Interlibrary Loan
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThree friends get together each week to read and discuss dense and rewarding books. Katie Sabo, Jon Cox, and Sky Swartout spend each week talking through a book chapter by chapter. A great book club experience, this show offers a conversational and fun way to read along!
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Episodes
The Razor's Edge Part 1
May 29, 2017 15:49 - 83.1 MBThis week Katie, Sky and Lauren begin reading a new novel, The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham. Published in 1944, it tells the story of a young man who returns from World War I and turns away from society life on a spiritual quest. Discussion topics include: what it means to be a "snob," a Brit's delighted amusement about ice cream sodas, and the Summer of Shandy.
The Handmaid's Tale Miniseries Parts 1-3
May 18, 2017 10:00 - 81.6 MBWe discuss episodes 1-3 of The Handmaid's Tale miniseries, now airing on Hulu in the USA. Discussion topics: Sucky Janine not sucky enough, Joseph Fiennes looks like a Rolex model, Scrabble rules not followed... but it's still very good!
Candide Part 3
May 11, 2017 10:00 - 73.2 MBKatie, Sky and Lauren discuss the 3rd-act twist of Candide - it really IS the best of all worlds! Ok, not really. Next Week: Episodes 1-3 of The Handmaid's Tale miniseries Next Book: The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
Candide Part 2
April 21, 2017 10:00 - 78.1 MBCandide Chapters 11-20. Katie, Sky and Lauren discuss a variety of boats, question Voltaire's self-censorship, and make way, way, way too many references to a certain 2000 Dreamworks animated feature. NOTE: This episode contains some foul language and adult situations. You know, if you're into that sort of thing.
Candide Part 1
April 13, 2017 10:00 - 78 MBHot takes from 1759! Katie, Sky and Lauren jump into chapters 1-10 of Voltaire's satire Candide. Discussion topics: What if Candide's true identity is... Optimism? Footnotes vs. Endnotes. Who(m) does the old woman serve?
The Handmaid's Tale Part 6
April 06, 2017 10:00 - 95.1 MBKatie, Sky and Lauren wrap up discussion of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Section XIV "Salvaging," Section XV, "Night," and "Historical Notes." Discussion Topics: Why don't we learn Offred's real name? Who will Lars the Swede cast as Sucky Janine? And how long will cassette tapes keep in a footlocker sealed with packing tape?
Brief Show Announcement
March 30, 2017 10:00 - 3.54 MBKatie's microphone was sent to the Colonies so it will be one more week until we can all finish Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. But in this short announcement, our next book is disclosed in all of its glory!!!
The Handmaid's Tale Part 5
March 23, 2017 10:00 - 50.9 MBJoin us as we journey into Jezebel's! Discussion topics: cheap lipstick of the 1990s, what one might do with a match, and how Lars the Swede hints at an unreliable narrator. Katie, Sky and Lauren discuss The Handmaid's Tale section XII, "Jezebel's" and section XIII, "Night."
The Handmaid's Tale Part 4
March 16, 2017 10:00 - 54 MBSection IX "Night," Section X "Soul Scrolls," and Section XI, "Night." Large machines print an endless cycle of identical prayers reading them aloud to no one.... In this weeks episode of Interlibrary Loan, Katie kind of sounds like a robot too! But she, Sky and Lauren press on and ask: What has Luke lost? Could a Commander love his wife? And why does Offred want lotion in the summer?
The Handmaid's Tale Part 3
March 09, 2017 11:00 - 76.5 MBSection VII, "Night," and section VIII, "Birth Day." This week Katie, Sky and Lauren spend some quality time with sucky Janine, muse on the possible significance of the word "Larynx," and nerd out about how cool Moira is in that one part. You know the part I'm talking about.
The Handmaid's Tale Part 2
March 02, 2017 11:00 - 73.7 MBKatie, Lauren and Sky dig deeper into the disturbing world of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. We talk about The Ceremony, Serena Joy, and butter skin treatments. Bonus: a very special message about toilet wine.
The Handmaid's Tale Part 1
February 23, 2017 11:00 - 56 MBWe start our funniest book yet! Ok just kidding, it's not very funny. In fact it's quite grim. But there's a lot of nice bright red! Tulips, dresses, the blood from the mouth of a hanged man.... like we said, grim. But join us, won't you? Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale becons, like stones in the desert.
Cloud Atlas: The Movie
February 16, 2017 11:00 - 96 MBJon, Katie and Sky are joined by special guest Lauren to discuss the 2012 film adaptation of Cloud Atlas. Come for the discussion of Hugh Grant's bad makeup, stay for the five straight minutes of Wishbone fancast chatter. Cloud Atlas, we salute you!
Cloud Atlas Part 11: The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing
February 09, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBThis week, we have come full circle. We’ve finished David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. Will Adam Ewing survive what's ailing him? Do ants get headaches? And what can you do when you're just one drop in the ocean? Join us and find out.
Cloud Atlas Part 10: Letters From Zedelghem
February 02, 2017 11:00 - 83.7 MBWe've almost completed the circle! Join Jon, Katie and Sky as we pop in on Robert Frobisher, composer extraordinaire, and his struggles with the Ayers and Van de Velde families. Plus, the Return of the Musical Policeman! The penultimate chapter of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, this time on Interlibrary Loan.
Cloud Atlas Part 9: Half Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery
January 28, 2017 17:29 - 81.6 MBAfter a couple weeks hiatus, Jon, Katie and Sky are back to discuss the thrilling conclusion to Half Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery. Is Luisa doomed to a watery grave? Why do old scientists keep falling in love with her? And what's the deal with Joe Napier? Find out on this week's episode of Interlibrary Loan!
Cloud Atlas Part 8: The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish
January 12, 2017 11:00 - 76.8 MBKatie and Sky have a rollicking good time discussing the thrilling conclusion of a certain Ghastly Ordeal of one Timothy Cavendish. Have a great time with all your favorites: Timbo, Lars, Johns Hotchkiss, Georgette, and Mr. Meeks. Is this worth seeing before you're executed at the Lighthouse? Listen in and find out!
Cloud Atlas Part 7: An Orison Of Sonmi-451
January 05, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBThis week Jon, Katie and Sky begin to work back through the previous narratives of Cloud Atlas, beginning with the conclusion of Sonmi-451’s story. Who really is Hae-Joo Im, and what really happens to twelve-starred fabricants? Join us and find out.
Cloud Atlas Part 6: Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After
December 29, 2016 11:00 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBJoin Jon, Katie, and Sky this week as we finally make it to the halfway point in Cloud Atlas and get to see a story through all the way to the end!
Cloud Atlas Part 5: An Orison of Sonmi-451
December 15, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 87 BytesJon, Katie, and Sky explore a dark future in the fifth section of Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. Do genetically engineered clones hear Ayers' dream music? What does soap taste like? Join us as we read of a people who worship Ronald McDonald.
Cloud Atlas Part 4: The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish
December 08, 2016 11:00 - 55 minutes - 79 BytesJoin Jon, Katie, and Sky as we shift tones and tackle section four of Cloud Atlas. We consider an insufferable narrator of questionable reliability in Timothy Cavendish, a noted plot twist, and the ever interlacing themes that weave through seemingly disparate stories.
Cloud Atlas Part 3: Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery
December 01, 2016 11:00 - 56 minutes - 33 BytesJoin Jon, Katie, and Sky this week as we sift through a murderous conspiracy revolving around a nuclear power plant and work our way through section three of Cloud Atlas. Narrative themes and structures begin to emerge and our concept of the book is quickly changing.
Cloud Atlas Part 2: Letters From Zedelghem
November 24, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 88 BytesJoin Jon, Katie, and Sky as we listen to dream music and discuss ancient queens and kings in the second section of Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
Cloud Atlas Part 1: The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing
November 17, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 67 BytesJoin Jon, Katie, and Sky in our first episode of Interlibrary Loan, as we set out with Adam Ewing in the first section of Cloud Atlas
Talking Tolkien: Here at the End of All Things
November 10, 2016 12:00 - 51 minutesI am glad that you're here with us, listeners, here at the end of all things. Join Katie and Jonathan as we discuss what it means to have read the Silmarillion, the Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings—what we've discovered that we never noticed before, how our understanding of the books has changed, and how our lives have changed, as well.