Chasing the High of a Scholastic Book Fair

06/12/2018 20 min

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Episode Synopsis

"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:

Read Brooke Huerter's tweet
Read Kwazi Henderson's tweet
Learn more about Scholastic Book Fairs

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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