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Get Lit: Newbery-centric DCPL Podcast
DC Public Library Podcast - May 10, 2022 18:00 - 16 minutesIn honor of the 100th anniversary of the John Newbery Medal, children's staff at the DC Public Library discuss their favorite books that have won the prize, one of the two most prestigious awards for children's literature in the United States.
All Things Creative: I Am More Than My Hair
DC Public Library Podcast - April 20, 2022 21:25 - 42 minutesFrom 2019. On this episode, author, photographer and filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham joins DC Public Library's Olubunmi Bakare to discuss photography, filmmaking, and her current project I Am More Than My Hair: My Outward Appearance Does Not Define Me. In 2022 I Am More than My Hair was nominated as...
Special: Celebrating National Library Week with Alysha Clark
DC Public Library Podcast - April 08, 2022 18:30 - 34 minutesA discussion with Washington Mystics Player, Alysha Clark about her love for reading, National Library week, and her appreciation for library staff.
NINTH & G: A conversation with outgoing Urban Libraries Council President and CEO Susan Benton
DC Public Library Podcast - April 05, 2022 22:00 - 49 minutesIn this episode of NINTH & G, DC Public Library Adult Services Coordinator, David Quick speaks with an outgoing Urban Libraries Council President and CEO, Susan Benton and DC Public Library Executive Director, Richard Reyes-Gavilan.
NINTH&G: A conversation with outgoing Urban Libraries Council President and CEO Susan Benton
DC Public Library Podcast - April 05, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutesIn this episode of NINTH & G, DC Public Library Adult Services Coordinator, David Quick speaks with an outgoing Urban Libraries Council President and CEO, Susan Benton and DC Public Library Executive Director, Richard Reyes-Gavilan.
All Things Local: Second Chances with Marcus Bullock
DC Public Library Podcast - March 16, 2022 18:17 - 48 minutesAt the age of 15, Marcus Bullock was sentenced to eight years in a maximum security prison. Today he is the CEO of Flikshop, a company he founded that helps keep families connected to their loved ones while they are incarcerated. Marcus sits down with host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss what led to...
Access This: Slavery & Disability, A relationship that shapes disability in America today
DC Public Library Podcast - March 08, 2022 19:00 - 57 minutesDeborah and Dr. Dea Boster discuss the themes from the historian's book African American Slavery and Disability: Bodies, Property and Power in the Antebellum South, 1800-1860
The People's Podchive
DC Public Library Podcast - February 22, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutesBlack Studies Collection at The People’s Archive Black Studies digital resources Buses are a comin' : memoir of a freedom rider by Charles Person, with Richard Rooker The Griots' cookbook : rare and well-done by Alice McGill, Mary Carter Smith & Elmira Washington Where is My Place? Experimen...
All Things Local: African American Genealogy
DC Public Library Podcast - February 09, 2022 04:16 - 41 minutesLinda Crichlow White, President of the DC Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the origin of AAHGS and shares tips for those who are beginning their genealogical research. ***This episode originally aired in February of...
African American Genealogy
DC Public Library Podcast - February 09, 2022 04:16 - 41 minutesLinda Crichlow White, President of the DC Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the origin of AAHGS and shares tips for those who are beginning their genealogical research. This episode originally aired in February of 2020 ...
DC Public Library Presents: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail
DC Public Library Podcast - January 17, 2022 19:00 - 50 minutesMusic 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.
All Things Local: Lamont Carey: From Prison to Poetry
DC Public Library Podcast - January 13, 2022 18:03 - 47 minutesOn this month's episode of All Things Local, guest Lamont Carey discusses his life growing up in Washington, being incarcerated as a juvenile and re-entering society as an adult. We also discuss his life's work. NOTE: This episode originally aired on February 20, 2018 on DCPL Radio in partnersh...
All Things Local: Lamont Carey
DC Public Library Podcast - January 13, 2022 18:03 - 47 minutesOn this month's episode of All Things Local, guest Lamont Carey discusses his life growing up in Washington, being incarcerated as a juvenile and re-entering society as an adult. We also discuss his life's work. NOTE: This episode originally aired on February 20, 2018 on DCPL Radio in partnership...
Secret Passage: STEM in Storytelling
DC Public Library Podcast - December 21, 2021 22:05 - 49 minutesTora and Tara will focus on STEM in storytelling, including its seeming absence in pourquoi tales and STEM teachings in Native American stories.
All Things Creative: Reimagining Civic Engagement and Participatory Planning
DC Public Library Podcast - November 30, 2021 21:00 - 46 minutesPart 2 in a series of conversations on a just D.C., featuring fellows from the Public Interest Design Lab, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut and the DC Public Library. This episode pairs two DC based fellows—Jenn Low, an integrative designer, educator and landscape architect, and Anna McC...
The People's Podchive: Up From the People
DC Public Library Podcast - November 30, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutesCheck out a copy of The Washington Century Check out a copy of Chocolate City Washington Community Video Center Collection in Dig DC Seng Luangrath’s oral history in Dig DC Transgender Histories of D.C. in Dig DC.
Memories on Tap: A Habit of Documentation
DC Public Library Podcast - November 23, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutesRobert LaRose speaks with Emily Wagner about her extensive collection of written family history and photographs dating back to the mid-19th century, as well as how to preserve important family memories.
Access This: Allie Genia
DC Public Library Podcast - November 16, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutesJenny chats with The Labs' own Allie Genia about how they make library programs more accessible, navigating an invisible disability, and dream projects they'd love to do with The Labs.
All Things Creative: The Past, Present, and Future of Black Lives Matter Plaza
DC Public Library Podcast - November 09, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutesPart 1 in a series of conversations on a just D.C., featuring fellows from the Public Interest Design Lab, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut and the DC Public Library. This episode pairs fellow Josef Palermo, an artist, producer, and arts organizer, with guest experts Bryan C. Lee, Archit...
All Things Local: Roye Okupe and the Rise of African Superheroes
DC Public Library Podcast - November 02, 2021 21:57 - 47 minutesAuthor and founder of YouNeek Studios discusses his comic book series, Afrofuturism and the blockbuster hit Black Panther. This episode originally aired in March 2018.
All Things Local: Roye Okupe
DC Public Library Podcast - November 02, 2021 21:57 - 47 minutesAuthor 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
DC Public Library Podcast - October 26, 2021 18:00 - 56 minutesIn 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
DC Public Library Podcast - October 19, 2021 18:00 - 53 minutesJoanna & 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!
DC Public Library Podcast - October 05, 2021 21:43 - 19 minutesIntroduction 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 P...
Secret Passage: Hispanic Heritage Month
DC Public Library Podcast - September 28, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutesSecret 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 storytelli...
Access This: DC Office for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (ODBH)
DC Public Library Podcast - September 21, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutesJenny 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
DC Public Library Podcast - September 14, 2021 20:08 - 1 hourJoanna & Amanda discuss NVK by Temple Drake.
All Things Local: A Life of Service
DC Public Library Podcast - August 31, 2021 18:15 - 45 minutesLabs 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
DC Public Library Podcast - August 24, 2021 18:00 - 57 minutesClick 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
DC Public Library Podcast - July 27, 2021 18:00 - 12 minutesLisa 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.
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