Your host, Janis Le Roux - a scientist, Global Food Quality Specialist, Rock Music and Curry Fanatic is 6+ years recovered from a 17 year struggle with a serious Eating Disorder. She offers a quirky, insightful, holistic and often hilarious take on a serious and often stigmatized topic. Sharing real stories, proven recovery strategies and self help tools that really work. The same tools that lead her to healing without an in-person recovery community or clinical treatment. Providing the much ...
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"Everything was going great... right up until the moment that it wasn't."Bonnie Somerville achieved great success quickly and with relative ease as an international model, singer/songwriter/Grammy-winning recording artist (Garden State soundtrack), and most notably, an actress who found herself working non-stop, including on a few of the biggest shows in TV history. For years, she was living the dream. But after a few setbacks, both professionally and personally, she found herself having to ...
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Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Mike Carroll are teachers at the Marist School teaching the American Experiment Class. In an attempt to update our curriculum, we have been reassessing the books we assign, we were assigned in high school and college, and the books we wish we assigned. Do people even read anymore? I mean, we do, but how do we keep the student engaged with the Required Reading.
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Rivalry isn't one of the seven deadly sins-but perhaps it should be the unofficial eighth. In the Redefining Rivalries podcast, sponsor generated content for Billions on SHOWTIME, produced by WSJ Custom Studios, a unit of the advertising department of The Wall Street Journal, the intricacies and impact of interpersonal competition will be explored in four distinct areas. In finance, we'll talk with an activist investor who battles the conventional mindset of making money at all costs. We'll ...
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Against Heaven's Matchless King by Michael Carroll
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Hello! We are starting to dust off the cobwebs of summer break. As we do, we return to one of Mike Carroll's short stories. Please enjoy! We will be back with the new format soon, so keep following us here! Thanks, NicBy Required Reading, Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Michael Carroll and Mike Burns.
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This week we dive into the Culinary Underbelly with Anthony Bourdain as we talk about his masterpiece Kitchen Confidential. Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann Co-host: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll From the Ecco back cover: "An updated and revised edition of Anthony Bourdain's mega-bestselling Kitchen Confidential, with new material from the original edition Alm…
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7 things I’ve learnt from 7 years of Recovery
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Janis celebrates the 7 year mark of freedom from an eating disorder and with that sharing 7 of the many things learnt over that recovery period. Enjoy and KFG :) Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcastBy Janis Le Roux
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A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean
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This week on Required Reading, we all called our brothers and fathers. We read A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, one of the greatest American parables ever written. Make your brothers, fathers, husbands, etc read it, also while you are at it, whoever you are, READ IT. Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Mike Carroll. Book summary from …
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This week, Mike Carroll raps poetic about the role a mouse book played in his literary life. We talked about Redwall by Brian Jacques, volume 1 of 22; them mice sure get up to mischief! How does Redwall by Brian Jacques hold up? Co-hosted: Nic Hoffmann and Mike Carroll "One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time The book that inspire…
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We are back, baby! Sorry about the delay, life got in the way, but we are back with a graphic novel, this time the Franco-Belgian super star Tintin with Tintin and the Blue Lotus by Hergé. The world's most famous boy(?) detective helps predict World War II and is highly critical of the Europeans in Asia. Also, comedy! Join us next episode for Redwa…
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Neuroplasticity - Rewire your brain Part 2
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Janis talks about all the ingredients you need to bring about neuroplasticity and how you can direct the reprogramming of your brain. Its a goodie! Enjoy :) Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcastBy Janis Le Roux
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Neuroplasticity - Rewire your brain Part 1
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The brain is a beautiful, complex organ that we can rewire out of unhealthy behaviours and into health and recovery. In this episode we look at the basics of how we can achieve this. Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcastBy Janis Le Roux
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Coming back from the festive season, you may need a bit of a reset to your routine, and in this week's episode we look at ways of getting back to the basics of self-care and nourishment, mentally and physically. Whether you feel sluggish or struggling with the winter blues, this episode is all about getting back to the bare basics of taking care of…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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This week we complete the saga and talk The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien. Since the first season, we have had a guest episode with the great Robert von Hagen, but now, in season four we have completed the Tolkien series. "What about the Silmarillion?" You may asked. "WE HAVE COMPLETED THE SERIES." I reply. Enjoy thi…
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A summary of my book:1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it.2. My terrible Catholic childhood: I hate my parents etc.3. My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not trying to groom me. I get groomed.4. Homelessness.5. Stripping.6. More stripping but with more nervous breakdowns.7. I…
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The holidays can be a stressful time and if you are anxious about the coming festive season then this one is for you! **If you are in need of more help, please reach out to your local crisis lifeline. Stay safe and please take care of yourselves. Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcast…
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This week on Required Reading, we talk race, mental illness, and the Incredible Hulk. We read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, but just want to talk about the rabbits. Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann Co-hosts: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll From the Penguin Classics back cover: "They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie,…
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An epsiode about the relationship between ED and exercise and how we can move our bodies in recovery to help speed up our healing. Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcastBy Janis Le Roux
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An episode recorded in the new Amsterdam apartment, where we look at four steps to learning to be kind and compassionate to yourself. A game changer that will have a ripple effect on your whole life and well-being. Enjoy! Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcastBy Janis Le Roux
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So you know you want to get off this Diet Hamster wheel but now what? Janis shares 5 Practical and game changing tips that you can implement right now to help make recovery easier and change the way you think about your body and dieting forever. Enjoy! Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcast…
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
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This week we return to the universe of the Hitchhiker’s Guide as we discuss the sequel The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams. Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann Panel: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll "Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.”—The Washington Post Book …
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A super interesting discussion on the Minnesota Starvation Study and how this experiment turned grown, healthy men into crazed disordered eaters and even psychotic! Next a beautiful intro to Structured Eating, your most powerful tool recommended by leading experts in eating disorder recovery. Use the 10 outlined steps to implement this tool into yo…
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In this episode, we will discuss the possible risk factors, including family dynamics and trauma, and how these different elements can play out to drive the development of eating disorders. Janis explains primal hunger and the role it plays in creating the crazed, out-of-control behaviour around food typical of binge eating disorders. This is such …
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Kicking off the podcast is a vulnerable and real share from Janis, where she speaks about the start of her illness, the ridiculous comments and advice she got from specialists, and answers the question "Am I sick enough for recovery?". She also talks about some of the side effects of having an eating disorder and what kind of physical and mental im…
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An intro to the podcast and your host. There is hope, recovery is possible! Support the Show: Instagram - @kitchenconfidentialspodcastBy Janis Le Roux
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This week, for our 50th episode, we talk memoirs, the art scene of the 1970s, the late Robert Mapplethorpe, and the incomparable Patti Smith. We talked Just Kids by Patti Smith. "WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Reading rocker Smith’s account of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, it’s hard not to believe in fate. How else to …
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This week we deal with an airborne plague that kills everyone to get our mind off of current events. We read Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Back of the book from Vintage: "NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST • Set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse—the spellbinding story of a Hollyw…
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This week we get alllll spooky and cinematic! We talk Zombie apocalypse with World War Z by Max Brooks (also, this one has an incredible audiobook)! Thanks for reading along with us! Our next book will be Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, because we just can't get optimistic. Host: Nic Co-host: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll "We survived the zo…
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We start this season in earnest with a classic Cold War espionage thriller, but I can't remember which one. We read The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. From the Bantam summary: "His memory is a blank. His bullet-ridden body was fished from the Mediterranean Sea. His face has been altered by plastic surgery. A frame of microfilm has been surgicall…
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Hey readers! This summer has been a mess and I promise we will soon return with a regular episode. In the meantime, here is a short story, soon to be published, by panelist Mike Carroll. A Wrong Cruelly Done. Enjoy, NicBy Required Reading, Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Mike Carroll
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This month in Required Reading we talk about Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. The book that coined the term 'snowflake,' gave us the rules, and made you question fancy soap. From a philosophical work that came out before 9/11, clearly, join us as we meet Tyler Durden. Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann Co-Hosted: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll From the W. W. Norton…
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This week we revisit 2020, I mean the Vichy/Nazi occupation of the south of France. We were infected with The Plague, Camus' longer, somehow, more depressing work. Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann Panel: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll "The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, i…
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This month we start with Mike Burns' choice for the high school book he hated, the not subtly homoerotic Billy Budd by Herman Melville. "Billy Budd, Sailor has been called the best short novel ever written. In his brilliantly condensed prose, Herman Melville fashions a legal parable in which reason and intellect prove incapable of preserving innoce…
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This week we revisit the Gothic Horror, Bildungsroman, potential black comedy, Victorian Middle Class novel that is Jane Eyre. This was Nic's selection for the book he read in high school and hated, but will a reread make it better? It certainly won't make it shorter! From the back of the Penguin Classics Edition (where the cover art comes from as …
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This week on Required Reading we revisit dental trauma as we talk Smile by Raina Telgemeier. From the jacket: "Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two fron…
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This episode of Required Reading, we dive into the haunting masterpiece Beloved by Toni Morrison. This complex narrative is an incredible piece of American Fiction, African American literature, and magical realism; truly a remarkable novel. Host: Nic Hoffmann Co-host: Mike Burns Panel: Chase Thompson…
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Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
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This episode of Required Reading we talk about the western classic, Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather. This classic of the 1920s is an American novel highlighting the creation of a southwestern diocese, involving interesting characters, good discussions and a crisis of faith. Also, a book we almost couldn't record on we struggled so mu…
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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
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This week on Required Reading we talk about A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, so gird your valves and stay out of the French Quarter! Thanks for indulging in our little Holiday Break! We are back with two episodes a month for the foreseeable future! Thanks for all you do to make us the success we are! Host: Nic Hoffmann Co-host: Mike C…
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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This week we read the Christmas Classic that you have been expecting since the beginning, we talk A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The traditional Christmas tale made famous by the likes of Michael Caine, Bill Murray, Patrick Stewart, Alistair Slim, and Mr. Magoo. We talk the ins and outs of poultry factory farming, hauntings, and Nic resists …
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
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This episode we talk The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien. We battle, we make friends, and talk orcs, rings, and talking trees. Robert von Hagen returns to help me in this complex world. Can we get to the bottom of the towers? Gollum? In honor of the 20th anniversary of the film, we revisit Middle Earth and get into Beowulf, th…
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All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque
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In honor of Veterans Day and the end of World War I, this episode we get depressed and read All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque, the only book I know of titled after the final line of the novel. The book is a classic of war literature set in World War I and narrated by a German soldier. Good enough to get banned and burned by Hi…
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This week we follow up Frankenstein: the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley with a Modern retelling! In honor of the abysmal end to a franchise that was Jurassic World Dominion, we talk about the book that started it all Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton; the reason I know anything about Cray Supercomputers. We, of course talk about the book and com…
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Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
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This week on Required Reading we delve into Gothic Horror and read Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (possibly revised by Percy Shelley). Not only does this fill our horror quota for October, but allows us to segue into a modern retelling as next week we discuss the highly topical Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Please contin…
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This week, we visit the stars above! We read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell this episode of Required Reading. In a remarkable piece of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Anthropology and Catholicism, the Sparrow is a story of triumphs and trials and it is all the more incredible for doing so. As we have done all season, I will be sharing the next book. In October…
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer
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This week we read the most recent piece of fiction yet! With the plot hinging on 9/11, we read Jonathan Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. We cover this non-traditional narrative and get to the bottom of a key in a vase. We thank you for following us! In an effort to keep you reading, next week we will cover The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russe…
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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This week on Required Reading, we learn the answer to life, the universe, and everything. We read The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Join us, won't you? And don't forget to bring a towel. If you want to read along with us, consider purchasing the book through our link The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Also, a…
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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As we return, in triumph, to season three, we begin with an American Classic, and my vote for the greatest American Novel. We talk To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and shoot all the bluejays we want. Something new this year! First, we will be telling you about the books in advance, so you can read with us! The first book is To Kill a Mockingbir…
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Hello! Time for something a bit more unsettling. Every term three, we cover a graphic novel where students in group pick and discuss. For the past two years, one of our most popular is My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf, a cartoonist who went to school with Jeffery Dahmer. Since the students chose it, I let them talk about it on the show. Enjoy. Pan…
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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 2
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After promising months ago, issues with hackers, and AP Exams, I have returned, battered, but not beaten with The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 2. Mike, Mike, and Robert are back with me as Gandalf and Boromir die and a Hobbit shows incredible bravery. I read a selection from the chapter "the Bridge of Khazad Dum." If you are…
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This week, we follow Tim O'Brien into the dark of Vietnam. I have included a reading from the chapter "How to Tell a War Story," and hope you appreciate the first guest spot filled by David Negus, the person who taught me parts of the book as a student. Enjoy. Also, I apologize for the lateness of the release. Our previous hosting was hacked and we…
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The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
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This week we get mildly depressed talking about The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. A book about having all the wrong dreams, insurance, and how to handle produce. Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Principal Kevin Mullaly. If you want to hear Nic talk about this on another excellent podcast, listen hereRead More…
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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
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This week on Required Reading, we encounter pure evil and fix-to-make a stupid decision. We talk No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy with Matt Romano. Since it is Academy Awards Month, we beg the question, is there a hero here and is this one of the best book adaptation ever?By Required Reading, Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Michael Carroll and Mike Burns.
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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (Sample)
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This week on Required Reading, in honor of the upcoming Academy Awards, we are covering another book! Well, this one was adapted into a movie that won Best Picture and was a fairly accurate version of the text, so there! The full episode will drop on the 15th, but to get you in the mood,Read MoreBy Required Reading, Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Michael Carroll and Mike Burns.
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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
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This week, we attempt to grasp The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, but spend so much time with book 1, we decide to come back next week for book 2! So, come with us as we extol the virtues of scaring your relatives, going to taverns, andRead MoreBy Required Reading, Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Michael Carroll and Mike Burns.
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