DC Public Library Podcast

All Things Local: Roye Okupe

Author and founder of YouNeek Studios discusses his comic book series, Afrofuturism and the blockbuster hit Black Panther. This episode originally aired in March 2018.

Secret Passage: Spooky Stories

In this episode of Secret Passage, we celebrate the mystery, horror, and suspense of spooky stories. Listeners will be on the edge of their seats as theatrical retellings of a monster story, a classic English folktale, and the urban legend the Babysitter come to life.

Get Lit: Literary Musings - VillanElle

Joanna & Amanda discuss the first novel in the VillanElle trilogy by Luke Jennings, touching on the realities of the female assassin and remark on the LGBTQ+ lens that is prominent in the Killing Eve TV series (based on the books) and how that escalates the narrative.

The People's Podchive: The Great Migration, Go-Go, and More!

Introduction to Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project  Interview with Edith Crutchfield, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project  Interview with Reverend Irene Pierce, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project  Interview with Deacon Clarence Haywood, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project  Chip Py Go-Go Collection  Friday Morning Music Club  Emergency Committee on the ...

Secret Passage: Hispanic Heritage Month

Secret Passage is your podcast portal to stories and storytelling from around the world. Episodes feature reader’s theatre performances that are sure to delight listeners, including children of all ages and their families. In this episode, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with oral storytelling from Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba.

Access This: DC Office for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (ODBH)

Jenny learns about the new DC Office for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (ODBH) from activists Brianne Berger and Robb Dooling in honor of the International Week of the Deaf, taking place September 20-26, 2021.

Get Lit: Literary Musings - A discussion of NVK by Temple Drake

Joanna & Amanda discuss NVK by Temple Drake.

All Things Local: A Life of Service

Labs Library Associate Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Adult Education Specialist Toni White-Richardson about growing up in Washington, DC and her life's mission.

Memories on Tap: Inspired by Disaster

Click here for more information about the Memory Lab. Click here to book an appointment at the Memory Lab.

The People’s Podchive: Happy Birthday Washington City Paper

Lisa and Laura talk about how the People's Archive preserves and amplifies local stories. In this episode, they explore the Washingtoniana periodicals collections and celebrate Washington City Paper’s 40th birthday with a look back at DC in the 1980s.

Access This: Crip Camp

As part of a month-long celebration of the ADA, Jenny chats with co-creator of the Oscar-nominated Documentary "Crip Camp," Jim LeBrecht, along with activist and author Judy Heumann.

Get Lit: Literary Musings on 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell

Joanna & Amanda discuss George Orwell's Animal Farm, discuss Putin's attempts to reunify the Soviet Union, the influence Russian Lit can have in ones life.

Access This: Poet Marlena Chertock

Click here for more information about the 2021 OutWrite Festival. Click here to read  the poems Marlena shared in their original format

NINTH&G: Know Your Power Arts Contest For Teens

In this very special episode of NINTH & G, Ryan Williams speaks with DC Public Library Teen Coordinator Joanna Harris and Mellanie Lassiter of PEPCO about the second annual KNOW YOUR POWER civic engagement arts contest for Teens with Siobhan O’Brien, a 2020 Know Your Power winner.

NINTH & G: Know Your Power Arts Contest For Teens

In this very special episode of NINTH & G, Ryan Williams speaks with DC Public Library Teen Coordinator Joanna Harris and Mellanie Lassiter of PEPCO about the second annual KNOW YOUR POWER civic engagement arts contest for Teens with Siobhan O’Brien, a 2020 Know Your Power winner.

The People's Podchive: Privacy in Protest

More on Archive This Moment D.C.   Archive This Moment D.C. in Dig DC The Memory Lab The Blackivists WITNESS Nadine Seiler Oral History, part of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Oral History DC Oral History Collaborative projects

Access This: Julia Wolhandler

Jenny speaks with Center for Accessibility Manager Julia Wolhandler about her experience as a member of the disability community, some of her favorite bits of disability media, and how the Center for Accessibility makes the library an even more welcoming place.

Memories on Tap: A Bike, A Book, and a Bundle of Photos

Click here for more information about the Tour de DCPL, the library's city-wide bike tour of Washington, DC.

Get Lit: Literary Musings on 'The Binding' by Bridget Collins

Joanna and Amanda discuss “The Binding” by Bridget Collins, make cultural allegories, and historical-pop culture references

All Things Creative: Guatemalan Genocide with Juan Pablo Guzman

This is a throwback episode that originally aired in January 2018 on https://dcpl.simplecast.com/episodes/6e15903d-931f5fb8.

All Things Creative: (throwback episode) Guatemalan Genocide with Juan Pablo Guzman

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Access This: Justice Shorter

See Justice Shorter's recommended reads at JusticeShorter.com.

Memories on Tap: Telling Your Story

Find more resources about digital preservation and personal archiving in DCPL's Memory Lab Libguide.

All Things Local : Jazz Advocacy

Guests: Jamie Sandel & Luke Stewart of CapitalBop, Aaron Myers & Herb Scott of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, and Chris Naoum of Listen Local First. Discover related musical performances at bigmarker.com/dc-public-library

NINTH&G: And the Award Goes to...with Gil Robertson, President of the African American Film Critics Association

In this episode, we discuss the motion picture award season with Gil Robertson, president and founder of the African American Film Critics Association. An entertainment journalist and author, Gil gives his take on this year's top films, actors and writers, and the honors being awarded by his organization. We also discuss the role libraries play in celebrating filmmakers and film making.

Living Boldly with Oprah Magazine Digital Director Arianna Davis

Guest co-host Joanna Harris takes on millennial women living boldly with Oprah Magazine Digital Director Arianna Davis, who examines the life, loves and activism of Frida Kahlo in her latest book.

NINGTH&G: Living Boldly with Oprah Magazine Digital Director Arianna Davis

Guest co-host Joanna Harris takes on millennial women living boldly with Oprah Magazine Digital Director Arianna Davis, who examines the life, loves and activism of Frida Kahlo in her latest book.

Memories on Tap: Your Memories are Fragile

Robert LaRose discusses photography, memory, machine learning, and more with Esfandyar Poozesh, who used the Memory Lab to digitize his collection of 35mm negatives.

Access This: METAS International

Jenny talks about braille literacy, beep baseball, and the importance of mentorship with Daniel Martinez and Richie Flores from METAS (Mentoring Engaging and Teaching All Students), a non-profit working in Mexico to empower and encourage equal access to education for blind and low vision students. You can follow their work on METAS' Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/metasllc/

NINTH&G: A Passion for the Printed Word with Rochelle Riley & Mocha Ochoa

NINTH & G brings together two extraordinary women with a passion for the printed word and how they've used their passions separately to inspire and create change: Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts & Culture for the City of Detroit, and author of “That They Lived, African Americans Who Changed the World,” in how she is giving closure to those who lost loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Mocha Ochoa, a former book publicist-turned-publisher and host of the new MLK Library series, “The L...

Get Lit: Writing in Community

Aja Clark leads a conversation with Darlene Taylor, Tara Campbell, and Ahmad Wright from the INKPEN community of writers.

NINTH&G: DC Library Board Chair Monte Monash

In this special episode, we recognize the one hundred, twenty-fifth anniversary of the DC Public Library system with newly-elected Board Chair Monte Monash, and DC Public Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan. A native Washingtonian, we discuss Monte's personal connection to the library, her vision as the new board chair and role the city, community partners and everyday citizens play in its success.

Memories on Tap: To Be Continued

For more information about the Memory Lab and personal digital archiving, see our Memory Lab Libguide. For information about preserving movie film, check out the Center for Home Movies.

Notes From the Library: Looking Through the Lense of Photographer Ed Fletcher

View the "Washington, DC: City of Interest, City of Change" virtual exhibition.

NINTH&G: A Family Affair with Architect Peter Cook

In celebration of Black History Month, we premiere the NINTH&G podcast in conversation with local architect Peter Cook. With a portfolio that includes the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Watha T. Daniels/Shaw Library, and the embassy of South Africa, Peter shares his roots in the District and the field of design, his experience designing in the city, and what lesson his family and mentors carry with him today in his work. Joining us is ou...

DC Public Library Presents: Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Music in this episode is adapted from DCPL's American Song database. A complete list of the library's music streaming databases can be found here.

Memories on Tap: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Memories

Robert LaRose interviews Scott Price about his collection of 35mm slides and digital photos, his efforts to preserve them, and some of the unexpected outcomes of his work.

DC Public Library Presents: Digital Preservation 101

Web content archived by the People's Archive DigDC: DCPL's digitized archival content Email the Labs at DCPL Email the People's Archive Library of Congress' Recommended File Formats for Preservation

Access This: SchoolTalk DC

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All Things Local: SchoolTalk DC

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Get Lit: DC Reads 2020

DC Public Library Presents: Food Sovereignty

A special episode of DC Public Library Presents for Native American Heritage Month: join Allie as she speaks with Renee Gokey of the National Museum of the American Indian. Allie and Renee Gokey discuss food sovereignty, what it means, and how it ties into Indigenous history and culture.

Get Lit: WOC Book Club, "When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir"

This is a throwback episode that originally aired in November 2019 on https://soundcloud.com/dc-public-library.

Memories on Tap: Hooked on Preservation

Click here for more information about the DC Public Library Memory Lab.

DC Public Library Presents: Morale Music of the Civil War

Upcoming events at DC Public Library DC Public Library's online music resources

All Things Local: Gerald Anderson is Still Standing

This episode uses music by Casey Danielson and sound clips from the following: Storm Coverage. (2004, June 9). Hurricane Katrina Coverage: Larry King Live (8/30/2005) - CNN [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=EEcZBNfVa_Y&feature=youtu.be&t=360

Notes on the Library: MLK's Opening Ceremony

Amanda and Robert interview Maryann James-Daley and Ryan Williams on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library opening ceremony, their impressions of the pre- and post-renovation and visions for the library's future.

Notes From the Library: MLK's Opening Ceremony

Amanda and Robert interview Maryann James-Daley and Ryan Williams on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library opening ceremony, their impressions of the pre- and post-renovation and visions for the library's future.

DC Public Library Presents: Xenobia Bailey's 'Aesthetic of Funk'

Kerrie Cotten Williams, People's Archive Manager, in conversation with Xenobia Bailey, artist, the 'aesthetic of funk', on her mural for the Grand Reading Room at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Notes From the Library: MLK Reopens and the launch of DCPL Podcast

Join Casey, Jervey, Olubunmi and Will as they discuss their quarantine projects, MLK's reopening, first impressions of the Labs, and the launch of 'DCPL Podcast' recorded from the Recording Studio at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.