In the spirit of Halloween season, we present to you 2 historic tales of murder and betrayal in the Capital Region.

First we are joined by Shawna Reilly, Education Coordinator at Albany's Historic Cherry Hill, who tells the story of one of Albany's most infamous murders; the Strang-Whipple Case of 1827.

Afterwards, Zan and the Winter Folk perform the murder ballad of "The Veiled Murderess", Henrietta Robinson, who in 1853 murdered Timothy Lanagan & Catherine Lubee by poison in Troy, NY.

In part one of today’s episode, we’re featuring a long standing tradition here at APL; The Friends of Albany Public Library’s weekly book talks, where our director Scott Jarzombek recently gave a presentation on “Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood” about the darker side of Eastern Long Islands agricultural history.

In part two, Scott speaks with author Mark Torres about the book and their shared history and legacy having growing up on Long Island, close to where the camps were once located.

The Albany Made Podcast is a production of Albany Public Library in Albany, NY. Engineered by Ryan Slowey.

You can find copies of “Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood” in the collection here at APL and wherever books are sold.

You can find more episodes on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, on our Youtube page @albanyNYlibrary, or by visiting www.albanypubliclibrary.org/podcast

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In this episode I sat with my friends Kim Neaton, marketing and promoter assistant for Guthrie Bell Productions and local singer and guitar player Chris Jordan of The Slaughterhouse Chorus, to talk about what live music means to us and the current state of live music in the capital region and beyond.

Music from this episode:

https://maggotbrainny.bandcamp.com/

https://theabyssmals.bandcamp.com/track/lets-forget

https://theslaughterhousechorus.com/album/in-the-name-of-progress-2

The Albany Made Podcast, is a production of Albany Public Library in Albany, NY. Engineered by Ryan Slowey. You can find more episodes on our Youtube page @albanynylibrary, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and other podcast apps, or by visiting our website, www.albanypubliclibrary.org.

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In today’s episode, APL’s executive director Scott Jarzombek sits down with Nancy Barile, author of “I’m not holding your coat”, a memoir about finding empowerment through the Philadelphia punk and hardcore music scenes during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. She talks about the connections she made along the way and how her experiences have informed her calling as an educator, while Scott shares parallels in his own trajectory as a person and educator.

The Albany Made Podcast is a production of Albany Public Library.

Today's music provided by Spell Runner:

https://spellrunner.bandcamp.com/album/always-on-the-cool

In today’s episode, APL Executive Director Scott Jarzombek speaks with Assistant Professor at University at Albany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, Sam Jackson, about his new book, “Oathkeepers: Patriotism and the Edge of Violence in a Right-Wing Antigovernment Group”, and the broader culture of anti-government & white supremacist extremist movements in America.

You can find Jackson's book at:

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/oath-keepers/9780231550314

Enter coupon code "CUP30" for a discount.

The Albany Made Podcast is a production of Albany Public Library, in Albany, NY. Produced by Ryan Slowey. You can find more episodes on iTunes, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and other podcast apps. You can also listen on our Youtube page, @ALBANYNYLIBRARY, or on our website, www.albanypubliclibrary.org.

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In today’s episode, APL's Deanna DiCarlo speaks with the director of Opalka Gallery at Sage College of Albany, Judy Gilmore and Opalka’s Exhibitions and marketing manager Amy Griffin about the gallery and library partnership, and the most recent exhibition they’ve curated at APL, Creative Curbsides.

In parts 2 and 3, Luke Martin speaks with artists Ben Seretan, Gracelee Lawrence, Kim Kim Tateo and Dana Sela, about their respective contributions to Creative Curbsides on display at our Bach Branch on New Scotland Avenue and our Arbor Hill / West Hill Branch on Henry Johnson Boulevard.

The Albany Made podcast is a production of Albany Public Library, in Albany, NY.

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In today’s episode, my colleague Luke Martin sits down with our friends at The Bookhouse, Kathleen Carey & Cheryl McKeon about youth and adult literary and publishing trends in 2020, as well as some of their favorite titles from the year.

As always, if any of the titles mentioned peak your interest, APL is here for you with available curbside pickup at 5 of our branch locations. You can make a request at www.albanypubliclibrary.org, or using the UHLS Mobile App on your smart device. You can also find these titles in digital format via Overdrive and the Libby app. Links below….

Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

Overdrive: https://uhls.overdrive.com/uhls-albany/content

Libby app: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/

Library catalog: https://catalog.uhls.org/

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We’re here today to share with you a conversation about the Library’s place amidst a pandemic, the outgrowth of an anti-fact social climate, the news media, leadership in our community and the political divide in the United States.

In our Ten Minutes with the Director segment, Scott speaks with Associate Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance at UAlbany, KEVIN WILCOX about the university’s response to the pandemic.

Today's music provided by The Whitehall Sessions: https://thewhitehallsessions.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to episode 23 of The Albany Made Podcast. In this episode, APL reference librarian, Meg Maurer speaks with Gienabou Diallo of the League of Women Voters of Albany County about the who, what, where, when and how of voting by absentee ballot, early voting, or in-person on November 3rd. Gienabou and the League are an invaluable resource for information about the upcoming election, and how you can exercise your civic duty to create change. We hope you find this helpful.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.lwvalbany.org/index.html

https://www.vote411.org/

As always, thanks for listening.

Welcome to another episode of the Albany Made Podcast. In continuing our celebration of Pride month, Gillian Friedlander speaks with Library Subject Liaison for English Literature, Writing & Literacy for SUNY, Sam Berry, about the ways in which Sam is facilitating a library collection that is more inclusive and representative of the LGTBQ community, and ways in which non-academic libraries can follow her example. In our second half Gil and Sam recommend some wonderful and relevant books for you to check out.

Today's music provided by Present Self / Future Self. To hear more, visit: https://psfs.bandcamp.com/

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