Alex and Tory deep-dive on all things podcasts. That's right, a podcast about podcasts. It's...the Pod-Ception!

00:01:24 - How did you get into podcasts?

00:08:50 - Podcast Facts

00:12:14 - Listening Habits

00:18:19 - Narrative Podcasts

00:29:25 - More Podcast Facts

00:31:30 - More Narrative Pods + Live Shows

00:34:32 - How do you discover new podcasts?

00:52:19 - News Podcasts

00:55:41 - True Crime Podcasts

01:01:04 - Misc. Podcast Recs

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Erin and Gianna share their perspectives on library school, academic libraries, archives, collection development, book challenges and ... UFOs!

0:59 - Why Do You Want to Be a Librarian?

4:40 - Previous Jobs

7:12 - Academic Library Path

12:26 - Online vs In-Person

21:12 - Information Science Path

22:25 - Adapt & Change

25:02 - Ever-Growing Scope of Libraries

27:47 - Core Curriculum & Collection Development

38:53 - Book Challenges

40:45 - "What Are You Into?"

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Alex speaks with librarians-to-be, Angela and Jillian, about why they decided to become librarians, their library school experiences, and the ever-changing nature of library work.

00:59 - Why Did You Want to Be a Librarian?

05:25 - It takes All Kinds

08:47 - Library School

15:57 - Civil Service

17:40 - Nature of the Work

24:44 - Media Literacy & A.I.

37:08 - Advice

40:15 - "What Are You Into?"

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Mary & Rachel join Alex to talk about what they're into! In this week's episode, we discuss:

00:00 - Alex's Reggae Recs

06:47 - Queer Eye

11:09 - The Bear & Cooking

12:56 - Shakespeare

16:30 - Pulpergeist

20:13 - Rachel's Podcast Recs

25:47 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

32:58 - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

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Mary and Rachel, our resident astrologists, explain the fundamentals of astrology and read Alex's birth chart!

02:10 - Astrology 101

07:58 - Birth Charts vs Horoscopes

11:05 - How You Got Into Astrology

12:35 - What's Your Sign?

14:43 - Alex's Birth Chart

26:13 - Mary and Rachel's Signs

32:18 - Astrology in Your Everyday Life

38:45 - Sayville Library Staff: Charted!

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Kristina, Morgan and Tim join Alex to talk about what they're into! In this week's episode, we discuss:

00:59 - Street Fighter 6 & Fighting Games

10:09 - Final Fantasy XVI

18:33 - Fly Fishing

22:15 - Morgan's Book Recs

25:10 - Baking & Life

26:54 - Playdate & Pulpergeist

(Check out Alex's "Show & Tell" here: Playdate & Pulpergeist)

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It's National Video Game Week! In this episode, we celebrate by talking all things video games, from our first gaming experiences to our thoughts on this year's biggest title: Tears of the Kingdom.

00:01:04 - Level 1: Our First Consoles

00:09:24 - The Gaming Industry Today

00:11:22 - Mobile Games

00:16:33 - Gamers by Age/Sex

00:19:40 - Gaming Recs for Children/Teens

00:28:13 - Gaming Recs for Adults

00:40:33 - Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review

01:09:43 - "ABCs of Game Genres"

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Marianne, Meg, Stephanie and Alex talk about what they're into! Plus, some 5th graders from Cherry Ave, Lincoln Ave and Sunrise Drive Elementary Schools talk about their summer plans!

02:13 - You Can't Talk It With You

04:11 - Rebecca

06:18 - Summer Plans (Sunrise Drive)

11:26 - Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo

14:21 - Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

15:44 - Shrinking

18:32 - American Airpower Museum Band

21:40 - Summer Plans (Cherry Ave)

24:59 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

28:12 - Quintessential L.I. Spots

30:24 - Summer Plans (Lincoln Ave)

Alex, Marianne, Meaghan, and Stephanie celebrate the launch of Sayville Library's Summer Reading Club by discussing what makes a perfect summer read. Plus, some 5th graders from Cherry Ave, Lincoln Ave, and Sunrise Drive Elementary Schools share their own favorite summer reads!

01:42 - Children Summer Reading Club

04:05 - Teen Summer Reading Club

07:19 - Adult Summer Reading Club

10:36 - 5th Grader Fav Books (Sunrise Drive & Lincoln Ave)

13:46 - What Makes a Perfect Summer Read?

21:59 - 5th Grader Fav Books (Cherry Ave)

25:48 - Summer Reading Book Recs

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Mentioned in this episode:

Sayville Library Summer Reading Club website

"What Makes a Book a Beach Read?" by Elise Moser (Book Riot)

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Peter, Marianne, Kristina and Alex talk about some of their favorite LGBTQ+ bands, TV shows and films, including:

01:22 - The Matrix

03:44 - Los Espookys

05:28 - Pet Shop Boys

07:50 - Heartstoppers

09:45 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire

12:21 - Dropout network

14:35 - The Magnetic Fields

17:25 - Schitt's Creek

19:46 - Tokyo Story

22:49 - What We Do In The Shadows

25:27 - Somebody Somewhere

28:22 -The Connors

31:18 - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

35:20 - Steven Universe

37:40 - Paris is Burning

40:21 - Ted Lasso

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