Between the Shelves

Our Best of the Year episodes continue! This time Tory, Kristina and Evan drop by to discuss their favorite books, music, shows and video games of the year. This fun conversation is not one to be missed!

(00:01:10) - Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

(00:05:36) - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

(00:09:30) - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

(00:12:03) - Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

(00:18:32) - The Baker's Wife

(00:23:44) - Ego Death at the Bachelorette Party by Hayley Williams

(00:25:55) - Phantom Island by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

(00:29:27) - "Gnarly" by Katseye

(00:34:00) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

(00:39:46) - Blue Prince

(00:48:14) - Merrily We Roll Along

(00:55:13) - "Disney's Living Characters: A Broken Promise" by Defunctland

(01:05:07) - Death by Lightning

(01:09:07) - The Rehearsal

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It's time for our end of the year wrap-up! Lizzie, Sean and Tim join the pod to share their favorite books, shows, albums and more of 2025!

01:04 - The Antidote by Karen Russell

04:41 - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

08:44 - The Tenant by Frieda McFadden

11:34 - Wool by Hugh Howey

14:01 - Enshittification: Why Everything Sudddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It by Corey Doctorow

21:29 - Music for People Who Believe in Love by Joe Jonas

24:46 - Man's Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter

28:49 - Getting Killed by Geese

33:50 - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

39:51 - Common Side Effects

43:35 - The Pitt

49:15 - Alien: Earth

54:50 - Bugonia

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Sean and special guest Sharon O'Halloran (our first ever non-library worker guest!) join the pod to discuss their favorite war movies.

0:00:50 - Introduction

0:05:35 - Our Top 10 War Movies

0:09:44 - Saving Private Ryan

0:13:50 - Black Hawk Down

0:19:26 - Apocalypse Now

0:24:22 - Full Metal Jacket

0:27:41 - Dunkirk

0:32:26 - Das Boot

0:36:27 - Greyhound

0:40:49 - Come and See

0:44:46 - Warfare

0:54:34 - Paths of Glory

0:59:41 - Lone Survivor

1:03:00 - The Hurt Locker

1:06:27 - All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

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The spooky season is upon us! That means it's time once again for our Horror-ween Movie Challenge! Peter, Lizzie and Kristina join the pod to reveal this year's horror movie categories and share some of their film recommendations to send shivers down your spine.

01:11 - Introduction

02:55 - Takes Place in NY, Vampires, Zombies & Folk Horror

07:28 - Stephen King Adaptation, Creepy Children, & Horror Series

12:59 - Demonic Possession, Body, Sci-Fi, & Classic Horror

16:27 - 80s, 70s, Holiday Slasher, & Killer Animal Horror

22:12 - Yuppie Nightmares, Asian, Inanimate Object, & Comedy-Horror

28:23 - Found Footage, Ghost, Kanopy/Hoopla, Remakes, & Invisible Killers

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Sean and Lizzie help kickoff the NFL season by discussing their favorite football movies and shows.

01:05 - Football movie tropes and themes

07:31 - Do you have to be a fan to appreciate football movies?

10:21 - Remember the Titans

18:18 - Any Given Sunday

22:15 - When the Game Stands Tall

26:29 - Friday Night Lights (movie)

31:48 - Friday Night Lights (show)

36:50 - Rudy

40:03 - We Are Marshall

46:02 - Hurry-Up Reviews

54:38 - Fantasy Football Movie Draft

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Tory, Kristina and Meg join the pod to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the original The Phantom of the Opera film by discussing its many adaptations, including their review of "Masquerade" the immersive theatrical experience!

0:01:35 - "Fan-toms"

0:05:39 - Changes to the story

0:09:16 - 1925 film

0:18:16 - 1943 film

0:22:49 - Broadway version (1986)

0:31:16 - Phantom (1991)

0:43:14 - 2004 film

0:53:13 - Masquerade (2025)

1:07:10 - Final thoughts

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Resident movie buffs, Alex and Sean, sit down to discuss The New York Times' "Top 100 Films of the 21st Century" and compare it to their own lists.

01:17 - How the list was created

04:21 - Initial impressions & how many movies we've seen

13:25 - List theories and insights

20:34 - Snubs

28:39 - Surprises

35:08 - Personal film rating/ranking criteria

41:16 - NYT's Reader Poll

44:38 - Final thoughts and game

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On this very special episode, Tory and Barbara from Patron Services join Alex to discuss the life of a library book, from the moment they're ordered to their last moments in the library ... and beyond!

03:02 - Book Ordering

15:07 - Processing & Cataloging

25:59 - Book Repair

30:09 - Life on the Shelf

34:17 - Weeding & End of Life

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Tory and Kristina are back again to share some things they're into!

01:53 - Taskmaster

05:30 - Stargate SG-1

11:07- The Antidote by Karen Russell

16:04 - Vince Guaraldi

18:57 - The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

23:52 - Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell Ourselves About the End of the World by Darian Lynskey

28:20 - Duel

31:54 - Infinity Nikki

39:17 - The Phoenician Scheme

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Tory and Kristina join Alex to talk about what they're into!

02:15 - Adolescence (Netflix)

06:43 - Clair Obscure: Expedition 33

11:41 - Pokémon Shield

17:20 - Atomfall

23:20 - Fantasy BINGO

28:03 - Crochet

33:41 - Abundance by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson

37:08 - Final Destination Series

44:29 - Les Misérables

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