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Each week on Down Time with Cranston Public Library, host Tayla Cardillo chats with staff from Cranston Public Library about what they’ve been reading, what they’ve been watching, and what they’ve been loving. You’ll also hear from guests from outside the library community sharing their work and passions. New episodes are released every Tuesday at noon - subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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203 - ALA Emerging Leaders ▶️
This week Tayla is joined by Elena and Angela, two members of the American Library Association’s 2024 Emerging Leaders cohort. They discuss the program and how they hope to influence library advocacy happening on behalf of the organization. They also discuss when to jump into long-running book series and watching podcasts on YouTube. During The Last Chapter they discuss: What author alive or dead would you like to meet and why?
Podcast disclaimer
Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!
Books
All the Odes by Pablo Neruda
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
I Had That Same Dream Again by Yoru Sumino and Izumi Kirihara
Blue Giant Vols. 1-2 by Shinichi Ishizuka
Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J, Maas
The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells
The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan
A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin
AV
Deadloch (2023- )
The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie & Katya (YouTube)
Tiny Meat Gang (YouTube)
Random Order Show (YouTube)
Brittany Broski (YouTube)
Oh No Ross and Carrie (podcast)
Fantasy Fangirls (podcast)
Other
ALA Emerging Leaders Program
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202 - Age of Audio 🎙️
This week Tayla is joined by documentary filmmaker Shaun Michael Colón to talk about his latest project, Age of Audio. Age of Audio is a documentary about the rise of podcasts in popular culture and the use of the format to create art. They also discuss Sapiens, the state of the MCU and much to everyone’s surprise, football. During The Last Chapter they discuss: If you could find out the truth about one mystery what would it be?
Podcast disclaimer
Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!
Books
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Graphic History by Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen, and Daniel Casanave
Abeni’s Song by P. Djeli Clark
AV
Blue Eye Samurai (2023)
Scavengers Reign (2023)
The Marvels (2023)
Ms. Marvel (2022)
Echo (2023-2024)
Reservation Dogs (2021-2023)
Black Panther (2018)
WandaVision (2021)
Loki (2021-2023)
Moon Knight (2022)
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2023)
Other
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201 - Dolls of Our Lives ⭐
This week Tayla is joined by Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney, hosts of the podcast Dolls of Our Lives and authors of the book by the same name. They discuss why they decided to make a podcast about American Girl and why these dolls appeal to so many young people. They also discuss J.Lo, podcasts leading to a reading deep dive, and mysteries. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Which American Girl do you think you’re most like?
Podcast disclaimer
Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!
Books
Dolls of Our Lives by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks
The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
Working by Robert A. Caro
Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Killing Me by Michele Gagnon
Hoops by Matt Tavares
Yoga Life by Brett Larkin
AV
Dolls of Our Lives (podcast)
99% Invisible (podcast)
Death and Other Details (2024- )
Mrs Sidhu Investigates (2023- )
Vanderpump Rules (2013- )
Couple to Throuple (2024- )
This Is Me…Now (trailer)
Ghosts (2021- )
Other
Allison Horrocks on Instagram
Mary Mahoney on Instagram
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VIDEO: Down Time Tier Ranking Livestream Spectacular 🔀
To celebrate our 200th episode, the creative team got together to share their hot takes by doing some tier ranking! Listen to find out what books ruined Elena, Robin’s favorite author events this year, Dave’s favorite robots, and Tayla’s thoughts about how librarians are represented in the media.
Podcast disclaimer
Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!
Elena - Books That Hurt My Feelings and Made Me Want to Cry
Bunny by Mona Awad
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy
Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
Down the Drain by Julia Fox
We Spread by Iain Reid
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
Jane by Maggie Nelson
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Ponies by Kij Johnson
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun by Aidalro
Robin - A Year of Attending Author Events
Jennifer Weiner
Martha Hall Kelly
Sy Montgomery
Fiona Davis
Warren Zanes
A Time to Gather by Kimberly Ragosta
Dolls of Our Lives by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks
Dale Arnold
Jean Kwok
Kristen Harmel
Nicola Harrison
Lisa See
Marie Benedict
Victoria Christopher Murray
Ibram X. Kendi
Joel Christian Gill
Dave - My Favorite Thing is Robots
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
A Psalm For the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Short Circuit (1986)
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Tayla - Librarian Representation In Media
Desk Set (1957)
The Librarian - SNL (YouTube)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
The Librarians (2014-2018)
Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr
SECRET TIER - Down TIme Episodes Ranked
Episode 189 - Blood and Watershed
Episode 178 - Star Wars From a Certain Point of View
Episode 168 - Find Your Voice with Mark Binder
Episode 153 - Reading Across Rhode Island with Sara Nović, author of TRUE BIZ (YouTube)
Episode 145 - Alex Graudins, Author of IMPROVE
Episode 188 - CPL’s Teen Volunteers
Episode 175 - F*cked Up Fairy Tales with Liz -
200 - Down Time Tier Ranking Livestream Spectacular 🔀
To celebrate our 200th episode, the creative team got together to share their hot takes by doing some tier ranking! Listen to find out what books ruined Elena, Robin’s favorite author events this year, Dave’s favorite robots, and Tayla’s thoughts about how librarians are represented in the media. If you missed the livestream and would like to watch this episode with video, you can find the video version here.
Podcast disclaimer
Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!
Elena - Books That Hurt My Feelings and Made Me Want to Cry
Bunny by Mona Awad
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy
Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
Down the Drain by Julia Fox
We Spread by Iain Reid
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
Jane by Maggie Nelson
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Ponies by Kij Johnson
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun by Aidalro
Robin - A Year of Attending Author Events
Jennifer Weiner
Martha Hall Kelly
Sy Montgomery
Fiona Davis
Warren Zanes
A Time to Gather by Kimberly Ragosta
Dolls of Our Lives by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks
Dale Arnold
Jean Kwok
Kristen Harmel
Nicola Harrison
Lisa See
Marie Benedict
Victoria Christopher Murray
Ibram X. Kendi
Joel Christian Gill
Dave - My Favorite Thing is Robots
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
A Psalm For the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Short Circuit (1986)
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Tayla - Librarian Representation In Media
Desk Set (1957)
The Librarian - SNL (YouTube)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
The Librarians (2014-2018)
Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr
SECRET TIER - Down TIme Episodes Ranked
Episode 189 - Blood and Watershed
Episode 178 - Star Wars From a Certain Point of View
Episode 168 - Find Your Voice with Mark Binder
Episode 153 - Reading Across Rhode Island with Sara Nović, author of TRUE BIZ (YouTube)
Episode 145 - Alex Graudins, Author of IMPROVE
Episode 188 - CPL’s Teen Volunteers
Episode 175 - F*cked Up Fairy Tales with Liz -
199 - Fall In Love With Reading 😘
This week Tayla is joined by Emily to talk all things romance novels - what draws her to the genre, what keeps the formula interesting, and what she’s reading right now. They also talked about romantasy, Hallmark Channel series, and cults. During the Last Chapter they discuss: have you ever had a crush on a book character and, if so, who?
Podcast disclaimer
Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!
Books
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
A British Girl’s Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak by Laura Taylor Namey
The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary
AV
Good Witch (2015-2021)
Daughters of the Cult (2024)
Love Has Won (2023)
Other
Rhody Radio
Book & Movie Groups at Cranston Public Library
Customer Reviews
Great variety of topics
This is a fun and informative podcast that has a dynamic host.