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Howe's Things

515 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings

Nic Gunning hosts the official podcast and radio show of the David A. Howe Public Library. Listen for book news, great segments and library events!
Listen in Wednesday at 9 pm on 92.7 WRAQ Angelica.

The All the Books Show (2015-2020)
Howe's Things (2020-Present)

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Episodes

Episode 240 - Let's Chat with Justina Ireland

March 30, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

This week Nic and Eric have a great chat with best-selling author Justina Ireland. They cover her books Dread Nation and Deathless Divide plus her Star Wars work including the upcoming Star Wars: High Republic book, A Test of Courage. Also, Nic and Justina bond over a mutual respect for the noble Ewok. http://justinaireland.com/welcome

Off The Books: Social Distancing Tina Dalton

March 24, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 57.8 MB

In this special Off the Books episode Nic and Eric are joined by Tina Dalton, director of the Cuba Circulating Library, to discuss life, 80s movies, Tom Cruise and a whole lot of Fred Savage. http://cubalibrary.org/

Episode 239 - Lonely Hearts Book Club: Elvis Live at Five

March 23, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 48 MB

This week we go digging in the stacks for another book that has never circulated. This time around we unearth Elvis Live at Five by John Paxson. It's a Lonely Hearts Book Club! Plus Nic reviews the movie Olympic Dreams. Note: This episode was recorded prior to the library closing, so disregard any mention of upcoming programming.

Off the Books: Social Distancing with Sally Jacoby Murphy

March 20, 2020 21:59 - 53 minutes - 56.9 MB

While Eric drives three dogs along the east coast, Nic does an Instagram Live Story with Sally Jacoby Murphy, friend of the show and director of the Fred and Harriet Taylor Memorial Library. They discuss how the current health crisis is changing library services, past library gigs and favorite movies for good measure.

Episode 238 - Hatchets at the Ready: The Gary Paulsen Spotlight

March 16, 2020 12:07 - 37 minutes - 38.5 MB

This week Nic and Eric discuss the works of Gary Paulsen. Plus Eric discusses the Gungrave anime and we bid a fond farewell to Clive Cussler. (Note: this episode was recorded prior to notifications about health concerns, so please disregard mentions of specific programming. As of this posting, the library is closed until further notice.) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/23384/gary-paulsen

Episode 237 - Spenser Confidential

March 09, 2020 00:00 - 49 minutes - 48.6 MB

This week Nic and Eric are joined by Hilary Gunning of the Previously on X-Men podcast and Kendra Mikols or the 9021 Here We G0 podcast to discuss the Netflix movie Spenser Confidential. Along the way they review Call of the Wild and Underground Six, then try in vain to cast another Robert B. Parker character, Sunny Randall

Episode 235 - Jack London

February 26, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 58.3 MB

Nic and Eric discuss the Jack London books, Call of the Wild and White Fang!

Episode 234 - Birds of Prey

February 16, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Nic and Eric are joined by Hilary of the Previously on X-Men podcast (https://previously-on-x-men.libsyn.com/) for some bird watching as they discuss DC's Birds of Prey in comics, TV and movies!

Episode 233 - Green Arrow

February 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

Nic and Eric spotlight the Emerald Archer, the Robin Hood of Star City, the Guy Who Lets You Know What City You've Failed and How, the Green Arrow!

Episode 232 - Mary Higgins Clark

February 05, 2020 00:00 - 55 minutes - 57.8 MB

Nic and Eric look back on Mary Higgins Clark's career.

Episode 236 - PepperJack and the Time Traveling Sexy New Book Club

February 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

This week Nic and Eric select the belles of the ball, with another go 'round of the Sexy New Book Club. Tune in to hear about some intriguing new releases.

Episode 231 - Youth Media Awards 2020

January 29, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 54.3 MB

Nic and Eric are joined by Kate to discuss the winners of the 2020 Youth Media Awards!

Episode 230 - Picard and Star Trek: the Next Generation

January 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

Nic and Eric spotlight Star Trek: The Next Generation in time for the new Picard show! Plus they take a look at the Edgar Award Nominees.

Episode 229 - The Witcher

January 13, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 57.4 MB

Nic and Eric take a deep dive into the world (and reading order) of the Witcher!

Episode 228 - 2020 Page to Screen Adaptations

January 05, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 53.7 MB

Nic and Eric return in the year 2020 to talk about what books are making the jump to the big screen this year. Plus, the Golden Globes!

Episode 227 - 2019 in Review

December 30, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB

Nic and Eric round out the year with a full review of 2019!

Episode 226 - Christmas Book Club II

December 22, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB

Beau Hutchings (The Nutcracker) returns for our second annual (YES, ANNUAL) Christmas Book Club. Beau's had ghosts; Nic's had sentient, cosmic cats; and Eric's had a little girl who just wanted a pony. Get your tissues ready because things get emotional.

Episode 225 - Interview with Alan Dean Foster

December 15, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MB

Nic and Eric sit down and interview prolific author Alan Dean Foster about his time with Star Wars, Star Trek and his many original works. www.alandeanfoster.com

Episode 224 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2019

December 10, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Nic and Eric are joined by Kate to discuss the winners of the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards!

Episode 223 - Favorite Books of the Decade

December 03, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

Nic and Eric dig through the past decade and talk about their favorite books of these past ten years.

Episode 222 - Dinovember

November 28, 2019 00:00 - 58 minutes - 59.2 MB

Nic and Eric celebrate Dinovember by talking about the best dinosaur books they've read!

ATBS Episode 222 - Dinovember 2019

November 27, 2019 00:00 - 58 minutes - 59.2 MB

Nic and Eric celebrate Dinovember by talking about the best dinosaur books they've read!

Episode 221 - Interview with Mel Gilden

November 16, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 55.3 MB

Nic and Eric review the films Doctor Sleep, Terminator Dark Fate and Motherless Brooklyn. They discuss Michael Crichton becoming a brand with the new Andromeda Strain sequel. Plus, special guest, author Mel Gilden, drops by to discuss his Star Trek novels and more! (Interview begins around minute 27.) http://www.melgilden.com/

Episode 220 - Picture Book Month

November 12, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 51.2 MB

Nic and Eric are joined by Kate to discuss National Picture Book Month! Plus, the World Fantasy Awards for 2019.

Episode 219 - Stephen King's The Institute

November 05, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 55.5 MB

Nic and Eric discuss Stephen King's newest read, The Institute.

Off the Books: Interview with J.M. DeMatteis

October 28, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 39 MB

Nic and Eric sit down with author J.M, DeMatteis to discuss his Batman/Joker story, Going Sane, as well as his many other works for DC and Marvel comics.

Episode 218 - Interview with J.M. DeMatteis

October 28, 2019 00:00 - 56 minutes - 56 MB

Nic and Eric sit down with author J.M, DeMatteis to discuss his Batman/Joker story, Going Sane, as well as his many other works for DC and Marvel comics. Interview starts at 17:36

Episode 218 - Going Sane with J.M. DeMatteis

October 25, 2019 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

Nic and Eric sit down with author J.M, DeMatteis to discuss his Batman/Joker story, Going Sane, as well as his many other works for DC and Marvel comics. Interview starts at 17:36

Off the Books: Write Me a Murder

October 23, 2019 22:52 - 8 minutes - 8.88 MB

Nic and Joanna talk about the newest play coming to the David A. Howe Public Library, "Write Me a Murder" by Frederick Knott.

Episode 217 - Halloween Now V: World War Z

October 23, 2019 18:37 - 58 minutes - 60.2 MB

Nic and Eric are joined by Sally Jacoby Murphy, director of the Hammondsport Library and reigning Queen of Halloween, to have a chat about Halloween 2019 and discuss the book World War Z by Max Brooks.

Episode 216 - Stoker Awards 2019

October 14, 2019 00:00 - 45 minutes - 46.7 MB

Nic and Eric talk books, the Stoker Awards and and we find out how little it takes to creep them out. Plus, reviews of films, The Addams Family and Ad Astra

Off the Books: Interview with Sarah Prineas

October 11, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

Nic and Eric interview author Sarah Prineas about her book, Dragonfell! http://sarah-prineas.com/

Episode 215 - Dragonfell with Sarah Prineas

October 07, 2019 00:00 - 49 minutes - 49.6 MB

Nic and Eric interview author, Sarah Prineas, about her book, Dragonfell!

Episode 214 - International Podcast Day 2019

September 30, 2019 00:00 - 59 minutes - 62.7 MB

Nic and Eric celebrate International Podcast Day by sharing some of their favorite shows they listen to!

Episode 213 - Banned Book Week 2019

September 23, 2019 00:00 - 56 minutes - 58.4 MB

Nic and Eric share some of the most challenged books of 2018. https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/22/us/banned-books-week-2019-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3nGnH2UvNzALvHNbPeVAZDfVVpfpImFVK5_qQ3FXC0s8b284tj_rMPvcU

Off the Books: Batman Day with Steve Englehart

September 19, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 25.7 MB

Nic and Eric interview comic book legend, Steve Englehart, about his time writing for DC comics, Batman and more! http://steveenglehart.com/

Episode 212 - Batman Day 2019

September 17, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Nic and Eric celebrate Batman Day early with a couple of their favorite Batman stories!

Episode 211 - You Sexy New Books, You

September 10, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Eric brings a few new YA books to the party and tries to convince Nic that each are worth reading. He fails.

Episode 210 - Mark Twain

September 04, 2019 00:00 - 57 minutes - 59.8 MB

Nic and Eric hop on a raft, get lost in caverns and switch places to talk about Mark Twain!

Episode 209 - Summer of Concerts

August 27, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

A whole bunch of concert recaps! Nic and Eric went to a lot of shows this summer and the brought along everyone they saw those bands with!

Episode 208 - Upcoming Autumn Books

August 20, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 56.2 MB

Nic and Eric talk about the Hugo Awards, the Best Sellers List, Practical Magic and look to see what books to look forward to this Autumn season!

Episode 207 - Harry's Last Tax Cut

August 12, 2019 00:00 - 50 minutes - 52.4 MB

Nic and Eric talk book news, Green Lantern (?), the New York Times Best Sellers list and then Jim Weikart's Harry's Last Tax Cut. http://jimweikart.com/

Off the Books: An Overclocked Remix Playlist

August 07, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 165 MB

In the third and final part of their "music week" series, Nic and Eric go through a playlist of Overclocked Remix songs (curated by Eric/Duskvstweak) in their biggest episode yet! Find these tracks and more at https://ocremix.org/

Episode 206 - Reading with Music

August 06, 2019 00:00 - 51 minutes - 42.1 MB

Nic and Eric are joined by their in-house musician to talk about the music they listen to while they read.

Off the Books: Overclocked Remix Interview (with Larry Oji)

August 04, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Our second episode in our "Music Week" series, Eric interviews Larry Oji of Overclocked Remix! They discuss the site's origins, purpose, milestones and more! Check out the https://ocremix.org/ for great, free video game music!

Episode 205 - Interview with Lauren James

July 26, 2019 00:00 - 58 minutes - 57.9 MB

Nic screws up how time zones work, then he and Eric eventually interview Lauren James, author of the Loneliest Girl in the Universe. (We do spoil some of the book. You've been warned.) The interview begins around minute 28. Plus we take a look at the Booker Prize Longlist after Eric reviews Once Upon a Time.........................................................................in Hollywood. https://laurenejames.co.uk/

Off the Books: Interviews with David Dvorkin

July 25, 2019 00:00 - 39 minutes - 35 MB

In an Off the Books episodes, we collect both our interviews with author David Dvorkin. We discuss his memoir When We Landed on the Moon detailing his time working with NASA. Plus we dig in to his Star Trek career, focusing on the books The Trellisane Confrontation, The Captain's Honor and Time Trap.

Episode 204 - NASA 50 with David Dvorkin

July 21, 2019 00:00 - 49 minutes - 47.7 MB

Nic and Eric interview author and former NASA specialist David Dvorkin about his new book, "When We Landed on the Moon," chronicling his work on the Apollo missions during his time at NASA. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-we-landed-on-the-moon-david-dvorkin/1132516741?ean=2940163281282

Episode 203 - Disney Movies

July 15, 2019 00:00 - 48 minutes - 47.2 MB

Nic and Eric are at the fair and pass the time by talking about the animated films of Disney!

Off the Books: Spider-Man Comics

July 12, 2019 00:00 - 42 minutes - 45.6 MB

Nic and Eric end their Spider-Man week by spotlighting some of their favorite Spider-Man comic books!

Guests

Martha Wells
2 Episodes
Alan Dean Foster
1 Episode
Donna VanLiere
1 Episode
Dr. Seuss
1 Episode
Elliot S. Maggin
1 Episode
Joe Haldeman
1 Episode
Mel Gilden
1 Episode
Rachel Cohn
1 Episode