We go goth in celebration of All Hallow’s Eve. Clearly, some members of Popmatic crew are goths in denial. GOTH Only Lovers Left Alive The World of Chas Addams by Charles “Chas” Addams Chas Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life by Linda H. Davis Addams Family: A New Musical Beetlejuice Michael McDowell An Overture by Youth Code […]

In honor  this year’s Nashville Public Library Literary Award winner, Scott Turow, we feature of our favorite legal thrillers; or at least our favorite cop shows. There is a huge surprise during the “tickle my fancy” segment that results in our amps being cranked to eleven. Pro tip: at the end of every show, we […]

If Interstellar and Guardians of the Galaxy are any indication, then Sun Ra is correct: space is the place. We go far beyond our world. Bring an oxygen tank. Refreshingly, there is very little Star Wars or Star Trek, but a lot of cookie butter in this episode. SPACE Silent Running Dreadstar by Jim Starlin […]

On this episode, we take time to count our bibliographic blessings. Wonder Woman, Bronies, and the guys from the library mail room all make appearances. This ended up being a very personal, behind the scenes at the library kind of episode. It is dedicated to Nancy Sellars. GIVE THANKS! Special Collections VuFind lets you browse […]

This is it – the best books of the year. Does Amanda have the audacity to choose two books by the same author? Will Jeremy read anything other than comics? Will Bill read a book where someone somewhere doesn’t get murdered? Keep an eye out our best of year music and movie episodes coming soon! […]

These are the tunes that rocked our world in 2014. No joke – there are pirate songs on this list! Arrrr! Luckily, special guest Sarah shows up to save us from Bryan’s terrible picks. Tune in, turn on, check out – its the best music of the year. BEST MUSIC OF THE YEAR Amanda’s picks […]

Your holds queue just gained a few holiday pounds. These are best movies of the year. Could Bryan’s favorite movie of the year be Amanda’s least favorite of the year? You’ll have to listen to find out. Tell us your favorites in the comments. BEST MOVIES OF THE YEAR Amanda 1) The Lego Movie 2) […]

It's two days after tax day and we know some of you still owe the government money. On this episode, things that are taxing besides these filler intros. We all talk about books, except Mike. Oh reading, so hard! Plus—what is tickling our fancy this week.

We're right in the middle of National Library Week, or as we like to call it—victory lap. National Library Week is a time to celebrate libraries and all the good things they do. We try not to ruin it. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this week.

Historically, our poetry episodes have been zany and this week's show is no exception. I'll leave it at that. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this week.