It’s the best music of the year! Luckily, Sarah and Jesse are here to ballast this nerd ship. Would Amanda of all people pick something the library doesn’t own? For shame. Plus what is tickling out fancy this week. If anyone wants a Spotify list, ask in the comments. You know what else to put […]

2016 is going to be an exciting year for books, movies, and music… but you wouldn’t know it listening to this podcast as Mike is the only one that talks about something he hasn’t mentioned before. I jest. Our in-fighting will entertain you plenty. Mike also has enough cookies to talk about, well, cookies during […]

Quentin Tarantino dropped another western pastiche with The Hateful Eight. It’s a blender slop of westerns, both illustrious and obscure (don’t worry Bill will tell you which ones). So this week—westerns. Tell us yours faves in the comments. WESTERNS 7 Faces of Dr. Lao High Plains Drifter A Million Ways to Die in the West […]

X-Files is returning so we get extraterrestrial. Amanda and Bryan talk about things relatively popular. Bill and Mike go deep nerd. Listen to the very end for X-Files talk and the most important question of all: mythology or monster-of-the-week? Got a favorite alien? Tell us in the comments. ALIENS Redshirts by John Scalzi The Day […]

Nashville Improv is coming to Main Library on January 30th at 2pm. In honor of their show, we embarrass ourselves for your amusement by improvising this entire episode. Upping the chaos factor, we recorded this the morning of the winter storm. Maximum bumble death match. What does this have to do with Furious 7? You’ll […]

February is African American History Month. The library goes all out with a (puppet?) truck load of events. The Popmatic crew tells you about some of their favorite Black artists. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this week. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes Yesterday Will Make You Cry by Chester […]

Nothing says Valentine’s Day like hockey and horror movies. It’s a categorical bromance between podcast rivals Bryan and Mike. You will learn what “schmoopy” means. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this month. LOVE IS IN THE AIR Chinooks Hockey Team series by Rachel Gibson The Tamarind Seed Casablanca Let the Right One In Let the […]

We’re right in the middle of Chinese New Year celebrations. It’s the Year of the Monkey. The Popmatic crew talks about it’s favorite Chinese books, movies and mu… okay, just books and movies. And some of these are Chinese in name only, but at least it is not as bad as the Oktoberfest episode where […]

How could we possibily do a show about leap year? You’ll have to listen to find out, but I guarantee it is more interesting than a show about the Grammys. Congrats to any locals that won, btw. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this month. LEAP YEAR Leap Year Big Ears Festival the music of John […]

From Severus Snape, to Hans Gruber, to Eamon de Valera (sure, Bryan), Alan Rickman was an actor we can never forget. Yes, we know the Oscars happened, but we recorded this last week. Besides, did Alan Rickman ever get one? So on this episode we pay tribute to Mr. Rickman. Plus—what is tickling our fancy […]