DC Public Library Podcast

By Labs at DC Public Library

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... more

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The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.

DC Public Library Podcast episodes:

November 16, 2021 Access This: Allie Genia
Jenny chats with The Labs' own Allie Genia about how they make library programs more accessible, navigating an invisible disability, and dream projects they'd love to do with The Labs.
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23min
November 09, 2021 All Things Creative: The Past, Present, and Future of Black Lives Matter Plaza
Part 1 in a series of conversations on a just D.C., featuring fellows from the Public Interest Design Lab, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut and the DC Public Library. This episode pairs fellow Josef Palermo, an artist, producer, and arts organizer, with guest experts Bryan C. Lee, Architect and Design Justice Advocate, and the Founder/Director of Colloqate Design in New Orleans, and Dr. Roneva Keel, a historian and fellow with the American Council of Learned Societies partnered with the National Parks Service National Capital Region.
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48min
November 02, 2021 All Things Local: Roye Okupe and the Rise of African Superheroes
Author and founder of YouNeek Studios discusses his comic book series, Afrofuturism and the blockbuster hit Black Panther. This episode originally aired in March 2018.
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48min
October 26, 2021 Secret Passage: Spooky Stories
In this episode of Secret Passage, we celebrate the mystery, horror, and suspense of spooky stories. Listeners will be on the edge of their seats as theatrical retellings of a monster story, a classic English folktale, and the urban legend the Babysitter come to life.
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57min
October 19, 2021 Get Lit: Literary Musings - VillanElle
Joanna & Amanda discuss the first novel in the VillanElle trilogy by Luke Jennings, touching on the realities of the female assassin and remark on the LGBTQ+ lens that is prominent in the Killing Eve TV series (based on the books) and how that escalates the narrative.
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54min
October 05, 2021 The People's Podchive: The Great Migration, Go-Go, and More!
Introduction to Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Interview with Edith Crutchfield, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Interview with Reverend Irene Pierce, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Interview with Deacon Clarence Haywood, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Chip Py Go-Go Collection
Friday Morning Music Club
Emergency Committee on the Transportation Crisis Posters
Check out a copy of The Warm of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson at DCPL
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20min
September 28, 2021 Secret Passage: Hispanic Heritage Month
Secret Passage is your podcast portal to stories and storytelling from around the world. Episodes feature reader’s theatre performances that are sure to delight listeners, including children of all ages and their families. In this episode, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with oral storytelling from Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba.
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50min
September 21, 2021 Access This: DC Office for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (ODBH)
Jenny learns about the new DC Office for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (ODBH) from activists Brianne Berger and Robb Dooling in honor of the International Week of the Deaf, taking place September 20-26, 2021.
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45min
September 14, 2021 Get Lit: Literary Musings - A discussion of NVK by Temple Drake
Joanna & Amanda discuss NVK by Temple Drake.
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1h 20min
August 31, 2021 All Things Local: A Life of Service
Labs Library Associate Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Adult Education Specialist Toni White-Richardson about growing up in Washington, DC and her life's mission.
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46min

FAQs about DC Public Library Podcast:

How many episodes does DC Public Library Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.