The More Than Books Podcast

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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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April 28, 2016Ep. 13: Harper Lee and the Mystery of the Manuscript
Welcome to Episode 13 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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. 13: Harper Lee and the Mystery of the Manuscript
Description: Joel and Jake discuss the controversy surrounding the publishing of Go Set a Watchman and the strange decisions of the Harper Lee estate.
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Music Attribution:
Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Wind Scene Concert Paraphrase” from Chrono Trigger, remix by Zohar
Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Intro and Outro music is from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.
Links:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/15/harper-lee-new-memoir-blessing-falsehood-mockingbird
http://www.newsweek.com/friends-say-harper-lee-was-manipulated-304884
http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/decline-of-harper-lee.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/opinion/joe-nocera-the-watchman-fraud.html?_r=0
https://newrepublic.com/article/122290/the-suspicious-story-behind-harper-lees-go-set-a-watchman
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/08/harper-lee-lawyer-statement-hurt-by-book-controversy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11392667/Harper-Lee-she-never-wanted-to-publish-another-book.html
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.
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39min
March 08, 2016Ep. 12: Self-Publishing Scammers
Welcome to Episode 12 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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. 12: Self-Publishing Scammers
Description: In this episode, Joel and Jake explore the topic of scammers abusing Amazon’s Kindle self-publishing platform. The phrase “Caveat Emptor” has never been more relevant.
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Music Attribution:
Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Vamo alla Django (Vamo alla Flamenco)” from Final Fantasy IX – World’s Apart by AndyP, Fishy featuring Dan Bryant
Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Intro and Outro music is from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.
Links:
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/10/1114-reasons-not-post-fake-review-amazon
https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/3l1epw/how_to_scam_amazon_customers_out_of_100k_a_year/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/10/21/how-an-industry-of-amazon-entrepreneurs-pulled-off-the-internets-craftiest-catfishing-scheme/
http://www.amazon.com/Martian-Novel-Andy-Summary-Analysis-ebook/dp/B013V3VLGO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1456773327&sr=8-7&keywords=the+martian#customerReviews
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.
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39min
February 01, 2016Ep. 11: Tech Trends for 2016
Welcome to Episode 11 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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. 11: Tech Trends for 2016
Description: Joel and Jake return in the new year with another episode on the latest from the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show. Discussing all the big trends for this coming year, as well as all the ridiculous gadgets that come with every CES, the hosts drill down to the real question on everyone’s mind: how does this effect libraries?
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Music Attribution:
Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “The Fading Children (Earthbound)” from Heart of a Gamer: A Tribute to Satoru Iwata by k-wix
Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Intro and Outro music is from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.
Links:
Best of CES 2016: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/08/presenting-the-best-of-ces-2016-winners/
Consumer Electronics Show: https://www.cesweb.org/
Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/tag/ces-2016
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.
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57min
December 30, 2015Ep. 10: Fair Use, Copyright, and the Artist Currently Known as Prince
Welcome to Episode 10 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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. 10: Fair Use, Copyright, and the Artist Currently Known as Prince
Description: In this episode, Jake and Joel discuss fair use, copyright law, and why the artist currently known as Prince may have changed everything with a precedent-shattering lawsuit. Check it out!
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Music Attribution:
Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Underground Pipe Society” from Super Cartography Brothers by DDRKirby(ISQ)
Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Intro and Outro music is from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.
Links:
What is Fair Use: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/what-is-fair-use/
Google Move’s Toward Fair Use: http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/17/googles-move-toward-fair-use-in-anticipation-of-youtube-red/
Fair Use Checklist: https://copyright.columbia.edu/content/dam/copyright/Precedent%20Docs/fairusechecklist.pdf
Prince: http://www.npr.org/2015/09/15/440621419/appeals-court-rules-youtube-video-of-baby-dancing-to-prince-was-fair-use
http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/09/copyright-battle-over-youtube-video-with-princes-lets-go-crazy-sets-new-fair-use-precedent/
The Obama “Hope” Poster: http://jieducator.cqpress.com/the-obama-hope-poster-a-case-study-in-copyright-and-fair-use/
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.
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49min
November 11, 2015Ep. 9: The One Year Anniversary Update Edition
Welcome to Episode 9 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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. 9: Banned Books Week Special Edition
Description: Joel and Jake are back with their one year anniversary episode! In this episode, they look back at their previous episodes and give an update on how Hachette Vs. Amazon worked out, the current situation of net neutrality, who really “won” at the 2015 Hugo awards, and what happened in New Zealand during Banned Books Week.
Click the above link to stream or download this month’s podcast!

Music Attribution:
Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Stairway to Perdition” from Vampire Variations Vol. 3, under OC Remix.org, remixed by Audio Sprite
Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Intro and Outro music is from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.
Links:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/technology/amazon-hachette-ebook-dispute.html?_r=0
http://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-hachette-end-publishing-dispute-1415898013
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/net-neutrality-legal-battle/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/democrats-vow-to-save-net-neutrality-in-budget-fight-with-republicans/
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fccs-net-neutrality-rules-hit-new-lawsuits-telecom-companies-n341626
http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2015-hugo-awards/
https://bradrtorgersen.wordpress.com/2015/08/21/democracy-numbers/
http://grrm.livejournal.com/439207.html
http://www.censor.org.nz/resources/case-studies/into-river.html
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book
news/article/68201-banned-new-zealand-ya-novel-acquired-by-u-s-publisher.html
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.
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43min
September 28, 2015Ep. 8: Banned Books Week Special Edition
Welcome to Episode 8 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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. 8: Banned Books Week Special Edition
Description: In this episode of the “More than Books” Podcast, the celebration of Banned Books Week and look at the controversy surrounding New Zealand’s banning of “Into the River” by Ted Dawe.
Click the above link to stream or download this month’s podcast!

Music Attribution:
Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Still in Your Marble Zone” from OCRemix.com, remixed by Diggi Dis
Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Intro and Outro music is from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.Bumper is from Overclocked Remix under a Creative Commons License.
Links:
http://www.citylab.com/politics/2012/06/book-burning-campaign-saved-public-library/2412/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Tango_Makes_Three
http://cbldf.org/2015/07/charleston-principal-removes-some-girls-are-from-summer-reading-list/
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3l0ses/im_ted_dawe_the_author_of_into_the_river_the/
http://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/search-for-a-classification/new-zealands-classification-labels.html
http://classificationoffice.govt.nz/public/public.html
http://censor.org.nz/resources/case-studies/into-river.html
https://www.familyfirst.org.nz/2015/09/family-group-puts-halt-on-explicit-book/
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.
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41min
September 03, 2015Ep. 7: Defense Against the Dark Arts: Defending Privacy in a Post-Privacy Age
Welcome to Episode 7 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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. 7: Defense Against the Dark Arts
Description: In this episode of the “More than Books” Podcast, Joel and Jake host their first guest, Colin Kehm, the Electronics Services Specialist at the Freeman-Lozier Library, to discuss online privacy and how to protect yourself against malware and misinformation.
Prepare your robe and wizard hat; grab your magic wand and exclaim “Expelliarmus”!
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Links:
https://adblockplus.org/
https://www.ghostery.com/en/our-solutions/ghostery-add-on/
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
https://duckduckgo.com/
https://www.torproject.org/
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/jj653751
https://www.zemana.com/AntiLoggerFree
http://labs.bitdefender.com/projects/rootkit-remover/rootkit-remover/
https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/eek/
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/
https://www.superantispyware.com/download.html
http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
http://www.easyexifdelete.com/
http://mypermissions.org/
https://ninite.com/
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.
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57min
June 23, 2015Ep. 6: Comic Books: Days of Future Past
Welcome to Episode 6 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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 Than Books Podcast -Episode 6: Comic Books – Days of Future Past
Description: In Episode 6, Jake and Joel discuss the history of comic books, from their initial rise in popularity, all the way through the deluge of comic book movies being released today. Topics include the Golden Age of Comics, the backlash against the medium in the 1950s, the Comics Code Authority, the Silver Age, the Modern Age, and comics on the silver screen.
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Intro and Outro music is from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.Bumper is from Overclocked Remix under a Creative Commons License.
Music:
Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Alien Territory – Solar Striker” from Legacy: Game Boy 25th Anniversary, arranged by Malcos
Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Show Links:
http://www.eonline.com/news/33907/marvel-files-for-bankruptcy
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/marvel/34092/how-marvel-went-from-bankruptcy-to-billions
http://www1.heritagestatic.com/comics/d/history-of-comics.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t5f0c0SwZs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_of_the_Innocent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority
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.
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1h 11min
May 12, 2015Ep. 5: Controversy at the Hugo Awards!
Welcome to Episode 5 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! 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 Than Books Podcast – Episode 5: Controversy at the Hugos!
Description: In this episode, Joel and Jake discuss the current controversy surrounding the Hugo Awards nominating process, and what this may mean for the future of this acclaimed Science Fiction / Fantasy literary award. Also, George R.R. Martin still has a LiveJournal.
Click the above link to stream or download this month’s podcast!
Music is all taken from Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons License.
Opening – “Fade Away“ from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Catharsis 112BMP” from Highscore Vol. 1 – the video game music pack by Soulperium
Closer – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Show Links:
http://www.thehugoawards.org/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/08/_2015_hugo_awards_how_the_sad_and_rabid_puppies_took_over_the_sci_fi_nominations.html
https://bradrtorgersen.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/sad-puppies-3-the-2015-hugo-slate/
http://voxday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/rabid-puppies-2015.html
http://www.blackgate.com/2015/04/19/black-gate-withdraws-from-hugo-consideration/
http://grrm.livejournal.com/422805.html
http://www.munchkinwrangler.com/2015/04/15/a-statement-on-my-hugo-nomination/
https://overactive.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/hugo-story-withdrawn/
http://edwardwillett.com/2015/04/thoughts-on-the-hugo-awards/#sthash.txAbjhH6.dpuf
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.
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55min
April 09, 2015Ep. 4: The Internet Archive
Episode 4 of the “More Than Books” Podcast is finally here! 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 Than Books Podcast – Episode 4: The Internet Archive
Description: In this episode, Jake and Joel discuss the purpose and history of the Internet Archive, as well as browse the wide selection of media, games, and more freely available through this great resource.
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Content Sources:
The Internet Archive – https://archive.org
Music attribution:
Opening – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
Bumper – “Purple Ocean” from Superpalm by Flamingo
Closer – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
The opener and closer are used under a creative commons license from Jamendo.com. The bumper is used under a creative commons license from archive.org.
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49min

FAQs about The More Than Books Podcast:

How many episodes does The More Than Books Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.