We welcome Haley Shipley on this week's episode of BG Ideas. Haley is a Doctoral Student in American Culture Studies at BGSU, Co-President of the Ray Brown Association, and a Graduate Student Supervisor at the Browne Popular Culture Library. In this episode we discuss how the Browne Popular Culture Library earned its name, what materials you can find in the archive, and what makes this archive the so unique in the United States. We also talk about the Ray Browne Association and its annual conference where students can showcase their own work. Finally, our conversation turns to archival futurity, examining how digital media can be preserved and maintained in an increasingly online cultural landscape. The Browne Popular Culture Library is all donation based. If you are interested in donating your own collection or part of it, click here for more information.

A transcript for this episode can be found here.