Rogue Librarians

I enjoy listening to a number of different podcasts for different reasons. I turned to the Rogue Librarians podcast less for pure entertainment than to be educated about the highly important subject of banned books. The well informed and well intentioned panel of three or four share a strong desire to push back the despicable nationwide trend of book banning. It is interesting that they don’t adhere to the simple formula of just fomenting hate towards the opposition and pat each other on the back for being smarter and more enlightened than the lay folk. Each of the panelists offer some different background, experience and perspective to some highly nuanced issues. I didn’t actually read Gender Queer which is the subject matter of the first two episodes; perhaps I will in time. Because of this I was going to skip E.2 but I tuned in and enjoyed it very much. Each of the four casters extrapolated beyond the story itself to clearly explain its relevance. They did not shy away from personal revelations and sometimes humorous anecdotes that really humanize the subject. Much of what was discussed bears relevance to my own family and was actually quite helpful to me. I look forward to upcoming episodes around “The Hate You Give.” It covers some different territory than the first book, but managed to get banned for some other reasons that we can learn about soon. I am sure it will be given thorough and thoughtful treatment. Please take the time to review the RL website. Click around. It is quite informative. I think it my favorite podcast website. I think the quality put in to it shows us they will put the same level of quality in to the discussions themselves. I like the musical transitions that are used in the audio as well. Please listen and subscribe to this wonderful podcast. I think it will have excellent staying power. Please consider supporting with patronage as well. I think I will. Great show ladies and guests! Keep up the good work!