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The Free Bin episodes

  • "I Can't Believe I Read The Whole Thing"

    Content warning: This episode contains weird nightmare stuff.

    Harrison celebrates National Poetry Month by reading Clark Ashton Smith's 1920 eldritch horror/fantasy poem, "The Hashish Eater -or- The Apocalypse of Evil."

    Harrison is now tired.

    31 min
  • This Picture's Horrendous

    Harrison reads a few classic--and rather disturbing--19th-century children's tales from an English translation of "Struwwelpeter" by Heinrich Hoffmann.

    Music:

    "Meanwhile in Bavaria" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    13 min
  • How Can I Better Understand You?

    Cindy and Harrison celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and Cindy shares some relevant titles!

    In this episode:

    "The Bone Collector" by Jeffery Deaver

    "The Boy Who Lived" by David Holmes

    "Drawn to Be You" by Corey and Andrea Landreth with Jefferson Knapp, illustrated by Trent Landreth

    "Interabled" by Hannah Burcaw and Shane Burcaw

    "Laughing at My Nightmare" by Shane Burcaw

    Lincoln County Health & Human Services - Developmental Disabilities Services Division

    National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

    "Unmasking for Life" by Devon Price

    35 min
  • Steppin' On 'Em Like LEGOs

    Cindy, Denyse and Harrison talk about board games, the Library's upcoming teen space, and more! Cindy challenges Denyse and Harrison to a literary trivia game, and they both do OK.

    39 min
  • Ten to Twelve Feet of Personal Space

    Cindy and Harrison discuss some successful (and not-so-successful) book-to-movie adaptations.

    In this episode:

    "Black Klansman" by Ron Stallworth

    "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson

    "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien

    "My Friend Dahmer" by Derf Backderf

    "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy

    "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

    "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

    "Sahara" by Clive Cussler

    56 min
  • There's a Lot of Little Guys

    Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide.

    Don't try to lay no boogie woogie on the king of rabbit holes! In search of the origins of a favorite song, Harrison leads Cindy on a manic trip down memory lane that begins with a blues singer in England and ends with a puppet show in Portland. Along the way, they encounter Dolly Parton, Sonic the Hedgehog, Rod Stewart, Gul Dukat, and more. Oh, and Dr. Robotnik saves Elton John's life at one point. Really. Also, Cindy drinks spicy Coca-Cola and defends clowns.

    In this episode:

    "Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll" by Long John Baldry

    "Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll" (original) by Jeff Thomas

    Obituary for George "Dr. Zoom" Ross

    Obituary for Jeff Thomas

    "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" by Elton John (lyrics by Bernie Taupin)

    34 min
  • Would That Spin?

    Harrison chats with Donna Carter and Karen Fitzgibbon of the Yaquina Fiber Arts Guild to discuss the many facets of their work, as well as some upcoming events! Along the way, they encounter spinning techniques old and new, various sheep, a wandering 4-year-old, a bag of dog hair, "art yarn," and some interesting rabbit tricks.

    The Yaquina Fiber Arts Guild will be holding their annual "Spin In" this Saturday (February 1, 2025) at Newport Middle School.

    29 min
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025

    Harrison shares a few titles for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

    In this episode:

    "Hellhound on His Trail" by Hampton Sides

    "The Kneeling Man" by Leta McCollough Seletzky

    "March" by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

    "MLK/FBI" dir. by Sam Pollard

    "My Life, My Love, My Legacy" by Coretta Scott King, as told to the Rev. Barbara Reynolds

    6 min

About The Free Bin

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Join the staff of the Toledo Public Library as they dive deep into history, culture, and the arts! That's Toledo, Oregon, USA, by the way--not the bigger one in Ohio or the original one in Spain. But a public library serves everyone, so if you are someone, The Free Bin has something for you. Whether it's cult movies, cultural history, classic stories, games, or (of course) books, you never know what you'll find in here, so reach on in!