Enoch Pratt Free Library Podcast
853 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPodcast offerings from the Enoch Pratt Free Library / Maryland State Library Resource Center, featuring many author's appearances at the public library of Baltimore, MD.
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Stephen Whitman
March 12, 2009 15:33 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBStephen Whitman is an Associate Professor of History at Mount Saint Mary's University. He writes on the history of slavery and emancipation in the 18th and 19th centuries. Whitman's new book, Challenging Slavery in the Chesapeake, offers an accross-the-board look at anti-slavery activity and its impact on the region. His first book, The Price of Freedom, focused on how enslaved people in Maryland gained freedom through manumission. Recorded On: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Tavis Smiley
March 11, 2009 17:56 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBTavis Smiley talks about his new book, Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise. "Our mission is to equip citizens with the appropriate tools to assess the performance of our elected leaders and ourselves," writes Tavis Smiley. In his new book, Accountable, Smiley revisits each of the 10 covenants from The Covenant of Black America and provides riveting narratives from everyday American citizens. Experience this "town-hall" style meeting on how we -- as individuals and as a ...
Ta-Nehisi Coates
March 11, 2009 16:01 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBTa-Nehisi Coates talks about his new book, The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. A coming-of-age story, set in Baltimore in the 1980's. Ta-Nehisi Coates and his six siblings were raised by an enigmatic and unconventional father, Paul Coates (former Black Panther leader in Baltimore and founder of Black Classic Press), who was intent on pushing his children past the streets and into Howard University. This beautifully written memoir tells the story of ...
Tavis Smiley
March 11, 2009 13:56 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBTavis Smiley talks about his new book, Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise. "Our mission is to equip citizens with the appropriate tools to assess the performance of our elected leaders and ourselves," writes Tavis Smiley. In his new book, Accountable, Smiley revisits each of the 10 covenants from The Covenant of Black America and provides riveting narratives from everyday American citizens. Experience this "town-hall" style meeting on how we -- as individuals and as a ...
Vaccines
March 11, 2009 10:53 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBKate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Dr. Anne Bailowitz, pediatrician and Director of Immunization at the Baltimore City Health Department about vaccines and immunizations in adults and children. Recorded On: Thursday, July 24, 2008
How to Read to Your Child
February 19, 2009 14:56 - 9 minutes - 4.2 MBChildren's Programming Specialist Betsy Diamante-Cohen interviews Andrea Pyatt-Johnson, Coordinator Reach Out and Read of Greater Baltimore Baltimore City. The interview is about tips on reading to your child.
Author Elaine F. Weiss
December 19, 2008 14:56 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBFrom 1917 to 1920 the Woman's Land Army (WLA) brought thousands of city workers, society women, artists, business professionals and college students into rural America to take over the farm work after men were called to wartime service. Wearing military-style uniforms, the women lived in communal camps and did what was considered men's work -- plowing fields, driving tractors, planting and harvesting crops. Elaine Weiss, a Baltimore-based journalist, tells the story of the women who kept ...
Money Matters - Predatory Lending
October 08, 2008 12:37 - 7 minutes - 3.47 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian, asks Frank McNeil, Community Development, PNC Bank about predatory lending. Recorded On: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Money Matters - Checking Accounts
October 08, 2008 12:37 - 5 minutes - 2.42 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian, asks Anne Marie Butterhoff, Branch Manager PNC Bank about checking accounts. Recorded On: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Money Matters - Kids and Finance
October 08, 2008 12:33 - 3 minutes - 1.41 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian, asks Michelle Hernandez Branch Manager PNC Bank about kids and finance. Recorded On: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
An Evening with Nancy Pelosi
September 24, 2008 13:06 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBSince 1987 Nancy Pelosi has represented California's 8th District, which includes most of the city of San Francisco, in the House of Representatives. Elected by her colleagues in 2002 as Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, Pelosi is the first woman to lead a major party in Congress and, as of 2007, the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters is her memoir of growing up in Baltimore immersed in politi...
Money Matters - Smail Business Banking
September 04, 2008 09:59 - 4 minutes - 2.27 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Richard Hunt, Division Head of Business Banking at Provident Bank about financing issues people in small businesses face.
Money Matters - Mortgages
September 04, 2008 09:51 - 4 minutes - 2.19 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident Bank, some questions about mortgage issues.
Safety Awareness - Household Hazards
August 20, 2008 10:17 - 2 minutes - 1010 KBKate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, talked with Corporal William Griffin, Safety Awareness Officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore on June 24th about keeping children safe from poisons in their homes.
Safety Awareness - Personal Safety
August 20, 2008 10:15 - 4 minutes - 2.03 MBKate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, talked with Corporal William Griffin, Safety Awareness Officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore on June 24th for his top five personal safety tips.
Dr. P. M. Forni
August 19, 2008 14:39 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBAuthor P. M. Forni talks about his new book, The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude. Many of us find ourselves confronted with rudeness every day and don't know how to respond. In The Civility Solution, P.M. Forni shows us what to do when we encounter bad behavior, such as the intrusive cell-phone uuser or the hostile highway driver. This simple and practical handbook will help you break the rudeness cycle in an assertive yet civil way. Dr. P.M. Forni is an award-winni...
Safety Awareness - Carbon Monoxide
August 19, 2008 11:18 - 2 minutes - 1.31 MBKate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robert Burke, Fire Marshal at the University of Maryland, Baltimore about carbon monoxide. Recorded On: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Safety Awareness - Fire Protection
August 19, 2008 11:14 - 3 minutes - 1.66 MBKate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robert Burke, Fire Marshal at the University of Maryland, Baltimore about fire safety and protection. Recorded On: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Money Matters - Banking Basics
August 15, 2008 12:16 - 7 minutes - 3.37 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident Bank, some questions about money management.
Money Matters - Credit Reports and Identity Theft
August 15, 2008 12:15 - 6 minutes - 2.98 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident Bank, some questions about money management.
Money Matters - Money, Debt and Credit Cards
August 15, 2008 12:10 - 4 minutes - 2.01 MBNaomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident Bank, some questions about money management.
Michael Olesker - CityLit Festival
August 13, 2008 15:34 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBMichael Olesker, long-time Baltimore newsman, author, and former WJZ commentator, explores the general decline of local TV broadcast news in Tonight at Six: A Daily Show Masquerading as Local TV News. Michael Olesker, long-time Baltimore newsman, author, and former WJZ commentator, explores the general decline of local TV broadcast news in Tonight at Six: A Daily Show Masquerading as Local TV News. Recorded On: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Actor Hill Harper
August 13, 2008 15:33 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MBActor Hill Harper talks about his new book, Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny. In this follow-up to his national bestseller, Letters to a Young Brother, actor Hill Harper opens up an honest dialogue with young women, offering guidance, advice and reassurance. Like a candid older brother, Harper delivers straight talk about the important and sensitive issues young women face. Recorded On: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Author C. Fraser Smith
August 13, 2008 15:31 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBBaltimore Sun columnist and WYPR political analyst Fraser Smith traces the roots of Jim Crow laws in Maryland, from Dred Scott to Plessy v. Ferguson. He describes the efforts of those who struggled over the years to establish freedom and basic rights for African Americans -- from Thurgood Marshall and Lillie May Jackson to Gloria Richardson and Walter Sondheim. Recorded On: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Author Connie Willis
August 13, 2008 15:30 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBWinner of six Nebula and nine Hugo awards, Connie Willis is one of the most acclaimed and imaginative authors of our time. Her startling and powerful works have redefined the boundaries of contemporary science fiction. Her award-winning titles include Fire Watch, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and Doomsday Book. Her latest full-length novel, Passage, deals with near-death experiences and the sinking of the Titanic. Join Connie Willis for a discussion of her works prior to her weekend appear...
Baltimore's Literati
August 13, 2008 15:28 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBBaltimore's Literati: Three bestselling authors from Baltimore talk about their new novels - Dan Fesperman (The Amateur Spy); Laura Lippman (Another Thing to Fall); and Manil Suri (The Age of Shiva). Hosted by Tom Hall, Culture Editor, WYPR's Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast. Recorded On: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Author Ben Carson
August 13, 2008 15:26 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBDr. Ben Carson shares his insight and advice from his new book, Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose and Live With Acceptable Risk. Recorded On: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Author Gary Marcus
August 13, 2008 15:25 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBGary Marcus talks about his new book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind. In his new book, New York University psychologist Gary Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. If people were the product of some intelligent, compassionate designer, our thoughts would be rational, our logic impeccable, our memory robust, and our recollections reliable. Gary Marcus is director of the NYU Infant L...
Author Michael Kinsley
August 13, 2008 15:24 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBMichael Kinsley talks with Frank Foer of The New Republic about his new book, PLEASE DON'T REMAIN CALM. One of our nation's leading journalists, Michael Kinsley has been editor of The New Republic, an editor at Harper's and the Economist. He founded Slate and now writes a column for Time. PLEASE DON'T REMAIN CALM is a collection of his editorial writing since 1995, covering the end of the Clinton era through the two terms of George W. Bush. In addition to political essays, Kinsley...
Author Nathan McCall
August 13, 2008 15:23 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MBNathan McCall reads and signs his novel, THEM. From the author of the memoir, Makes Me Wanna Holler, a new novel set in Atlanta. In this fiction debut from the author of the bestselling memoir, Makes Me Wanna Holler, Nathan McCall tells the story of a poor, traditionally black neighborhood in Atlanta as it confronts gentrification and the explosive interplay of class, race, and economics. Nathan McCall is a profesor of African American Studies at Emory University. Them was name...
Ernest Hardy
August 13, 2008 15:22 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBFilm and music critic Hardy has been a juror at Sundance and other film festivals around the country. Ernest Hardy writes about film and music from his home base of Los Angeles. His criticism has appeared in numerous national publications and in reference books. He is the winner of the 2006 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for excellence and the 2007 "Beyond Margins" award from the PEN American Center. A Sundance Fellow and a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, he has sat as a ju...
Michael Collier
August 13, 2008 15:21 - 52 minutes - 24 MBFormer Maryland Poet Laureate reads his own poems and those of his favorite poets. Michael Collier is professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park, and director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. He is the author of five books of poetry, including The Ledge (2000), nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His most recent collection is Dark Wild Realm. He is also the editor of three anthologies. Collier is a recipient of...
Is skipping breakfast a good way to lose weight?
August 13, 2008 15:19 - 7 minutes - 3.36 MBAre fresh vegetables more nutritious that frozen vegetables? Does margarine have fewer calories than butter? There are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters. Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robin Spence from Union Memorial Hospital and asked her some of these questions. Recorded On: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Does drinking milk cause phlegm, and should I avoid it when I have a cold?
August 13, 2008 15:15 - 5 minutes - 2.48 MBIf my cholesterol is high, should I avoid eggs? Is oatmeal or oat bran my ticket to cholesterol management? There are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters. Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robin Spence from Union Memorial Hospital and asked her some of these questions. Recorded On: Thursday, February 21, 2008
I’m eating healthy foods. Why am I not losing weight?
August 13, 2008 15:14 - 5 minutes - 2.57 MBDoes eating at night make you more likely to gain weight? There are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters. Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robin Spence from Union Memorial Hospital and asked her some of these questions. Recorded On: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Top 3 hints for avoiding overeating
August 13, 2008 15:13 - 4 minutes - 1.92 MBThere are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters. Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robin Spence from Union Memorial Hospital and asked her some of these questions. Recorded On: Thursday, February 21, 2008
First bite and last bite theories
August 13, 2008 15:06 - 3 minutes - 1.63 MBThere are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters. Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robin Spence from Union Memorial Hospital and asked her some of these questions. Recorded On: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Author Esther Iverem
August 13, 2008 14:58 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBThe author talks about her book, We Gotta Have It: Twenty Years of Seeing Black at the Movies, 1986-2006 The year 2006 marked the 20th anniversary of the "New Wave" in black film, that upstart artistic movement beginning with Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It, which transformed black images on the big and small screen. In the more than 400 film reviews in We Gotta Have It, film and cultural critic Esther Iverem explores how the original new wave pioneers have morphed and branched into all ma...
Rethinking the Concept of Dieting
August 13, 2008 14:57 - 8 minutes - 3.83 MBThere are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters. Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robin Spence from Union Memorial Hospital and asked her some of these questions. Recorded On: Thursday, February 21, 2008
A 1972 recording of an interview with Vivien Thomas
August 13, 2008 14:55 - 52 minutes - 10.2 MBVivien Theodore Thomas (August 29, 1910 – November 26, 1985) was an African-American surgical technician who helped develop the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s. He was an assistant to Alfred Blalock at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and later at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Without any education past high school, Thomas rose above poverty and racism to become a cardiac surgery pioneer and a teacher to many of the country's mo...
Author Doris Kearns Goodwin
August 13, 2008 14:52 - 18 minutes - 8.57 MBPresidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author An equally gifted historian and storyteller, Doris Kearns Goodwin illustrates lessons in leadership relevant to today’s issues and headlines from some of the country’s greatest figures. With stories and anecdotes from the inner circles of wives, friends and close associates who surrounded our president's, Goodwin brings the past alive, allowing listeners to learn from the talents, skills, and human failings of some of our most fa...
Author Deborah Mathis
August 13, 2008 14:50 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBdiscusses her new book, Sole Sisters: The Joys and Pains of Single Black Women More black women today are single -- and likely to remain single -- than are married, in numbers that have reached historic heights. Drawing on interviews with 125 single black women from around the country, journalist Deborah Mathis has compiled a funny, poignant and thought-provoking chronicle of the realities of being single, black and female today. Deborah Mathis is a print and broadcast journalist, teach...
Author Cora Daniels
August 13, 2008 10:29 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBtalks about "The Impact of Ghetto Mores, Attitudes and Lifestyles on American Culture." Cora Daniels is an award-winning journalist and the author of GHETTONATION: A Journey into the Land of Bling and Home of the Shameless and Black Power, Inc: The New Voice of Success. She is currently a contributing writer for Essence, and her work has appeared in numerous national publications. An expert on diversity and business issues, Daniels has served as a commentator on ABC News, CNN, CNBC, BET, N...
Flu Clinic Interview
August 13, 2008 10:18 - 4 minutes - 1.96 MBFind out the answers to all your flu shot questions. Dr. Anne Bailowitz, a pediatrician with the Baltimore City Health Department, is interviewed while providing free flu shots at a public health flu clinic at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Stay healthy this winter -- get a FREE flu shot! Recorded On: Friday, November 9, 2007
CALLALOO: Celebrating 30 Years
August 13, 2008 10:13 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBHosted by the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Yusef Komunyakaa, Carl Phillips and Natasha Trethewey gave a special reading as part of the 30th anniversary celebration for Callaloo , the premier journal of literature, art, and culture of the African Diaspora. Founded in 1976 by editor Charles H. Rowell in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Callaloo publishes original works and critical studies of black artists and writers worldwide. Yusef Komunyakaa's numerous books of poem...
Writers LIVE at the Library - Garrison Keillor
August 13, 2008 10:11 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBAuthor and national radio personality Garrison Keillor reads from his new Lake Wobegon novel, PONTOON. Evelyn was a Sanctified Brethren woman of good standing, a devoted mother, a serious quilter. Only after she dies in her sleep, as she always wished she would, do we find out that she has been living a secret life. Garrison Keillor's latest Lake Wobegon novel is about courage and transformation in a town stuck in its ways. Keillor is the host and writer of the public radio program, A Pra...
Playin' o' the Green - 1: Wild Mountain Thyme
August 12, 2008 16:15 - 1 minute - 1.39 MBThis performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music. Recorded March 14, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. John Damond - guitar and mandolin Erin Kelly - concertina and guitar Andrea Snyder - violin Wild Mountain Thyme -- First recorded by Francis McPeake (of Ulster, Ireland) in 1957
Playin' o' the Green - 2: Planxty Fanny Power
August 12, 2008 16:14 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBThis performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music. Recorded March 14, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. John Damond - guitar and mandolin Erin Kelly - concertina and guitar Andrea Snyder - violin Planxty Fanny Power -- composed before 1728 by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738).
Playin' o' the Green - 3: Give Me Your Hand / Halting March
August 12, 2008 16:13 - 4 minutes - 3.2 MBThis performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music. Recorded March 14, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. John Damond - guitar and mandolin Erin Kelly - concertina and guitar Andrea Snyder - violin Give Me Your Hand (Tabhair domh do Lámh) -- composed in 1603 by Ruainn Dall O'Catháin (d. 1653) Halting March -- Traditional
Playin' o' the Green - 4: Rights of Man
August 12, 2008 16:11 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBThis performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music. Recorded March 14, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. John Damond - guitar and mandolin Erin Kelly - concertina and guitar Andrea Snyder - violin Rights of Man -- Traditional