Episodes

  • Seasonal Picks for Fall and Native American Heritage Month

    Seasonal Picks for Fall and Native American Heritage Month
    Nov 8 2024

    Jana, Jason, Donne, and Jess discuss books and films for all ages to celebrate Native American Heritage Month and cozy season! Recommendations include:


    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Floors by Patrick Carman

    Slathbog’s Gold by M. L. Forman

    Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

    Dog On It: A Chet & Bernie Mystery series by Spencer Quinn

    Real Murders: The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries series by Charlaine Harris

    Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson

    The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson

    The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

    The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

    Trickster (CW App)

    Indian Horse (Netflix)

    Rez Dogs (Hulu)



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    32 mins
  • The Killsbow Chronicles: Gathering Under The Red Moon

    The Killsbow Chronicles: Gathering Under The Red Moon
    Oct 28 2024
    In this anthology episode, monster hunter Estaniel faces new challenges as a mysterious gathering of monsters looms on the horizon. Set months after his eerie encounter with the elusive Mothman, Estaniel crosses paths with strange new allies, each with stories that add to the world of shadows in the Killsbow universe. Join us as we delve into a night under a red moon of alliances, where every monster has a motive—and every hunter has a story to tell.

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    30 mins
  • Fiction and Memoir

    Fiction and Memoir
    Sep 13 2024

    In this episode, library staff Jana, Jimmy, and Amber discuss what they're reading, and loving, now including the following titles: Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley, The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas, Fresh Hell by Cameron Chaney, Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk,The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, Swimming in Paris: A life in three stories by Colombe Schneck, and Turn Left at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the lost city one step at a time by Mark Adams.



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    23 mins
  • The Reality of Life And Some Fiction

    The Reality of Life And Some Fiction
    Aug 26 2024
    Join your host Z with special guests Heidi and Michelle as we cover a special selection of books.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 6. Etymologies, Apologetics and OCD

    6. Etymologies, Apologetics and OCD
    Jul 12 2024

    Barb, Donne and Tracey bring an eclectic mix to the table-- from vampire hunters to mini-habits, romance to suspense, and books exploring the origins of words, foods, and video games.

    Tasting history: explore the past through 4000 years of recipes, by Max Miller; When in Rome, by Liam Callanan

    Atomic Habits by James Clear (audio); Puzzled by Pan Cooke (graphic novel); Bullet by Laurel K Hamilton (Kindle)

    Little Book of Video Games by Melissa Brinks;The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney by Randy Singer; Once Upon a Word for Kids by Jess Zafarris.


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    28 mins
  • Fantasies and What it Means to be "Home."

    Fantasies and What it Means to be "Home."
    Jun 14 2024
    In this episode we discuss the following books: A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace both by Arkady Martine; Mangle Street Murders and Curse of the House of Foskett both by M.R.C. Kasasian; Index, a History of The: A bookish adventure from medieval manuscripts to the digital age by Dennis Duncan; Eragon by Christopher Paolini; Fabelhaven by Brandon Mull; Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein; The Victorian House, The Invention of Murder, The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London, Consuming Passions: Leisure and pleasure in Victorian England, The Making of Home, A Murder of Magpies, A Bed of Scorpions, A Cast of Vultures, and A Cast of Vultures all by Judith Flanders.



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    19 mins
  • Books on Being Human

    Books on Being Human
    May 10 2024
    In this episode we discuss the following books: The Last Ranger: a novel by Peter Heller; Soul Craft: crossing into the mysteries of nature and psyche by Bill Plotkin; Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, literary heartthrobs and the monsters they taught us to love; Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange; Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole; There's Always Next Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib; Sapiens: a brief history of humankind by Yuval N. Harari; Sapiens: a graphic history. Volume one, The birth of humankind by Yuval N. Harari, Light Bringer by Pierce Brown (a Red Rising novel).

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    40 mins
  • Books of science and grandmas

    Books of science and grandmas
    Apr 12 2024
    Join your host Z and a crew of other librarians as they talk about books they are reading!

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    31 mins