Michelle convinced Rob to watch the movie Twilight, and your hosts say farewell to a year of podcasting together. 

Put a Twilight DVD on hold! 

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Join your hosts for a discussion about conspiracy theories from the Kubric movie, The Shining. You can learn more about these conspiracy theories by watching the movie Room 237. Or you can watch the movie The Shining by checking it out from your local branch! 

Then listen to an interview with the makerspace specialists for the Madison and South Huntsville Branches of HMCPL. 

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Rob and Michelle discuss favorite cartoons for the young and the old with their coworker Gantt Moore. You'll recognize Gantt's voice as a regular guest on the show - he's the voice of the disclaimer at the end of every show, he's been the voice of the ghost of Paul Lynde in our Halloween Special, the voice of the ghost of Alan Rickman in our Die Hard Holiday Special, and other characters. 

Media in this episode: 

Samurai Jack 

SpongeBob Squarepants

Batman the Animated Series

Hey Arnold 

Steven Universe

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Rob and Michelle read two modern westerns this month, told from a different perspective than traditional western stories. 

In "Outlawed" by Anna North, Ada has to escape her home town when she's labeled a witch for being unable to conceive a child. She runs to a convent, and then to a gang of outlaws in Wyoming. 

In "Upright Women Wanted" by Sarah Gailey, Esther is a stowaway in a Librarian's book wagon to escape her life after her best friend/sweetheart is killed. In this reinvented pulp western, you meet some brave librarians who are working against the newly fascist government in a speculative future dystopian America. 

Outlawed in Branches 

Outlawed on Libby and Overdrive

Upright Women Wanted in Branches

Upright Women Wanted on Libby and Overdrive

Upright Women Wanted on Hoopla

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It's important to see ourselves in media. It's also important to consume media that represents other lived experiences in honest ways. Studies have shown that people develop more empathy the more books and movies they consume about other people's lives. Rob and Michelle discuss queer representation in media with Alyx, circulation manager of the Madison Public Library. Alyx talks about Sailor Moon, their love of the Animporphs book series, and how important Alison Bechdel's memoirs have been in their life. 

Media in this episode

The Animorphs Series by Katherine Applegate

Fun Home: a family tragicomic by Alison Bechdel 

Are You My Mother by Alison Bechdel 

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Annie, HMCPL's Digital Services Manager, discusses Blast Music, the new digital music service for local musicians the library will be offering. Annie also discusses favorite books, music, album covers and original MTV VeeJays.

Learn more about HMCPL's Blast Music service here! 

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Local band SPINSHIPS discusses their origin story, creative process, songwriting collaboratively, musical inspiration, and favorite books. SPINSHIPS is comprised of poet Marquez McClinton and guitarist Mike Cummings. Their new album, Whatever Now, can be listened to on 

Bandcamp

Spotify

Soundcloud

Apple Music

And you can find them on Instagram @Spinships

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The May TLWIAS book club pick was in celebration of Audiobook Appreciation Month! Your hosts listened to A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare, part of the Spindle Cove series. Rob discusses his experience listening to his first audiobook ever, and how he's come to appreciate the format. Michelle laments not being able to travel as much over the last year. 

Media in this episode: 

A Lady by Midnight audiobook on Hoopla

The Nevers, a new series on HBO

Panic, Vol 1 from the EC Archives on Hoopla

Rob and Michelle discuss a couple of books and the movie they chose for this episode, The King of Staten Island, written and starring Pete Davidson, directed by Judd Apatow. 

Also, you're invited to attend the Two Librarians Walk Into a Shelf Cheesy Sci Fi Summer Movie Spectacular at the Madison Public Library this summer! The first movie, Plan 9 From Outer Space, will show on June 24 at 8 pm on the screen in the back of the library. BYO Refreshments, and listen to Rob and MIchelle give a quick history of the movie and enjoy a free screening of this Science Fiction classic!

Find more information about the media shared in this episode at www.hmcpl.org 

Ghosts and Girls of Fiction House in branches 

Museum of the Missing: a history of art theft in branches

The Rape of Europa: the fate of Europe's treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War 

The Rape of Europa DVD

The King of Staten Island

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In this episode, your hosts discuss the best and the worst book to movie adaptations, from classics of literature, to pulp horror and sci-fi novels. 

Check out materials from the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library! www.hmcpl.org