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DC Public Library Podcast Labs at DC Public Library
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Hear book talks, conversations, special presentations, stories about the happenings in the library, the Labs, and Washington, DC, and much more! This show is recorded from the Labs Recording Studio at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, D.C. This podcast was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Episode transcripts may be requested by emailing labs.dcpl@dc.gov, please include the episode name and date in your request.
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Get Lit: Lauren Woods and Andrew Bertaina
Join us this month as we hear from DC literary power couple Lauren Woods and Andrew Bertaina. Lauren Woods is the 2024 Autumn House Press fiction and prize for her book The Great Grownup Game of Make-Believe, due out October 2025. Andrew Bertaina just released his collection of gorgeous essays The Body is a Temporary Gathering Place with Autofocus. His first book “One Person Away from You” a collection of short stories is available from the DC Public Library.
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Get Lit: George Koors and LJ Pemberton
Join us as we explore what librarians and libraries do. Did you know for example that you can read The Paris Review on PressReader if you have a library card? Also, keeping in theme, we hear from Takoma Park librarians, Writer and Adult Librarian George Koors about his novel Always the Wanderer, and writer LJ Pemberton, whose acclaimed novel Still Alive is in our digital collection.
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All Things Local: Diving With a Purpose
In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Kamau Sadiki. Kamau is a Board of Directors member and Lead Instructor with Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an organization committed to resurrecting the stories of shipwrecks involved in the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement (TEAE) through maritime archaeology. They discuss his mission to find and document vessels of enslavement.
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What the Tech: What is Cryptocurrency?
In this epsiode, we tackle Cryptocurrency with guest Adam Zarazinski. Adam is the CEO of Inca Digital, a local Veteran-owned and run company that helps businesses understand and use Cryptocurrency and related technologies.
In our interview, Adam breaks down cryptocurrency- what it is, how it works, how to avoid crypto scams, and more. -
Get Lit: New Year
In this episode, join us as we hear from local authors Georgina Warren and D. Lincoln Burbank, and famous Scottish poet Robert Burns to close out 2024.
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Get Lit: Winter Holiday Edition
Join us as we explore the winter holiday season. We hear from writers Kim Renay Anderson and Rev. Veronica Graves, listen to the ending of The Dead by James Joyce and ruminate over what it is that’s so important about these days. Is it just the food? Is it the religious aspects? Is it family? What is it?