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Guess along with Brittney and Joshua as they try to figure out which "Hot" Sci Fi & and Fantasy movies these taglines belong to!

Tagline: a short catchy 'sound bite'. Think Ghostbusters 'Who you gonna call?'. The audience knows the title of the film just by the tagline.

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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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Welcome back to another episode! This is the talk Brittney, Harrison (of the Free Bin) and Joshua gave at the Oregon Library Association conference in Bend, Oregon.

We talked about our podcast and how we got it up and running. If you're looking to start a podcast, we offer some helpful information of the kind of equipment you need as well as some resources to guide you in the process.

Check out Toledo Public Library's podcast, The Free Bin, we Harrison Baker and Deborah Trusty. You can find it in this link, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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

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Listen to Brittney & Joshua run amuck at the Oregon Library Association in Bend, Oregon! They have a very important question for the other attendees: Would you rather be a Merperson or a Vampire?

Links:

• Oregon Department of Education : Tribal History/Shared History (TH/SH) : American Indian/Alaska Native Education : State of Oregon
• We Need Diverse Books – diversebooks.org
• Conspirituality Podcast — Conspirituality
• DPL - Wayfinder: A New Way to Find What You're Looking for at the Library (deschuteslibrary.org)

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

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Brittney's Pick
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki | Goodreads

Joshua's Pick
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso | Goodreads

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

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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 our favorite animals in Sci Fi and Fantasy! Brittney and Joshua share a beloved childhood book along with multitudes of animal facts while obsessing over jumping spiders.

Brittney's pick:
The Hidden by Melanie Golding (Goodreads) 

Joshua's pick:
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaicovsky (Goodreads)

Honorable Mentions:
City by Clifford Simak (Goodreads)
Isle of Dogs (2018) directed by Wes Anderson (IMDb)
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton (Goodreads) - reviewed in our Apocalypse Reads episode
The Bees by Laline Paull (Goodreads) - reviewed in our Favorite books of 2022

Things we talk about:
Amazing Poisonous Animals by DK Eyewitness Junior (Goodreads)
Social Lives of Animals by Ashley Ward (Goodreads)
Blood Buddies featured on Radiolab podcast
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding (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

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Brittney and Joshua are back with a guest guesser for the latest edition of What's That Sound?!

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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Pulled any swords out of stones, lately? How about nightly visions of climactic battles with a dark lord? If you have, you just might be a chosen one!

Join Bittney and Joshua as they recommend two of their favorites and save the world, or something.

Brittney's pick:
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads)

Joshua's pick:
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Goodreads)

Honorable Mention:
The Year of Witching  by Alexis Henderson (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

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Our special guest, Gene, joins Brittney and Joshua in a serious spelling match to prepare for Coos Bay Library Foundation's annual Spelling Bee!

Try and spell some unusual words and see how well you do compared to your beloved hosts!

If you'd like to be a spectator, your and purchase tickets for the Spelling Bee at the Coos Bay Public Library, at the circulation counter. Tickets are $25 per person. This is a fundraiser so come by and support your local library!

Where? Black Market Gourmet at 495 Central avenue in Coos Bay, OR 97420
When? April 15 from 7 PM to 8 PM

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 time for the final Aliens review (no, we're going to pretend the rest of the franchise doesn't exist)! Which movie do you prefer: Alien, or Aliens?

Aliens IMDB Page

Hey all! With our busy schedules and some unexpected life stuff, Swords & Starships will be going on a short hiatus. Please subscribe to the podcast to be updated about when the next episode will be coming out. Thanks!

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