This episode got real dark, real fast. Every dad we talk about is deceased, a criminal, or both. Regardless, Happy Father’s Day! DADS Justified This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper This Is Where I Leave You film The Godfather The Godfather Part 2 The Godfather Part 3 The Godfather by Maria Puzo […]

The Regency period looms disproportionately large in any public library collection. We’ll clue you in as to why. Amanda challenges listeners to give her a reason to read Jane Austen. And we ask you, should the library start making book lists again? Plus what is tickling our fancy this week. REGENCY Richard Sharpe novels by […]

Country music, comics, cake, and radical politics – this episode is as American as apple pie. Plus, you down with JPS? ‘MERICA ALL YEAR American II: Unchained by Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash CD | Hoopla Johnny Cash Reads the Complete New Testament The American Plate: A Culinary History […]

Amanda being out and technical difficulties did not stop the rest of Popmatic crew from celebrating Bastaille Day the way good old-fashioned red-blooded Americans should—by talking about movie soundtracks. I’m not talking Les Miserables. I’m talking Coneheads?! French factoids and absurdity abound. Plus, what is making Jeremy cry this week. FRENCHIES The Three Musketeers by […]

With President Carter visiting the library, we can’t help but to think of the 1970s. Q: What makes the “me decade”? A: Singer songwriters, space rock, gritty crime movies, and one of the best kids books of any decade. Leave your picks in the comments. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this week. 1970s My Aim […]

Did you know there is a new National Lampoon’s vacation movie coming out today? No, I’m not kidding. Here are some books, movies and music you can get from the library instead. Chevy Chase fans please leave your grumbles in the comments. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this week. A VACATION FROM YOURSELF The Vacationers […]

School—it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. We swing from the light and whimsical to the darkest of the dark on this school themed episode of Popmatic. And what is tickling our fancy this week. SCHOOLED Sidekicks by Jack D. Ferraiolo The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo Deadly Class: […]

Summer challenged us and we rose to the occasion. Because we scored one million challenge points city-wide during this year’s Summer Challenge program you can have your fines forgiven if you stop by your local branch between August 16th through the 23rd. To celebrate, we tell you about the best things we checked out from […]

The dog days of summer are named after Sirius, the dog star. I’m serious. It’s Sirius. We’re librarians. We love puns and we’re very popular at parties. Today’s show is about astronomy but there ended up being a lot of talk about surfing. Plus—what is tickling our fancy this week. WE’RE SUPER SIRIUS Starman the […]

Everyone knows that August is the end of summer so on this show—endings. Books, movies, and music that end great, won’t end, or whose ending is really just the beginning. Are you following this? There is going to be a quiz. And nostalgia. And cryptography. Plus—Bryan learned how to use an em dash and it […]