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DC Public Library Podcast episodes

  • Get Lit: George Koors and LJ Pemberton

    Join us as we explore what librarians and libraries do. Did you know for example that you can read The Paris Review on PressReader if you have a library card? Also, keeping in theme, we hear from Takoma Park librarians, Writer and Adult Librarian George Koors about his novel Always the Wanderer, and writer LJ Pemberton, whose acclaimed novel Still Alive is in our digital collection.

    Credits

    Dream Pop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.
    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/only-in-the-milky-way-part-3/dream-pop/

    Cello Classical instrumental | Sky by Alex-Productions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/alex-productions/single/cello-classical-instrumental-sky/

    Bucket Drummer by Logan Circle2 is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication
    https://freesound.org/s/454637/

    Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.
    https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

    DC Metro - Interior 1 by crashoveride6 is license under CC0
    https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/219233/

    Settouna Show 1 by Cyweb is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License
    https://freesound.org/people/CyWeb/sounds/256183/

    Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_08_-_Re-Function/zate it with a spork by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/zate_it_with_a_spork_1516/
    Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

    Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

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    48 min
  • All Things Local: Diving With a Purpose

    In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Kamau Sadiki. Kamau is a Board of Directors member and Lead Instructor with Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an organization committed to resurrecting the stories of shipwrecks involved in the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement (TEAE) through maritime archaeology. They discuss his mission to find and document vessels of enslavement.

    "DESCENDANT" a must-see documentary about the Clotilda descendants now streaming on Netflix
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8ESS9hSAQ

    Diving With A Purpose
    https://divingwithapurpose.org/

    Slave Wrecks Project
    https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/slave-wrecks-project

    "Whatever" by HoliznaCC0 was used in this episode. Whatever by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

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    56 min
  • What the Tech: What is Cryptocurrency?

    In this epsiode, we tackle Cryptocurrency with guest Adam Zarazinski. Adam is the CEO of Inca Digital, a local Veteran-owned and run company that helps businesses understand and use Cryptocurrency and related technologies.

    In our interview, Adam breaks down cryptocurrency- what it is, how it works, how to avoid crypto scams, and more.
    Have you been the victim of a crypto scam? Inca Digital is collecting data on crypto scams and wants to hear from you- email [email protected] to connect.

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    42 min
  • Get Lit: New Year

    credits:

    swirling winter wind gusty grains sand.flac by Kyles is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication license.

    https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/454213/

    Arctic by Sonically Sound is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.

    https://freesound.org/people/sonically_sound/sounds/612871/

    Hand Bells, Low-C, Single.wav by Inspector J is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.
    https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/339815/

    ALS_AG.wav by CaveAnu is licensed under the Attribution 3.0 license
    https://freesound.org/people/CaveAnu/sounds/561044/

    Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns. Performed by Joseph Finkberg. Public Domain.

    https://librivox.org/auld-lang-syne-by-robert-burns/

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    27 min
  • What The Tech: Social Media Scams
    In our fifth episode of "What the Tech", we discuss a report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the top social media scams from the first half of 2023 with friend of the pod Diamond Newman, a DC-based Digital Communication Professional and Content Creator.
    30 min
  • Get Lit: Winter Holiday Edition

    Join us as we explore the winter holiday season. We hear from writers Kim Renay Anderson and Rev. Veronica Graves, listen to the ending of The Dead by James Joyce and ruminate over what it is that’s so important about these days. Is it just the food? Is it the religious aspects? Is it family? What is it?

    Credits
    The Lass of Aughrim. Traditional. Performed by Christopher Stevenson. Performance is in the Public Domain.

    The Dead by James Joyce. Public Domain. Performed by Christopher Stevenson.

    Humpty Dumpty was Framed by Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.

    Where are My Keys? By Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.

    Why Holidays are Important by Reverend Veronica Graves by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert by author.

    Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

    https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

    Angela, Angela. Irish Christmas Song is licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

    https://freesound.org/people/annabloom/sounds/321250/

    Irish Whistle.mp3 by Nigelnix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License https://freesound.org/people/nigelnix/sounds/130108/

    St. John Cathedral female choir 0012.wav by klanbeeld is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
    https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/169039/

    P. I. Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

    Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Dutoit) Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit. Public Domain

    https://archive.org/details/NutcrackerSuiteOp.71adutoit/03Tchaikovsky_TheNutcrackerOp.71-Overture.mp3

    Moaus Zur by The Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings. Public Domain.

    https://archive.org/details/moaus-zur

    Sleigh Bells, Long, A.wav by InspectorJ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

    https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/402521/

    Ambient Wave Marker 33.flac by Erokia is licensed under Attribution 4.0 Noncommercial

    https://freesound.org/people/Erokia/sounds/586380/

    Christmas Bells by tripjazZ is licensed under CC0 Public Domain. https://freesound.org/people/tripjazz/sounds/664697/

    The Kendal Revellers 2015 ~.mp3 by TitusL108 licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

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    54 min
  • What The Tech: Social media and self-care
    In our fourth episode of "What the Tech", we discuss social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/ X, and TikTok) and self-care with friend of the pod Diamond Newman, a DC-based Digital Communication Professional and Content Creator. Social media is known to be overwhelming and at times negative for some people, but Diamond breaks down here ideas for productive, positive ways it can be used.
    52 min
  • All Things Local: Climate Change in the District

    In this episode Erin Garnaas-Holmes lead climate adaptation planner with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment's Urban Sustainability Administration joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss climate change and the effects it will have on the District.

    Bus Stop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

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    35 min
  • Get Lit: Halloween Tales

    Get Lit with Halloween this year as we take a look at why people like scary stories, then hear an eerie story from local writer Margaret Roberts Drucker and listen to a poems from Adelaide Crapsey and Anne Boleyn.

    Credits 

    Halloween Episode

    Horror Background Atmosphere For Suspenseful Moments by UNIVERSFIELD

    Is licensed under  4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International

    https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/702870/

     

    Howling by PhonosUPF is licensed under

    CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

    https://freesound.org/people/PhonosUPF/sounds/499699/

     

    Evil Laugh Wav by Nanaksian Is licensed under licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

    https://freesound.org/people/Nanakisan/sounds/132746/

     

    01385 witch cackle 3 natural.wav by Robinhood76 is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

    https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/84746/

    Organ Ambience, Calm, A.wav

    By inspectorJ is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

    https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/411991/

     

    Reception Background Chatter is licensed under NC 3.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported

    https://freesound.org/people/MorneDelport/sounds/326404/

     

    Piano Improvisation by Betabeats is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

    https://freesound.org/people/betabeats./sounds/666981/

     

    The Door Creaks-Your Not Alone is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

    https://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/704612/

     

    Owl Hoot by Breviceps is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

    https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/465697/

     

    Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

     

    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Danse_Macabre/

     

    Horror Music Box 2  by UNIVERSFIELD

    Is licensed under  4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International

    https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/695621/

     

    Somber Music by Speedenze is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

    https://freesound.org/people/Speedenza/sounds/209643/

     

    Smokescreen by Margaret Roberts Drucker is licensed by DCPL Labs Recording Contract

     

    A Dirge by Anne Boleyn 

    Read by Newgatenovelist for Librivox is in the Public Domain

    https://ia802302.us.archive.org/32/items/spc220_2110_librivox/spc220_dirge_el_128kb.mp3

     

    To the Dead In the Graveyard Under my Window by Adelaide Crapsey 

    Read by Olivereading for Libribox is in the Public domain

    https://ia800501.us.archive.org/12/items/short_ghost_and_horror_collection_023_1312_librivox/ghohor023_todeadingravetardunderwindow_adelaidecrapsey_la_128kb.mp3

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    41 min
  • What the Tech: Extended Reality

    In our third episode of "What the Tech", we learn about Extended Reality (which includes Virtual and Augmented Reality) from local expert Joseph Cathey of Capitol Interactive. We discuss what it is, some examples of how it's being used locally for education and art, and where it might be going in the future. 

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    45 min

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Hear book talks, conversations, special presentations, stories about the happenings in the library, the Labs, and Washington, DC, and much more! This show is recorded from the Labs Recording Studio at…