San Antonio Public Library Podcast — Tuned In
The San Antonio Public Library changes lives through information, imagination, and ideas… and podcasts! Join the San Antonio Public Library Tuned In crew as they share and reveal some of the inner workings of the library, highlight the many features and programs on offer, and discuss topics which are important in the library world… like eReaders, public services, books, tacos, and more. We want your feedback. Feel free to contact us at the email address below. We're always interested in what you have to say, or in any ideas you may have for the podcast. Thank you.
Episodes
March 1, 2023 • 51 min
Episode 19: Join the Escape the Earth crew as they explore an alternate world where, literally, everything will kill you. We're talking rottweiler-sized fleas, super-aggressive tree crabs, and other giant monsters. You don't need a degree in biology to lift a finger and press play to hear our opinion on John Scalzi's pop song sci-fi romp, The Kaiju Preservation Society.
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February 20, 2023 • 55 min
Episode 23-01: Join Cynthia, Raquel, and Edward for a conversation with Nino Tarantino from Chrysalis Ministries. Chrysalis Ministries provides hands-on case management services to help former inmates and their families as they overcome the consequences of incarceration.
For more information about Chrysalis Ministries and the services they offer, visit their website: https://www.chrysmin.org/
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February 1, 2023 • 48 min
Episode 18: Join the crew and special guest Felicia as they discuss Tochi Onyebuchi’s Goliath. This is a very raw story that invites speculation on possible futures for race relations. Bonus topics include whether or not horses care for humans, what to call a group of snakes, and the importance of raising your children to be fans of the original trilogy.
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December 13, 2022 • 50 min
Episode 17: Join the crew as they ponder economics and insurance policies. Wait, what? No, the discussion was about luggage. That’s not right either, it was about what makes a proper hero, avoiding death, and Blazing Saddles. You’ll just have to give it a listen to understand this blurb. There’s not a dull moment when exploring Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.
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November 1, 2022 • 46 min
Episode 16: Join the crew as they explore nearly every aspect of cloning, revenge, and space justice. In this episode we answer the really burning questions like do clones have souls? How does one properly set up a will the leave their worldly possessions to their next clone? And. . . what to do when your clone is resurrected in the midst of a grisly murder scene. It’s at least 45 minutes of Sci-Fi fun!
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September 25, 2022 • 43 min
Join Edward and Dan for a conversation with Ada Babino, organizer of the San Antonio Black International Film Festival, and Dr. D. L. Grant, manager of the Carver Branch Library, as they discuss the 2022 San Antonio Black International Film Festival: Animation in Black, October 6 - 9, 2022.
For more information about the San Antonio Black International Film Festival visit www.sabiff.tv or contact sabiffteam@sabiff.tv
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September 1, 2022 • 65 min
Episode 15: The crew heads off to the beach after the Pop Madness episode and discusses T. J. Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea. Learn why some of our earlier employers probably wouldn’t give us job recommendations. We also take a deep dive into the roots of prejudice, what constitutes a family, and how hand trowels and music are powerful unifying forces. Don’t you want to be here?
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August 15, 2022 • 50 min
Episode 1 (of 3): San Antonio Public Librarians Dacari Lambert, Michael Dunbar-Rodney, and Shannan Prukop discuss the queer past of San Antonio and particularly its history with female impersonators/drag shows, with assistant archivist Melissa Gohlke from UTSA. Listen in to learn about Zelldo and Hotcha, how the military handled all this queerness, and where the queer buildings of the past have gone. This is the start of a series o...
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August 2, 2022 • 34 min
Episode 14: Join the ETE crew at the San Antonio Public Library’s Pop Madness Festival. Seriously, where else can you talk to the Ghostbusters and Vikings in the same place? Don’t answer that. Join us and get the scoop on San Japan, The USS Bexar, the San Antonio Ghostbusters, and the Vinland Texas Vikings. Play some Sci-Fi and Fantasy trivia too.
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June 2, 2022 • 50 min
Episode 13: Join the crew as we find out what exactly does happen when a Crow god, a siren, and a sun priestess walk into a bar. Or maybe not. We do have a great time exploring the world of Meridian which is the setting for Rebecca Roanhorse’s rich fantasy novel Black Sun. Participate in our auditory scavenger hunt by listening for the mysterious bump, the angry bird, our high tech sound effects, and the second Back to the Future r...
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May 1, 2022 • 50 min
Episode 12: The ETE Crew goes on a ride through the multiverse while exploring alternative reality games and conspiracy theories as they relate to Terry Miles’s book Rabbits. “You play and never tell” is the first rule of the alternate reality game known as Rabbits. The game may be as old as society and was once only referred to in numbered iterations. The game also may very well hold the fabric of reality in place. . . It is dark ...
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April 4, 2022 • 45 min
Episode 11: Join the Escape the Earth crew as they discuss The Mother Code by Carole Stivers. How would you raise a child with zero human contact? What if there were no people around to raise them? What would it take to actually code someone’s personality? Mother Code takes the reader on a ride through a worldwide pandemic with a group of scientists who are both pursuing a cure and planning the next stage of human evolution should ...
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March 3, 2022 • 43 min
Episode 10: Glitter Explosions and a Gem at the End
Join the crew as Elissa, Mary Elizabeth, and Tim as they discuss T. L. Huchu’s book Library of the Dead. Find out how a bowel movement ends up likened to a World War II air raid, hear ruminations about how having magical powers might be a bad thing, an most importantly, the role of cake in the afterlife.
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January 12, 2022 • 46 min
Episode 9: One Me Burger, Poop Potato Fries, and a Coma Slurry Shake to Go
Join us as the crew discusses Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. Warning: there is ample complaining about math and at least one comparison to Charlotte’s Web.
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goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth
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December 10, 2021 • 43 min
Episode 21-10: The YWCA Olga Madrid Center's Coda Rayo-Garza, Director of Racial Justice and Gender Equity, and Mayra Juarez-Denis, Racial Justice and Gender Equity Manager, discuss racial issues with Dan and Edward and provide strategies for opening discussions on this sensitive topic. Additionally, they offer a preface for future discussions on racial justice and equality.
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November 30, 2021 • 44 min
Episode 8.5: Queen vs. Toto vs. War Bagpipes?
The ETE crew discuss the book Dune, the 1984 Dune movie, and the new Dune! You don’t need to be a selectively-bred mentat to enjoy this episode (though it may help). If you love Dune, you’re bound to gain something from this discussion.
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November 12, 2021 • 42 min
Jennifer Milton (Clinical Assistant Professor and the Chief Administrative Officer at the University Health Transplant Institute and the University of Texas Health San Antonio) and Mario Cano (transplant recipient) join Edward for a conversation on the importance of being an organ donor.
To learn more about organ donation, visit: Registerme.org and donatelife.net
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November 2, 2021 • 41 min
Episode 8: Lovely Rita Murdermaid
Tim and Liz narrowly avoid mentioning Starbucks as they embark on a lively discussion about killer mermaids, PT Barnum, and how it feels to be the guy killed by a shrimp. All this while they discuss Mira Grant’s Into the Drowning Deep.
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October 21, 2021 • 31 min
Coda Rayo-Garza, Director of Racial Justice and Gender Equity with the YWCA Olga Madrid Center joins, Raquel, Dan and Edward discuss the wage gap in San Antonio. Coda explains that women are still making less than their male counterparts and women of color are further down the scale.
Please visit www.ywcasa.org , https://www.ywcasa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/Equal-Pay-Fact-Sheet-YWCA-SA-1-4.pdf , https://www.ywcasa.org/what-...
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September 30, 2021 • 33 min
Episode 7: Unleash The Minotaur
Tim and Liz discuss Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi, a strange little book about the sole inhabitant of a mysterious house with thousands of rooms, its own weather and oceans, and a unique effect on memory. It’s a labyrinth and not even Piranesi knows everything about it. . .
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