Two Librarians Walk Into a Shelf HSV Madison County Public Lib

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.

A picture of the original MTV VeeJays! https://musicbiz101wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mark-Weiss-MTV-VJ-photo-Hi-Res.jpg

Learn more about HMCPL's Blast Music service here! 

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