Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast

Host Robin talks with Robert Isenberg about his latest collection of essays about cycling, Mile Markers. They also discuss past visions of the future, documentaries, and the Rockettes. In the Last Chapter they discuss: what are some of your favorite cycling books?

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.

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Books

Mile Markers by Robert Isenberg

Century of Tomorrows by Glenn Adamson

Six Walksby Ben Shattuck

The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

Becoming Spectacular by Jennifer Jones

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

Two Wheels Good by Jody Rosen

Cold Beer and Crocodiles by Roff Smith

Cyclettes by Tree Abraham

Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman

The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner

Media

The White Lotus (2021- )

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

Other

Robert Isenberg

Avon Cinema, Providence, RI

Books on the Square, Providence, RI

You Are Here Documentaries (Medium)

Host Tayla talks with author, screenwriter, ghost writer, and artist Donna Russo about her latest book, Vincent's Women. They also discuss the Yellowstone television universe, books about bookshops, and The Sound of Music. In the Last Chapter they discuss: what book would you rewrite from another character's point of view?

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.

BooksVincent's Women by Donna Russo Maria by Michelle Moran The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon The King's Agent by Donna Russo Browse books by Elisabeth Wheatley Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

MediaSound of Music (1965) 1923 (2022-2025) Yellowstone (2018-2024) Daredevil: Born Again (2025- ) This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

OtherDonna Russo

Emily and Lauren chat with Chris Revill of the Hey Rhody podcast. They talk about watching nostalgic movies, libraries as third spaces, and the many amazing free events and small businesses in Rhode Island. In the Last Chapter they discuss their favorite Rhode Island books, films, and TV series'.

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

Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Media

Parks and Recreation (TV series, 2009-2015)

30 Rock (TV series, 2006-2013)

Point Break (film, 1991)

Legally Blonde (film, 2001)

Scrubs (TV series, 2001-2010)

Mean Girls (film, 2004)

The Sandlot (film, 1993)

Free Willy (film, 1993)

Homeward Bound (film, 1993)

The Adventures of Milo and Otis (film, 1986)

Andre (film, 1994)

AirBud (film, 1997)

Abbott Elementary (TV series, 2021 - )

The Muppet Movie (film, 1979)

Casablanca (film, 1942)

Jurassic Park (film, 1993)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Into the Spider-Verse (films, 2023)

Dumb and Dumber (film, 1994)

Moonrise Kingdom (film, 2012)

Ella McCay (film, 2025)

The Polka King (film, 2017)

Dan in Real Life (film, 2007)

R.I.P.D. (film, 2013)

Irrational Man (film, 2015)

Knives Out (film, 2019)

Good Burger 2 (film, 2023)

Kenan & Kel (TV series, 1996-2001)

Good Burger (film, 1997)

The Gilded Age (TV series, 2022 - )

The Great Gatsby (film, 1974)

Other

Games:

Super Smash Brothers

Mario Kart

Rocket League

Previous episodes of Overdueing It mentioned in this episode:

Episode 16 – Getting Playful at the Children's Museum

Episode 18 – Exploring TV Herstory with Cynthia Bemis-Abrams

Episode 10 – Adventure Awaits in Rhode Island

Episode 20 – Community and Food, That's All You Need

Other Podcasts:

Let's Chat with Chris Revill

Codex Prime Podcast

The Jmack Experience Podcast

Spark Up Podcast

In this bonus outtake, Lauren asked Victoria Atamian Waterman, Pauline Getzoyan, and Dalita Getzoyan what their Armenian-American heritage means to them, which resulted in this thought-provoking discussion about identity and how books help us build empathy with others. Enjoy!

If you haven't already, listen back to Episode 23 - Commemorating Genocide Awareness Month, published on April 8, 2025. We talked about Victoria's book Who She Left Behind, the making of the audiobook, and the important work being done by the Rhode Island Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission.

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 can not be reproduced without express written permission.

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April is Genocide Awareness Month, and we're commemorating with author Victoria Atamian Waterman, actor and audiobook narrator Dalita Getzoyan, and chair of the RI Holocaust & Genocide Education Commission Pauline Getzoyan. Host Lauren talks to our guests about Victoria's book Who She Left Behind, a generational story of survival, love, and motherhood in the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide. They also discuss the joys of live theater and the experience of seeing yourself represented on the big screen for the first time. In the Last Chapter they discuss: is there a book that you identified with or learned something from that really stuck with you?

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 Who She Left Behind by Victoria Atamian Waterman Superplay by Ruby Rose Fox The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian The Burning Heart of the World by Nancy Krikorian As Long the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel Browse books in the Amelia Bedelia series Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen

Media Between Borders (2024) Severance (2022- ) English (play) The Six Triple Eight (2024) My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) No Good Deed (2024- )

Other Victoria Atamian Waterman Who She Left Behind Book Club Kit & Educators' Guide Rhode Island Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission Dalita Getzoyan

Host Emily chats with author, poet, essaysist (and more), Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, the 2025 Reading Across Rhode Island title. They talk about the book, their dogs, and unofficial sister cities Columbus, OH and Providence, RI. Abdurraqib will be in Rhode Island for a free author event on April 22, 2025. Grab your seat today!

Learn more about Reading Across Rhode Island and get books for your work, library, classroom, or for your book club with your friends!

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

Jailbreak of Sparrows by Martin Espada

Pathemata: Or, the Story of my Mouth by Maggie Nelson

Decade of the Brain by Janine Joseph

Go Ahead in the Rain by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraqib

Media

All Cylinders - Yves Jarvis

Hope Handwritten - Hope Tala

Everything is Recorded - Richard Russel and others

Off with her Head - Banks

Other

Essay - Anne Carson, Beware the man whose handwriting sways like a reed in the wind

Hanif Interview with Song Exploder, Key Change: Hanif Abdurraqib on The Clash

Franny Choi, Poet and Essayist

Host Tayla talks with storyteller and Reading Across Rhode Island honorary co-chair Len Cabral about this year's RARI pick, There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraquib. They also discuss Len's life and work, and the North Providence Summer Basketball League. In the Last Chapter they discuss: What's a genre of book outside of your regular picks that you wish you read more of?

Overdueing It is a project funded by theRhode 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 There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraquib Medgar and Myrlie by Joy-Ann Reid Browse books by Nikki Giovanni James by Percival Everett The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson Youth Group by Jordan Morris and Bowen McCurdy Wicked by Gregory Maguire How the Rabbit Lost His Tail by Len Cabral and Kate DeCarvalho Anansi's Narrow Waist by Len Cabral and David Diaz Jump Up and Say! A Collection of Black Storytelling edited by Linda Goss and Clay Goss Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson The First Tycoon by T. J. Stiles

Media A Complete Unknown (2024) Wicked (2024) The Six Triple Eight (2024) Hidden Figures (2016) Meet Me at the Court

Other Len Cabral Storyteller Rhode Island Center for the Book Providence Inner City Arts

Emily chats with Chris and Cherai from PechaKuchaPVD, Providence's free monthly adult show and tell community building and storytelling event. It's the 2nd longest running PechaKucha in the world! Hear about how they are building community throughout Providence and how you can get involved, in the audience or on stage! Visit PechaKuchaPVD on the web at pechakuchapvd.org or on Instagram at @PechaKuchaPVD.

Want something even more special? PechaKuchaPVD will host a show on May 28th at the Knight Memorial Library in Providence as the library celebrates their 100th anniversary! Mark your calendars and celebrate libraries, community, storytelling, and creativity with a great group of people.

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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.

In Today's Episode:

Books

• Thanks For Everything (Now Get Out) by Joseph Margulies

• The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall

• The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

• The Flavor Bible by Karen Page

Media

• Baldur's Gate 3

• Sailor Moon

• Juror #2

• Sonic 3

• Eddie Murphy Movies:

• Norbit

• The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

• Coming to America

• Trading Places

• Vampire in Brooklyn

Other

• PVD GCal

Host Tayla talks with the author of Prescription for Pain, Philip Eil, about his debut book. Prescription for Pain explores the career of Dr. Paul Volkman and its culmination in 4 life sentences for prescription drug dealing. They also get into the true crime Philip is reading, space tourism, and sitcoms set in schools. In the Last Chapter they discuss: Would you rather have the ability to understand another language but only when reading or be able to transport to the location you are reading about?

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 Prescription for Pain by Philip Eil The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Let Me Take You Down by Jack Jones Why We Did It by Tim Miller Under Alien Skies by Philip Plait Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) by James S. A. Corey In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Painkiller by Will Staeger Dopesick by Beth Macy Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Dreamland by Sam Quinones

Media The Great British Baking Show (2010- ) English Teacher (2024- ) Abbott Elementary (2021- ) Last Call (2023) Baldur's Gate III (videogame) Vibe Check (podcast) The Jinx (2015-2024) Painkiller (2023) Dopesick (2021)

Other Philip Eil (website) Narcan Resources Heartleaf Books, Providence, RI Stillwater Books, West Warwick, RI

Lauren chats with Cynthia Bemis-Abrams of the Advanced TV Herstory podcast. They talk about memoirs, inspiring women, and what it's like to view television history with a feminist lens. In the Last Chapter they discuss good book-to-TV adaptations.

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 can not be reproduced without express written permission.

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

Books

Eleanor Roosevelt on Screen: The First Lady's Appearances in Film & Television, 1932-1962 by Angela S. Beauchamp

Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung

The Younger Girl by Georgia Jeffries

When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Not Your China Doll by Katie Gee Salisbury

I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir by Lee Grant

My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks

Media

The Diplomat (TV series, 2023 - )

Madam Secretary (TV series, 2014 – 2019)

Love, Gilda (film, 2019)

Julia (documentary film, 2022)

Murder, She Wrote (TV series, 1984 – 1996)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (film, 1982)

The Harvey Girls (film, 1946)

All-American Girl (TV series, 1994 – 1995)

The Facts of Life (TV series, 1979-1988)

The Judy Garland Show (TV series, 1963 – 1964)

Diana Ross Live from Central Park (TV special, 1983)

My So Called Life (TV series, 1995)

Police Woman (TV series, 1974-1978)

Station Eleven (TV series, 2022)

Winds of War (TV mini-series, 1983)

Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series, 1979)

Other

Cabot Cove Gazette – a Murder, She Wrote podcast

Hey Rhody Podcast

Let's Chat with Chris Revill

Advanced TV Herstory – June and Pepper: Early 70s LGBTQ+ Allyship

Advanced TV Herstory – Diana Ross' 1983 Concert in Central Park