Best Nikki Gee Podcasts (2026)

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Nikki Giovanni: the late great poet on integrity, self-care and Tupac tattoos 34:51

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Nikki Giovanni was one of the greatest poets of her generation and it was an honour to sit with her for a special episode of The Last Bohemians, recorded in Spring 2024 in London, while she was promoting what would become her final anthology, Poems: 1968-2020 (Penguin Classics). When we saw she was in town, we jumped at the chance to speak with her…

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Sue Tilley: the 1980s club kid and artist on Leigh Bowery and modelling for Lucian Freud 27:11

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Rewind to the 1980s and London nightlife was an explosion of creativity – the new romantics were in, dramatic fashion looks were everywhere and at the back of the club, having a gossip, there’d be Sue Tilley, also affectionately known as Big Sue. She was the best friend of the outrageous performance artist and fashion designer Leigh Bowery, who bec…

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Molly Parkin: the grand dame of British bohemia on Soho's glory days, Louis Armstrong and self love 26:04

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The inspiration for this series, Molly Parkin is a painter, erotic novelist and a former fashion editor who was once just as famous for her bedroom liaisons with the movers and shakers of London. She is never without a bejewelled turban on her head or a saucy anecdote at hand. Now 87, she lives on the iconic World’s End estate in Chelsea, in a kale…

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Episode 23 - The Little People 1:26:25

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In this episode, we're going to take a look at "The Little People," a psychological horror novel that asks, "What if leprechauns, but also Nazis?" Does it work? Tune in to find out! Transcripts and source lists are always available at: ⁠bit.ly/4gotlib⁠ If you like this, buy me a coffee! ⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/forgottenlib⁠ Intro music credit: "Starl…

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Episode 22 - Garden of Shadows 45:42

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The prequel to the Dollanganger family series by V.C. Andrews. We're back with another gothic-y, incest-laden tale. This WAS the final installment but it looks like there are three more newish books telling the story from Chris' point of view. Should we look into them? Take the poll on Spotify! Transcripts and source lists are always available at: …

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PSA - Help Fight Censorship 2:46

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US libraries are facing more book bans and challenges than ever. Here are some ways you can help!Https://uniteagainstbookbans.orgHttps://shorturl.at/dyDI7 (ALA challenged book list)

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Episode 21 - Baffling Mysteries 37:01

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In addition to romance, war, and superheroes, there were also a lot of horror, suspense, and mystery comics published in the 1940s/50s. On this episode, we're going to look at a few from Baffling Mysteries, a title published by Ace Comics. We've got animal/human hybrids, murderous paintings, and witches and werewolves . . .of course! Transcripts an…

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Michéle Lamy: the subversive style shaman on couture, chaos and Kim Kardashian 26:17

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For the final episode of The Last Bohemians: LA, supported by Audio-Technica, we meet French fashion disruptor and true original, Michéle Lamy. She’s been married to the designer Rick Owens, her former pattern cutter, since 2006 and is often referred to as his 'muse'. But Michéle is a chameleonic creative in her own right, forever staging art happe…

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Penny Slinger: the feminist surrealist who was too erotic for the art world 41:02

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Penny Slinger was a mover and shaker in Swinging London's art scene – though you might not have heard of her. She went to Chelsea Art School at the height of the Pop Art boom and, inspired by Max Ernst, went on to mix up self-portrait, collage, film and sculpture to create surreal and feminist images that still provoke today. Among these were her “…

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Johanna Went: the cult performance art-punk on feminism, fake blood, embracing ageing and inspiring Lady Gaga 34:44

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Speak to anyone from the 1980s punk scene in Los Angeles and they’ll tell you: Johanna Went is an underground legend. While the bands like Black Flag, Fear and X were thrashing out their three chords and the truth, Went would take to the stage at clubs like The Masque, Club Lingerie and Hong Kong Cafe and perform between the live shows. The crowd h…

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Lynn Castle: LA's first lady barber on Elvis, the LSD-soaked Sixties and her secret music career 45:23

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In the north of Los Angeles, in a neighbourhood called Glendale, an unassuming bungalow is home to one of the first women in Hollywood to cut men’s hair. Today she goes by the glitziest of names, Madelynn von Ritz, but back in the 60s she was called Lynn Castle and hung out with key people of the era, lopping off Jim Morrison, the Byrds, Sonny Bono…

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Betye Saar, Alison Saar and Maddy Leeser on creativity, mysticism and motherhood 45:38

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Our LA series, supported by Audio-Technica, returns this week with a Last Bohemians first: in a very special episode, we speak to three generations of an American artistic dynasty up in the leafy hills of Laurel Canyon: the incredible Betye Saar, her daughter Alison Saar and and granddaughter Maddy Leeser. Betye Saar, 96 (she was 95 at the time of …

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Linda Ramone: the NYC punk in LA on love triangles, legacies and keeping rock'n'roll alive 30:50

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The Last Bohemians returns with a brand new series set in Tinseltown, supported by Audio-Technica. From forgotten feminist artists to Sunset Strip sexpots and from punk performers to subversive style disruptors (and one Californian arts dynasty!): these are some of the most maverick women in LA, whose stories each say something different about the …

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Gloria Hendry: the Live and Let Die star on Bond, Playboy Bunnies and the blaxploitation era 32:18

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The Last Bohemians returns with a brand new series set in Tinseltown, supported by Audio-Technica. From forgotten feminist artists to Sunset Strip sexpots and from punk performers to subversive style disruptors (and one Californian arts dynasty!): these are some of the most maverick women in LA, whose stories each say something different about the …

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Angelyne: the magic and mystery of LA's original influencer 37:04

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The Last Bohemians returns with a brand new series in Tinseltown, supported by Audio-Technica. From forgotten feminist artists to Sunset Strip sexpots and from punk performers to subversive style disruptors (and one Bond Girl!), these are maverick and radical women whose stories each say something different about the City of Angels. Recorded in spr…

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Episode 20 - Holidays at Roselands 43:30

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That's right - back with another full episode finally! If you thought we were done with priggish Elsie Dinsmore in the last full epi, you're thought wrong, sucka! Everyone's favorite milquetoast is back and preachier than ever. But, are there some hidden meanings to all of this, perhaps? Tune in and find out! Transcripts and source lists are always…

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The Last Bohemians: Los Angeles - Trailer - New series launching July 2022 2:33

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The Last Bohemians has gone to LA for a brand new series, supported by Audio-Technica, starting in July and starring LA icon Angelyne, subversive fashion disruptor Michéle Lamy, punk-rock widow Linda Ramone, feminist surrealist Penny Slinger, punk performance artist Johanna Went, artists and sculptors Betye Saar, Alison Saar and Maddy Leeser, cult …

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Bonus Mini Episode: The Woman Behind the Attic (the VC Andrews Story) 4:56

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Or, the biography no one asked for. A very quick update via mobile about the recent VC Andrews biography/trainwreck and why it isn't worth your time.

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Cleo Sylvestre: the veteran actor on resilience, rejection, the Rolling Stones and representing the working class 34:10

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Cleo Sylvestre (1945-) is a woman of many firsts: she is the first Black woman to play a leading role at the National Theatre in London, one of the first Black actors to have a recurring role in a primetime British soap and one of the first Black Brits to release a single in 1964 – with none other than her friends, The Rolling Stones. The Guardian …

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Dana Gillespie: the Swinging Sixties wild child on sex, spirituality and Ziggy Stardust 41:00

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Dana Gillespie (1949-) is one of the few remaining women who was at the centre of the Sixties and Seventies in London and in New York, having been best mates with David Bowie and pretty much anyone who was anyone back then. Eric Clapton was very nearly her guitar teacher, Led Zep’s Jimmy Page played on her early folk records and she was in and out …

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Maggi Hambling: the great British artist on controversy, criticism and being a queer icon at 76 34:36

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Maggi Hambling (1945-) is a British painter and sculptor whose visceral work spans portraits of her bohemian friends past – from Soho dandy Sebastian Horsley to Henrietta Moraes, once the 1950s queen of London bohemia and muse to Francis Bacon, then Maggi’s own – and divisive public works that include her giant scallop on a beach in Suffolk on the …

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Episode 19 - Elsie Dinsmore 1:26:47

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Happy Belated New Year! It's been a long time, I know, so have a slightly longer episode - that's also part 1 of 2. We're discussing Elsie Dinsmore, a priggish, milquetoasty little gal who was the protagonist of a book series spanning 28 volumes over the late 19th and early 20th century. The second episode (up soon) will discuss the second book, wh…

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Episode 18 - Fascinating Womanhood 1:34:51

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Women, are you having trouble with your partner? Perhaps this book from the 1960s showing you how you should act would help! (No, it won't. Please don't take advice from this). Are you ready to let your man be a king, and you the servant? Strap in and cringe along with me! Transcripts and source lists are always available at: bit.ly/4gotlib If you …

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Episode 17 - Atomic War! 39:03

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On this episode, we're taking a look at Atomic War!, a four-issue comic set in a fictional World War III. Lots of nuclear warfare, planes, and tanks tanks tanks! Transcripts and source lists are always available at: bit.ly/4gotlib If you like this, buy me a coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/forgottenlib Intro music credit: "Starlite Lounge" by Rob Endo,…

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Episode 16 - The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book 1:08:48

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On this episode, we're taking a look at the Good Housekeeping Marriage Book, which was published in 1938. Come for the insane price list, stay for the sexism and eugenics! Transcripts and source lists are always available at: bit.ly/4gotlib If you like this, buy me a coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/forgottenlib Intro music credit: "Starlite Lounge" by…

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Episode 15 - Magic Bullets 1:07:45

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What better way to celebrate the season of love with some misogyny? On this episode, we look at the world of pick-up artists, and one of their many manuals. Transcripts and source lists are always available at: bit.ly/4gotlib If you like this, buy me a coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/forgottenlib Intro music credit: "Starlite Lounge" by Rob Endo, cour…

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Episode 14 - Flaming Youth 1:09:34

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Happy New Year! Take a ride in my time-machine and let's travel back to 1923, where the flapper craze was running high and parents clucked their tongues at the promiscuous youth. In fact, this book was written by a journalist under a pseudonym in order to avoid criticism for the "scandalous" content! Transcript of this episode (and all episodes) as…

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Episode 13 - What a Young Boy Ought to Know 29:51

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For our final episode this year, let's uncover what sexual education might have looked like for a 19th century boy with a book by a Lutheran minister. I'd also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to YOU, dear listener, for being entertained by my cynical eye on forgotten and ridiculous books. Transcript of this episode (and all episodes) as well a…

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Episode 12 - Halloween and Satanism 39:01

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It's spooky season, y'all, so how about this little gem that was published in the 1980s during the Satanic Panic by the same guy who said all your beloved toys are evil incarnate? That's right, Phil Phillips is back, with a sidekick this time, nattering on about witches and devils and how you shouldn't let your children trick or treat. Or at least,…

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Voting PSA 1:34

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Do your part, y'all. It's important!

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Episode 11 - Seeds of Yesterday 1:09:02

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Hello, my lovely listeners, I am BACK with another installment. We're looking at Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews, or as I like to call it, Get ON with it already! As always, transcripts and source materials reside on the website. Show suggestions are always welcome at [email protected] You can also DM me on Twitter: @forgottenlibra1…

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Conversations with the Family: Movies 59:25

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I love when I have impromptu conversations happen. This conversation just started out of the blue and I had to capture it! We are discussing movies, actors and the things they go through. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we did having this conversation. Thank you to my special guest CG, Cole and Nebraska you guys make this easy. I love…

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Trailer 2 0:29

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Delusions of Bliss is back with new content!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/delusionsofbliss/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/delusionsofbliss/support

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Episode 10 - Andy and Ernie Comics 36:15

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On this episode, I'm taking you through a brief run of teen comics that are tangentially connected to the romance comics that were previously discussed. Andy and Ernie are the same character, but for some reason, the publishing powers that be renamed him for a few more issues. As always, transcripts and source materials reside on the website.…

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Maxine Sanders: the witch queen on casting spells, surviving persecution and the power of sex magic 53:30

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Maxine Sanders is one of the country’s most iconic and possibly most controversial witches. In the 1960s and 70s, she and her late husband Alex Sanders were at the centre of Britain’s witchcraft boom. At the height of their fame, they were featured weekly in tabloid newspapers and starred in numerous documentaries and films where they would recreat…

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Zandra Rhodes: Studio 54, punk and the power of fuchsia with the British style icon 33:16

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Zandra Rhodes OBE has spent 50 years at the forefront of British fashion, having dressed everyone from Freddie Mercury to Princess Diana in her signature printed chiffons. Her work was adopted by the Studio 54 crowd in the 1970s, her gold lamé dresses modelled by the likes of Donna Summer and Pat Cleveland. Then she lacerated her chiffons with safe…

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After-dark: One 8:38

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This episode is filled with fan submissions; it's a quick peek into the after-dark thoughts of some listeners. This episode contains a backward thinking lover, a disconnected line, and a show of weakness.*I am taking all submissions, directions are home to submit your story are at the end of each podcast. Thank you for listening --- Send in a voice…

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P.P. Arnold: the soul survivor surveys the Swinging Sixties, sexual revolution and Mick Jagger 36:40

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P.P. Arnold isn’t called a soul survivor for nothing. She recently made a comeback with her first album in 50 years, following a long, hard fight, at the age of 73, to get her music career back on track. In America, she had been an Ikette with Ike & Tina Turner and then moved to London at the height of the Swinging Sixties, where she hung out with …

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Vivienne Dick: the experimental feminist film-maker digs back into New York's 1970s no wave scene 31:52

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"Often women artists do all their best work when they're older You feel stronger, you feel like you've got nothing to lose" Experimental film-maker Vivienne Dick moved from Ireland to New York in the late-70s and was at the heart of a scene called no-wave, an avant-garde music and art movement where people like director Jim Jarmusch, artist Basquia…

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Biblio Bites 4 (Mini-sode) - Reading in the Time of COVID-19 12:23

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By now, you've been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in some way. Some libraries are closed and others probably will follow suit. What if you can't get digital resources because EVERYONE is trying to get them now that print is off the table? And your kids are home and bored, too? Listen in as your friendly neighborhood librarian offers up a l…

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Gee Vaucher: the visual artist behind Crass on curiosity, communal living and where punk went wrong 41:51

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Gee Vaucher isn’t perhaps as well known as some of her punk peers, but she should be: she’s one of the artists who defined punk’s visuals of protest in the 1970s, especially with her arresting photo-montage covers for Crass, the cult band and art collective she was part of, who put anarchy into practice. She had a stint in Manhattan as a political …

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Judy Collins: the frank and fearless folk legend on touring at 80, art and activism, and making Leonard Cohen famous 42:42

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Judy Collins is a folk music legend, with a career spanning six decades, from the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene to California, as the Flower Power movement took root, to now, at 80, still gigging hard every year with her guitar. Judy is what The New York Times called a “master song collector”. She is celebrated for reinterpreting other people’…

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The Last Bohemians – Series Two Trailer 2:03

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The Last Bohemians returns for series two with eight maverick women and fearless firebrands in arts and culture: folk legend Judy Collins, iconic British designer Zandra Rhodes, soul survivor PP Arnold, anarchic punk artist Gee Vaucher, witch queen Maxine Sanders, experimental film-maker Vivienne Dick, 80s club kid Sue Tilley and literary maven Mar…

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Episode 9 - If There Be Thorns 50:37

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Happy New Year, my lovely listeners! It's still January as I upload this, so let's start the new year off right by delving back into the V.C. Andrews canon and the continuing saga of the Dollenganger family, If There Be Thorns! Transcript of this episode (and all episodes) are available at http://bit.ly/4gotlib…

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Biblio Bites 3 (Mini-sode) - Free is Free, Unless You're In Prison 10:28

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In this episode of Biblio Bites, we take a look at prison libraries and their eclipse by predatory tech companies claiming to offer inmates a bunch of free books and multimedia - but are they really? Further reading is linked in my website. HOW YOU CAN HELP: This LibGuide from the American Library Association has links to several programs to donate…

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Random Thoughts 13:42

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Have you ever been plagued with random thoughts that just began to shut you down? Don't feel bad, it happens to all of us. This weeks discussion deals with this matter and ways we can make it through. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/delusionsofbliss/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…

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Delusions of Bliss (Trailer) 0:57

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Grief 13:24

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I learned the hard way over the weekend that grief does not have an expiration date. Just know it is always okay to take a mental health break when you need it to grieve. Never let anyone tell you that you are not allowed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/delusionsofbliss/messageSupport this podcast: https://podc…

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Biblio Bites 2 (Mini-sode) - Of Fines and Fake News 8:22

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In this episode of Biblio Bites, we take a look at two major library stories that are blowing up social media and beyond. First, a Michigan woman is facing possible jail time from overdue library fines, and then the Citrus County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners wants to deny library patrons access to the digital New York Times, because it's…

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Minisode - The MacMillan Ebook Fracas 7:19

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This is a special news bulletin. If you check out ebooks from your public library, you might wanna take a few minutes and listen to this mini-sode. MacMillan, one of the Big Five publishers, is changing the rules about their ebooks in libraries. Think the online queue is already long for the newest and popular? Yeah, it's gonna get worse. This is c…