Duck Town

We talk with Marian Buchanan about growing up on the farm, meeting her husband, dancing to their favorite tune,  and much more!

Catherine Hochstein, who will soon turn 95, talks about growing up poor in a big family, shares memories of an influential person in her younger years, reminisces about working for Good Samaritan, and much more!

We uncovered some lost audio from another discussion we had about Divided We Fall by David French, so we're releasing it a little belatedly as a part two! In this podcast Alex, Andrea, and Emily talk about how the community-wide read went, the challenges and benefits of leading book discussions, and how the library's Book Club is going.

In spring and early summer, the Lodi Library handed out 200 free copies of Divided We Fall by David French and then had Daniel Kapust, a political science professor from UW-Madison, present at the library. Afterwards, the group had lunch together and discussed the book. 

Special thank you to Wisconsin Humanities and The Friends of Lodi Public Library for their support. 

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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Himawari House by Harmony Becker
The Penumbra Podcast
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
Peter Darling by Austin Chant
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Inky's Amazing Escape by Sy Montgomery
Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? by Eric Powell

Alex and Emily discuss Albert Camus' landmark novella THE STRANGER.  A writing style that is at times muted and reserved and other times profoundly poetic, this story has confounded and compelled readers since its release in 1942.

How does the book speak to our time and all times? Is the book funny? Why does Meursault do the things he does? Is he a sociopath? Is the book falling out of favor with today's readers and teachers? Listen and find out.

In spring and early summer, the Lodi Library handed out 200 free copies of Divided We Fall by David French and then had Daniel Kapust, a political science professor from UW-Madison, present at the library. Afterwards, the group had lunch together and discussed the book. 

In this podcast, Alex, John, and Tori talk about how that all went, while also reflecting on last year's read. They also talk about the movies of 1995, and many other things.

Special thank you to Wisconsin Humanities and The Friends of Lodi Public Library for their support. 

John, Andrea and Emily discuss legendary Japanese animator and storyteller, Hayao Miyazaki, and two of his visionary films: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) and Princess Mononoke (1997).

"Baby, I'm amazed at the way you podcast all the time
And maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you." 

Alex and John discuss the individual Beatles albums of 1970 and draft songs from each album to make their own personal Beatles album of 1970. 

"One more time on the podcast / One more time to be free."

Alex and John discuss The Clash and punk rock music before sharing their playlists for the 1980 triple album Sandinista!, released just one year after London Calling. 

Opening conversation about The Clash and punk music 0:00-36:00
Sandinista playlists 36:01-93:00
Coda 93:01-END 

 "Guilty of being the God of Mischief?  Yes.  Guilty of finding this all incredibly tedious?  Yes.  Guilty of a crime against the Sacred Timeline?  Absolutely not. You have the wrong podcast."

Lindsey, Emma, Jensen, and Becky dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to discuss the Disney TV miniseries' "WandaVision" and "Loki." 

Produced by Becky Collyard

 "You don't want to get mixed up with a podcast like me.  I'm a loner, a rebel."  

Lindsey, John, and Becky discuss three lesser-known "big" Tim Burton movies, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," "Big Fish," and "Big Eyes."