Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast

Ep. # 58- The Kid's (Lion) Run the Show

In early 2026, Barrington Library hosted author Sara Pennypacker to talk about her book The Lion's Run. Before the visit, middle grade students in Barrington met at the library for a special Jeopardy! style book discussion, recorded as a podcast segment. Emily sat down with Children's Librarians Lisa and Pat from Barrington to talk about that experience. The kid's segment has been made available to Overdueing It listeners as part of this episode.

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

Media

Lanterns

Ted Lasso, season 4

Mare of Easttown

Widow's Bay

Best Medicine

Sullivan's Crossing

Host Dave is joined by Cleveland Kurtz and Max Whiting from the Rhode Island Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society to discuss their work making music and inspiring the next generation of musicians in the Ocean State. During the Last Chapter they discuss: do you listen to music while you read?

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

God's Trombones by James Weldon Johnson

Browse books in the Images of America series

March Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

Bob Marley by Stephen Davis

Jazz For Beginners by Ron David and Vanessa Holley

Music Is My Mistress by Duke Ellington

Other

RI Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society

Rhode Island Historical Society

Host Lauren chats with Program Director Jodie Vinson about LitArts RI and their upcoming programming. They also discuss imposter syndrome, the importance of having a dedicated space for writing, and everyone's favorite 3,000-year-old epic poem. In the Last Chapter they share their favorite books by local authors.

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing it to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing podcast cannot be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

On the Calculation of Volume: I-IV by Solvej Balle

The Original by Priya Parmar

Me: Stories of My Life by Katharine Hepburn

Life of M by Rachel Cusk

The Odyssey by Homer

Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie

True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen by Lance Richardson

The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

My Roman History by Alizah Holstein

Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Media

Groundhog Day (1997)

Russian Doll (TV Series, 2019-2022)

The Dick Cavett Show: Katharine Hepburn (TV Episode, 1973)

The Odyssey (2026)

Oppenheimer (2023)

Grantchester (TV Series, 2014 - )

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

This episode was originally published on January 27, 2026.

What even is AI anyway, and how do we harness it for the good of the people? Host Emily talks technology and public power in this episode with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders, authors of Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism by Jathan Sadowski

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Bennet

Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes

Lynch on Lynch edited by Chris Rodley

Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform our Politics, Government, and Citizenship by Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders

The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger

The Hidden Language of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

A Hacker's Mind by Bruce Schneier

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

Media

Zero Dark Thirty

Ella McCay

Zenon Girl of the Twenty First Century

Other

Song - The Arrogant Worms: Carrot Juice is Murder (I've Heard the Scream of the Vegetables)

Video - The Fall

Host Dave is joined by local authors Diane Josefowicz and Carla Panciera to talk about their latest books, their families' journeys to Rhode Island, and how the Ocean State has informed their writing. In the Last Chapter they discuss: how do you organize your home bookshelves?

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

The Great Houses of Pill Hill by Diane Josefowicz

Barnflower: A Rhode Island Farm Memoir by Carla Panciera

There Is News Along the Ohio River by Beth Gilstrap

Stiff by Mary Roach

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Complex by Karan Mahajan

Media

The Real Housewives of Rhode Island (2026- )

Other

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Small State, Big Stories: Writers Share Inspirations from the Ocean State @ William Hall Library

Diane Josefowicz

Carla Panciera

Tina Cane

Betty J. Cotter

LitArts RI, Providence, RI

The Sealey Challenge

Riffraff Bookstore and Bar, Providence, RI

Host Lauren chats with documentarians Christian De Rezendes and David Lawlor about the making of the docuseries Slatersville: America's First Mill Village. They also discuss Stephen Spielberg movies, uncovering difficult histories, and the Mandela Effect. In the Last Chapter they answer the question: If you could have the answer to one mystery, which one would you choose?

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing it to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing podcast cannot be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love by Amir Levine, M.D. and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.

The Valley of the Blackstone: Its People and Their Mill Villages by Albert T. Klyberg

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Media

Slatersville: America's First Mill Village (TV Series, 2022 - )

The American Revolution (TV Series, 2025)

Only Murders in the Building (TV Series, 2021 - )

Ted (TV Series, 2024-2026)

Family Guy (TV Series, 1999 - )

Ted (2012)

Creepy (2016)

The Boroughs (TV Series, 2026)

Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)

Spiderman 2 (2004)

Disclosure Day (2026)

The Fablemans (2023)

War Horse (2012)

War of the Worlds (2005)

Hook (2000)

Kazaam (1996)

Shazam (Does not exist… or does it?)

The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

In this bonus episode, recent guest Eden Royce is interviewed by the Alfred Lima Elementary School's Lima News Crew as part of the 2026 Kids Reading Across Rhode Island programming. Thanks to the students in the Lima News Crew and the audience members who attended and asked such great questions!

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Special host Danielle, chair of Kids Reading Across Rhode Island takes the mic and chats with KRARI author, Eden Royce (@edenroycebooks) about her book Conjure Island, and all things Southern Gothic, spooky and spectacular. Follow along with Eden at edenroyce.com and find Conjure Island and other titles at your local library!

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

• The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher
• Molka by Monika Kim

Media

• Cemetery Man
• Ludwig (UK)
• Send Help (Coming Soon)
• The X Files

Host Lauren talks with local luminary Allison Horricks; park ranger, historian, podcaster and author of Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

• The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline
• The Bookmakers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives by Adam Smyth
• Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore (Dream Harbor #6)

Media

• Real Housewives of Rhode Island
• Married at First Sight (Chicago)
• Widow's Bay
• Four Seasons
• The Bride
• Pamela: A Love Story
• Hereditary
• Slatersville: America's First Mill Village

Other

• Angelo's Palace Pizza - As Featured on RHORI

Host Emily connects with Elvira from Now or Never PVD about all the hobbies we love to try, want to try, and how exploring crafts is a nexus for making meaningful friends and connections. Want to explore a new craft or hobby and meet new people? Visit @noworneverpvd at their next art cafe or special workshop! Find Now or Never on Instagram, Tik Tok, or at nonpvd.com.

Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission.

Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.

Books

• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
• Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer

Media

• The Pitt
• Parks and Recreation
• Euphoria
• Stranger Things
• Avatar the Last Airbender