apart
    Oct 1 2024

    On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (An Illustrated History of Urban Legends by Adam Allsuch Boardman and Accountable: the true story of a racist social media account and the teenagers whose lives it changed by Dashka Slater), help social studies teachers prep election lessons, shoutout a few new databases, and shower (pun intended) The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson, a Gateway nominee with some Stephen King inspiration.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 31: Barcodes or Bust
    Sep 7 2024

    On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein and The Little Liar by Mitch Albom), talk about both the importance of reading across the curriculum and challenges librarians face, and search for clues to whodunit in Karen M. McManus's Nothing More to Tell, a new Gateway nominee.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 30: The 3rd Annual Barnsies & Be Our Guest, vol. 2 - Megan
    May 1 2024
    On this episode, Greg and Dan are joined by special guest Megan, a middle-school librarian, to discuss what they are reading (Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom series, Enter the Body by Joy McCullough, and The Fort by Gordon Korman) and give out some awards in the 3rd Annual Barnsies, which doubles as the 1st annual Gratzies.
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    44 mins
  • Episode 29: Dogwood Extravaganza 2 - Talking to Aged Uncles
    Apr 1 2024
    On this episode, Greg and Dan celebrate the past year's high school Dogwood Reader Award nominees with their own categories of winners and look forward to the MASL Spring Conference by planning your itinerary for you. You're welcome.
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    35 mins
  • Episode 28: Everybody’s Talking About It
    Mar 1 2024
    On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Horizon by Barry Lopez and The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead), highlight Dan's favorite Denny O'Neil list books from each grade band, and learn the rules for assessing science in the news from Marc Zimmer's Science and the Skeptic.
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    34 mins
  • Episode 27: Which Comes First - The Chest Hair or The Denim Shirt?
    Feb 1 2024
    On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy and Better than We Found It by Frederick and Porsche Joseph), promote reading with a community book club night, and discover true friendship as they discuss the Gateway nominee In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner.
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    33 mins