web02.fireside.fm Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:18:08 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Scholastic Reads - Episodes Tagged with “Nostalgia” https://scholasticreads.fireside.fm/tags/nostalgia Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:00:00 -0500 Scholastic's podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books we publish for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them. We’ll explore topics important to parents, educators, and the reader in all of us. en-us episodic Our podcast about children’s books and the joy and power of reading Scholastic Inc. Scholastic's podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books we publish for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them. We’ll explore topics important to parents, educators, and the reader in all of us. no 744002 Scholastic Inc. scholasticreads@scholastic.com Chasing the High of a Scholastic Book Fair https://scholasticreads.fireside.fm/79 98b3a48d-dbe0-4730-a163-32fff14bd641 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:00:00 -0500 Scholastic Inc. full Scholastic Inc. 20:24 no <p><em>"I've spent my whole adult life chasing the high of a Scholastic Book Fair." - </em><a href="https://twitter.com/Merman_Melville/status/783050907839787008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fkeelyflaherty%2Ftweets-youll-only-laugh-at-if-you-were-born-before-1990">@merman_melville</a></p> <p><em>"[wedding] <br>'and now the groom will read his vows' <br>me: you make every day feel like a scholastic book fair" </em>- <a href="https://twitter.com/elleryonline/status/884453577347018753">@elleryonline</a></p> <p><em>"U kno when u get a whiff of something and ur like ah yes this smells exactly like the scholastic book fair of 2008 in the afternoon on octob—" </em>- <a href="https://twitter.com/iIovedogs123/status/834247106332327936">@ilovedogs123</a></p> <p>We've seen viral post after viral post about how much people love — and love reminiscing about — the Scholastic Book Fair. But what makes it so memorable?</p> <p>This week, we set out to record some of the magic.</p> <p><strong>Additional resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/iIovedogs123/status/834247106332327936">Read Brooke Huerter's tweet</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/toky0_martian/status/981565561175007233">Read Kwazi Henderson's tweet</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/">Learn more about Scholastic Book Fairs</a></li> </ul><p></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Brooke Huerter</strong> is a sophomore at Marquette University</li> <li> <strong>Kwazi Henderson</strong> is a software engineer from Austin, Texas</li> <li> <strong>Alan Boyko</strong> is the president of Scholastic Book Fairs</li> <li> <strong>Kevin Stange</strong> is a truck driver for Scholastic Book Fairs</li> <li> <strong>Theresa Thompson</strong> is a library media specialist at Eastside Elementary School in Rogers, AR</li> <li> <strong>Nancy Holodak</strong> is the Head of the Lower School at Rumson Country Day School</li> <li> <strong>Jayne Geiger</strong> is the Head of School at Rumson Country Day School</li> </ul><p></p> <p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan</li> <li>Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul> scholastic book fair, education, teaching, books, reading, literacy, parenting, nostalgia, 90s nostalgia, scholastic, book fairs, elementary school "I've spent my whole adult life chasing the high of a Scholastic Book Fair." - @merman_melville

"[wedding]
'and now the groom will read his vows'
me: you make every day feel like a scholastic book fair" - @elleryonline

"U kno when u get a whiff of something and ur like ah yes this smells exactly like the scholastic book fair of 2008 in the afternoon on octob—" - @ilovedogs123

We've seen viral post after viral post about how much people love — and love reminiscing about — the Scholastic Book Fair. But what makes it so memorable?

This week, we set out to record some of the magic.

Additional resources:

Guests:

  • Brooke Huerter is a sophomore at Marquette University
  • Kwazi Henderson is a software engineer from Austin, Texas
  • Alan Boyko is the president of Scholastic Book Fairs
  • Kevin Stange is a truck driver for Scholastic Book Fairs
  • Theresa Thompson is a library media specialist at Eastside Elementary School in Rogers, AR
  • Nancy Holodak is the Head of the Lower School at Rumson Country Day School
  • Jayne Geiger is the Head of School at Rumson Country Day School

Special thanks:

  • Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
  • Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan
  • Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula
  • Produced by Emily Morrow
]]> "I've spent my whole adult life chasing the high of a Scholastic Book Fair." - @merman_melville

"[wedding]
'and now the groom will read his vows'
me: you make every day feel like a scholastic book fair" - @elleryonline

"U kno when u get a whiff of something and ur like ah yes this smells exactly like the scholastic book fair of 2008 in the afternoon on octob—" - @ilovedogs123

We've seen viral post after viral post about how much people love — and love reminiscing about — the Scholastic Book Fair. But what makes it so memorable?

This week, we set out to record some of the magic.

Additional resources:

Guests:

  • Brooke Huerter is a sophomore at Marquette University
  • Kwazi Henderson is a software engineer from Austin, Texas
  • Alan Boyko is the president of Scholastic Book Fairs
  • Kevin Stange is a truck driver for Scholastic Book Fairs
  • Theresa Thompson is a library media specialist at Eastside Elementary School in Rogers, AR
  • Nancy Holodak is the Head of the Lower School at Rumson Country Day School
  • Jayne Geiger is the Head of School at Rumson Country Day School

Special thanks:

  • Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
  • Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan
  • Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula
  • Produced by Emily Morrow
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