HoCoCast

The HoCoCast team interviews the creators of the podcasts, Party Size! and “Who Cares About College?” in the second part of their exploration of local teen voices. Be inspired by this in-depth segment with Claire, Michelle, and Kamila as we learn the secrets to their podcasting success (1:18). Discover a variety of great movies to watch over winter break with our team’s reviews (40:15) and listen in on our fun conversation segment that covers wide ranging topics such as parties, snacks, and school plus bonus a discussion covering very strong opinions about the movie, Dune and the Harry Potter movie series (49:27). Episode 12 Show Notes: https://hclibrary.org/community-education/hoco-cast-new/

Interview Links:

Party Size Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepartysizepod/

Party Size Website: https://cmpodcast20.wixsite.com/partysize

Who Cares About College? Website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/podcast/

Podcast Tools:

Audacity

GarageBand

Auphonic

Anchor

Flipaclip

Podcast Listening Recommendations:

Invisibilia

Criminalia

Modern Love

Radiolab

ur mom ashley

Emma Chamberlain

Leah’s Field Notes

Your College Bound Kid

College Admissions with Mark and Anna

How I Built This

Review Segment Recommendation:

Pipeline

Inception

Tenet

The Prestige

Cruella

The Dead Don’t Die

HoCoCast regular contributors, Abby and Ronan, welcome two new members, Mikhail and Taylor as they discuss a local podcast, 8 Minutes of Music History (0:53); provide review recommendations (7:30); and converse about music, podcasts, and recent reads(12:28). Check out the show notes below for all the details.

Show Notes:

Interview Links:

8 Minutes of Music History

https://anchor.fm/ronan-goeke

Sneak a peek at the upcoming episode one week ahead on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/8_minutesofmusichistory/

Everywhere at the End of Time

https://youtu.be/_Af4bO7uwp0

Inception Soundtrack

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=249297

Review Segment Links:

Little Nightmares Soundtrack https://youtu.be/DonMWYE6m8Y

8 Minutes of Music History, Episode 27: Everywhere at the End of Time

https://anchor.fm/ronan-goeke/episodes/Everywhere-at-the-End-of-Time---Episode-27-e16pibp

Um Jammer Lammy Soundtrack https://parappatherapper.fandom.com/wiki/Um_Jammer_Lammy_Original_Soundtrack

8 Minutes of Music History, Episode 29:

https://anchor.fm/ronan-goeke/episodes/The-Soundtrack-of-Inception---Episode-29-e17ek8j/a-a6hiv25

8 Minutes of Music History, Episode 31: The Themes of WandaVision

https://anchor.fm/ronan-goeke/episodes/The-Themes-of-WandaVision---Episode-31-e1891vk/a-a6krn4q

Conversation Segment Links:

Music:

Gorillaz https://gorillaz.lnk.to/SongMachine

Podcasts:

Chuckle Sandwich https://www.youtube.com/c/chucklesandwich

Rotten Tomatoes is Wrong https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1FTstYfCpbe02sPT9HyaX3-CYZj-Xfnf

Books:

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=5&cn=26460

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: Sword of Summer

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=626139

Topics:

Blizzard Activision scandal https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039391662/activision-blizzard-sec-discrimination-allegations

Interested in contributing to HoCoCast? Contact library advisor, Lori Conforti for details. Service hours available.

Transcript of Episode: https://hcls-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/lori_conforti_hclibrary_org/EZ13flPz0tFFtjiMEBZK7nYBrHrnhlwpnljZ4l_A2c6bKw?e=UGGcuH

In this episode, HoCoCast looks back on two years of episodes that have brought you local Howard County happenings through engaging interviews and insightful book reviews. Over the past two years, interviews of local leaders, conducted by our teen podcasters, Abby, Baz, Daniel, Emerson, Olivia, and Ronan, have enlightened and entertained our community. Listen to several of the influential interview clips covering a wide range of topics from local paranormal activity (1:15) to the importance of resilience (4:30) to how to be an ally for the Black Lives Matter movement (6:56) to dealing with procrastination (8:54) to best practices for hedgehog care (13.49) and to telling your story as a way to work toward equity and justice in Howard County (16:00). Often HoCoCast features segments on fascinating subjects - this episode samples our segments that covered the history of the horror genre (18:21); discovered teen mental health resources (19:54); uncovered the origins of LGBTQ+ literature (20:47); investigated the beginnings of the St. Valentine’s Day holiday (21:25); shed light on teen sexual health (22:31); and researched why dogs are so happy (23:13).

Of course, a library sponsored podcast would not be complete without book reviews and recommendations. Listen to some of our favorite titles (24:34) and be inspired to find your next book (or movie, or tv show, or manga).

Learn how to participate in the library’s upcoming Fall Reading Challenge (33:33) and how to join our podcasting team (34:12).

Episode 9: Share Your Story by Howard County Library System

Episode 8: Meows, Barks, and Books by Howard County Library System

Love and Literature are in the air! Listen to Episode 8 of HoCoCast for a discussion of favorite Valentine’s celebrations, tropes, and candy (0:30); a dive into the origin myths of the Valentine’s holiday (23:30); reviews of our favorite love-themed books and more (26:00); and an educational overview teen sexual health (30:25).

Links & Resources discussed in Episode 8:

Conversation Segment:

Gnomeo & Juliet

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=286637

Romeo x Juliet, anime

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754662422

Romeo & Juliet, Baz Luhrmann

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=9&cn=104228

Romeo and Juliet

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=126561

Wattpad

https://www.wattpad.com

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=18&cn=712444

Valentine History Segment References:

www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gory-origins-valentines-day-180968156/

https://www.countryliving.com/life/a46353/history-of-valentines-day/

Book Review Segment Links:

Cinema Therapy

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCYX4s1DCn51Hpf1peHS30Q

Kids of Appetite by David Arnold

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=745810

Crush by Richard Siken

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=1120740

Safe Love Segment Resources from Teen Health Matters:

Howard County Hope Works 24-hour Sexual, Dating, and Domestic Violence Helpline: 410-997-2272 https://wearehopeworks.org

If you are in a crisis, please call the Grassroots Crisis Hotline at 410-531-6677, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741 741 https://grassrootscrisis.org

Trevor Project 24/7 Hotline 1-866-488-7386, or text START to 678-678 https://www.thetrevorproject.org

Scarleteen https://www.scarleteen.com

Teen Health Matters (HCHD): for Howard County teens to connect and learn more about health and resources. https://teenhealthmatters.org/

Connect with the Howard County Health Department for STI/STD testing:

· Call 410-313-7500

· Clinical Service visit can be scheduled (Monday & Tuesdays)

· Telehealth Options are available

For additional questions or information, please contact us at [email protected]

Transcript of Episode https://hcls-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/lori_conforti_hclibrary_org/EWaa7c5NuWxFqLfEV12-KLIBRpXyIcB63wSF8XxDbNHeiA?e=giJiJ0

The HoCoCast Team turns the page on 2020 by discussing their hopes for 2021; their positive take-aways from a difficult year; and what tv shows and books have helped get them through it (0:24). Next, we hear from Kirsten Minor, Community Health Educator with Teen Health Matters, as she provides important information on the connection between vaping and mental health, and offers support through the virtual Tobacco Awareness Program for Teens and cessation-support resources (23:15). And finally, Abby, Baz, Emerson, Olivia, and a few special guests, provide their best books (and more) that were important reads for 2020 (35:00).

Teen Health Matters Resources

If you are looking for healthy ways to cope with stress, anxiety, or any other mental health condition during this challenging pandemic, please check out our Teen Health Matters site which is specifically for teens to connect and learn more about health and resources. If you are in a crisis, please call the Grassroots Crisis Hotline at 410-531-6677, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741 741.

https://teenhealthmatters.org/get-help-now/drugs-alcohol/

Need Help Quitting? The Health Department offers a free educational course for youth about the dangers of ESDs and strategies for quitting. Call 410-313-6292 or click here for more information.

https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Health/Cancer-Prevention/Tobacco-Sales-Enforcement/Tobacco-Vaping-Use-Prevention-Cessation

HoCoCast Worst Year, Best Books

Check out all the recommended books, tv shows, movies, music and more: https://bit.ly/3nzSFac

Click for PDF Transcript of Episode 6

https://bit.ly/3mu4VHV

Episode 5: Hope and Halloween tackles tough and timely topics. Featured guest, Amanda Ganoe, Suicide Prevention Coordinator with Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, shares ways to build your quaran-team; tips to deal with procrastination; how to build self-care into our schedules and other helpful mental health resources (0:55). We also hear from Leah Bulka, Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator with Teen Health Matters, another local resource for dealing with tough topics (22:40). Our podcast team delves into the season by discussing scary movie tropes; debating the best Halloween candies; decorating for the season; designing costumes, and rearranging their plans to celebrate this year (23:45). The episode concludes with a round-up of spooky stories, movies, and more to help you get in the spirit (52:19).

Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center

24-Hour Crisis Hotline 410-531-6677

https://grassrootscrisis.org

There Is Hope App (a “counselor in your pocket”) https://grassrootscrisis.org/services/there-is-hope-app/

Teen Health Matters

https://teenhealthmatters.org

410-313-6240

Tough Topics book list

https://bit.ly/3oAeTK6

Reviews

Dracula, Bram Stoker

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=6&cn=23243

Parasyte: The Maxim, created by Hitoshi Iwaaki

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/910851437

Ring, Based on the novel by Koji Suzuki

https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=236543

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74521815

Buzzfeed Unsolved

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKijjvu6bN1c-ZHVwR7-5WA

The HoCoCast team of Baz, Emerson, and Olivia center this episode around the theme of revolution. First, the team introduces a new conversation segment where they discuss their take on the upcoming virtual school year. Next, Baz, Emerson and Olivia share their favorite inspirational quotes before conducting an interview with local changemaker and fellow podcaster, Ms. Candace Dodson-Reed. This interview covers a wide range of topics including the founding of Howard County’s African American Community Roundtable and how students can be allies, supporters, and changemakers themselves for issues they are passionate about. Lastly, Baz, Emerson, and Olivia share their revolutionary book recommendations.

The HoCoCast team of Baz, Daniel, Emmy, and Olivia, celebrate Pride Month! From publicizing local resources to national events to delving into LGBTQ+ fiction and to providing book reviews, they have a lot to share. You can also find out how to participate in the library’s summer reading program.