The crew recaps the best stuff they read, watched or accidentally broke during Summer Challenge. Half way through Bryan starts calling it “summer reading” again. It’s hard to teach an old library dog new library dog tricks. We take a minute to remember Robin Williams. BEST OF SUMMER CHALLENGE The Proud Highway: the Saga of […]

The dog days of summer are hot. Hot like four nerds sitting in a room talking about books. We tell you about the hottest books, movies and music. Things keep sizzling in the tickle my fancy segment. HOT DOGS Sinners on Tour series by Olivia Cunning Dog Day Afternoon The Dog trailer Virtual Unrealities by […]

It’s back to business after Labor Day. Unironically, we do a work themed episode and we all choose to talk about books. We’re librarians – get it? During tickle my fancy, a debate flares up about whether Popmatic is about high or low culture. Amanda settles it with an appreciation of Drunk History. WORK The […]

This week we give some needlessly maligned books, movies, and music some critical rehabilitation. You know, things like, um, Led Zeppelin(?). Then a fight breaks out about opera because LIBRARIANS. CRITICAL REHAB Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls Sophia Petrillo from Golden Girls Jack Shephard from Lost Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory Spike from […]

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! You could easily turn our mispronunciations into a drinking game. Seriously, if anyone wants to call out our mispronunciations go for it in the comments. It’s Greg’s last show so he can define Hispanic however he wants. Godspeed Greg! Everyone should go visit him at the new Southeast Branch. HISPANIC HERITAGE […]

Knock knock. Who’s there? Humbert. Humbert who? Humbert Humbert. It’s Banned Books Week. We celebrate the freedom to read by plugging our favorite challenged books. If you have a favorite banned or challenged book, tell us in the comments. Later in the show, a book about giant ants proves too much for Mike to handle. […]

Much to their parents’ chagrin, all the Popmatic crew turned out “artistic.” It’s a good thing October is Artober in Nashville. During the Tickle My Fancy segment, Mike initiates his own version of Artober, SHOCK-TOBER! Muhahahahahaha! ARTOBER Artober Nashville Artober events at NPL Play It Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible by Alan Rusbridger 4 […]

It’s the best weekend of the year. It’s Southern Festival of Books! We clue you in on can’t miss authors. Leave your favorites in the comments. Later in the show, we find out Bryan has a thing about Mayim Bialik. Who knew? SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS Southern Festival of Books full line-up Thursday Next series […]

We settle the fight that broke out during the Critical Rehab episode. Which operas should Mike listen to? Besides our irreverent suggestions, you should definitely check out whatever the pros at Nashville Opera are up to. OPERA Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass Candide by Leonard Bernstein CD | Freegal | Hoopla Lamb Lies […]

Governor Haslam has declared October 19-25, 2014 Friends of Libraries Week. Everyone on Popmatic is BFF with libraries so we go deep with the best BMM (book, movies, music) featuring bibliotecas, or at least as deep as Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, and sugary cereal. Bryan laments silently the absence of Borges. LIBRARIES Friends of Nashville Public […]