The More Than Books Podcast

By Sierra Whitfield

Named after the official Bellevue University Library newsletter, each episode features library staff members discussing a topic related to literature, libraries, technology, pop culture, and more.... more

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December 02, 2022 More Than Books Ep 51: More Than Books Newsletter – The 25th Anniversary
Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast Episode 51! Named after the official Bellevue University Library newsletter, each episode features library staff members discussing a topic related to literature, libraries, technology, pop culture, and more. Now available on iTunes! “More Than Books Ep. 51: More Than Books Newsletter – The 25th Anniversary”.
You can listen to the latest episode here!

Description: Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast, Episode 51: More Than Books Newsletter: The 25th Anniversary
We’re joined today by Robin Bernstein, (Senior Director, Library Services) and Alicia James, (Access & Outreach Services Specialist), as we look back on 25 years of the More Than Books Newsletter! We also discuss the importance of Outreach Services, as well as our current and upcoming events!

Music Attribution:
The Last Noel by Quincas Moreira

The views and opinions discussed within the “More Than Books” Podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Bellevue University Library or Bellevue University as a whole. Discussion of film availability was accurate as of the time this podcast was recorded.
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37min
November 30, 2022 My Favorite Books Episode 12: The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak
Welcome to the twelfth episode of the My Favorite Books podcast! In this episode, Sierra reviews The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak.

You can listen to the latest episode here.
Available on iTunes!

Summary from Goodreads:
“The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to rule.Brunhild was a Spanish princess, raised to be married off for the sake of alliance-building. Her sister-in-law Fredegund started out as a lowly palace slave. And yet—in the 6th-century Merovingian Empire, where women were excluded from noble succession and royal politics was a blood sport—these two iron-willed strategists reigned over vast realms for decades, changing the face of Europe.The two queens commanded armies and negotiated with kings and popes. They formed coalitions and broke them, mothered children and lost them. They fought a years-long civil war—against each other. With ingenuity and skill, they battled to stay alive in the game of statecraft, and in the process laid the foundations of what would one day be Charlemagne’s empire. Yet after Brunhild and Fredegund’s deaths—one gentle, the other horrific—their stories were rewritten, their names consigned to slander and legend.
In The Dark Queens, award-winning writer Shelley Puhak sets the record straight. She resurrects two very real women in all their complexity, painting a richly detailed portrait of an unfamiliar time and striking at the roots of some of our culture’s stubbornest myths about female power. The Dark Queens offers proof that the relationships between women can transform the world.”

The views and opinions discussed within the “My Favorite Books” Podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Bellevue University Library or Bellevue University as a whole. Discussion of film availability was accurate as of the time this podcast was recorded.
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7min
October 21, 2022More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition – Ep. 8: Juan Pujol Garcia
Welcome to Episode 8 of the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go Edition!
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Juan Pujol Garcia: The Spy Who Trolled the Nazi’s. Episode 8 More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition
Description:
Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go edition. Episode 8! In this episode Jessica, Allison, and Guest Cohost Kit Wells discuss the British Spy Juan Pujol Garcia, better known as Agent Garbo and how he used is amazing talents to troll the Nazis into believing that he was their greatest spy… when in fact he was working against them the whole time.

Music Attributions:
Intro—Music by Irving Szathmary
Outro—Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Authors, movies, and TV shows discussed:
Aldrich Ames
Virginia Hall
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of The American Spy Who Helped Win WW2 by Sonia Purnell
Oleg Gordievsky
Garbo the Spy Who Saved D-day by Mark Seaman
The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and The Rise of Fascism in Europe by David Kertzer
The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent a Maggie Hope Mystery by Susan MacNeal
George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade
The Spy and The Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of The Cold War by Ben Macintyre
Casino Royal by Ian Fleming
Josef Mandela
Adolf Eichmann
It’s Always sunny in Philadelphia
Nancy Wake
Christopher Lee
Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
French Resistance
Miss Marple
St Trinian’s
The Man From Uncle
Hogan’s Hero’s
The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War by Neal Bascomb
Super Chicken
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0min
September 28, 2022 More Than Books Ep. 50: Banned Books Week, BruinCon Retrospective, and Cosplay 101
Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast Episode 50! Named after the official Bellevue University Library newsletter, each episode features library staff members discussing a topic related to literature, libraries, technology, pop culture, and more. Now available on iTunes! “More Than Books” Podcast – Ep. 50: Banned Books Week, BruinCon Retrospective, and Cosplay 101.

You can listen to the latest episode here!

Description: We’re joined today by Joel Hartung, (Assistant Director, Library Systems), Jessica Omer, (Senior Circulation Assistant), and Allison Schafer (Resource Sharing/Circulation Specialist) as we delve into the origins of Banned Books Week, “problematic” books that we happen to enjoy, a look back on this year’s BruinCon event, as well as a crash course in Cosplaying for Beginners.

Music Attribution:
The Last Noel by Quincas Moreira

The views and opinions discussed within the “More Than Books” Podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Bellevue University Library or Bellevue University as a whole. Discussion of film availability was accurate as of the time this podcast was recorded.
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37min
September 08, 2022More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition – Ep. 7: Lizzie Borden
Welcome to Episode 7 of the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go Edition!
Available on iTunes!
Lizzie Borden. Episode 7 More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition
Description: Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go edition. Episode 7! In this episode Jessica, Allison, and Guest cohost Mary Barrett discuss the Lizzie Borden Murders, and the theories behind how, why and by whom these murders were committed.

Music Attributions:
Intro—Music by Draconikon
Outro—by Carrie Cimma, Storm Large, Carrie Manolakos, & Ryah Nixon
Authors, movies, and TV shows discussed:
Rosemary Kennedy
Animal Rescue
Kim Dickens
Kristen Steward
Chloe Sevigny
Clea DuVall
Christina Ricci
Borden House Inn
Jack the Ripper
Lizzie the Musical
Lizzie (2018)
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe (2014)
Supernatural Lizzie Borden
Buzzfeed Unsolved Lizzie Borden
Bipolar Disorder
Lobotomy
Black Dahlia
Agatha Christie
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Lovecraft
The Cases That Haunt Us [From Jack the Ripper to Jonbenet Ramsay, The FBI’s Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won’t Go Away by John Douglas
The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story by Cara Robertson
Elizabeth II cousins Nerissa and Katherine Bowers-Lyons
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40min
July 22, 2022 My Favorite Books Episode 11: Religion In Fantasy (The Chronicles of Narnia vs. His Dark Materials)
Welcome to the eleventh episode of the My Favorite Books podcast!
In this episode, Sierra delves into the topic of Religion and Fantasy by examining two titular works of 20th Century Fantasy, C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials.
You can listen to the latest episode here.
Available on iTunes!

Summary from Goodreads:
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes.

The Chronicles of Narnia
Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil—what more could any reader ask for in one book? For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations.

The views and opinions discussed within the “My Favorite Books” Podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Bellevue University Library or Bellevue University as a whole. Discussion of film availability was accurate as of the time this podcast was recorded.
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14min
June 25, 2022 More Than Books Ep. 49: Makerspaces & Migrations
Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast Episode 49! Named after the official Bellevue University Library newsletter, each episode features library staff members discussing a topic related to literature, libraries, technology, pop culture, and more. Now available on iTunes! “More Than Books” Podcast – Ep. 49: Makerspaces & Migrations

You can listen to the latest episode here!

Description: We’re joined today by Jessica Omer, (Senior Circulation Assistant) and Joel Hartung (Assistant Director, Library Systems) as we delve into the topics of Makerspaces in Libraries, as well as our ILS Migration.
Music Attribution:
The Last Noel by Quincas Moreira

The views and opinions discussed within the “More Than Books” Podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Bellevue University Library or Bellevue University as a whole. Discussion of film availability was accurate as of the time this podcast was recorded.

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23min
June 16, 2022More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition – Ep. 6: The Ineffable Power of Rasputin and the Romanov’s
Welcome to Episode 6 of the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go Edition!
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The Ineffable Power of Rasputin and the Romanov’s. Episode 6 More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition
Description: Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go edition. Episode 6! In this episode Jessica, Allison, and guest cohost Sylvia Stevens discuss the lives, deaths and world impact of Rasputin and the Romanov’s.

Music Attributions:
Intro—music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Outro—by Eline Homburg
Authors, movies, and TV shows discussed:
Anastasia 1997
Queen Victoria’s Gene: Hemophilia and the Royal Family by D.M. Potts
A Romanov Fantasy: Life at the Court of Anna Anderson by Frances Welch CT9981.A53 W45 2007
The Last Days of the Romanov’s: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg by Hellen Rapparport DK258.R35 2009
Rasputin: the saint who sinned by Brian Moynahan DK254.R3 M69 1997
The Order of the Sanguines by James Rollins
The last American vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith
Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith Audio Book PS3607.R348 A64 2011ab
The King’s Man 2021
Rasputin reconsidered by E M Halliday
Deadpool 2016
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40min
May 31, 2022 My Favorite Books Episode 10: Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
Welcome to the tenth episode of the My Favorite Books podcast!
In this episode, Sierra provides a mini-review of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials.
You can listen to the latest episode here.
Available on iTunes!

Summary from Goodreads:
“His Dark Materials is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes.”

The views and opinions discussed within the “My Favorite Books” Podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Bellevue University Library or Bellevue University as a whole. Discussion of film availability was accurate as of the time this podcast was recorded.
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0min
April 14, 2022More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition – Ep. 5 – A Character Born Out of Revenge
Welcome to Episode 5 of the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go Edition!
Available on iTunes!
A Character Born Out of Revenge. Episode 5 More Than Books Podcast – Library on the Go Edition
Description: Welcome to the More Than Books Podcast: Library on the Go edition. Episode 5! In this episode Jessica and Allison discuss author Agatha Christie, her mysterious disappearance, and how she created her character of Miss Marple as a means for revenge.
Music Attributions:
Intro– by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley
Outro—by Dominik Scherrer
Authors and movies discussed:
o   The Secret Adversary
o   Murder on the Links
o   At Bertram’s Hotel
o   The Body in the Library
o   Nemesis
o   Agatha Christie and Shrewd Miss Marple
o   A Caribbean Mystery
o   Dowton Abbey
o   Murder at the vicarage
o   The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side
o   Death on the Nile
o   Death on the Nile 2022
o   Mousetrap
o   Inspector Battle
o   Miss Marple
o   Hercule Poirot
o   Clue Game
o   Clue 1985
o   Doctor Who The Unicorn and the Wasp
o   Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
o   Sherlock Hound
o   James Rollins
o   DCI Banks book series
o   DCI Banks 2010
o   Midsomer Murder book series
o   Midsomer Murder 1997
o   Magnum PI
o   Miss Fisher
o   Murder She Wrote 1984
o   Murder She Wrote book series
o   Colombo 1971
o   Nero Wolfe
o Kylie Logan
o And Then There Were Nuns
o   Max the angel
o   Rosemary and thyme
o   Mark shepherd
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31min

FAQs about The More Than Books Podcast:

How many episodes does The More Than Books Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.