Between the Shelves

Keith, Kristina and Tory join the pod to share more LGBTQ+ books, graphic novels and musicals for Pride Month!

02:34 - Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin

07:26 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

10:50 - The Helios Syndrome by Vivian Shaw

14:00 - Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas

18:06 - My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris

24:00 - The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

27:53 - Titanique

32:45 - Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

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Sam and Sean join Alex to share some of their favorite LGBTQ+ books, movies and graphic novels for Pride Month!

01:34 - Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang

06:16 - Mari Costa

10:07 - Red, White & Royal Blue

15:20 - Pain & Glory

21:01 - ND Stevenson

25:41 - Giant Little Ones

30:22 - Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

37:08 - Molly Knox Ostertag

43:25 - Love, Simon

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Alex, Kristina and Tory chat about what they're into.

00:38 - 35th Anniversary of Gameboy

16:15 - The Warehouse by Rob Hart

19:50 - A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvia Cathrall

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Every AniMay, Between the Shelves celebrates all things anime. This year, Alex, Kristina and Tory focus on the popular anime subgenre Magical Girls!

0:00:34 - What is a Magical Girl?

0:11:49 - History of Magical Girl Anime

0:27:48 - Anime: Then & Now

0:31:10 - Sailor Moon

0:49:09 - Cardcaptor Sakura

0:58:16 - Fairy Princess Minky Momo

1:09:08 - Puella Magi Madoka Magica

1:21:26 - Shake Off the Shadow and Dance! (an Alex original)

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Alex, Kristina and Tory celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace with the deepest of dives into the film's development, controversies and legacy.

0:01:42 - Marketing and Hype

0:13:44 - Opening Crawl & Failed Negotiations

0:21:40 - Welcome to Naboo

0:29:45 - Introducing Anakin

0:39:53 - Podracing

0:48:28 - The Senate & Jedi Council

1:02:12 - Return to Naboo & The Finale

1:13:28 - Controversies

1:23:40 - Darth Jar Jar

1:32:04 - Closing Thoughts

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In this "What Are You Into?" episode of the pod, Kristina, Peter & Alex discuss:

00:43 - The Jinx

03:20 - Fallout

09:13 - Deadloch

11:07 - X-Men '97

15:48 - The Teachers' Lounge

18:26 - Dissolve by Closedown

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In our very first Book Club discussion episode, Peter, Kristina and Alex discuss the new book Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka.

00:00 - Introduction

06:04 - Personal recommendations?

12:03 - Developing "taste"

18:10 - Effect on creators

26:23 - The flattening of culture

33:11 - Criticism & post-algorithms

39:27 - Libraries in the Age of Algorithms

43:02 - Closing thoughts

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Kristina, Rachel, Tim and Alex chat about what they're into right now, including:

00:57 - Jill Lepore books

07:48 - Ghosts

12:52 - Late Night with the Devil

16:04 - Shōgun

19:05 - Police Story

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Kristina, Rachel, Tim and Alex celebrate National Board Game Day (April 11th) by discussing their lasting appeal, why they're a perfect fit for libraries and making some recommendations.

00:00 - What Makes Board Games Great?

04:12 - Our Introduction to Board Gaming

05:56 - Board Gaming's Growing Popularity

11:41 - Where to Start?

19:20 - Libraries & Board Games

23:14 - Facts & Trivia

38:25 - Recommendations

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Tory, Kristina and Alex chat about what they're into!

00:50 - Dark Souls

16:43 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

24:21 - The films of William Castle

35:22 - Mommy

39:33 - Decoder Ring

43:46 - Love & Pies

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