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EconTalk

Russ Roberts

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EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused th ...
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The Sleepy Bookshelf

Slumber Studios

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Fall asleep to classic works of fiction, adapted and narrated to help you relax. Each episode begins with a brief moment of relaxation followed by a quick summary of the prior episode. That way, you can fall asleep whenever you're ready and always stay caught up. Explore our full library of over 70 audiobooks. There is something for everyone! Support our show as a premium member and get access to bonus episodes and ad-free listening.
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In the Midnight Library of Baseball, Ben Orlando offers a unique perspective to historic and modern aspects of the game. He does so with no loud music and no jarring sounds. Tune in to discover the untold stories that make baseball so much more than a game.
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History Out Loud

Calderdale Libraries

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Calderdale Libraries' bi-monthly podcast, with guests, bringing you stories and facts from the weird and wonderful past... *Follow us on Twitter/X: @HOL_podcast *Follow us on Facebook: HOLpodcast
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Hamden Library Podcast

Hamden Public Library

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A monthly podcast all about Hamden, libraries and community. Your number one listening resource for our unique and diverse community, keeping you informed but also entertaining and inspiring you. Appreciate why Hamden Public Library truly is the heart of Hamden!
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New from the Washington Presidential Library, Leadership and Legacy invites prominent leaders and historians to reflect on their growth, challenges, and innovative approaches that made them the leaders that they are today, as well as how these questions can be informed by the past — in particular the lessons and legacy of George Washington.
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Can't Shelve This

Reaching Across Illinois Library System

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The podcast where we hammer home the importance of school libraries. Hosted by RAILS Data Analyst Janette Derucki and IHLS School Library Membership Coordinator Leah Gregory. Can't Shelve This is a product of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) in collaboration with the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS).
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Random Lines

Bartholomew Public Library

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Welcome to Random Lines Podcast. Your source for the latest library news, staff updates, book recommendations, and whatever else we feel like talking about.
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Library Talks

The New York Public Library

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Join The New York Public Library and your favorite writers, artists, and thinkers for smart talks and provocative conversations from the nation’s cultural capital.
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Deep in the basement of congregation Sofer Shalom, there’s a dusty library that’s really the home of a magical portal to another world. Join siblings Miri and Micah as they explore a mysterious land, where stories come to life! Enjoy fairytales with unexpected twists and Jewish lessons as Miri, Micah, and their friends, encounter golems, book worms, giants and even talking animals! For full credits and accompanying activities, visit pjlibrary.org/podcast.
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It’s basically just a surfer reading about surfing for you to listen to when you’re not surfing. Stay surfing. Check out the library. If you want to help with podcast costs you can donate at: https://buymeacoffee.com/thesurferslibrary
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To The Library

To The Library

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A bookish podcast that hopes to encourage readers and listeners to delve deeper into their local libraries and bookshops to find treasures among the shelves that go beyond the new releases. Produced by Marmora & Lake Public Library
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Coaching for Leaders

Dave Stachowiak

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Leaders aren’t born, they’re made. This Monday show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations. Independently produced weekly since 2011, Dr. Dave Stachowiak brings perspective from a thriving, global leadership academy, plus more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie. Bestselling authors, expert researchers, deep conversation, and regular dialogue with listeners have attracted 40 million downloads and over 250K followers on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Activ ...
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Future Knowledge

Internet Archive & Authors Alliance

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Future Knowledge explores the intersection of technology, culture, and information policy with leading authors, scholars, and experts. From copyright and open access to AI and digital preservation, we discuss the big issues shaping knowledge and creativity in the digital age. This podcast is brought to you by the Internet Archive and Authors Alliance.
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Between The Stacks

Athens-Limestone County Public Library

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Athens-Limestone Public Library's podcast series highlights conversations with guest speakers that come into the library to talk about cultural, educational, and community programs. Between the Stacks also features discussions of ongoing library programs and special exhibits.
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RAILS Minute

Reaching Across Illinois Library System

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Short episodes where you can find out what's happening with our library system. Hosted by Dan Bostrom (RAILS Member Engagement Manager) and Monica Harris (RAILS Executive Director). Produced and edited by Ola Gronski (RAILS Digital Marketing and Communications Specialist).
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Ye Olde Dragon's Library

Michelle Levigne

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A weekly storytelling podcast, featuring new fantasy or science fiction or just plain wyrd, wacky, fun stories. Plus: interviews with authors of fantastical fiction. And maybe a giveaway or two. Keep listening to find out about new books, and how to obtain print, ebook or audiobook versions of the complete novel.
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They said it was just a story. A haunting someone imagined. A light in the sky with a rational explanation. Just a noise in the walls. A mistake, a hoax. But over the years these stories seem to persist. And not all of them seem to have easy answers. This is The Tape Library. A collection of the paranormal, the strange, and the unexplained. Each episode examines a different case. These are the stories that keep me awake at night wondering "what if...". Told through immersive documentary styl ...
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The Lutheran Library

Transcendent Truth Media

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The Lutheran Librarian is a Confessional Lutheran podcast where we take a look at some of the greatest Lutheran works ever published with varying degrees of detail and focus. Brought to you by Transcendent Truth Media https://transcendenttruthmedia.wordpress.com
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San Antonio Public Library Podcast — Tuned In

San Antonio Public Library Podcast — Tuned In

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The San Antonio Public Library changes lives through information, imagination, and ideas… and podcasts! Join the San Antonio Public Library Tuned In crew as they share and reveal some of the inner workings of the library, highlight the many features and programs on offer, and discuss topics which are important in the library world… like eReaders, public services, books, tacos, and more. We want your feedback. Feel free to contact us at the email address below. We're always interested in what ...
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Archives are not only sources for history but have their own histories too, which shape how historians can tell stories of the past. In Managing Paperwork in Mamluk Cairo: Archives, Waqf and Society (Edinburgh UP, 2025), Daisy Livingston explores the archival history of one of the most powerful polities of the late-medieval Middle East: the ‘Mamluk…
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Send us a text Welcome to a new episode of Ye Olde Dragon's Library storytelling podcast! Season 11 features a new scene every other day from an upcoming release. This project isn't titled yet -- want to help come up with the title? The working title is PENELOPE'S STORY, and relates how Penelope, cousin of Helen of Troy, met and married Odysseus, k…
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Episode 30: Superhero Librarian and Author Nancy Pearl Debi chats with superhero librarian and author Nancy Pearl, the only librarian to have her own action figure. Nancy's storied life as a Seattle librarian and writer includes publishing multiple books, a stint as a professor at the University of Washington, talk shows on PBS and NPR, and being n…
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Guests: Dr Nicole Cooke (University of South Carolina) and Dr Aisha Johnson (GT Library) First broadcast August 29 2025. Playlist here "Their work was challenged by both official segregationist policies, and unofficial but pervasive bias and discrimination." Find out more about the bookThe Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to …
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Check out an engaging discussion about a unique animated film available on Kanopy, a streaming service accessible with your library card. The team dives into this Academy Award-nominated French movie, exploring its hand-drawn 2D animation, noir-inspired style, and intriguing storyline. Set in the shadowy streets of Paris, the film follows a cat wit…
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In this episode of Library Talks, award-winning writer and multidisciplinary artist Eloghosa Osunde joins the podcast for a conversation about their new novel Necessary Fiction with the editor of Necessary Fiction Jake Morrissey. Necessary Fiction takes place across Lagos, one of Africa's largest urban areas and one of the world's most dynamic citi…
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Authors Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen join historian Abby Smith Rumsey to discuss their acclaimed book The Library: A Fragile History—a sweeping exploration of how libraries have been built, destroyed, cherished, and reinvented over the centuries. From ancient archives to modern public libraries, they trace the people, politics, and passi…
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The Smurl Haunting is the real case behind The Conjuring 4, and its story is far stranger and darker than any film adaptation could capture.Experience the horror firsthand with a comprehensive exploration of the chilling Smurl family haunting. From their unsettling move to a seemingly normal home to the inexplicable events that followed on Chase St…
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Chapters 35 through 38 of Mike Hynson's autobiography: Transcendental Memories of a Surf Rebel by Michael Lear Hynson and Donna Klaasen Jost. Make sure you come back each episode as we read the book in it's entirety by end of season. This book is available for purchase on Amazon.com. If you want to help support the podcast you can visit https://buy…
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In this podcast, recorded in August 2013 during the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Glyn Maxwell reads poems from his collection Pluto (Picador) and talks with Jennifer Williams about the breath and blood of poetry, how actors are the best first readers, why Auden is so important to his work and much more. Photo by David Shankbone.…
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On Book Matters today Janine chats to Adelaide writer Leonie Kelsall. We chat about her latest rural fiction novel, The path through the Coojong trees. We also talk about her writing and why she also writes under a pseudonym Courtney then chats to Victorian crime writer Matt Rogers who has self published 36 novels and how he has transitioned to bei…
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Dr. Nick Juravich discusses the experiences of the first-generation of paraprofessional educators in New York City in the 1960s-1980s and their impact on the city’s educational system, community relations, and public sector unions. Juravich is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Boston and author of Para Power: How …
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It's that time of year again—back to school!!! In this episode of The Library is Open Podcast, we welcome back Telishia "Tee" Murray, Director of Library and Learning Resources at Galveston College's David Glenn Hunt Memorial Library to talk about all things back to school. Tee shares the months-long prep that goes on to ensure student success; the…
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In this episode, To The Library is sharing the story of a book collection that was co-created with a patron at the Marmora & Lake Public Library. We will also hear an original poem by area writer Mary-Elizabeth. Books & Films Mentioned: The Global Forest Forty Ways Trees Can Save Us - Diana Beresford-Kroeger The Sweetness of the Simple Life - Diana…
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The kids pop over to Mashal to deliver some Rosh Hashanah cards (and try to cheer up Jacob). While Mama Bear and Mary Quite Contrary prepare for a seder, the kids learn all about the simanim, symbolic foods of Rosh Hashanah, and receive some perfect advice for starting the year off right. Credits Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library. P…
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I sit down with Jeffrey Lambert to have a fun debate about whether or not certain players should be included on record lists, and whether we should be comparing players from different eras in the first place. You can find the Rounders podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rounders-a-history-of-baseball-in-america/id1415099174. And you ca…
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This week on The Book Drop, we dig a little deeper with our Central Library artists as they reveal the reads that have fueled their art. All the books and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here or by visiting omahalibrary.org/podcast. Happening at the Library: Stories After Dark Showcase | Friday, August 15, 6:00PM – 9:00 PM at M…
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Are you a fan of Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, or epic fantasy worlds? In this Lit Chat, local author Michael Regina interviews celebrated fantasy author Django Wexler, the featured guest at this year's Jax Pop Con. Django shares insights into his writing process, his love for tabletop games, and the inspiration behind his latest novel,…
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Master Gardener Emily Clem talks with ACES Extension Agent, Brian Brown, about beneficial and non-beneficial weeds. He stresses that many weeds, often seen as nuisances, are actually beneficial. Clover, for example, adds vital nitrogen to the soil and attracts pollinators. In controlling invasive weeds, Brown recommends planting resistant varieties…
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Episode 46: The last remnants of humanity consist of violent extremists or small numbers of settlers living under the control of the Majoda, an alien race that destroyed Earth because their supercomputer predicted it to be the course of action with the best outcome for the most people. Or did it? Join the crew as they explore the time loop and all …
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Summer Stars is ongoing in all our libraries, in this episode Colm & Rory chat about some of the events that have been happening. They'll also be talking about Heritage Week coming soon, and all that's planned for August. Read more about Summer Stars Heritage Week All our events Search for a book Find your local library Leave us feedback…
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