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Killingly Public Library Podcasts
There are one million new books published each year. With so many books and so little time, where do you begin to find your next must-read? There’s the New York Times Bestseller list, the Goodreads app, the Cape Library’s Staff picks shelf and now Martin’s Must-Reads.Every Wednesday at 6:42 and 8:42 a.m., and Sunday at 8:18 a.m., Betty Martin recommends a must read based on her own personal biases for historical fiction, quirky characters and overall well-turned phrases. Her list includes WW ...
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One Poem a Day Won't Kill You
The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
A podcasting partnership between the Desmond-Fish Public Library and the Highlands Current, offering a poem a day during National Poetry Month, read by community members in Philipstown, NY and Beacon, NY. Hosted by librarian Ryan Biracree.
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Weekly Podcast diving into a collection of comics or a graphic novel.
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Vanished true crime and historical events in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, and more.
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Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?? Things aren't looking good, but Erica Slaughter is on the case! For the first episode of Lexi month, Lexi and Anne dove in to the first 15 issues of the hit series "Something is Killing the Children" by James Tynion and Werther Dell'edera and--spoiler alert--they had a BLAST! Join the women of the Comic…
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If you’re interested in the history of flight or love McCullough’s writings, then you must read The Wright Brothers by David McCulllough.By Betty Martin
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Anne, Dallas, and Lexi sit down to discuss Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo's Batman: Death in the Family
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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Kills Well with Others'
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1:38"Any multinational organization can be cutthroat, but when the organization is made up of trained killers, the stakes are incalculably high."By Betty Martin
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Brian Palaia, Town Manager for the Town of Killingly, CT. Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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Anne, Dallas, and Lexi sit down to chat about Charles Soule and Steve McNiven's The Death of Wolverine
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“There is a place, hidden among the sweeping sandy swaths of southern desert, where all you can see is red. From above, it’s a carpet of crimson, but as you lean closer, you see that it’s not one singular sheet of color, but rows upon rows of distinct red dots. Like a wild field of poppies. Except it’s nothing like that."…
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NYCC 2025 News Wrap - Special Episode ft Glenn Matchett of RabbittStew
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1:27:50What happens when Anne has a slow evening? She gets together with friend of the show Glenn Matchett to do a run down of all the biggest news from New York Comic Con 2025! From new Spider-Man crossovers to the return of Vertigo we hit it all! Check it out!
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“Sometimes, in her sleepless hours, she watches the strips of moonlight slide across her bedroom ceiling, glances at that photograph, and thinks wistfully about the family she could have had, all the pictures of holidays that will never exist...."By Betty Martin
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Jessica Gervais, Founder and CEO of Parent's Corner. Find out more information here: https://parentscorner.com/ Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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The Death of Captain Marvel ft. Owen Likes Comics
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New York Public Library: 50 Best Comics of 2025
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17:16Dallas sits down with the New York Public Library to discuss their 50 best comics of 2025
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The Death of Ultimate Spider-man ft. Evan Von Doom
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1:23:30Anne, Dallas, Lexi and Evan wrap their coverage of The Ultimate Spider-man
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“Strange people often came to the farm, but they tended to be late risers, so Mad knew the first few hours would be easy…Now she looked up to see a car driving down the dirt road, a PT Cruiser, which was not a car that you saw in this area."By Betty Martin
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent book orders and what they are most likely to read. Books Mentioned: Heartwood by Amity Gaige Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson Stardust by Aki Poroyama I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney The Girls of Good…
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Anne, Alexis, and Dallas sit down to discuss Si Spurrier and Matias Bergara's fantasy comic book Coda!
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“It’s one of the last days before Easter. Very soon Louisa is going to be thrown out of an art auction for vandalizing a valuable painting. Old ladies will shriek and the police will come and it really wasn’t planned.”By Betty Martin
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Justice League of America: The Silver Age
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1:20:43Anne and Dallas sit down to discuss Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus 1
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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Man Who Died Twice'
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1:44“It is three p.m., and Elizabeth is carrying flowers for Marcus Carmichael. The dead man. That drowned body, suddenly alive as you like and living at 14 Ruskin Court. The man she saw lowered into a grave in a Hampshire churchyard, now unpacking boxes and struggling with his new Wi-Fi.”By Betty Martin
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Charlene Malbaurn, author of Confessions of a Cashier. Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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Catwoman by Ed Brubaker & Darwyn Cooke
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1:14:20Anne, Lexi, and Dallas sit down to discuss the Catwoman of East End
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“A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without their dragon is dead…Article One, Section One, The Dragon Rider’s Codex...."By Betty Martin
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Etta Ray Beard: Shawnee's Pioneer Postmistress
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13:40This podcast recounts the significant contributions of Etta Ray Beard, a pivotal figure in the early development of Shawnee, Oklahoma. It highlights her role in the Land Run of 1889, where she staked a claim that became a foundational part of the town. The text emphasizes that Etta and her father constructed the very first house in Shawnee, and she…
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Ultimate Spider-man pt. 9 ft. Evan Von Doom
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1:22:24Dallas, Anne, Lexi and Evan sit down to talk about the brief reboot of Ultimate Spider-man!
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A stranger, Savannah, appears at Joy and Stan’s door with a bloody forehead seeking shelter from an abusive boyfriend. They take her in and in exchange, Savannah cooks and cleans for them until a connection between her and the Delaney family is discovered. Then she disappears and foul play is suspected.…
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Keven McNeill, author of Pushing It Down: A Memoir. Learn more about Keven here: First In Tactics, LLC Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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Identity Crisis ft. Malcom Russell-Nelson
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1:57:17Anne, Dallas, Lexi, and Malcom sit down to wrap up their controversial comics month with Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales's Identity Crisis
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Salman Rushdie’s newest novel Quichotte or in Spanish, Quixote is two stories, one of the author Sam DuChamp or Brother and the other of Ismail Smile, the main character in Brother’s novel.By Betty Martin
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Anne, Lexi, Dallas, and Glenn all sit down to discuss Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Civil War!
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People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is a novel based on the fact of an ancient copy of the Haggadah, a Jewish text that lays out the order of the Passover Seder. This is an extremely precious, illuminated manuscript originally from medieval Spain.By Betty Martin
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent reads. Books Mentioned: With a Vengeance by Riley Sager The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict Count My Lies by Sophie Stava The Little Liar by Mitch Albom Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini Blood Moon by S…
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Batman: The Killing Joke ft. Geeksplained
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2:22:03Dallas, Anne, and Aeric sit down to discuss Batman: The Killing Joke
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If you’re a parent who has had similar work/family balancing issues, then you must read It. Goes. So. Fast. by NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.By Betty Martin
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Ultimatum / Ultimate Spider-man pt. 8 ft. Evan Von Doom
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1:29:12Evan, Anne, and Dallas sit down to discuss Ultimatum and its Ultimate Spider-man tie-ins!
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If you’ve ever wanted to become better friends with bees, then you must read Honey and Venom by Andrew Cote.By Betty Martin
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Gabby Benson, co-owner of Mountain Laurel Floral Designs. Learn more here: Mountain Laurel Floral Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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Anne, Alexis, and Dallas sit down to discuss Justice League (1987) #1-22
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Martin's Must-Reads: 'All the Colors of the Dark'
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1:42“Later that day the cops would crawl over the intricacies of his life and discover he was into pirates because he had been born with only one eye."By Betty Martin
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Anne, Dallas, and Lexi sit down to discuss Alex Ross's Fantastic Four Full Circle
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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Thursday Murder Club'
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1:41“Killing someone is easy. Hiding the body, now, that’s usually the hard part. That’s how you get caught."By Betty Martin
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guests, Christopher Strout, and Amanda Strout, about their dog walking & pet care services, Happy Hounds, LLC. Learn more here: Facebook Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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Dallas and Anne sit down to discuss Saga issues 55-72
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Superman by Gary Frank and Geoff Johns
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1:33:57Dallas, Anne, and Lexi all sit down to chat about Superman: Secret Origin, Superman and the Legion of Superheroes, and Superman: Braniac
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Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Christopher Strout, and his wife, Amanda, about his specialized art designs. Learn more here: Strout's Custom Acrylics Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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Ultimate Spider-man pt. 7 ft. Evan Von Doom
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1:29:02You guessed it faithful listener, Evan, Anne, Alexis, and even Dallas return to talk about Ultimate Spider-man once again!
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My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
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1:08:05Anne, Dallas, and Anne round out Manga Month with "My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness"
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Evan sits down with writer Si Spurrier to chat about his upcoming series The Voice Said Kill (Image) and A Mischief of Magpies (DSTLRY)!
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Join us as Claudette, Kim, and special guest, Rachel Mather engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss vacationing in the Caribbean. Send us a textBy Killingly Public Library
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Dallas, Anne, and Alexis sit down to chat about Junji Ito's Cat diary! We liked it, sorry it's a short one!
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