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Get Lit: Lauren Woods and Andrew Bertaina
DC Public Library Podcast - July 02, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutesCredits: Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License. https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/ DC Metro - Interior 1 by crashoveride6 is license under CC0 https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/...
Get Lit: George Koors and LJ Pemberton
DC Public Library Podcast - June 04, 2024 18:00 - 47 minutesJoin us as we explore what librarians and libraries do. Did you know for example that you can read The Paris Review on PressReader if you have a library card? Also, keeping in theme, we hear from Takoma Park librarians, Writer and Adult Librarian George Koors about his novel Always the Wanderer,...
All Things Local: Diving With a Purpose
DC Public Library Podcast - February 22, 2024 07:10 - 55 minutesIn this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Kamau Sadiki. Kamau is a Board of Directors member and Lead Instructor with Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an organization committed to resurrecting the stories of shipwrecks involved in the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement (TEAE) through m...
What the Tech: What is Cryptocurrency?
DC Public Library Podcast - February 15, 2024 04:10 - 41 minutesIn this epsiode, we tackle Cryptocurrency with guest Adam Zarazinski. Adam is the CEO of Inca Digital, a local Veteran-owned and run company that helps businesses understand and use Cryptocurrency and related technologies. In our interview, Adam breaks down cryptocurrency- what it is, how it wo...
Get Lit: New Year
DC Public Library Podcast - January 16, 2024 20:45 - 26 minutescredits: swirling winter wind gusty grains sand.flac by Kyles is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication license. https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/454213/ Arctic by Sonically Sound is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License. https://...
Get Lit: Winter Holiday Edition
DC Public Library Podcast - November 29, 2023 17:10 - 53 minutesJoin us as we explore the winter holiday season. We hear from writers Kim Renay Anderson and Rev. Veronica Graves, listen to the ending of The Dead by James Joyce and ruminate over what it is that’s so important about these days. Is it just the food? Is it the religious aspects? Is it family? Wh...
All Things Local: Climate Change in the District
DC Public Library Podcast - November 08, 2023 02:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode Erin Garnaas-Holmes lead climate adaptation planner with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment's Urban Sustainability Administration joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss climate change and the effects it will have on the District. Bus Stop by HoliznaC...
Get Lit: Halloween Tales
DC Public Library Podcast - October 31, 2023 18:00 - 40 minutesGet Lit with Halloween this year as we take a look at why people like scary stories, then hear an eerie story from local writer Margaret Roberts Drucker and listen to a poems from Adelaide Crapsey and Anne Boleyn. Credits Halloween Episode Horror Background Atmosphere For Suspenseful Mome...
What the Tech: Extended Reality
DC Public Library Podcast - October 25, 2023 20:45 - 44 minutesIn our third episode of "What the Tech", we learn about Extended Reality (which includes Virtual and Augmented Reality) from local expert Joseph Cathey of Capitol Interactive. We discuss what it is, some examples of how it's being used locally for education and art, and where it might be going i...
Get Lit: Fall Folklore
DC Public Library Podcast - September 28, 2023 05:45 - 32 minutesCredits: Ambience, Nightlife by Inspector J is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License. https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352514/ Blind Haitian singer on Place Boyer (Petillon Ville, Port au Prince) by Felix.Blumeis licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License....
What The Tech: Chat GPT
DC Public Library Podcast - September 06, 2023 00:50 - 19 minutesIn our second episode of "What the Tech", we talk about Chat GPT, the Artificial Intelligence-powered chat service. We learn a bit about what it is, how to use it, what to use it for, and some of its pros and cons.
All Things Local: A Mixtape from Real World History 2022-2023
DC Public Library Podcast - July 11, 2023 21:45 - 52 minutesIn the Real World History program, DC high school students study the Great Migration by reading The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson and conducting oral history interviews with people who came to the DC region as part of the Migration. Listen to a series of clips from the 2022-2023 cohor...
What the Tech: Passwords
DC Public Library Podcast - June 14, 2023 00:40 - 24 minutesIn our first episode of “What the Tech”, we’re starting with the basics, passwords. They’re something that we all have to use and often forget, so we’ll get into why we have to use them, how to make good ones that you won’t forget, and what’s next in the world of passwords.
All Things Local: Discovering Nature in the DMV
DC Public Library Podcast - April 21, 2023 18:30 - 44 minutesIn this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare is joined by Ana Ka'ahanui and Stella Tarnay, founders of Capital Nature and Forest Health and Community Outreach Specialist, Kasey Yturralde of the DC Department of Transportation's Urban Forestry Division. They discuss exploring and learning about the ...
All Things Local: Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, DC
DC Public Library Podcast - March 22, 2023 17:25 - 37 minutesIn honor of Women's History Month, author, professional archivist and historian Dr Ida Jones joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss her work , Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, DC : Activism and Education in Logan Circle. Jones also discusses her role as a part of the Women's Suffrage National M...
DCPL Presents Sustainably Social: In Conversation With Carolyn Becker of Goodwill Greater Washington and DC Vegan Life
DC Public Library Podcast - March 08, 2023 19:05 - 44 minutes**From 2018**On this episode of DCPL Presents, we sit down with Carolyn Becker, digital communications manager of Goodwill Greater Washington and founder of the popular Instagram account, DC Vegan Life. With a passion for sustainable living and tasty vegan treats, Caroyln explores how she uses s...
All Things Local: Remembering Dorothy Porter Wesley
DC Public Library Podcast - February 24, 2023 03:20 - 33 minutesIn this episode Janet Sims-Wood, author of Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History, joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the life and legacy of Dorothy Porter Wesley. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
All Things Local: Preserving the BLM Memorial Fence
DC Public Library Podcast - January 18, 2023 18:15 - 43 minutesIn this episode Olubunmi Bakare is joined by by activists Nadine Seiler and Karen Irwin along with archivists Aliza Leventhal and Laura Farley to discuss their mission to preserve artifacts from the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC. Link to Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Ar...
All Things Local: Adebayo Folarin is Mr Entertainment
DC Public Library Podcast - December 21, 2022 00:15 - 35 minutesIn this episode Olubunmi Bakare interviews Adebayo "De' De' " Folarin . De' De' is a comedian, DC Public Library Technician and vocalist for the Washington, DC based Go-Go band, Rare Essence. He discuses his life growing up in Washington, DC and how he became a multi-talented entertainer. *...
Preserving Native American Artifacts at MLK Library
DC Public Library Podcast - November 23, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutesFor Native American Heritage Month, we discuss the archaeological artifacts archived at the MLK Library with State Archaeologist Ruth Tricolli, Chief Jesse James Swann of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe, and Armand Lione of the DC Native History Project. We reveal what these artifacts tell us about th...
All Things Local: Go Go Live
DC Public Library Podcast - November 17, 2022 05:25 - 50 minutesIn celebration of DC Public Library's Go Go Preservation Week, we are revisiting a previously aired podcast. Host Olubunmi Bakare talks with author Natalie Hopkinson to discuss her book Go-Go Live. For more information, please visit https://www.dclibrary.org/gogo
All Things Local: The Till Trilogy
DC Public Library Podcast - November 01, 2022 19:00 - 50 minutesOn this episode of All Things Local, host Natalie Campbell is joined by playwright Ifa Bayeza and Mosaic Theater's artistic director Reginald Douglas to discuss The Till Trilogy, playing through November 20th at Mosaic Theater. DC Public Library's Adult Services Coordinator David Quick also joi...
All Things Local : Halloween Edition
DC Public Library Podcast - October 25, 2022 15:20 - 46 minutesOn this episode host Olubunmi Bakare interviews Supervisory Librarian of the Chevy Chase Library and paranormal investigator Tracy Myers. They discuss ghosts and paranormal activity. Both speakers share their experiences with paranormal activity.
9th & G: Una conversación un restaurantero en DC
DC Public Library Podcast - October 18, 2022 18:00 - 1 hourThis podcast is in Spanish in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Rafael Ulloa, vicepresidente ejecutivo de contenido para El Tiempo Latino DC, entrevista a Luis Reyes, restaurantero, de Laurel Plaza para el mes de la Herencia Hispana.
9th & G: Una conversación con el fundador del Teatro Gala
DC Public Library Podcast - October 11, 2022 18:00 - 1 hourThis podcast is in Spanish in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Rafael Ulloa, vicepresidente ejecutivo de contenido para El Tiempo Latino DC, entrevista a Hugo Medrano, fundador del Teatro Gala en Columbia Heights, Washington, DC para el mes de la Herencia Hispana.
All Things Local: From DC to Broadway
DC Public Library Podcast - September 23, 2022 05:05 - 38 minutesOn this episode, Washington, DC native, author, filmmaker, and performer Ronald "Smokey" Stevens sits down with host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his life and work as a performer.
Museums and the COVID-19 Pandemic
DC Public Library Podcast - August 17, 2022 00:30 - 34 minutesTreasure by Ketsa was used in the introduction and ending of this episode. For more information visit the link below. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/mini-lp/treasure/
All Things Local: Remembering Malcolm X: A Conversation with A. Peter Bailey Part 2
DC Public Library Podcast - June 22, 2022 22:20 - 42 minutes*Original air date: November 6, 2018.* On this episode, A Peter Bailey joins host host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the aftermath of Malcolm X's assassination, his career as a journalist working for Ebony and Jet magazines and in Black theatre. This is part two of their conversation.
All Things Local: Remembering Malcolm X : A Conversation with A.Peter Bailey
DC Public Library Podcast - May 19, 2022 22:00 - 47 minutes*Original air date: September 24, 2018.* A. Peter Bailey is an author, journalist and playwright and lecturer. On this episode, he joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his early life, personal relationship with Malcolm X and witnessing Malcolm X's assassination. This episode is part one of t...
All Things Local: Remembering Malcolm X : A Conversation with A.Peter Bailey Part 1
DC Public Library Podcast - May 19, 2022 22:00 - 47 minutes*Original air date: September 24, 2018.* A. Peter Bailey is an author, journalist and playwright and lecturer. On this episode, he joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his early life, personal relationship with Malcolm X and witnessing Malcolm X's assassination. This episode is part one of t...
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