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Today, we're diving deep into an important topic: Privacy in the Library. 🕵️‍♂️📖 

Join us as we discuss with 2 guests:  

• 🔹 The importance of protecting patron data . 
• 🔹 How libraries handle privacy concerns.  
• 🔹 Tips for ensuring your personal information stays safe. 

Other Things We Discussed: 

• Library Bill of Rights | ALA 
• The Alnwick Garden The Poison Garden - The Alnwick Garden
• Policies | Coos Bay Public Library (coosbaylibrary.org)
• Libraries and Censorship episode
• A Word About Homeless Patrons episode

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Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
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No one belongs here more than you. The only thing is, once you're in we can't let you leave ... Brittney and Joshua share two of their favorite books that feature wacky and insidious cults!

Brittney's Pick:
The Gates by John Connolly | Goodreads

Joshua's Pick:
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin | Goodreads

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
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Join Brittney and Joshua as they pick Bret's brain about video games!

Bret’s Pick: ANIMAL WELL 

Joshua’s Pick: Hades II Supergiant Games & Fallout 4’s Long-Awaited Next-Gen Update Finally Has a Release Date - IGN 

Brittney’s Pick: Another Crab's Treasure for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site 

Other Games Mentioned: 

• The Witness on Steam (steampowered.com) 
• The Talos Principle on Steam (steampowered.com) 
• Alan Wake on Steam (steampowered.com) 
• Rogue (video game) - Wikipedia 
• DARK SOULS | Official Website (EN) (bandainamcoent.eu) 

Other Things We Mentioned: 

• MissGinaDarling - Twitch 
• Man teaches kid how to do math (youtube.com) 

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

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In this episode, we're reviewing some of the funniest reads in the genre that will have you laughing out loud from start to finish. 😂📖 From anxious robots to talking animals, we've got you covered! 

🎧 Tune in now on your favorite podcasting platform, and don't forget to follow us for more bookish fun! 

Brittney’s Pick: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune | Goodreads 

Joshua’s Pick: Starter Villain by John Scalzi | Goodreads 

 Answer to our Underwater taglines episode: The Abyss (1989) - IMDb 

Things We Mentioned: 

• Pacific squid flashes its huge attack 'headlights' (bbc.com) 
• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune | Goodreads 
• Robopocalypse (Robopocalypse, #1) by Daniel H. Wilson | Goodreads 
• Nurse Ratched - Wikipedia 
• GLaDOS | Half-Life Wiki | Fandom 
• The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi | Goodreads 
• Irene Adler | Sherlock Wiki | Fandom 
• Dead Boy Detectives (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

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🎙️ We're Back! 🎙️ Swords & Starships is in full swing with today's movie review: Terminator 2 (1991). Whether you're a die-hard fan or a first-time viewer, our in-depth review is packed with insights and (questionable?) opinions that you won't want to miss! 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - IMDb 

Things We Mentioned 

• Our Aliens Episode
• LAPD officers beat Rodney King on camera | March 3, 1991 | HISTORY 
• The Secret World of Alex Mack (TV Series 1994–1998) - IMDb 
• Rap Roundtable - SNL (youtube.com) 

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

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Summer's on the way but we still have lots of reading to do! June is not only the first month of the sunniest season, it's also Pride! Brittney and Joshua share their favorite books of 2024 with LGBTQIA+ protagonists.

Ride that rainbow, bebes!

Brittney's pick:
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree | Goodreads.com

Joshua's picks:
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang | Goodreads.com

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

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🌊 Join us as we explore the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy underwater movies, guessed solely by their taglines! 🚀💦

Things We Mentioned

• Fun and nausea: the history of the Gravitron - Trivia Happy
• Zipper - Modern Midways - The Complete Carnival
• Orbiter - Modern Midways - The Complete Carnival
• Before Sharknado, there was an actual 'gater-nado' in South Carolina - The Weather Network
• Dredge (video game) - Wikipedia

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

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It's a blast from the past as we dive into the timeless classic, "The Terminator" (1984)! 🤖🔥  

Expect nostalgia, analysis, and maybe even a few Terminator impressions thrown in for good measure! 😉 

Tune in now on your favorite podcast platform and let's journey back to the '80s together! Don't forget to share your thoughts and favorite moments using #Starshipspod 🎬✨ 

The Terminator (1984) - IMDb (Rated R) 

Confused by our Aliens references? Listen to the episode covering it here:
Aliens (1986) Movie Review

Things We Mentioned 

• Beyonce - TEXAS HOLD 'EM (Official Video) (youtube.com) 
• Elon Musk's Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design | WIRED 
• Conan the Barbarian (1982) - IMDb 
• The Pulse and Club Q shootings shut down her local bars. She’s fighting to protect the next generation's LGBTQ+ safe spaces. - ABC News (go.com) 
• Chassis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster 
• Morbid: Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (Part 1) on Apple Podcasts 
• \Tom Ragen - Turn It Off (from The Book Of Mormon) - Village Full Time 2014 (youtube.com) 

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

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Brittney and Joshua play another game of "What's that Sound?!"

Try and guess this film oriented sound clip!

Things we talk about:
Here's the video Brittney and Bret watched to get all the necessary Fallout lore regarding Vaults.

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

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The aliens have returned! Brittney and Joshua share some more of their favorite ETs in fiction!

Brittney's pick
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera | Goodreads

Joshua's pick
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty | Goodreads

Find us at:

Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: [email protected]

Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
Coos Bay Public Library's Instagram: CoosBayLibrary (@coosbaylibrary) • Instagram photos and videos